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Türkiye

Languages

Description

The official language of Türkiye is Turkish. The minority languages of Kurdish, Arabic and Zaza or Zazaki are also spoken.

Word List(s)

Turkish

• Turkish Genealogical Word List
• Turkish phrases (Omniglot)

Kurmanji Kurdish

• Useful Kurmanji Kurdish phrases (Omniglot)
• 1000 Most Common Kurdish Words (1000mostcommonwords)

Modern Standard Arabic

• Arabic Genealogical Word List
• Common phrases (Wikipedia)
• Useful Arabic phrases (Omniglot)
• Basic Arabic Phrases and Expressions (ArabicPod101)

Zaza or Zazaki

• Useful phrases in Zazaki (Omniglot)

Alphabet and Pronunciation

Turkish

• Turkish phonology (Wikipedia)
• Turkish alphabet (Wikipedia)
• Turkish Alphabet and Pronunciation (Omniglot)

Kurmanji Kurdish

• Kurdish phonology (Wikipedia)
• Kurdish grammar (Wikipedia)
• Kurdish alphabets (Wikipedia)
• Kurdish Alphabet and Pronunciation (Omniglot)
• Kurdish Grammar (Learn101)

Modern Standard Arabic

• Arabic Phonology (Wikipedia)
• Modern Standard Arabic Alphabet (Wikipedia)
• Arabic grammar (Wikipedia)
• Arabic Alphabet and Pronunciation (Omniglot)
• Arabic Pronunciation Dictionary (Forvo)

Zaza or Zazaki

• Zaza or Zazaki Phonology (Wikipedia)
• Zaza (Zazaki / زازاکی) Alphabet and Pronunciation (Omniglot)

Language Aids and Dictionaries

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.

Kurmanji Kurdish

• Kurdish dictionary (Lexilogos)
• English to Kurdish Kurmanji Dictionary (Glosbe)
• 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.

Modern Standard Arabic

• Arabic dictionary (Lexilogos)
• English to Arabic Dictionary (Glosbe)
• Learn Arabic (duolingo)

Zaza or Zazaki

• English to Zaza Dictionary (Glosbe)

Additional Resources

• Türkiye (Britannica)
• Kurdish (mustgo)
• Kurdish Naming Customs