Language Centre Resources - Kurdish

Kurdish

An Indo-European language and a member of the Indo-Iranian group of languages (Western Iranian branch), spoken by c. 10 million people mainly in Kurdistan, a cultural region in southwestern Asia, encompassing sections of southeastern Turkey, northern Iraq, western Iran, Armenia, and northeastern Syria.

The earliest texts date from the 13th century. Modern Kurdish is spoken in many dialects and there is no recognized standard form. The main dialects are Sorani (Iraq and Iran) and Kurmanji (Turkey, Armenia and Syria). The language is also spelt in a variety of scripts - Arabic, Cyrillic, and to a lesser extent Roman and Armenian.

CLASSIFICATION = Indo-European family    SCRIPT = Roman and Armenian

Courses

Kurdish basic course : dialect of Sulaimania	KU C.1:1-4
Sorany Kurdish : for English-speakers : a complete teach-yourself and reference manual for beginners	KU C. 2 KU C. 2:1 (CD) *

Dictionaries

English-Kurdish Kurdish-English Sorani dictionary	EZ 491.59 EBR. 1
Kurdish-English dictionary = Ferhenga Kurmancî-Inglîzî	EZ 491.59 EBR. 2

Films

Half Moon	KU L 3(DVD)*
Lakposhtha hâm parvaz mikonand	KU L 2(DVD) *
Takhté siah	KU L 1(DVD) *