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Description[edit | edit source]
The official language of Syria is Arabic and is the most widely spoken language in the country. Several modern Arabic dialects are used in everyday life, including Levantine or Shami in the west and Mesopotamian in the northeast. [1]
The following languages are spoken in the country, in order of the number of speakers. None of these languages has official status: [2]
- Kurdish - The second most spoken language in Syria
- Turkish - The third most spoken language
- Neo-Aramaic
- Circassian
- Chechen
- Armenian
- Greek
English and French are spoken by Syrian citizens in urban centers and the educated. [3]
Word List(s)[edit | edit source]
Modern Standard Arabic
- Arabic Genealogical Word List
- Common phrases (Wikipedia)
- Useful Arabic phrases (Omniglot)
- Basic Arabic Phrases and Expressions (ArabicPod101)
Kurmanji Kurdish
Turkish
Alphabet and Pronunciation[edit | edit source]
Modern Standard Arabic
- Arabic Phonology (Wikipedia)
- Modern Standard Arabic Alphabet (Wikipedia)
- Arabic grammar (Wikipedia)
- Arabic Alphabet and Pronunciation (Omniglot)
- Arabic Pronunciation Dictionary (Forvo)
Kurmanji Kurdish
- Kurdish phonology (Wikipedia)
- Kurdish grammar (Wikipedia)
- Kurdish alphabets (Wikipedia)
- Kurdish Alphabet and Pronunciation (Omniglot)
- Kurdish Grammar (Learn101)
Turkish
- Turkish phonology (Wikipedia)
- Turkish alphabet (Wikipedia)
- Turkish Alphabet and Pronunciation (Omniglot)
Language Aids and Dictionaries[edit | edit source]
Modern Standard Arabic
Kurmanji Kurdish
- Kurdish Naming Customs
- Kurdish dictionary (Lexilogos)
- English to Kurdish Kurmanji Dictionary (Glosbe)
- Kurdish (mustgo)
- Ekici, Deniz. Beginning Kurmanji Kurdish. Tucson, Ariz.: University of Arizona Press, 2009. Available at: WorldCat.
- Omarkhali, Khanna. Kurdish reader. n.p.: Harrassowitz, Wiesbaden, 2011. Available at: WorldCat.
Turkish
- Turkish dictionary (Lexilogos)
- English to Turkish Dictionary (Glosbe)
- Learn Turkish (duolingo)
- Guise, John. The Turkish language explained for English speakers : a treatise on the Turkish language and its grammar for English speakers. Kawerau, New Zealand: John Guise, 2015. Available at: WorldCat.
Additional Resources[edit | edit source]
References[edit | edit source]
- ↑ Wikipedia contributors, "Languages of Syria," in Wikipedia: the Free Encyclopedia, https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Languages_of_Syria, accessed 3 May 2023.
- ↑ Wikipedia contributors, "Languages of Syria," in Wikipedia: the Free Encyclopedia, https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Languages_of_Syria, accessed 3 May 2023.
- ↑ Wikipedia contributors, "Languages of Syria," in Wikipedia: the Free Encyclopedia, https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Languages_of_Syria#Foreign_languages, accessed 3 May 2023.