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Central Kurdish (Sorani) is mainly written using a modified Persian alphabet with 33 letters introduced by Sa'id Kaban Sedqi. Unlike the Persian alphabet, which is an abjad, Central Kurdish is almost a true alphabet in which vowels are mandatory, making the script easier to read.
Sorani alphabet[edit | edit source]
| ع | ش | س | ژ | ز | ڕ | ر | د | خ | ح | چ | ج | ت | پ | ب | ا | ئـ |
| 17 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 1 |
| ێ | ی | وو | ۆ | و | ە | ھ | ن | م | ڵ | ل | گ | ک | ق | ڤ | ف | غ |
| 34 | 33 | 32 | 31 | 30 | 29 | 28 | 27 | 26 | 25 | 24 | 23 | 22 | 21 | 20 | 19 | 18 |
Vowels[edit | edit source]
Central Kurdish has eight vowels, whilst only seven are represented by letters:
| # | Letter | IPA | Example |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | ا | aː | با /baː/ (air) |
| 2 | ە | æ,ɐ | مەزن /mɐzɪn/ (great) |
| 3 | و | ʊ | کورد /kʊɾd/ (Kurd) |
| 4 | ۆ | oː | تۆ /toː/ (You) |
| 5 | وو | uː | دوور /duːɾ/ (far) |
| 6 | ی | iː | شین /ʃiːn/ (blue) |
| 7 | ێ | eː | دێ /deː/ (village) |
Video: Pronunciation of Sorani (Central Kurdish) Alphabet[edit | edit source]
Sorani Keyboard[edit | edit source]
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