This paper presents some facts related to the syllable structure and the stress system of Bahdinani, a subdialect of Kurmanji Kurdish spoken in Iraq. Bahdinani does not have a complicated syllable structure or stress system. The strict conditions on complex consonant combinations and the high compliance of the available clusters with the sonority principle make its syllable structure rather simple. The strict ultimacy principle of stress placement, the binary iambic pattern of feet and the quantity-insensitive nature of stress assignment are basic characteristics of Bahdinani stress system. These facts are presented within the framework of distinctive features and Optimality Theory.