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Kurdish phonology

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{{IPA notice}}Kurdish phonology is the sound system of the Kurdish dialect continuum. This article includes the phonology of the three Kurdish languages in their respective standard descriptions. Phonological features include the distinction between aspirated and unaspirated voiceless stops, and the large phoneme inventories.{{sfnp|Khan|Lescot|1970|pp=3-7}}{{sfnp|Haig|Matras|2002|p=5}}

Consonants

File:Kurdish languages map.svg in 2007.

{{legend|#ef6662|Kurmanji (Northern Kurdish)}}

{{legend|#c63143|Sorani (Central Kurdish)}}

{{legend|#a56c24|Zaza language|Zazaki}}

{{legend|#c8a65d|Southern Kurdish (Xwarîn) and Gorani}}

{{legend|#b3d423|Mixed dialect areas}}

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|+ Consonant phonemes{{sfnp|Khan|Lescot|1970|pp=3-7}}{{sfnp|Thackston|2006a|pp=1-2}}{{sfnp|Asadpour|Mohammadi|2014|p=109}}

! rowspan="2" colspan="2" |

! rowspan="2"|Labial

! colspan="2"|Dental/
Alveolar

! colspan="2"|Palatal

! colspan="2"|Velar

! colspan="2"|Uvular

! rowspan="2"|Pharyngeal

! rowspan="2"|Glottal

{{small|plain}}

! {{small|velar.}}

! {{small|plain}}

! {{small|labial.}}

! {{small|plain}}

! {{small|labial.}}

! {{small|plain}}

! {{small|labial.}}

colspan="2" | Nasal

| {{IPA link|m}}

| {{IPA link|n̪|n}}

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| {{IPA link|ŋ}}

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rowspan="3" | Plosive

! {{small|voiceless asp.}}

| {{IPA link|pʰ}}{{Efn|Kurmanji only|name=fn1}}

| {{IPA link|tʰ}}{{Efn|name=fn1}}

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| {{IPA link|t͡ʃʰ}}{{Efn|name=fn1}}

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| {{IPA link|kʰ}}{{Efn|name=fn1}}

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{{small|vcls. unasp.}}

| {{IPA link|p}}

| {{IPA link|t̪|t}}

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| {{IPA link|t͡ʃ}}

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| {{IPA link|k}}

| {{IPA link|kʷ}}

| {{IPA link|q}}

| {{IPA link|qʷ}}

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| {{IPA link|ʔ}}

{{small|voiced}}

| {{IPA link|b}}

| {{IPA link|d̪|d}}

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| {{IPA link|d͡ʒ}}

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| {{IPA link|ɡ}}

| {{IPA link|ɡʷ}}

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rowspan="2" | Fricative

! {{small|voiceless}}

| {{IPA link|f}}

| {{IPA link|s̪|s}}

| {{IPA link|sˠ}}{{Efn|Sorani only|name=fn2}}

| {{IPA link|ʃ}}

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| {{IPA link|x}}

| {{IPA link|xʷ}}

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|{{IPA link|ħ}}

|{{IPA link|h}}

{{small|voiced}}

| {{IPA link|v}}

| {{IPA link|z̪|z}}

| {{IPA link|zˠ}}{{Efn|name=fn2}}

| {{IPA link|ʒ}}

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| {{IPA link|ɣ}}

| {{IPA link|ɣʷ}}

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|{{IPA link|ʕ}}

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colspan="2" | Approximant

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| {{IPA link|l}}

| {{IPA link|ɫ}}

| {{IPA link|j}}

| {{IPA link|ɥ}}

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|{{IPA link|w}}

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colspan="2" | Tap/flap

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| {{IPA link|ɾ}}

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colspan="2" |Trill

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| colspan="3" |{{IPA link|r}}

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  • {{IPA|/n, t, d/}} are laminal denti-alveolar {{IPA|[{{IPAplink|n̪}}, {{IPAplink|t̪}}, {{IPAplink|d̪}}]}}, while {{IPA|/s, z/}} are dentalized laminal alveolar {{IPA|[{{IPAplink|s̪}}, {{IPAplink|z̪}}]}},{{sfnp|Khan|Lescot|1970|p=5}} pronounced with the blade of the tongue very close to the back of the upper front teeth, with the tip resting behind lower front teeth.
  • Kurdish contrast plain alveolar {{IPA|/l/}} and velarized postalveolar{{sfnp|Sedeeq|2017|p=82}} {{IPA|/ɫ/}} lateral approximants. Unlike in English, the sounds are separate phonemes rather than allophones.{{sfnp|Rahimpour|Dovaise|2011|p=75}}
  • Postvocalic {{IPA|/d/}} is lenited to an approximant {{IPAblink|ð̞}}. This is a regional feature occurring in other Iranian languages as well and called by Windfuhr the "Zagros d".{{sfnp|Ludwig Windfuhr|2012|p=597}}
  • Kurdish has two rhotic sounds; the alveolar flap ({{IPA|/ɾ/}}) and the alveolar trill ({{IPA|/r/}}). While the former is alveolar, the latter has an alveo-palatal articulation.{{sfnp|Rahimpour|Dovaise|2011|pp=75-76}}

Kurmanji

  • Distinguishes between aspirated and unaspirated voiceless stops, which can be aspirated in all positions. Thus {{IPA|/p/}} contrasts with {{IPA|/pʰ/}}, {{IPA|/t/}} with {{IPA|/tʰ/}}, {{IPA|/k/}} with {{IPA|/kʰ/}}, and the affricate {{IPA|/t͡ʃ/}} with {{IPA|/t͡ʃʰ/}}.{{sfnp|Haig|Matras|2002|p=5}}{{sfnp|Rahimpour|Dovaise|2011|p=75}}{{sfnp|Campbell|King|2000|p=899}}
  • Although {{IPAblink|ɥ}} is considered an allophone of {{IPA|/w/}}, some phonologists argue that it should be considered a phoneme.{{sfnp|Fattahi|Anonby|Gheitasi|2016}}

Sorani

  • According to {{Harvcoltxt|Hamid|2015}}, {{IPA|/x, xʷ, ɣ, ɣʷ/}} are uvular {{IPA|[{{IPAplink|χ}}, χʷ, {{IPAplink|ʁ}}, ʁʷ]}}.{{sfnp|Hamid|2015|p=18}}
  • Distinguishes between the plain {{IPA|/s/}} and {{IPA|/z/}} and the velarized {{IPA|/sˠ/}} and {{IPA|/zˠ/}}.{{sfnp|McCarus|1958|pp=12}}{{sfnp|Fattah|2000|pp=96-97}} These velarized counterparts are less emphatic{{clarify|date=October 2019}} than the Semitic emphatic consonants.{{sfnp|Fattah|2000|pp=96-97}}

Xwarîn

  • {{IPAblink|ɲ}} is an allophone of {{IPA|/n/}}, occurring in the about 11 to 19 words that have the consonant group {{angbr|nz}}. The word {{Lang|ku|"yanze"}} is pronounced as {{IPA|[jɑːɲzˠɛ]}}.{{sfnp|Fattah|2000|pp=97-98}}

=Labialization=

  • Kurdish has labialized counterparts to the velar plosives, the voiceless velar fricative and the uvular stop. Thus {{IPA|/k/}} contrasts with {{IPA|/kʷ/}}, {{IPA|/ɡ/}} with {{IPA|/ɡʷ/}}, {{IPA|/x/}} with {{IPA|/xʷ/}}, and {{IPA|/q/}} with {{IPA|/qʷ/}}.{{sfnp|Gündoğdu|2016|pp=61-62}} These labialized counterparts do not have any distinct letters or digraph. Examples are the word {{Lang|ku|"xulam"}} ('servant') which is pronounced as {{IPA|[xʷɪˈlɑːm]}}, and {{Lang|ku|qoç}} ('horn') is pronounced as {{IPA|[qʷɨnd͡ʒ]}}.{{sfnp|Gündoğdu|2016|p=65}}

=Palatalization=

  • After {{IPA|/ɫ/}}, {{IPA|/t/}} is palatalized to {{IPA|[tʲ]}}. An example is the Sorani word {{Lang|ku|"galte"}} ('joke'), which is pronounced as {{IPA|[gɑːɫˈtʲæ]}}.{{sfnp|Rahimpour|Dovaise|2011|p=75}}
  • {{IPA|/k/}} and {{IPA|/ɡ/}} are palatalized before close vowels.{{sfnp|Rahimpour|Dovaise|2011|p=75}}
  • When preceding {{IPA|/n/}}, {{IPA|/s, z/}} are palatalized to {{IPA|/ʒ/}}. In the same environment, {{IPA|/ʃ/}} also becomes {{IPA|/ʒ/}}.{{cite web|title=Kurdish language i. History of the Kurdish language|url=http://www.iranicaonline.org/articles/kurdish-language-i|website=Iranicaonline|access-date=6 December 2017}}

=Pharyngealization=

  • In some cases, {{IPA|/p, t, k, s, z/}} are pharyngealized to {{IPA|[pˤ, tˤ, kˤ, sˤ, zˤ]}}. For example, the word {{Lang|ku|"sed/ṣed"}} is pronounced as {{IPA|[ˈsˤɛd]}}{{sfnp|Rahimpour|Dovaise|2011|p=75}}{{sfnp|Thackston|2006a|pp=1-2}}{{sfnp|Thackston|2006b|pp=2-4}}
  • Furthermore, while {{IPA|[fˤ]}} and {{IPA|[ɡˤ]}} are unique to Sorani,{{sfnp|Asadpour|Mohammadi|2014|p=109}} Kurmanji has {{IPA|[t͡ʃˤ]}}.{{sfnp|Thackston|2006b|p=2}}

=Consonants in loanwords=

  • {{IPA|/ɣ/}} is a phoneme that is almost exclusively present in words of Arabic origin. It is often replaced by {{IPA|/x/}} in colloquial Kurdish. Thus the word {{Lang|ku|"xerîb/ẍerîb"}} ('stranger', {{IPA|/ɣɛˈriːb/}}) may occur as either {{IPA|[xɛˈriːb]}} or {{IPA|[ɣɛˈriːb]}}.{{sfnp|Khan|Lescot|1970|p=6}}
  • {{IPA|/ʕ/}} mostly occurs in words of Arabic origin, mostly in word-initial position.{{sfnp|Asadpour|Mohammadi|2014|p=114}}
  • {{IPA|/ʔ/}} is mainly present in Arabic loanwords and it affects the pronunciation of adjacent vowels. The use of the glottal stop in everyday Kurdish may be seen as an effort to highlight its Arabic source.{{sfnp|Sedeeq|2017|pp=80, 105–106}}

= Notes =

{{notelist}}

Vowels

The vowel inventory differs by language, some languages having more vowel phonemes than others. The vowels {{IPA|/iː ʊ uː ɛ eː oː ɑː/}} are the only phonemes present in all three Kurdish languages.

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|+ Vowel phonemes{{sfnp|Khan|Lescot|1970|pp=8-16}}{{sfnp|Thackston|2006a|p=1}}

rowspan="2" |  

! colspan="2" | Front

! rowspan="2" | Central

! colspan="2" | Back

unroundedrounded

! unrounded

rounded
Close

| {{IPA link|ɪ}} {{IPA link|iː}}

| || {{IPA link|ɨ}} {{IPA link|ʉː}}|| ||{{IPA link|ʊ}} {{IPA link|uː}}

Close-mid

| {{IPA link|eː}} ||{{IPA link|øː}} || ||||{{IPA link|o}} {{IPA link|oː}}

Open-mid

| {{IPA link|ɛ}} |||||| |||

Open

| {{IPA link|a}} |||| ||{{IPA link|ɑː}}||

=Detailed table=

class="wikitable sortable" style="text-align: center;"

|+

rowspan="2" |Grapheme

! colspan="3" |Phoneme

Kurmanji{{sfnp|Thackston|2006b|pp=1-2}}

! Sorani{{sfnp|Thackston|2006a|p=7}}

! Xwarîn{{sfnp|Fattah|2000|pp=110-122}}{{sfnp|Soane|1922|pp=193-202}}

a

| {{IPAlink|ɑː}}

| {{IPAlink|a}}

| {{IPAlink|a}}Fattah describes the sound as a {{lang|fr|voyelle brève antérieure ou centrale non arrondie}} (p. 119).

a

| –

| {{IPAlink|ɑː}}

| {{IPAlink|ɑː}}Fattah describes the sound as a {{lang|fr|voyelle longue postérieure, d'aperture maximale, légèrement nasalisée.}} (p. 110)

e

| {{IPAlink|ɛ}}

| {{IPAlink|ɛ}}

| {{IPAlink|ɛ}}

ê

| {{IPAlink|eː}}

| {{IPAlink|eː}}

| {{IPAlink|eː}}

i

|{{IPA link|ɪ}}

|{{IPA link|ɪ}}

| {{IPAlink|ɨ}}Fattah describes the sound as being the {{lang|fr|voyelle ultra-brève centrale très légèrement arrondie}} (p. 120).

î

| {{IPAlink|iː}}

| {{IPAlink|iː}}

| {{IPAlink|iː}}

o

| {{IPAlink|oː}}

| {{IPAlink|oː}}

| {{IPAlink|o}}

o

| –

| –

| {{IPAlink|oː}}

ö

| –

| –

| {{IPAlink|øː}}Fattah describes the sound as being the {{lang|fr|voyelle longue d'aperture minimale centrale arrondie}} (p. 114).

u

| {{IPAlink|ʊ}}

| {{IPAlink|ʊ}}

| {{IPAlink|ʊ}}Fattah describes the sound as being the {{lang|fr|voyelle postérieure arrondie}} (p. 111).

û

| {{IPAlink|uː}}

| {{IPAlink|uː}}

| {{IPAlink|uː}}

ü

| –

| –

| {{IPAlink|ʉː}}Fattah describes the sound as being {{lang|fr|voyelle longue centrale arrondie}} (p. 116).

=Notes=

  • In Sorani, {{IPA|/a/}} is realized as {{IPAblink|æ}}, except before {{IPA|/w/}} where it becomes mid-centralized to {{IPAblink|ə}}. For example, the word {{Lang|ku|gewra}} ('big') is pronounced as {{IPA|[ɡəwˈɾæ]}}.{{sfnp|Thackston|2006a|p=3}}
  • {{IPA|/ɪ/}} is realized as {{IPAblink|ɨ}} in certain environments.{{sfnp|Thackston|2006a|p=1}}{{sfnp|Thackston|2006b|p=1}}{{sfnp|Gündoğdu|2016|p=62}}
  • In some words, {{IPA|/ɪ/}} and {{IPA|/u/}} are realized as {{IPAblink|ɨ}}. This allophone occurs when {{angbr|i}} is present in a closed syllable that ends with {{IPA|/m/}} and in some certain words like {{Lang|ku|dims}} ('molasses'). The word {{Lang|ku|vedixwim}} ('I am drinking') is thus pronounced as {{IPA|[vɛdɪˈxʷɨm]}},{{sfnp|Thackston|2006b|p=1}} while {{Lang|ku|dims}} is pronounced as {{IPA|[dɨms]}}.{{sfnp|Gündoğdu|2016|p=61}}

=Vowels in loanwords=

  • {{IPA|/øː/}} occurs in numerous dialects of Sorani where it is represented by wê/وێ as well as in Xwarîn, represented by {{angbr|ö}}. In Kurmanji, it is only present in loanwords from Turkish, where it often merges with {{IPA|/oː/}}. The word {{wikt-lang|ku|öks}} (from Turkish {{wikt-lang|tr|ökse}} meaning 'clayish mud') is pronounced as either {{IPA|[øːks]}} or {{IPA|[oːks]}}.{{sfnp|Khan|Lescot|1970|p=16}}

=Glides and diphthongs=

The glides {{IPAblink|w}}, {{IPAblink|j}}, and {{IPAblink|ɥ}} appear in syllable onsets immediately followed by a full vowel. All combinations except the last four are present in all three Kurdish languages.

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|+ Diphthongs

! rowspan=2|IPA

! rowspan=2|Spelling

! rowspan=2 colspan=3|Example Word

! colspan=3|Language

Kurmanji

!Sorani

!Xwarîn

{{IPA|[əw]}}

| {{lang|ku|ew}}

| {{lang|ku|şew}}{{sfnp|Rahimpour|Dovaise|2011|p=77}}

|{{IPA|[ˈʃəw]}}

|'night' (Sorani)

|{{ya}}

|{{ya}}

|{{ya}}

{{IPA|[ɑːw]}}

| {{lang|ku|aw}}

| {{lang|ku|çaw}}{{sfnp|Rahimpour|Dovaise|2011|p=77}}

|{{IPA|[ˈt͡ʃɑːw]}}

|'eye' (Sorani)

|{{ya}}

|{{ya}}

|{{ya}}

{{IPA|[ɑːj]}}

| {{lang|ku|ay}}

| {{lang|ku|çay}}{{sfnp|Rahimpour|Dovaise|2011|p=77}}

| {{IPA|[ˈt͡ʃɑːj]}}

|'tea'

|{{ya}}

|{{ya}}

|{{ya}}

{{IPA|[ɛw]}}

| {{lang|ku|ew}}

| {{lang|ku|kew}}{{sfnp|Asadpour|Mohammadi|2014|p=107}}

| {{IPA|[ˈkɛw]}}

|'partridge'

|{{ya}}

|{{ya}}

|{{ya}}

{{IPA|[ɛj]}}

| {{lang|ku|ey}}

| {{lang|ku|peynje}}{{sfnp|Rahimpour|Dovaise|2011|p=77}}

| {{IPA|[pɛjˈnʒæ]}}
{{IPA|[pɛjˈnʒɑ]}}

|'ladder'

|{{ya}}

|{{ya}}

|{{ya}}

{{IPA|[oːj]}}

| {{lang|ku|oy}}

| {{lang|ku|birroyn}}{{sfnp|Rahimpour|Dovaise|2011|p=77}}

|{{IPA|[bɪˈroːjn]}}

|'let's go' (Sorani)

|{{ya}}

|{{ya}}

|{{ya}}

{{IPA|[uːj]}}

| {{lang|ku|ûy}}

| {{lang|ku|çûy}}{{sfnp|Rahimpour|Dovaise|2011|p=77}}

|{{IPA|[ˈt͡ʃuːj]}}

|'went' (Sorani)

|{{ya}}

|{{ya}}

|{{ya}}

{{IPA|[ɑɥ]}}

| {{lang|ku|a}}{{Clarify|reason=The word in the next column uses "e" instead of "a".|date=July 2024}}

| {{lang|ku|de}}{{sfnp|Fattahi|Anonby|Gheitasi|2016}}

|{{IPA|[ˈdɑɥ]}}

|'ogre' (Xwarîn)

|{{na}}

|{{na}}

|{{ya}}

{{IPA|[ʉːɥ]}}

| {{lang|ku|üe}}

| {{lang|ku|küe}}{{sfnp|Fattahi|Anonby|Gheitasi|2016}}

|{{IPA|[ˈkʉːɥɑ]}}

|'mountain' (Xwarîn)

|{{na}}

|{{na}}

|{{ya}}

{{IPA|[ɛɥ]}}

| {{lang|ku|eü}}

| {{lang|ku|teüle}}{{sfnp|Fattahi|Anonby|Gheitasi|2016}}

|{{IPA|[tɛɥˈlɑ]}}

|'stable' (Xwarîn)

|{{na}}

|{{na}}

|{{ya}}

{{IPA|[ɥɑ]}}

| {{lang|ku|üe}}

| {{lang|ku|düet}}{{sfnp|Fattahi|Anonby|Gheitasi|2016}}

|{{IPA|[dɥɑt]}}

|'daughter' (Xwarîn)

|{{na}}

|{{na}}

|{{ya}}

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