Kurdish languages
The Kurds (Kurdish: کورد, Kurd, also the "Kurdish people", Kurdish: گەلی کورد, Gelê Kurd), are an Iranian ethnic group in the Middle East. They have historically inhabited the mountainous areas to the south of Lake Van and Lake Urmia, a geographical area collectively referred to as Kurdistan. Most Kurds speak Northern Kurdish (Kurmanji) or Sorani, which both belong to the Kurdish languages.