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Wikipedia key to pronunciation of Kurdish From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

The chart below shows how the International Phonetic Alphabet (IPA) represents Kurdish pronunciations in Wikipedia articles. This page includes the three main Kurdish dialects; Northern Kurdish, Central Kurdish, and Southern Kurdish. For a guide to adding IPA characters to Wikipedia articles, see Template:IPA and Wikipedia:Manual of Style/Pronunciation § Entering IPA characters.

See Kurdish phonology for a more thorough look at the sounds of Kurdish.

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Consonants
IPA Orthography English approximation
NK[1] CK[2] SK[3]
b b ب ب boy
c ج ج juice
ç چ چ chest
d d د د dog
f f ف ف foot
ɡ g گ گ good
ɣ / x غ go, but without completely blocking airflow on the g
h h ھ ھ hope
ħ / h ح Semitic Heth
ʒ j ژ ژ treasure
k k ک ک skin
l l ل ل lip
ɫ ł / l / ll ڵ‎ ڵ‎ pill
m m م م moon
n n ن ن nap
ŋ[4] ň / ng نگ نگ sing
p p پ پ spin
q q ق ق Semitic Qoph
ɾ r ر ر (American English) atom
r ř / r / rr ڕ ڕ (Scottish English) run
s s س س sip
ʃ ş ش ش ship
t t ت ت stop
v v ڤ ڤ vase
w w و و west
x x خ خ Scottish loch
j y ی ی yolk
z z ز ز zap
Vowels
IPA Orthography English approximation
NK[1] CK[2] SK[3]
ɑː a ا ا father
ê ێ ێ air
ɛ e ە ه bay
î ى ى see
ɪ i - - if
o ۆ ۆ shore
ʊ u و و foot
û وو وو cool
ۊ somewhat like cute
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