14183
Language Course
Northern Kurdish (Kurmanci) II
Khanna Usoyan
Comments
Kurmanji, the northern dialect of the Kurdish language, belongs to the north-western Iranian branch of the Indo-European language family. It is spoken by the vast majority of Kurds in Turkey, Syria, northern Iraq, Khorasan (Iran), Armenia, Georgia, Azerbaijan, Turkmenia, Ukraine, Russia, Germany, and in other diaspora communities. The political situation of the Kurds, in conjunction with the absence of official institutions supporting the development of the language and assimilation attempts in certain countries, has influenced the evolution of Kurmanji, resulting in numerous unresolved issues, including the matter of standardisation. This advanced course is offered in English for Master students and it has been designed to introduce students to the further grammatical themes of contemporary Kurmanji. Prerequisite: successful completion of the seminar "Northern Kurdish I (Kurmanci)". close
Suggested reading
Bedir Khan, E.D. und Lescot. R., Kurdische Grammatik. Kurmancî-Dialekt, Bonn, 1986; Chyet, M., Kurdish-English Dictionary, New Haven and London, 2003; Chyet, M., Em hînî Kurmancî dibin [We learn Kurmanji], unpubl., last update 1999; Incekan, A., Kurdisch Kompakt Lehr- und Übungsbuch mit Lösungsschlüssel und CD, Wiesbaden, 2010; Omarkhali, Kh., Kurdish Reader. Modern Literature and Oral Texts in Kurmanji. With Kurdish-English Glossaries and Grammatical Sketch, Wiesbaden, 2011; Rizgar, B., Kurdish-English, English-Kurdish (kurmancî) dictionary, London, 1993; Thackston, W.M., Kurmanji Kurdish. A Reference Grammar with Selected Readings; Wurzel, P., Rojbas. Einführung in die kurdische Sprache, Wiesbaden, 1997. close
14 Class schedule
Regular appointments
Wed, 2025-04-16 12:00 - 14:00
Wed, 2025-04-23 12:00 - 14:00
Wed, 2025-04-30 12:00 - 14:00
Wed, 2025-05-07 12:00 - 14:00
Wed, 2025-05-14 12:00 - 14:00
Wed, 2025-05-21 12:00 - 14:00
Wed, 2025-05-28 12:00 - 14:00
Wed, 2025-06-04 12:00 - 14:00
Wed, 2025-06-11 12:00 - 14:00
Wed, 2025-06-18 12:00 - 14:00
Wed, 2025-06-25 12:00 - 14:00
Wed, 2025-07-02 12:00 - 14:00
Wed, 2025-07-09 12:00 - 14:00
Wed, 2025-07-16 12:00 - 14:00