Northern Kurdish (Kurmanji) course
Kurmancî is the most widely spoken Kurdish variety, spoken in Bakur (Northern Kurdistan, in Turkey), Rojava (Western Kurdistan, in Syria), Behdînan (the Duhok area of Başûr), the north of Rojhilat, Armenia and the diaspora. It is written in the Latin-based Hawar alphabet. This course takes you from your first letter to split ergativity and the full verb system.
Course contents
Reference
| page | content |
|---|---|
| Verb tables | every core verb fully conjugated, one page per verb |
| Noun tables | every noun of the course in every case, with its gender |
| Vocabulary | every word used in the lessons, with IPA, Arabic-script spelling and gender |
| Cheat sheet | all endings and markers on one page |
How to study
- Read a lesson from top to bottom and say every example aloud. Use the IPA column if you are unsure.
- Learn every noun with its gender (jin f, bav m), because Kurmanji endings depend on it.
- Do the practice section before you open the answers.
- Move on when the summary at the end of the lesson feels obvious.