The dominant language among the Kurdish population is the Kurdish language which has two main dialects, Kurmanji (more dominant in Turkish and Syrian Kurdistan) and Sorani (more dominant in Iraqi and Iranian Kurdistan). There are also the languages of Zazaki and Gorani, which are spoken by Kurds, but are not linguistically considered to be Kurdish languages.
As Iraqi Kurdistan is only recognized as an autonomous region that has the ability to determine official languages, it has recognized Kurdish (both Kurmanji and Sorani dialects), Arabic (MSA/Fusha), and, in some places, Turkmeni as official languages.
Kurdistan has two dominant dialects of Kurdish, Kurmanji, which is dominant in Turkish and Syrian Kurdistan, and Sorani, which is dominant in Iraqi and Iranian Kurdistan, with some overlap in Iraq between the dialects. As such, Iraqi Kurdistan, the only one with enough authority to recognize official languages, recognizes both Kurmanji and Sorani as official languages. There are also the languages of Zazaki and Gorani, which are languages spoken by Kurds, but are not linguistically Kurdish languages.
Of course, the local national languages are also spoken in Kurdistan, i.e. Turkish, Arabic, and Farsi and Azeri.
The dominant language among the Kurdish population is the Kurdish language which has two main dialects, Kurmanji (more dominant in Turkish and Syrian Kurdistan) and Sorani (more dominant in Iraqi and Iranian Kurdistan). There are also the languages of Zazaki and Gorani, which are spoken by Kurds, but are not linguistically considered to be Kurdish languages.
As Iraqi Kurdistan is only recognized as an autonomous region that has the ability to determine official languages, it has recognized Kurdish (both Kurmanji and Sorani dialects), Arabic (MSA/Fusha), and, in some places, Turkmeni as official languages.
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