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Kurmanji (Northern Kurdish): learn

Learning Kurmanji (Northern Kurdish): a pathway, courses, exams, programmes for children and teacher training.

Kurmancî

01From first steps to fluency

Levels follow the descriptors of the Common European Framework of Reference (CEFR) as a guide. A course here is not an official CEFR exam.

  1. A1

    First steps

    Read and write the script. Greet, introduce yourself and ask simple questions.

  2. A2

    Everyday use

    Handle routine tasks: shopping, travel, family and work.

    No course at this level yet.

  3. B1 to B2

    Independent use

    Follow the news, write letters and take part in a discussion.

  4. C1 to C2

    Proficient use

    Read literature, work in the language and interpret.

02Courses in the Academy

  • Kurmanji · Foundations

    Kurmanji A1 (Latin)

    First steps in spoken and written Kurmanji, using the Latin alphabet.

    Wave 1 · 40 h Outline drafted

  • Kurmanji · Foundations, Practitioner

    Kurmanji A2 to B1

    Outline in preparation.

    Wave 2 Planned

  • Kurmanji · Practitioner, Scholar

    Kurmanji B2 to C1

    Outline in preparation.

    Wave 3 Planned

03Exams and levels

No official proficiency exam aligned to the CEFR is recorded for Kurmanji (Northern Kurdish) yet.

Sources Council of Europe. Common European Framework of Reference for Languages: Companion volume. (2020) To verify

04Heritage-language programmes for children

Kurdish was banned or restricted in several of the states where Kurds live for much of the 20th century. Much of its teaching moved to homes, diaspora schools and mother-tongue programmes abroad. The network is preparing shared curricula, teacher training and a directory of schools.

Public programmes in some host countries. Which languages each offers is set locally; check the programme for Kurmanji (Northern Kurdish).

05Teacher training

Teacher training for Kurmanji (Northern Kurdish) is forming.

06Study elsewhere

  • Study

    Iranian languages

    Department of Linguistics and Philology, Uppsala University Checked 2026-10-23 Verified

  • Study

    Persian, Kurdish and Armenian

    Inalco (Institut national des langues et civilisations orientales) Checked 2026-10-23 Verified

  • Study

    Persian

    SOAS University of London Checked 2026-10-23 Verified

  • Study

    Kurdish Studies

    Centre for Kurdish Studies, University of Exeter Checked 2026-10-23 Verified

Institutions that teach or research the region’s languages. A listing is not a partnership or an endorsement.

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APA

The Kurdish Cooperation Organization. (2026). Kurmanji (Northern Kurdish): Learn. kurds.global. https://kurds.global/language/languages/kmr-latn/learn/

Chicago

The Kurdish Cooperation Organization. 2026. “Kurmanji (Northern Kurdish): Learn.” kurds.global. https://kurds.global/language/languages/kmr-latn/learn/.

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	author = {{The Kurdish Cooperation Organization}},
	year = {2026},
	note = {Licence: CC BY 4.0},
	title = {Kurmanji ({Northern} {Kurdish}): Learn},
	url = {https://kurds.global/language/languages/kmr-latn/learn/},
	howpublished = {https://kurds.global/language/languages/kmr-latn/learn/},
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07Research and sources

Recent and relevant work on this page’s subject, from approved open scholarly sources. Metadata and links only. Titles stay as published. Not yet reviewed.

  1. Multi-CAST Northern Kurdish

    Geoffrey Haig, Maria Vollmer, Hanna Thiele · 2025 · Zenodo

    DatasetDataCiteZenodoOpen accessCC-BY-4.0

  2. Northern Kurdish (Kurmanji) DoReCo dataset

    Geoff Haig, Hanna Thiele, Maria Vollmer · 2024 · NAKALA – https://nakala.fr (Huma-Num – CNRS)

    DatasetDataCiteOpen accessCC-BY-4.0

  3. FLEURS-Kobani: Extending the FLEURS Dataset for Northern Kurdish

    Daban Q. Jaff, Mohammad Mohammadamini · 2026 · arXiv

    PreprintarXivOpen access

  4. Percentage of Consonants Correct for 3-5 Years Old Kurdish-Speaking Children With Middle Kurmanji-Mukryani Dialect

    Shahla Fatemi Syadar, Talieh Zarifian, Yahya Modarresi et al. · 2018 · Iranian Rehabilitation Journal

    ArticleDOAJOpen access

  5. Northern Kurdish (Kurmanji) DoReCo audiofiles

    Geoff Haig, Hanna Thiele, Maria Vollmer · 2024 · NAKALA – https://nakala.fr (Huma-Num – CNRS)

    OtherDataCiteOpen accessCC-BY-4.0

  6. A Phonological Comparison of Khorasan and Northern Kurmanji

    2024 · Kurdiname

    ArticleOpenAIREOpen access

  7. Northern Kurdish Of Khizava Text 7: §1-19

    Masoud Mohammadirad · 2022 · Neo-Aramaic and Kurdish Folklore from Northern Iraq

    ChapterCrossrefCC-BY-NC-4.0

  8. Advancing Low-Resource Speech Recognition: A Comprehensive Study of Fine-Tuning Strategies for Northern Kurdish using Whisper Transformers

    Abdulla A, Tabibian S, Veisi H et al. · 2026 · Research Square

    PreprintEurope PMC

  9. Dasinya: A dataset and preprocessing pipeline for the Badini Kurdish dialect.

    Saeed VA, Jacksi K · 2026 · Data Brief

    ArticleEurope PMCOpen access

  10. End-to-End Transformer-based Automatic Speech Recognition for Northern Kurdish: A Pioneering Approach

    Abdulhady Abas Abdullah, Shima Tabibian, Hadi Veisi et al. · 2024 · arXiv

    PreprintarXivOpen access

  11. 2.3. Northern Kurdish (Kurmanjî)

    Geoffrey L.J. Haig · 2018 · De Gruyter eBooks

    ChapterOpenAlex

  12. An Ecolinguistics Analysis on Lexicalization of Domestic Animals in Kurmanji Kurdish

    Elham Mizban, Shahla Sharifi, Atiyeh Kamyabi Gol · 2022 · مطالعات زبان‌‌ها و گویش‌های غرب ایران

    ArticleDOAJOpen access

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