Kordali (Kurdali), or Palai, is one of the

Kurdish languages Kurdish (, ) is a language or a group of languages spoken by Kurds in the geo-cultural region of Kurdistan and the Kurdish diaspora. Kurdish constitutes a dialect continuum, belonging to Western Iranian languages in the Indo-European langua ...

. It is often included in

Southern Kurdish Southern Kurdish ( ku, کوردی باشووری ,کوردی خوارگ, Kurdî Başûrî, Kurdî Xwarig) is one of the dialects of the Kurdish language, spoken predominantly in northeastern Iraq and western Iran. The Southern Kurdish-speaking r ...

, but is quite distinct. It is spoken by the large Kordali tribe in the borderlands between

Iraq Iraq,; ku, عێراق, translit=Êraq officially the Republic of Iraq, '; ku, کۆماری عێراق, translit=Komarî Êraq is a country in Western Asia. It is bordered by Turkey to Iraq–Turkey border, the north, Iran to Iran–Iraq ...

and

Iran Iran, officially the Islamic Republic of Iran, and also called Persia, is a country located in Western Asia. It is bordered by Iraq and Turkey to the west, by Azerbaijan and Armenia to the northwest, by the Caspian Sea and Turkm ...

Geography

It is principally spoken in parts of Ilam Province in

including in

Abdanan Abdanan ( fa, آبدانان, ku, ئاودانان, translit=Awdanan) is a city located in the south of Ilam Province, Iran. The population of the city was 60,213 in 2016. Demographics The city is populated by Kurds ug:كۇردلار Ku ...

Dehloran Dehloran ( fa, دهلران; also Romanized as Dehlorān) is a city in and the capital of Dehloran County, Ilam Province, Iran. At the 2006 census, its population was 27,602, in 5,787 families. The city lies along Road 64, near the Iraqi border ...

Meymeh Meymeh ( fa, ميمه, also Romanized as Meimeh) is a city and capital of Meymeh District, in Shahin Shahr and Meymeh County, Isfahan Province, Iran. At the 2006 census, its population was 5,733, in 1,790 families. Located in the vicinity of t ...

and

Pahleh Pahleh ( fa, پهله) is a city in Zarrinabad District, Dehloran County, Ilam Province, Iran. In the 2006 census, its population was 4,341 in 840 families. Pahleh is populated by Kurds ug:كۇردلار Kurds ( ku, کورد ,Kurd, itali ...

. In Iraq, the dialect is spoken in

Ali Al-Gharbi ʿAlī ibn Abī Ṭālib ( ar, عَلِيّ بْن أَبِي طَالِب; 600 – 661 common era, CE) was the last of four Rashidun, Rightly Guided Caliphs to rule Islam (r. 656 – 661) immediately after the death of Muhammad, and he was ...

and Shayk Sa'd in

Wasit Governorate Wasit Governorate ( ar, واسط, translit=Wāsit) is a governorate in eastern Iraq, south-east of Baghdad and bordering Iran. Prior to 1976 it was known as Kut Province. Major cities include the capital Al-Kut, Al-Hai and Al-Suwaira. The gover ...

References

{{Iranian languages Kurdish language Languages of Kurdistan Fa:گویش کردلی

Geography

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