The chart below shows how theInternational Phonetic Alphabet (IPA)representsKurdishpronunciations in Wikipedia articles. This page includes the three main Kurdish dialects;Northern Kurdish,Central Kurdish,andSouthern Kurdish.For a guide to adding IPA characters to Wikipedia articles, seeTemplate:IPAandWikipedia:Manual of Style/Pronunciation § Entering IPA characters.

SeeKurdish phonologyfor a more thorough look at the sounds of Kurdish.

Consonants
IPA Orthography English approximation
NK[1] CK[2] SK[3]
b b ب ب boy
c ج ج juice
ç چ چ chest
d d د د dog
f f ف ف foot
ɡ g گ گ good
ɣ غ go,but without completely blocking airflow on theg
h h ھ ھ hope
ħ / h ح SemiticHeth
ʒ j ژ ژ treasure
k k ک ک skin
l l ل ل lip
ɫ ł/ l / ll ڵ‎ ڵ‎ pill
m m م م moon
n n ن ن nap
ŋ[4] ň/ ng نٚ نٚ sing
p p پ پ spin
q q ق ق SemiticQoph
ɾ r ر ر (American English) atom
r ř/ r / rr ڕ ڕ (Scottish English)run
s s س س sip
ʃ ş ش ش ship
t t ت ت stop
v v ڤ ڤ vase
w w و و west
x x خ خ Scottish loch
j y ی ی yolk
z z ز ز zap
Vowels
IPA Orthography English approximation
NK[1] CK[2] SK[3]
ɑː a ا ا father
ê ێ ێ air
ɛ e ە ه bay
î ى ى see
ɪ i - - if
o ۆ ۆ shore
ʊ u و و foot
û وو وو cool
ۊ somewhat like cute

References

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  1. ^abCeladet Bedir Khan& Roger Lescot (1970).Grammaire Kurde (Dialecte kurmandji).Paris: La librairie d'Amérique et d'Orient Adrien Maisonneuve. p. 3–7.
  2. ^abW. M. Thackston."—Sorani Kurdish— A Reference Grammar with Selected Readings"(PDF).Retrieved29 October2017.
  3. ^abHussein Ali Fattah."Ordlista på sydkurdiska Wişename we Kurdî xwarîn"(PDF).p. V.Retrieved29 October2017.
  4. ^Hiwa Asadpour & Maryam Mohammadi. "A Comparative Study of Phonological System of Kurdish Varieties".Journal of Language and Cultural Education:109.ISSN1339-4584.

See also

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