Alternate Names: Gorani, Hawramani, Hawrami, Hewrami, Macho, Macho-Zwani
Dialects: Bajelani, Gorani, Kakai, Shabaki, Zengana. Zaza-Gurani group includes Southern Zazaki , (Zaza) (Turkey), and Gurani ,, Bajelani , (Bajalani), Shabak ,, and Sarli , (Iraq); Hawrami , (Iran).
Genealogy:
Demographics: Speakers in Iran and Iraq: 200,000–300,000 (2007 S. Paul). Population total all countries: 200,000.
Language Use: Positive attitudes. Some also use Central Kurdish [ckb] (Sorani) or Arabic.
Language Development: Poetry. Dictionary.
Writing System: Arabic
Nation of Origin: Iraq
Other Comments: Very old literary tradition since A.D. 1300’s. Muslim, Ahl-e Haqq.