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Families and mother-tongue schools

Many children abroad learn Kurdish only at home or in weekend classes. This network supports parents and mother-tongue teachers in every variety and script.

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  1. Hadis Tamleh, Saeed Rezaei, Nettie Boivin (2022). Family language policy among Kurdish–Persian speaking families in Kermanshah, Iran. Multilingua. DOI 10.1515/multi-2021-0130
  2. Bala Farhad, Hossein Hassani (2024). Let Me Read You a Story in Your Mother Tongue! Kids Story Reader in Sorani Kurdish (Central Kurdish). Qeios Ltd. DOI 10.32388/nt5lbm
  3. Kawa Qadir Muhammad, Qani Nasih Najim (2025). The Status of Mother Tongue Use in English Language Teaching in the Kurdish Context: Students’ Perspective. Zanco Journal of Humanity Sciences. DOI 10.21271/zjhs.29.2.13
  4. Suleyman Kasap, Nazim Işık (2026). Kurdish Language Attrition and Its Influence on Intergenerational Communication in Turkey. International Journal of Kurdish Studies. DOI 10.21600/ijoks.1788166
  5. Muhammad Qadir Saeed (2021). Family Language Policy and School Language Choice in Iraqi Kurdistan Region. International Journal of Social Sciences and Educational Studies. DOI 10.23918/ijsses.v8i3p229

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01What it offers

  • 01

    Parents and children

    A course where heritage children learn Kurdish with their parents.

  • 02

    Teacher training

    Training for weekend and mother-tongue teachers.

  • 03

    Every variety

    Materials for Kurmanji, Sorani, Zazaki, Southern Kurdish, Gorani and Hawrami.

  • 04

    Scripts

    Support for Latin, Arabic-based and Cyrillic scripts.

  • 05

    Host-country rules

    Information on mother-tongue teaching in public schools where it exists.

02Who it is for

  • Parents
  • Heritage children
  • Mother-tongue teachers
  • Weekend school organisers

03How it works

Join
a family or school registers interest.
Choose
pick the variety and script the family uses.
Learn
families and teachers use the courses and materials.
Connect
schools share practice through the network.

04What it always keeps

  • No variety or script is ranked above another
  • Safeguarding rules apply in every class
  • Children’s names and photos are never published
  • Teaching stays non-partisan

05Courses

06More in Development

  • Forming

    Youth

    Leadership, identity and heritage for young Kurds in the homeland and the diaspora.

  • Forming

    Women

    Women’s leadership, enterprise and mutual support, at home and abroad.

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    Elders

    Company, care information and the recording of memory for older Kurds.

  • In preparation

    Wellbeing

    Vetted referrals to culturally competent care, and literacy on trauma and resilience.

  • In preparation

    Newcomers

    A local guide from a Community Cell for your first months in a new country.

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    Convenings

    Festivals, lectures and gatherings, with private venues where safety requires it.

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The Kurdish Cooperation Organization. (2026). Families and mother-tongue schools. kurds.global. https://kurds.global/development/families-and-mother-tongue-schools/

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The Kurdish Cooperation Organization. 2026. “Families and Mother-Tongue Schools.” kurds.global. https://kurds.global/development/families-and-mother-tongue-schools/.

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	year = {2026},
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	title = {Families and mother-tongue schools},
	url = {https://kurds.global/development/families-and-mother-tongue-schools/},
	howpublished = {https://kurds.global/development/families-and-mother-tongue-schools/},
}

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  1. Family language policy among Kurdish–Persian speaking families in Kermanshah, Iran

    Hadis Tamleh, Saeed Rezaei, Nettie Boivin · 2022 · Multilingua

    ArticleOpenAlexCrossrefOpenAIREOpen access

  2. Let Me Read You a Story in Your Mother Tongue! Kids Story Reader in Sorani Kurdish (Central Kurdish)

    Bala Farhad, Hossein Hassani · 2024 · Qeios Ltd

    PreprintCrossrefCC-BY-4.0

  3. The Status of Mother Tongue Use in English Language Teaching in the Kurdish Context: Students’ Perspective

    Kawa Qadir Muhammad, Qani Nasih Najim · 2025 · Zanco Journal of Humanity Sciences

    ArticleDOAJOpen access

  4. Kurdish Language Attrition and Its Influence on Intergenerational Communication in Turkey

    Suleyman Kasap, Nazim Işık · 2026 · International Journal of Kurdish Studies

    ArticleOpenAIRE

  5. Family Language Policy and School Language Choice in Iraqi Kurdistan Region

    Muhammad Qadir Saeed · 2021 · International Journal of Social Sciences and Educational Studies

    ArticleOpenAlexOpenAIREOpen accessCC-BY-NC

  6. How to Kill A Mother Tongue? The Kurdish Linguicide Attempt in Turkey

    Salih Akin · 2025 · The Palgrave Handbook of Kurdish Genocides

    ChapterCrossref

  7. The intergenerational transmission of collective action within the Kurdish diaspora in Switzerland: An analysis of socio-political dynamics

    Orhan KAYA · 2025 · Current Psychology

    ArticleOpenAlexOpen accessCC-BY

  8. Exploring Kurdish Learners’ and Teachers’ Perspectives on the Strategic Use of the Mother Tongue in EFL Classrooms

    Zanyar Nathir Ghafar, Omar Mohammad-Ameen Ahmad Hazaymeh · 2026 · Vision: Journal for Language and Foreign Language Learning

    ArticleDOAJOpen access

  9. KURDISH MOTHER TONGUE EDUCATION POLICY OF PKK TERRORIST ORGANIZATION

    Ertan EROL · 2017 · Journal of International Social Research

    ArticleCrossref

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