No common Kurdish language (was Re: Questions for Mine (was: When to support nationalism?))

["Johannes Schneider" <Johannes.Schneider@xxxxxxxxxxx>]

Richard Fidler wrote:

> That is, the Kurds have their own language

To be more precise: Kurds are speaking different mother tongues:
From:
http://www.prio.no/html/osce-kurds.asp
Begin quote:
The Kurds lack a common language, and they cannot always communicate with
other Kurds in their mother tongue. The majority speak a language
originating in north-west Iran. This language has two main dialects:
Kurmanji and Sorani (Kurdi), both with major local variations. There are
also several sub-dialects, such as Kirmanshahi, Leki, Gurani and Zaza.
End quote

Actually I do not think that this really matters. I always found Stalin's
definition sort of formalistic (though Trotsky lauded his book on the
national question).

Johannes