Kurmancî Classes
Our adult Kurmanci class is suspended until further notice.
For more information, please write to us at info@nykcc.org.
Adult class
This class is suspended until further notice.
Textbook
The textbook we use is Kurdîzan 1: Asta Destpêkê, Pirtûka Dersê. Kurmancî, edited by Tahirhan Aydin. It is published Weqfa Mezopotamyayê. It consists of two volumes, a grammar book and a book of exercises. Students are responsible for ordering it directly. It is available here. Shipping is from Diyarbakir.
Kurdish language resources
Wîkîferheng is a comprehensive online dictionary for Kurmancî, Sorani, and other Kurdish languages. You can find it here.
Sorani classes are available from Kurdish Language Courses.
Michael L. Chyet created the first Kurdish-English dictionary, Ferhenga Kurmancî-Inglîzî, in 2003, published by Yale University Press. He has since updated it with a new version that was published in 2020:
Ferhenga Birûski: Kurmanji-English Dictionary. 3 vols. Vol. 1: A-L; Vol. 2: M-Z; Vol. 3: English-Kurmanji. London: TransnationalPress, 2020.
“It is the most comprehensive Kurmanji-English volume ever composed. Dictionary entries are extensive and include detailed etymologies; multiple meanings; variant forms; sample sentences; and synonyms and inflections. . . . These materials will make the volume an invaluable reference for linguists as well as for historians, anthropologists, folklorists, and ethnologists.”–BOOK JACKET
