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  2. Kurdish language - Wikipedia

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    Many mayors were tried for issuing public documents in Kurdish language. [62] The Kurdish alphabet is not recognized in Turkey, and prior to 2013 the use of Kurdish names containing the letters X, W, and Q, which do not exist in the Turkish alphabet, was not allowed. [63] [64] In 2012, Kurdish-language lessons became an elective subject in ...

  3. Origin of the Kurds - Wikipedia

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    So the Kurdish language, which was invented in Mifariqin and is now used throughout Kurdistan, owes its name to Melik Kürdim of the community of the Prophet Noah. Because Kurdistan is an endless stony stretch of mountains, there are no less than twelve varieties of Kurdish, differing from one another in pronunciation and vocabulary, so that ...

  4. Goran (Kurdish name) - Wikipedia

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    The origins of the name are unclear but some scholars believe the name originates from the Avestan word gairi meaning mountain, [1] and in the modern Kurdish language, "Goran" also means highlander or mountaineer. [2] The name has the same meaning in Slavic languages. In Kurdish, gorani also means music. [3]

  5. Kurds - Wikipedia

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    Several large scale Kurdish revolts in 1925, 1930 and 1938 were suppressed by the Turkish government and more than one million Kurds were forcibly relocated between 1925 and 1938. The use of Kurdish language, dress, folklore, and names were banned and the Kurdish-inhabited areas remained under martial law until 1946. [181]

  6. History of the Kurds - Wikipedia

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    Techniques used to suppress the ethnic identity of Kurds in Syria include various bans on the use of the Kurdish language, refusal to register children with Kurdish names, the replacement of Kurdish place names with new names in Arabic, the prohibition of businesses that do not have Arabic names, the prohibition of Kurdish private schools, and ...

  7. Kurdish alphabets - Wikipedia

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    Venn diagram showing Kurdish, Persian and Arabic letters. Many Kurdish varieties, mainly Sorani, are written using a modified Perso-Arabic script 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 given the same treatment as consonants ...

  8. Kurmanji - Wikipedia

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    Kurdish Institute Kurdish language, history, books and latest news articles. Egerîn, Kurdish (Kurmanji) search engine; Reference Grammar with Selected Readings for Kurmanji Kurdish, written by W. M. Thackston (Harvard University) Archived 2021-07-29 at the Wayback Machine; Baran, Murat (2021). Kurdish Grammar: Kurmanji Reference Book. Erzîrom ...

  9. Sorani - Wikipedia

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    A Sorani Kurdish speaker, recorded in Norway.. Sorani Kurdish (Sorani Kurdish: کوردیی ناوەندی, Kurdî Nawendî), [3] [4] [5] also known as Central Kurdish, is a Kurdish dialect [6] [7] [8] or a language [9] [10] spoken in Iraq, mainly in Iraqi Kurdistan, as well as the provinces of Kurdistan, Kermanshah, and West Azerbaijan in western Iran.