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A place where you can talk about the languages spoken by Kurds: Hewramî and Kirdkî and Goranî, Soranî and Kurmancî. For other content, please visit r/kurdistan.

Kurdish music is also welcome here!

A place where you can talk about the languages spoken by Kurds: Zazakî, Kurmancî, Soranî, Goranî and Pehlewanî.

Kurdish music is also welcome here!


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Zazakiyo Standard de Çekuyê Merdımiye (Kinship Terms in Standard Zazaki)

  • Husband: Mêrde

  • Wife: Cenıke

  • Son: Lac

  • Daughter: Keyna, keynêr (related to Kurmancî 'keç')

  • Father: Pi, pêr

  • Mother: Maye, mar

  • Brother: Bıra, bırar

  • Sister: Waye, war

  • Uncle (paternal): Ded

  • Aunt (paternal): Eme (This is Arabic I think?)

  • Uncle (maternal): Alo

  • Aunt (maternal): Xalıke

  • Cousin: either word for uncle and aunt + 'za' (male) / 'keyna' (female). For example, 'emkeyna', 'xalıkeza'.

  • Grandpa: Kalık

  • Grandma: Pirıke

Example sentences:

May vana ke ma gani keye gamna şınêm.

Mom said that we must go home soon.

Hem piyê xo nêweşo, hem kalıkê xo nêweşo.

Both my dad and grandpa are sick.

O va ke o xalıke xo hes nêkeno. Ez zi ay hes nêkena.

He said that he doesn't like his aunt. I don't like her either.

In Standard Zazaki, 'ı' = 'i' and 'i' = 'î'. The terms that end in 'r' (Pêr, mar, etc.) are used when the term takes up the oblique role in a sentence, though some Zazas also use it specifically when speaking about their own brother, sister, etc.

3 Comments
2024/11/29
20:27 UTC

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Is this spelled correctly "Delalê Gavanî"? And what does it mean?

0 Comments
2024/11/29
09:30 UTC

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I am Iraqi Arab From Baghdad - But Want to Learn Kurdish

Do I learn Kurdish Sorani or Kurdish Kurmanji?

I want to be somebody that bridges the gap between Arabs and Kurds and unifies Iraq even more so given the bullshit all of us have had to deal with these last few decades.

Which of the two dialects do most Kurds in Iraq speak?

I will visit up North and spend considerable time up there too.

0 Comments
2024/11/20
14:00 UTC

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how can i learn sorani as a non-kurd?

i really need some resources that are helpful so i can communicate basic things in sorani. i am not kurdish, so i need to start from the very bottom. any suggestions?

6 Comments
2024/11/19
22:20 UTC

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Help with gifts

Hi everyone, I'm not sure if this is the right place to post this but I'm looking for some recommendations/advice. I'm English and my boyfriend of 1 year is Kurdish, we live in England. I'm looking for something I can get him as a gift/gifts that will remind him of his country in some way. There's a few holidays for us coming up and I feel like I have no idea what to get. I've already got basic stuff but nothing relating to the fact he's Kurdish. Is there anything specific that kurdish people get for eachother as gifts, etc? Of course I've asked him but thay hasn't gotten me anywhere. He's so lovely and he makes such an effort with my culture, I want to make an effort with his too. Ps I'm new to reddit so I hope I'm doing this right, thank you:).

7 Comments
2024/11/16
16:53 UTC

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what does this mean in kurdish

my kurdish friends use these as slang, what does it mean? they write it over text

Mrddmmm and tuxwaaa bmare

4 Comments
2024/11/09
09:05 UTC

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2024/11/02
23:36 UTC

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Can someone please provide me a translation for Mohammad Mamle's song "Mina Gian" (could have a different name).

I'm pasting the lyrics here to save you the time to look it up. I speak both English and Farsi, so either translation will be greatly appreciated. If you are unable to translate it for me. I would also love to understand the overall story of the song. Is it about Mina leaving? Or is he talking to Mina about something. Any explanation will be great. Thanks in advance!

انیوتە میوە (مینا گیان) بۆچی شیرینە

شەکەر لێو نوستوون (مینا گیان) لەو ژێرزەمینە

ئای لە مینا لێ، مینا گیان بە چاو شەڕ دەکا

داوای شەش دانگی مینا گیان، ئیمانم دەکا

هەوایەکی خۆش (مینا گیان) مەڵبەندی نەبوون

هەموو کەس بە تای (مینا گیان) کراسێ نوستوون

ئای لە مینا لێ، مینا گیان بە چاو شەڕ دەکا

داوای شەش دانگی مینا گیان، ئیمانم دەکا

ئەو سەرچاوانەی (مینا گیان) لە سەر هەردانن

فرمێسکی چاوی (مینا گیان) جوانەمەرگانن

ئای لە مینا لێ، مینا گیان بە چاو شەڕ دەکا

داوای شەش دانگی مینا گیان، ئیمانم دەکا

نەرگیسی چاوکاڵ (میناگیان) دەمەو بەهارە

تاوێکی لادە (مینا گیان) دەشت و کۆسارە

ئای لە مینا لێ، مینا گیان بە چاو شەڕ دەکا

داوای شەش دانگی مینا گیان، ئیمانم دەکا

چاوی جوانانت (مینا گیان) کەوتوونە بن گڵ

نیشانم دەدا (مینا گیان) گەردوون بە سەرچڵ

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2024/10/31
21:25 UTC

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واتای ناوی ڕووباری دیجلە و فورات چییە؟

مەهدی کاکەیی

دیجلە

ناوی ڕووباری دیجلە بە زمانی ئیلامی (تیگرا Tigra)یە، واتە (تیر)، ئەمەش ئاماژەیە بۆ خێرایی ئاوی ئەم ڕووبارە. دەوترێت پیاوەکە وەک تیر دەڕوات، واتە خێرا دەڕوات. لە زمانی کوردیدا وشەی (تیگرا) بووە بە (تیر TÎR). عەرەبەکان ئەم ناوە ئیلامییەیان گۆڕیوە بۆ (دیجلە). لە زمانی ئینگلیزی بووە بە ((Tigris. لە لایەکی دیکەوە سۆمەرییەکان بە ڕووباری دیجلەیان وتووە (ئیدیگنا Idigna) یان (ئیدیگینا Idigina)، کە بە زمانی سۆمەری بە واتای (ئاوی ڕۆیشتوو) دێت، کە دەتوانین بڵێین بە مانای (ڕووباری خێرا)یش دێت. شایانی باسە کە ناوی ئیلامی و سۆمەری و کوردی بۆ ئەم ڕووبارە یەک بنەمایان هەیە، بەو پێیەی ئیلامی و سۆمەری باپیرانی کوردن.

فورات

ناوی ڕووباری فورات لە زمانی سۆمەری و ئیلامیدا (بورانونا Buranuna)یە. لە زمانی سۆمەریدا (بو) بە واتای (ڕۆیشتن بەدەوریدا)دێت، (را) بە واتای (فرەوان دەبێت) دێت و (نون) بە واتای (مەزن) دێت، بەمەش بە سۆمەری ناوی ئەم ڕووبارە بە واتای (ڕووباری ئاو فرەی مەزن) دێت، بە واتای (ئەو ڕووبارە کە ئاوی زۆرە)یش دێت. وشەی سۆمەری و ئیلامی (بورا Bura) لە زمانی کوردی بووەتە (فرە FIRE).

ناوی ئەم ڕووبارە لە زمانی خوردا (پورانتی) یە، کە ئێمەش وەک ناوێکی نزیک لە زمانی سۆمەری و ئیلامی و کوردی دەیبینین، بەو پێیەی ئەم ناوە بە واتای (پڕ یان پڕ) دێت، واتە ڕووبارەکە ئاوی زۆری هەیە، وەک چۆن وشەی (پڕکراوە) لە کوردیدا (PUŘ) یان (PIŘ) کە هاوشێوەی هاوتاکەیە لە زمانەکانی ئیلامی و سۆمەری و خوریدا، لە بێژەکردن و مانادا. بەم شێوەیە (ڕووباری فورات) بە واتای (ڕووباری ئاوی زۆرە).

https://www.facebook.com/share/p/bu7j7STXhepRm7Ce/?mibextid=WC7FNe

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2024/10/29
14:09 UTC

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grinding song

Dear all,

I am trying to understand this song that people in Tur Abdin used to sing while grinding.

I don’t quite get the last two verses. Does anybody know what nəšuk̇e is?

Da bhēr, da bhēr dayǝk̇ē Ta tǝ žmǝna xwǝhik̇e Azē ta bǝma nəšuk̇e Nǝšuk̇a Mǝnuke ya

2 Comments
2024/10/21
12:46 UTC

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Wich dialect should I start learning.

To start with: I been raised trilingually so my native languages are Turkish, German and English (I know or at least understand a couple more languages to some extent like russian, Farsi, romanian)

Now I want to get into learning Kurdish but y'all got so many different dialects, some sound super close to Farsi some more like Turkish, wich one makes the most sense for me to learn/is gonna be the easiest based on my native languages.

Wich one is the most common all over the world and are they universal like for example if i reach B2 level in kurmanji, will I be able to communicate with somebody speaking sorani ?

Edit: First of all Thanks for all the replies.

I think you guys made it very clear that for me a Turkish person, it's gonna be easier to learn kurmanji compared to to other dialects.

Secondly with kurmanji being the most wide spread dialect its the one that makes the most sense for me to learn that one.

Thanks again people 💚♥️💛

9 Comments
2024/10/20
23:27 UTC

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need help translating to english

"shkle quiet dat ave spi" someone said it's Persianised Kurdish so Khorasani Kurdish and I can't figure out how to translate it to English. someone said it in reply to a picture of my face in a server, the furthest I could get is "the silent shape of white water."

5 Comments
2024/10/18
16:55 UTC

1

Is Lawi a kurdish name?

I saw the name Lawi and read that it apparently had kurdish origins. Im wondering if anyone knows if that is true.

0 Comments
2024/10/16
22:00 UTC

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What dialect is this?

https://www.dengeamerika.com/a/virgina-kurds-elect/7824275.html

I already know about the podcast from learn Kurdish lessons in Kurmanji, but I am looking for more sources of speaking/speech of Kurmanji. Most movies I can find on YouTube are sorani. Do you know any more sources, movies, podcasts and could anyone tell me if this link is Kurmanji or not?

1 Comment
2024/10/17
13:19 UTC

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Song Galawezh of Aram Shaida . Meaning

Hello from Uzbekistan. What's the meaning of the song Galawezh which is very popular now?

0 Comments
2024/10/14
05:44 UTC

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Yezidi creation story in Kurmanji?

Hi, I'm learning Kurmanji and would like to read the Yezidi creation story in Kurmanji. Where can I find it? Other myths / legends / traditional stories would be great too but I'm most interested in this one. Either an original or an adapted version (for kids / language learners) would be great.

2 Comments
2024/10/09
09:55 UTC

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Yezidi creation story in Kurmanji?

Hi, I'm learning Kurmanji and would like to read the Yezidi creation story in Kurmanji. Where can I find it? Other myths / legends / traditional stories would be great too but I'm most interested in this one. Either an original or an adapted version (for kids / language learners) would be great.

0 Comments
2024/10/09
09:54 UTC

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What does sat joch mean?

A kurmanc friend of mine said sat joch and ive never heard that phrase. Please clarify.

5 Comments
2024/10/07
18:20 UTC

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