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|name=Ezdiki |
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|nativename=Êzîdîkî |
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|states=[[Iraq]] |
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|region= [[Sinjar]] |
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|speakers=860,000–1,020,000 |
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|familycolor=Indo-European |
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|fam2=[[Indo-Iranian languages|Indo-Iranian]] |
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|fam3=[[Iranian languages|Iranian]] |
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|fam4=[[Western Iranian languages|Western]] |
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|fam5=[[Northwestern Iranian languages|Northwestern I]] |
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|fam6=[[Kurmanji Kurdish|Kurmanji]] |
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|iso3=kmr |
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|glotto=nort2641 |
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'''Ezdiki''' (or Êzîdîkî) is a dialect of the [[Indo-Iranian languages|Indo-Iranian language]] [[Kurmanji Kurdish|Kurmanji]]<ref>[http://www.azhdahak.com/index.php?lang=en&p=people The Mystery ofAzhdahak]</ref><ref>[https://books.google.de/books?id=r1zDJYX80msC&pg=PA79&lpg=PA79&dq=ezdiki+language&source=bl&ots=48SqS9U71Y&sig=FHD0kOYWt0QeOAjGf_wt2vyR0vI&hl=de&sa=X&ei=DANhVZHKHoH6UJXggJAH&ved=0CDIQ6AEwAg#v=onepage&q=ezdiki%20language&f=false The Ethnically Diverse City]</ref> spoken by the [[Yazidis]] in Sinjar, Iraq and Yerevan, Armenia. The number of speakers of Ezdiki is between 860,000 and 1,020,000. In Armenia, Ezdiki is recognized as a minority language.<ref>[http://rudaw.net/mobile/english/people-places/28052014 The Yezidis of Armenia Face Identity Crisis over Kurdish Ethnicity]</ref> |
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==References== |
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{{DEFAULTSORT:Ezdiki Language}} |
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[[Category:Northwestern Iranian languages]] |
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[[Category:Languages of Iraq, Armenia]] |
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[[Category:Yazidis]] |
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Revision as of 22:21, 4 September 2015
| Ezdiki | |
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| Êzîdîkî | |
| Native to | Iraq |
| Region | Sinjar |
Native speakers | 860,000–1,020,000 |
| Language codes | |
| ISO 639-3 | kmr |
| Glottolog | nort2641 |
Ezdiki (or Êzîdîkî) is a dialect of the Indo-Iranian language Kurmanji[1][2] spoken by the Yazidis in Sinjar, Iraq and Yerevan, Armenia. The number of speakers of Ezdiki is between 860,000 and 1,020,000. In Armenia, Ezdiki is recognized as a minority language.[3]