To avoid the communication challenges posed by the existence of various Kurdish writing systems, KAL has developed a Kurdish Unified Alphabet (KUAL) or Yekgirtú that is based on International ISO-8859-1 Standards code making and enabled by most common Unicode code presenting. This modern Kurdish (IS) alphabet incorporated minor changes to the existing Latin-based alphabet, as well as new signs. The new signs were added to improve the flexibility of the Kurdish writing system. The new signs were added to improve the flexibility of the Kurdish writing system. This effort was made as part of KAL’s larger effort to revitalise and promote the use of the Kurdish language for the benefit of the next generation of Kurds. KAL’s system was designed and presented to be simple and adequate for communicating via the Internet and other electronic media. This proposal’s viability is explained in a Kurdish Orthography Timeline, which dates back to the 1780s. (For a timeline of Kurdish orthography, See A Kurdish Orthography TIMELINE).
The list of KUAL with audio pronunciation of vowels. There are additional links at the bottom of this page which allow you to compare KUAL with other existing Kurdish alphabets as well as Arabic, Persian and Turkish Alphabets.
Riz | Alfabé | Wéney Deng li Inglízí |
Peyvin Yekgirtú Kurdí | Wéne | |
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Pos. | Alphabet | It Sounds Like in: | Some Kurdish words | IPA | Picture |
1
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A a | Car | Agir | [a:] | 🔥 |
2
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B b | Brother | Beraz | [b] | 🐖 |
3
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C c | Church | Cav , Caw | [tʃ] | 👁️ |
4
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D d | door | Dar | [d] | 🌴 |
5
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E e | Actor | Eylo , Hello |
[æ] | 🦅 |
6
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É é | Hair | Hék , Hélike | [e] | 🥚 |
7
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F f | Family | Fíl | [f] | 🐘 |
8
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G g | Gallery | Gur , Gurg | [g] | 🐺 |
9
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H h | Horse | Hesp | [h] | 🐴 |
10
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I i | Sit , Bit | Bizin | [I] | 🐐 |
11
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Í í | See | Masí | [i:] | 🐟 |
12
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J j | Joy | Jotkar | [ʤ] | 👨🏽🌾 |
13
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Jh jh | Pleasure | Jhújhú | [ʒ] | 🦔 |
14
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K k | Kind | Kék | [k] | 🎂 |
15
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L l | Life | Goríla | [l] | 🦍 |
16
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ll | Velar “L” | Dill | [ɬ] | ❤️ |
17
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M m | Mother | Mar | [m] | 🐍 |
18
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N n | Nation | Nan |
[n] | 🫓🥖 |
19
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O o | Old | Otobús | [o:] | 🚌 |
20
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P p | Policy | Pepúle | [p] | 🦋 |
21
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Q q | ? | Qaz | [q] | 🦢 |
22
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R r | Worm (Flapped R) | Kurm , Kirm |
[ɾ] | 🪱 |
23
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rr | Trill “R” as Spanish perro | Birrek , Herre | [r] | 🪚 |
24
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S s | Cinema | Séf | [s] | 🍎 |
25
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Sh sh | Sheep | Shér | [ʃ] | 🦁 |
26
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T t | Tomato | Temate | [t] | 🍅 |
27
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U u | Kurd | Gull | [ʊ] | 🌼 |
28
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Ú ú | Choose | Dúpishk | [u:] | 🦂 |
29
|
Ù ù | “U” in Swedish | Mirùje | [ʉ:] | 🐜 |
30
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V v | Vote | Rúví | [v] | 🦊 |
31
|
W w | Wind | Ewr , Hewr |
[w] | ⛅ |
32
|
X x | Ch in German | Xor | [x] | ☀️ |
33
|
Y y | Year | Yek Meymún | [j] | 🐒 |
34
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Z z | Zoo | Zebra | [z] | 🦓 |