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Kurmanji dialect Alphabet, IPA Pronuncation, Video, Virtual Keyboard...

Welcome to the Northern-kurdish Pronunciation lesson, where we will explore the Alphabet and Pronunciation of this fascinating language. Mastering the pronunciation is a crucial step in learning any language, and Northern-kurdish is no exception. By the end of this lesson, you will have a solid understanding of the Northern-kurdish alphabet and how to pronounce each letter correctly. Once you have completed this lesson, you may also be interested in expanding your knowledge by exploring other related topics, such as our Northern-kurdish Vocabulary - Food page. Enjoy your journey into the world of Northern-kurdish pronunciation, and remember that practice makes perfect! 📚🗣️

Yezidi script (Northern Kurdish)[edit | edit source]

The Yezidi script was used to write in Kurdish, specifically in the Kurmanji dialect (also called Northern Kurdish). The script was found in historical manuscripts Meṣḥefa Reş and Kitêba Cilwe. In 2013, the Spiritual Council of Yezidis in Georgia decided to revive the Yezidi script. Yezidi is written from right to left. The modern version of Yezidi is an alphabet and does not use ligatures.

The Yezidi script was added to Unicode version 13.0 in March 2020. 47 characters are located in the Yezidi block:

Yezidi Official Unicode Consortium code chart (PDF)
  0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 A B C D E F
U+10E8x 𐺀 𐺁 𐺂 𐺃 𐺄 𐺅 𐺆 𐺇 𐺈 𐺉 𐺊 𐺋 𐺌 𐺍 𐺎 𐺏
U+10E9x 𐺐 𐺑 𐺒 𐺓 𐺔 𐺕 𐺖 𐺗 𐺘 𐺙 𐺚 𐺛 𐺜 𐺝 𐺞 𐺟
U+10EAx 𐺠 𐺡 𐺢 𐺣 𐺤 𐺥 𐺦 𐺧 𐺨 𐺩 𐺫 𐺬 𐺭
U+10EBx 𐺰 𐺱

Different Kurdish Alphabets & IPA Pronunciation[edit | edit source]

Universal Yekgirtú Kurmancî

Cyrillic

Soriani IPA
isolated final medial initial
A,a A,a А,а ا‎ ـا‎ ئا‎ [aː]
B,b B,b Б,б ب ـب ـبـ‎ بـ‎ [b]
C,c J,j Щ,щ ج‎ ـج‎ ـجـ‎ جـ‎ [d͡ʒ]
Ç,ç C,c Ч,ч چ ـچ‎ ـچـ‎ چـ‎ [t͡ʃ]
D,d D,d Д,д د‎ ـد‎ د‎ [d]
E,e E,e Ә,ә ە‎ ـە‎ ئە‎ [ɛ]
Ê,ê É,é Е,е (Э э) ێ‎ ـێ‎ ـێـ‎ ئێـ‎ [e]
F,f F,f Ф,ф ف‎ ـف‎ ـفـ‎ فـ [f]
G,g G,g Г,г گ‎ ـگ‎ ـگـ‎ گـ [ɡ]
H,h H,h Һ,һ هـ‎ ـهـ‎ هـ‎ [h]
I,i I,i Ь,ь ں‎ ـں‎ ـںـ‎ [ɪ]
Î,î Í,í И,и ی‎ ـی ـیـ‎ ئیـ‎ [iː]
J,j Jh,jh Ж,ж ژ‎ ـژ‎ ژ‎ [ʒ]
K,k K,k К,к ک‎ ـک‎ ـکـ‎ کـ‎ [k]
L,l L,l Л,л ل‎ ـل‎ ـلـ‎ لـ [l]
Ł,ł ll Л’,л’ ڵ‎ ـڵ ـڵـ‎ [ɫ]
M,m M,m М,м م‎ ـم‎ ـمـ‎ مـ‎ [m]
N,n N,n Н,н ن‎ ـن ـنـ نـ‎ [n]
Ň,ň ng нг [ŋ]
O,o O,o O,o ۆ‎ ـۆ‎ ئۆ‎ [o]
P,p P,p П,п پ‎ ـپ‎ ـپـ‎ پـ‎ [p]
Q,q Q,q Ԛ,ԛ ق‎ ـق‎ ـقـ‎ قـ‎ [q]
R,r R,r Р,р ر‎ ـر‎ [ɾ]
Ř,ř rr Р’,р’ ڕ‎ ـڕ‎ ڕ‎ [r]
S,s S,s С,с س‎ ـس ـسـ‎ سـ‎ [s]
Ş,ş Sh,sh Ш,ш ش‎ ـش‎ ـشـ‎ شـ‎ [ʃ]
T,t T,t Т,т ت‎ ـت ـتـ‎ تـ‎ [t]
U,u U,u Ӧ,ӧ و‎ ـو‎ ئو‎ [u]
Û,û Ú,ú У,у وو‎ ـوو‎ ئوو‎ [uː]
Ü,ü Ù,ù ۊ‎ ـۊ [y]
V,v V,v В,в ڤ‎ ـڤ ـڤـ‎ ڤـ‎ [v]
W,w W,w Ԝ,ԝ و ـو‎ و‎ [w]
X,x X,x Х,х خ‎ ـخ‎ ـخـ خـ [x]
Y,y Y,y Й,й ی‎ ـی ـیـ‎ یـ‎ [j]
Z,z Z,z З,з ز‎ ـز‎ ز‎ [z]
Non-Kurdish
Ḧ, ḧ H',h' Һ’,һ’ ح‎ ـح‎ ـحـ‎ حـ‎ [ħ]
ʿ ' ع‎ ـع‎ ـعـ‎ عـ‎ [ʕ]
Ẍ, ẍ X',x' Ѓ,ѓ غ‎ ـغ‎ ـغـ‎ غـ‎ [ɣ]

Video - Kurdish Alphabet Pronunciation by a Native Speaker[edit | edit source]

Kurdish Online Virtual Keyboard[edit | edit source]


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