Zangana (Kurdish: Zengene/زەنگەنە) is a Kurdish tribe in Kermanshah province and some parts of Iraqi Kurdistan.[1][2] They speak a distinct dialect. However, in recent years they have linguistically assimilated into the language practice of Sorani speakers in the area in which they live.[3]

Settlements

The settlement patterns of the people have shifted since the late 1980s. The Saddam Hussein regime relocated them in the Al-Anfal Campaign of 1988; also, in the course of the refugee dislocations of 1991 the Zangana people relocated.[3]

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References

  1. ^ electricpulp.com. "KURDISH TRIBES – Encyclopaedia Iranica". www.iranicaonline.org.
  2. ^ "نژاد و تیره در استان کرمانشاه - ویکی اطلس فرهنگی ایران". af.samta.ir. Archived from the original on 10 February 2017.
  3. ^ a b Michiel Leezenberg, ILLC- Department of Philosophy, University of Amsterdam, "Gorani Influence on Central Kurdish" [1]


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