Bajelani

A language of Iraq

ISO 639: bjm
Alternate Names: Bajalani, Bajoran, Bejwan, Chichamachu, Gurani
Population: 69,400 (2020).
Location:: Ninawa governorate: Bin Qudra, Qasr-e Shirin, Quratu, Zohâb, north of Khanaqin; Kurdish areas.
Language Status: 7 (Shifting).
Classification: Indo-European, Indo-Iranian, Iranian, Western, Northwestern, Zaza-Gorani
Dialects: In the Gurani and Zaza group. Closely related to other Gurani varieties, such as Shabak, Sarli (less closely to Zaza dialects). Contact with Kurdish.
Language Use: Shifting to Northern Kurdish [kmr].
Other Comments: Many displaced since late 1980s. Muslim.

Location: Ninawa governorate: Bin Qudra, Qasr-e Shirin, Quratu, Zohâb, north of Khanaqin; Kurdish areas.