The list of the Kurdish Unified Alphabet (Yekgirtú) with audio pronunciation of vowels. There are additional links at the bottom of this page which allow you to compare Yekgirtú with other existing Kurdish alphabets as well as Arabic, Persian and Turkish Alphabets.
Riz | Alfabé | Wéney Deng | Peyvin Kurdí | Dengan | |
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Pos. | Alphabet | It Sounds Like in: | Some Kurdish words | IPA | Sounds |
1
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A a | Car | Aza , Awaz | [a:] | |
2
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B b | Brother | Bira , Baba | [b] | |
3
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C c | Church | Cav , Cemcemall | [tʃ] | |
4
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D d | door | Dadar | [d] | |
5
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E e | Actor | Emane | [æ] | |
6
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É é | Hair | Ére , Hewlér | [ɛ] | |
7
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F f | Family | Firya , def | [f] | |
8
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G g | Gallery | Gurrgurr | [g] | |
9
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H h | House | Hozan, Herho | [h] | |
10
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I i | Sit , Bit | Bin, Kirin | [I] | |
11
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Í í | See | Íro , Dídí | [i:] | |
12
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J j | Joy | Jajig | [ʤ] | |
13
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Jh jh | Pleasure | Jhújhú | [ʒ] | |
14
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K k | Kind | Kake, Kicke | [k] | |
15
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L l | Life | Lekí, Lale | [l] | |
16
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ll | Velar "L" | Dill , Mall | [ɬ] | |
17
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M m | Mother | Mame, Míne | [m] | |
18
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N n | Nation | Nan, Narín |
[n] | |
19
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O o | Old | Oyar, Koll | [o] | |
20
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P p | Policy | Pepúle, Peyv | [p] | |
21
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Q q | ? | Qaz, Qú | [q] | |
22
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R r | Rain (Flapped R) | Zar, Berzan |
[ɾ] | |
23
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rr | Trill "R" as Spanish perro | Pirr , Birrín | [r] | |
24
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S s | Cinema | Sasún, Sis | [s] | |
25
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Sh sh | Sheep | Shemshall | [ʃ] | |
26
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T t | Tea | Temate | [t] | |
27
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U u | Kurd | Kurd, Gulan | [u] | |
28
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Ú ú | Choose | Dúr, Kúp | [u:] | |
29
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Ù ù | "U" in Swedish | Ùshim, Mirùje | [ʉ:] | |
30
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V v | Vote | Mirov, Víyan | [v] | |
31
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W w | Wind | Wéjhe, Dew | [w] | |
32
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X x | Ch in German | Xak, Dax | [x] | |
33
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Y y | Year | Yaristan, Díyar | [j] | |
34
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Z z | Zoo | Zerza, Zozan | [z] |
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