Sanjâbi (tribe)

For the village in Iran, see Sanjabi, Iran. For the Iranian administrative subdivision, see Sanjabi Rural District.

The Sanjâbi or Senjâwi (southern Kurdish: Sincawî سنجاوی , Persian: ایل سنجابی), is one of the biggest Kurdish tribes in Zagros area (in Kermanshah province in west of Iran and also in east of Iraq). The Sanjabi dialect is a branch of southern Kurdish language family. The majority of Sanjabi people are Yaresan but some of them are muslim (mainly Shia).

Origins of the name

Sanjâb means squirrel in Persian (senjâw in southern Kurdish) and there is a story which said in Anglo-Persian War in Herat, the Sanjabi warriors had worn costumes of squirrel fur.

Branches

The Sanjabi people, have about 15 different branches:

1. Çaławî
2. Elayarxanî (Elayxanî)
3. Dewłemeneyl û Desce
4. Darxuer
5. Sûfî
6. Xesrew
7. Kułkuł
8. Celîlwen
9. Sîmîwen
10. Baxî
11. Hewasewen
12. Surxewen
13. Kake û Nezge
14. Şamge
15. Pîralî

See also

• Karim Sanjabi - chief of Sanjabi tribe in the last decades of 20th century and was a liberal political leader in Iran
• Southern Kurdish
• Kurdish people

References

• Karim Sanjabi, Hopes and Despairs: The Political Memoirs , London, 1989 Template:Fa
• علی اکبر خان، سردار مقتدر سنجابی. ایل سنجابی و مجاهدت‌های ملی ایران. تحریر و تحشیه دکتر کریم سنجابی. تهران: نشر شیرازه، 1380 ISBN 964-6578-91-8