Hi! I'm looking for crossword puzzles or other games based on vocabulary to extend my vocabulary.

Any recommendations are appreciated. Thank you.

P.S Kurdish is my native tongue so I don't need to learn the language. I'm just trying not to let my vocabulary shrink.

From what I’ve experienced, but also heard multiple times, is that southern Kurdish speaking groups in Rojhelat, are in a stage of linguistic assimilation, in which the use of Kurdish in the biggest Kurdish city of Rojhelat, Kermanshan, is becoming a minority language and the shift to Persian, both in language and identity, is extremely prominent.

I am aware of the states encouragement for this shift, already during the Pahlavi era, making extrem use of religious congruency, to attract southern Kurds to the centralised idea of Iran, very similar to what has happened in Turkey. This religious closeness, undoubtedly must have created a strong bond towards Iranian identity, regardless of the religiousness of the current population. However, I also acknowledge internal conflict between the Sunni and Shia Kurds, independent of state interference, but those conflicts and differences have been heavily abused to create even more animosity among Kurds.

So my question to anyone, who has any experience or knowledge on this matter:

To what degree has this shift been occurring, and what will it say for the future of Rojhelati Kurds, but also for Kurdistan as a whole?

I am from Rojhelat myself (Sine), but haven’t been there since my childhood, so I can’t really make any truthful assumptions.

slaw, i have asked chatgpt based on public information how much equipment turkey and SNA has lost so far since the begining of the HTS revolution and calculate how much those equipment cost turkey, and based on that chatgpt said they have lost 106M$ so far but this number is not 100% accurate maybe someone can make a more precise calculation

here is the link to the chat https://chatgpt.com/share/679f6a62-edfc-800d-9039-ae98294c0e00

and if you are wondering why my account is so new, i just dont like reddit i deleted my previous account along time ago and made this one not long ago to observe this subredit

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Hello all, I’m an artist working on a project with love written in different languages. How would love as a noun be written in different Kurdish dialects? All the best :)

Been here for a month now. I’ve met some Kurds although not a lot of youth around. Would be nice to meet some foreigners too.

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Source: famous credible journalists like Makî Rewend Ameydî, Qedîr Nedîr, Rencdar Gerawî. on their telegram and personal Facebooks.

The February 1 tragedy

On February 1, 2004 , two suicide bombings occurred at the headquarters of the third headquarters of the Kurdistan National Union (KNU) and the second branch of the Kurdistan Democratic Party (KDP) in Erbil , killing 103 people and wounding 246 others.

The incident

On 2/1/2004, the first day of Eid al-Adha. In Erbil, the third headquarters of the Kurdistan National Union (KNU) and the second branch of the Kurdistan Democratic Party (KDP) were busy celebrating and welcoming guests in their halls. Unlike usual days, people were not checked and everyone was allowed to enter. Senior party leaders also mingled with the people and stood together in a row. During the shaking hands and congratulations, several suicide bombers and terrorists infiltrated the crowd and cadres of both parties and participated in the ceremony. At 10:48 am, suicide bombers blew themselves up in both headquarters, killing 103 people and wounding hundreds of Peshmergas , children and elderly civilians.

Before the event

According to reports, a few days before February 1, the PKK Political Bureau had decided to welcome guests for the holiday. The PUK, which had just returned to Erbil after years of conflict with the PKK, made the same decision.

In the morning, several guards were checking guests at the second branch of the Kurdistan Democratic Party (KDP). However, this caused complaints from some guests and some said how they had to check us. This causes problems for the host coordinator and a decision is made to lift inspection.

The attack was carried out by several Arabs and Kurds. They were a joint group believed by many to belong to the al-Qaeda-linked Ansar al-Sunna terrorist organization. They had carried out several activities in Iraq and several activities in Kurdistan . The terrorists were led by a Kurd named Hemn.

First, the supervisor goes inside, takes a look at the hall, gathers all the information, and then as he leaves, he tells his terrorists that they will go inside and do their job.

The terrorist of the second branch of the Kurdistan Democratic Party (KDP) is a young, broad-faced Arab. He is wearing a black shirt and white trousers. According to witnesses, he did not talk to anyone and only shook hands a few times, so as not to show that he was not a Kurd and be suspected. He was also carrying so much TNT that he could not move properly. The videos show the terrorist looking around and blowing himself up when he reaches the upper middle of the hall.

The terrorist in the third headquarters of the Kurdistan National Union (KNU) is a man in his forties with slightly bald hair in the front. At the last moment of his appearance, he walks under the camera in the hall and looks at it. After the majority of his body passes under the camera, he blows himself up.

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Currently in Erbil, how to get to Shaqlawa from here? Any particular garage we would need to go to that has taxis/vans to take us there? Any idea about the price? Any help would be greatly appreciated.

So recently, I've noticed a difference between Kurdish clothes. There seems to be quite a couple of Kurdish jackets without pockets in their top. Does it change anything? Does it affect certain things? I'm curious.

Discovered an article on the news whilst doing some Teutonic plates research for a school project and found this specifically interesting article which claims that the Eurasian and Arabian plates that just so happen to meet directly in Kurdistan are breaking away. Now I know that events like this usually take thousands of years but I’d like to know everyone’s opinions on this, and also to see if there are any geologists in here who may be able to provide some further insight into this?

Short question, many of us elewi kurds get called Turkmens or our family tell us we turkmen (from khorasan). Where does this come from? Is it complete bogus or does it have a source of truth.

From what I see on dna tests we are fully Kurdish.

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With the new transitional Syrian government, how does the situation in Rojava look, seeing that a bunch of inexperienced bafoons have been put in place to govern a war ridden country. Does greater autonomy, or even federalism seem likely, even with great resentment from the turks and the Syrians?

Furthermore, in Iraqi Kurdistan, does the situation there strike as good, will the KRG demand more self governance and local rule in the area?

I know many odds are against us, and the region that we live in is very volatile and unstable, with Iran slowly collapsing from the inside, what may be the future of our people, culture, language.

Nothing bad I hope, appreciate all the responses :)

No difference at all.

Slav friends! I am an American tourist heading to Erbil tomorrow and was curious where the best places to eat and hangout recommend by locals. For what it’s worth I am a 30yo guy.

Excited to see Kurdistan!

Yet another Turkish state-funded "protest" is being staged to create unrest in the peaceful SDF-controlled areas of eastern Syria under the pretext of opposing a so-called "PKK occupation."

The goal of this so-called protest is to provoke disturbances, forcing SDF and YPG forces to intervene and disperse the crowds. This, in turn, is used to portray them as the aggressors.

Meanwhile, these protesters couldn’t care less about other parts of Syria, like Afrin, being occupied by Turkey.

Despite their lies and propaganda the "United Nations Independent International Commission of Inquiry on Syria" was unable to find evidence to substantiate claims about ethnic cleansing, stating:

"Though allegations of 'ethnic cleansing' continued to be received during the period under review, the Commission found no evidence to substantiate claims that YPG or SDF forces ever targeted Arab communities on the basis of ethnicity, nor that YPG cantonal authorities systematically sought to change the demographic composition of territories under their control through the commission of violations directed against any particular ethnic group".

Hûn dikarin bajarên eslî yên ku Kurd di dewletên dagirker de lê dijîn binivîsin? Gelek nexşeyên Kurdistanê hene, hinek ji wan kevn in, ji ber vê yekê ez ê hewl bidim nexşeya Kurdistanê ya resen şirove bikim, gelek tevlihevî heye.

Looks like they updated it tremendously! Just FYI, the image is not my DNA, but my grandma's.