Shabaki language
| Shabaki | |
|---|---|
| شەبەکی | |
| Native to | Iraq |
| Region | Mosul |
Native speakers | (10,000–20,000 cited 1989)[1] |
| Language codes | |
| ISO 639-3 | sdb |
| Glottolog | shab1251 |
Shabaki is a dialect of the Indo-Iranian language Gorani[2][failed verification] spoken by the Shabak Kurds[3][4][5] in Mosul, Iraq. The number of speakers of Shabaki was estimated in 1989 to be between 10,000 and 20,000.[2][6]
Similarities with other languages
As Shabaki belongs the Zaza–Gorani group it is most similar to languages such as Gorani (Hewrami) dialects and Zazaki. Because Zaza–Gorani belongs to the Northwestern Iranian branch, it also has similarities to Kurdish languages:
| Shabaki | Zazaki | Sorani Kurdish | Kurmanji Kurdish | Hewrami | English |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| çam | çim | çaw | çav | cem | eye |
| ziwan | ziwan | ziman | ziman | ziwan | tongue, language |
Pronouns
| Shabaki | Zazaki | Sorani | Kurmanji | Hewrami | English |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| emn-em | ez | min | ez, min | emin, min | I, me, mine, my |
| etu | to, tu | tu, to | tu, te | eto, to | thou, thee, thine |
| ew, îna | a, o | ew | ew, wî, wê | ew | s/he, his, hers, him, her |
| hima-alama-gişt | ma | ême | em, me | ma | we, our |
| işma | şima | êwe | hûn, we | şima | you, your |
| işan | înu, înan | ewan | ewana, wan | ade | they, them, their |
References
- ^ Shabaki at Ethnologue (15th ed., 2005)
- ^ a b Ethnologue about Shabaki
- ^ http://www.kurdishacademy.org/?q=node/133
- ^ Abd al-Jabbar, Falih. Ayatollahs, sufis and ideologues: state, religion, and social movements in Iraq. University of Virginia 2008.
- ^ Sykes, Mark. The Caliphs' last heritage: a short history of the Turkish Empire
- ^ Omniglot Shabaki page
