Shabaki language
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| Shabaki | |
|---|---|
| Shabaki | |
| Spoken in | Iraq |
| Region | Mosul |
| Native speakers | 10,000-20,000 (date missing) |
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| ISO 639-3 | sdb |
Shabaki is an Indo-Iranian language of the Zaza–Gorani group spoken by the Shabak people and ethnic Kurds[1][2] in Mosul, Iraq. The number of speakers of Shabaki was estimated in 1989 to be between 10,000 and 20,000.[3][4]
[edit] Similarities with other languages
As Shabaki belongs the Zaza–Gorani group it is most similar to languages such as Gorani (Hewrami) dialects and Zazaki. As Zaza–Gorani belongs to the Northwestern Iranian branch, it also shares specific Sorani Kurdish features:
| Shabaki | Zazaki | Sorani Kurdish | Hewrami | English |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| cham | çım | caw | cem | eye |
| ziwan | zıwan | ziman | ziwan | tongue |
[edit] Pronouns
| Shabaki | Zazaki | Sorani Kurdish | Hewrami | English |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| amn-am | ez | min | emin, min | I, me, mine, my |
| atu | to, tu | tu, to | eto, to | thou, thee, thine |
| aw, îna | a, o | ew | ew | s/he, his, hers, him, her |
| hima-alama-gisht | ma | ême | ma | we, our |
| ishma | shima | êwe | shima | you, your |
| ishan | inu, inan | Ewan | Ade | they, them, their |
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