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Kurdish Alevism. Kurdish Alevism (Zaza: Elewiyina; Kurdish: Elewîtî) refers to the unique rituals, sacred place practices, mythological discourses and socio-religious organizations among Kurds who adhere to Alevism, an heterodox tradition within Islam. Kurdish Alevism is monotheistic, just like all of Islam, but also have strong elements of ...
Zaza. Gorani (Hawrami) Glottolog. tati1243 (Adharic) Zaza–Gorani is a linguistic subgroup of Northwestern Iranian languages. They are usually classified as a non- Kurdish branch of the Northwestern Iranian languages [4] [5] [6] but most of their speakers consider themselves ethnic Kurds. [7] [8] [9] [10]
The Kurdish Academy of Language (KAL) is an Open Global Kurdish Linguistic Network dedicated to Kurdish language research. From its birth in late 1992, KAL has raised issues relating to all aspects of the Kurdish language, in particular the Kurdish Writing systems. The academy's main goal is to enrich and unify Kurdish.
Iranic languages. The Iranic languages refers to a family of languages, meaning they are related to one another and developed from a common source. [2] They descend from a common ancestor which is identified as Proto-Iranic. [3] The Iranic languages are also commonly identified as the Iranian languages. However, some scholars have argued that ...
Kurdish phonology is the sound system of the Kurdish dialect continuum. This article includes the phonology of the three Kurdish languages in their respective standard descriptions. Phonological features include the distinction between aspirated and unaspirated voiceless stops, and the large phoneme inventories. [1] [2]
A Kurdish noun in the absolute state, in other words without any ending of any kind, gives a generic sense of the noun. It is also the citation form of the noun, i.e. the form in which a noun is given in a vocabulary list or dictionary. Nouns in Kurmanji are declined in four cases: nominative, oblique, construct (or ezafe) and vocative.
Kurdology or Kurdish studies is an academic discipline centered on the study of Kurds and consists of several disciplines such as culture, history and linguistics. [1] Kurdish studies traces its institutional history to 1916, when in St. Petersburg in the late Russian Empire, during World War I, Kurdish was first taught as a university course ...
