Kurdish
Kurdish (Kurdî / کوردی)
Kurdish (== Template:IPA ==
The Template:IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) is a system of phonetic notation based primarily on the Latin alphabet. It was devised by the International Phonetic Association in the late 19th century as a standardized representation of the sounds of spoken language.
Pronunciation
The pronunciation of the term "IPA" is /aɪ piː eɪ/ in English.
Etymology
The term "IPA" is an acronym for the International Phonetic Alphabet. The International Phonetic Association, founded in 1886, created the IPA to provide a single, universal system for the transcription of spoken language.
Related Terms
- Phonetic notation: A system used to visually represent the sounds of speech. The IPA is one type of phonetic notation.
- Phonetics: The study of the physical sounds of human speech. It is concerned with the physical properties of speech sounds (phonemes), and the processes of their physiological production, auditory reception, and neurophysiological perception.
- Phonology: The study of the way sounds function within a particular language or languages. While phonetics concerns the physical production, acoustic transmission and perception of the sounds of speech, phonology describes the way sounds function within a particular language or languages.
- Transcription (linguistics): The systematic representation of spoken language in written form. The source of the words transcribe and transcription, the term means "to write across" in Latin, and it's the process of converting spoken language into written form. In linguistics, this is often done using the IPA.
External links
- Medical encyclopedia article on Kurdish
- Wikipedia's article - Kurdish
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Languages: - East Asian
中文,
日本,
한국어,
South Asian
हिन्दी,
Urdu,
বাংলা,
తెలుగు,
தமிழ்,
ಕನ್ನಡ,
Southeast Asian
Indonesian,
Vietnamese,
Thai,
မြန်မာဘာသာ,
European
español,
Deutsch,
français,
русский,
português do Brasil,
Italian,
polski, Kurdî or کوردی) is the language of the Kurdish people, a major ethnic group in the Middle East, primarily in Turkey, Iran, Iraq, and Syria.
Etymology
The term "Kurdish" is derived from the ancient Iranian word "Kur," which means "mountain people." It is believed to have been used to refer to a variety of Iranian nomads who resided in the mountainous regions of western Asia.
Pronunciation
In English, Kurdish is pronounced as /kʊərˈdɪʃ/. In the native tongue, it is pronounced as Kurdî or کوردی.
Related Terms
- Kurmanji: The northern dialect of the Kurdish language, spoken primarily in Turkey and Syria.
- Sorani: The central dialect of the Kurdish language, spoken primarily in Iran and Iraq.
- Zaza-Gorani: A group of dialects that are sometimes considered part of the Kurdish language.
- Kurds: The ethnic group that speaks the Kurdish language.
- Kurdistan: The geographical region where the Kurdish language is predominantly spoken.
See Also
External links
- Medical encyclopedia article on Kurdish
- Wikipedia's article - Kurdish
This WikiMD article is a stub. You can help make it a full article.
Languages: - East Asian
中文,
日本,
한국어,
South Asian
हिन्दी,
Urdu,
বাংলা,
తెలుగు,
தமிழ்,
ಕನ್ನಡ,
Southeast Asian
Indonesian,
Vietnamese,
Thai,
မြန်မာဘာသာ,
European
español,
Deutsch,
français,
русский,
português do Brasil,
Italian,
polski