The Kurdish language is as fragmented as the nation itself. The gap in the Kurdish language is widened by its numerous linguistic varieties, different writing systems, the hegemonic linguistic and cultural influence of those countries of which Kurdistan is a part, and their policies aimed at systematically suppressing the Kurdish language. {A source here} Kurdish has four dialects and two different writing systems. Kurdish has two main dialects, Sorani and Kurmanji and two minor dialects, Zazaki/Dimli, Gurani/Hewrami. Most Kurds speak Kurmanji about 60%. (Sheyholislami 60) is spoken in Syria, Turkey and the northern part of the Kurdish-speaking areas of Iran and Iraq, a group in the Iranian province of Khorasan and in Armenia, Azerbaijan. Sorani is spoken in the southern part of Kurdistan. The discrepancy between the main dialects can sometimes be quite stark. As Kreyenbroek argues, one reason why the two might be dialects "... is their common origin, and the fact that this usage reflects the Kurds' sense of ethnic identity and unity." (on the Kurdish language Philip G.Kreyenbroek) He also argues that linguistically they could be classified as different languages. Grammatically they are as different as German and English. For example, there are feminine and masculine gender nouns in Kurmanji but Sorani has no gender and further claims that "[d]ifferences in vocabulary and pronunciation are not as great as between German and German".