Perhaps no city in America appreciates a good happy hour like DC. We work hard here, we need it! For those days when that first post-work drink can't come soon enough, here's your guide to happy hour all over the District, with the best pick no matter what neighborhood's most convenient for you. Share on Facebook.
Kurdish is a macrolanguage that consists of a continuum of closely related languages spoken over a large territory that encompasses Turkey, Kurdistan, Iran, Syria, Iraq, Iran, Armenia, Georgia, and Azerbaijan with a large diaspora spread all over Europe and the United States. Central Kurdish (Kurdi, Sorani) is spoken by 3.5 million people in Iraq and by 3.2 million in Iran. 2  It is also spoken in Armenia, Azerbaijan, Georgia, Iran, Iraq, Lebanon, Syria, and Turkmenistan (Ethnologue).
Ethnologue breaks up Kurdish into three large groups: Central Kurdish (Kurdi, Sorani) is spoken by 3.5 million people in Iraq and by 3.2 million in Iran. It is also spoken in Armenia, Azerbaijan, Georgia, Iran, Iraq, Lebanon, Syria, and Turkmenistan (Ethnologue). The total population of speakers of Central Kurdish is estimated at 6.8 million speakers (Ethnologue). There are 10 varieties of Central Kurdish.