Hawar alphabet for Kurmanji
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The Hawar alphabet for Kurmanji is a Latin-based writing system developed in the 20th century that has become the dominant orthography for the Kurmanji dialect of Kurdish, especially in Turkey and Syria.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Hawar alphabet for Kurmanji canonical | 1 |
Statements (36)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Latin-based orthography
ⓘ
alphabet ⓘ writing system ⓘ |
| associatedWithPublication | Hawar magazine ⓘ |
| basedOn | Latin alphabet ⓘ |
| designedFor | representing Kurdish phonemes in Kurmanji ⓘ |
| developedInCentury | 20th century ⓘ |
| dialect | Kurmanji ⓘ |
| dominantOrthographyFor |
Kurmanji in Syria
ⓘ
Kurmanji in Turkey ⓘ |
| excludesLetter |
Q
ⓘ
W ⓘ X ⓘ |
| hasCaseDistinction | uppercase and lowercase ⓘ |
| hasLetterCount | 31 ⓘ |
| includesLetter |
Ç
ⓘ
Ê ⓘ Î ⓘ Û ⓘ Ş ⓘ |
| language | Kurdish ⓘ |
| orthographicType | phonemic orthography ⓘ |
| orthographyStatus | dominant for Kurmanji in Latin script ⓘ |
| primaryRegionOfUse |
Syria
ⓘ
Turkey ⓘ diaspora communities ⓘ |
| scriptFamily | Latin ⓘ |
| scriptType | Latin script ⓘ |
| standardFor |
Kurmanji Kurdish publications in Syria
ⓘ
Kurmanji Kurdish publications in Turkey ⓘ |
| supportsPhonologyOf |
Kurmanji
ⓘ
surface form:
Kurmanji Kurdish
|
| usedFor | Kurmanji dialect of Kurdish ⓘ |
| usedInMedium |
digital text
ⓘ
print ⓘ |
| usesDiacritics | yes ⓘ |
| writingDirection | left-to-right ⓘ |
Referenced by (1)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.