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Kurdish scripts bridge (Latin, Arabic-based, Cyrillic)

Reading Kurdish in all three scripts it is written in, so readers can cross between communities.

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KCO-LNG-07 · Foundations · 12 h · Open for enrolment on study.kurds.global

Academy · course · Kurdish languages · Faculty of Kurdish Languages · Open for enrolment on study.kurds.global

Kurdish scripts bridge (Latin, Arabic-based, Cyrillic)

Reading Kurdish in all three scripts it is written in, so readers can cross between communities.

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LevelFoundationsSelf-paced online with transliteration exercises.

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Course code
KCO-LNG-07
School
Kurdish languages
Faculty
Faculty of Kurdish Languages
Level
Foundations
Hours
12 h (estimated)
Audience
Readers of one Kurdish script who want to read the others, teachers and archivists.
Prerequisites
Reading ability in at least one Kurdish script.
Enrolment
open
Learning platform
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Outline

6 modulesOutline ready
1
Why three scripts
2
Latin
3
Arabic-based
4
Cyrillic
5
Transliteration
6
Reading across

What you can do after

  • Map letters between the Latin, Arabic-based and Cyrillic Kurdish alphabets.
  • Read a short text in each script.
  • Transliterate names consistently.
  • Explain where and why each script is used.
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On a path

2 paths
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