Closest to Dimli of Turkey. Both are distinct from Kurdish languages. Considered a dialect of Kurmanji. Northern Iraq, town of Koi-Sanjaq and nearby village of Armota. Afro-Asiatic , Semitic, Central, Aramaic, Eastern, Central, Northeastern.
Syriac script is used.
In and around Sulamanya. Official regional status in Kurdistan. Sorani is mainly in Iraq. Bible portions 1894-1972. Also in Germany and Belgium.