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Sorani is an English word. Below you'll find 4 example sentences showing how it's used in practice.

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Sorani in a sentence

Sorani meaning

The Kurdish language spoken by the majority of Kurds in Iran and Iraq.

Using Sorani

  • The main meaning on this page is: The Kurdish language spoken by the majority of Kurds in Iran and Iraq.
  • In the example corpus, sorani often appears in combinations such as: and sorani.

Context around Sorani

  • Average sentence length in these examples: 34.8 words
  • Position in the sentence: 2 start, 2 middle, 0 end
  • Sentence types: 4 statements, 0 questions, 0 exclamations

Often after:

differ 1× dialect 1×

Sentence patterns with Sorani

These short patterns come directly from the example sentences and show how the word is often embedded:

kurmanji and sorani as dialects 1× kurmanji and sorani differ as 1× sorani is a 1× speak the sorani dialect have 1×

Sentence openings and endings

Common sentence openings:

from a linguistic 1× reasons for describing 1× some historians have 1× sorani is a 1×

Common sentence endings:

among the kurds 1× language of iraq 1× simply mean kurdish 1× them as languages 1×

Words around Sorani

Just before it in the word index:

sorana 3 soran 17 sorake 2 sorace 3 sora 59 sor 14

Just after it in the word index:

soranus 4 soraya 16 sorb 3 sorba 3 sorbara 4 sorbed 2

Similar in corpus frequency:

aaaaand 6 aaah 6 aaargh 6 aacl 6 aadhi 6 aak 6

Corpus analysis for Sorani

  • In this selection, "sorani" usually appears near the start of the sentence. The average example has 34.8 words, and this corpus slice is mostly made up of statements.
  • Around the word, differ and dialect stand out and add context to how "sorani" is used.
  • Recognizable usage signals include kurmanji and sorani as dialects and kurmanji and sorani differ as. That gives this page its own corpus information beyond isolated example sentences.
  • By corpus frequency, "sorani" sits close to words such as aaaaand, aaah and aaargh, which helps place it inside the broader word index.

Example types with sorani

The same corpus examples are grouped by length and sentence type, making it easier to see the contexts in which the word appears:

Short example sentences

Reasons for describing Kurmanji and Sorani as 'dialects' of one language are their common origin and the fact that this usage reflects the sense of ethnic identity and unity among the Kurds. (32 words)

Sorani is a written standard of Central Kurdish developed in the 1920s (named after the historical Soran Emirate ) and was later adopted as the standard orthography of Kurdish as an official language of Iraq. (34 words)

From a linguistic or at least a grammatical point of view, however, Kurmanji and Sorani differ as much from each other as English and German, and it would seem appropriate to refer to them as languages. (36 words)

Longer example sentences

Some historians have noted that it is only recently that the Kurds who speak the Sorani dialect have begun referring to their language as Kurdî, in addition to their identity, which is translated to simply mean Kurdish. (37 words)

From a linguistic or at least a grammatical point of view, however, Kurmanji and Sorani differ as much from each other as English and German, and it would seem appropriate to refer to them as languages. (36 words)

Sorani is a written standard of Central Kurdish developed in the 1920s (named after the historical Soran Emirate ) and was later adopted as the standard orthography of Kurdish as an official language of Iraq. (34 words)

Example sentences (4)

From a linguistic or at least a grammatical point of view, however, Kurmanji and Sorani differ as much from each other as English and German, and it would seem appropriate to refer to them as languages.

Reasons for describing Kurmanji and Sorani as 'dialects' of one language are their common origin and the fact that this usage reflects the sense of ethnic identity and unity among the Kurds.

Some historians have noted that it is only recently that the Kurds who speak the Sorani dialect have begun referring to their language as Kurdî, in addition to their identity, which is translated to simply mean Kurdish.

Sorani is a written standard of Central Kurdish developed in the 1920s (named after the historical Soran Emirate ) and was later adopted as the standard orthography of Kurdish as an official language of Iraq.

Common combinations with sorani

These word pairs occur most frequently in English texts:

Frequently asked questions

How do you use "sorani" in a sentence?
An example: "From a linguistic or at least a grammatical point of view, however, Kurmanji and Sorani differ as much from each other as English and German, and it would seem appropriate to refer to them as languages." This page contains 4 example sentences with the word "sorani" from authentic English texts.
What does "sorani" mean?
Sorani means: The Kurdish language spoken by the majority of Kurds in Iran and Iraq.
How many example sentences with "sorani" are there?
Voorbeeldzinnen.info contains 4 example sentences with "sorani", drawn from a database of millions of English sentences.