The Kawliya or Qawliya (Arabic: كاولية or كاولي), also known as Zott, is a community in Iraq of Indian origin, estimated to number over 60,000 people. Today, they speak mostly Arabic, while their ethnolect is a mixture of Persian, Kurdish and Turkish, which is only spoken by the older generations.
The Kawliya or Qawliya (Arabic: كاولية or كاولي), also known as Zott, is a community in Iraq of Indian origin, estimated to number over 60,000 people. Today, they speak mostly Arabic, while their ethnolect is a mixture of Persian, Kurdish and Turkish, which is only spoken by the older generations.
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