The Kurdish alphabet

The Hawar alphabet is the Latin script for Kurmancî, designed in 1932 by Celadet Alî Bedirxan. It has 31 letters. Here is each one in uppercase and lowercase, with its pronunciation in the International Phonetic Alphabet (IPA) and an example word.

31: letters
8: Vowels
23: Consonants

Vowels Consonants

Aa /aː/

av · water

Bb /b/

ba · wind

Cc /d͡ʒ/

can · soul

Çç /t͡ʃ/

çav · eye

Dd /d/

dar · tree

Ee /ɛ/

ez · I

Êê /eː/

êvar · evening

Ff /f/

firîn · to fly

Gg /ɡ/

gund · village

Hh /h/

heyv · moon

Ii /ɪ/

incas · plum

Îî /iː/

îro · today

Jj /ʒ/

jin · woman

Kk /k/

kar · work

Ll /l/

ling · leg

Mm /m/

mal · home

Nn /n/

nav · name

Oo /oː/

ode · room

Pp /p/

pir · bridge

Qq /q/

qehwe · coffee

Rr /ɾ/

roj · day

Ss /s/

sêv · apple

Şş /ʃ/

şev · night

Tt /t/

tav · sunlight

Uu /ʊ/

gur · wolf

Ûû /uː/

dûr · far

Vv /v/

vala · empty

Ww /w/

welat · country

Xx /x/

xanî · house

Yy /j/

yek · one

Zz /z/

zêr · gold