My Kurdish Language Is My Identity - Ziman Nasnamey Min e

My Kurdish Language Is My Identity - Ziman Nasnamey Min e

Language is the only identity tool Kurds have carried throughout history. In modern days there are many challenges for Kurdish speakers, due to lack of a standard formal language and script . In this series, SBS Kurdish introduces the Australian Kurdish community to innovative approaches for addressing these challenges. - Ziman wek nasnameyekî be hêz mawetewe bo gelî Kurd be drêjayî mêjû da. Bellam Kurd-zimanan rûberûy astengîyekî zor bûnete we le mêjûy modern da, be hoyî nebûnî zimanêkî û alfûbêkî standard. Le em zincîreye da, Bernamey SBS Kurdî, rrûwangey nwê pêşkeşî Komellgayi Kurdî Austalya dekat bo destnîşan kirdinî astengêkan.

Episodes

"Language is one of the most important tool for humanity, it is the key to communication" - "Ziman yek ji girîngtirîn şert û mercên mirovahiyê ye, kilîta danûstendinê ye"

May 30, 2024 • 19 mins
Language is a strong identity of the Kurdish people that has remained throughout history. Despite the persecution of their language, the Kurdish language remained not only a living language, but also a language rich in spoken folklore. In SBS Kurdish podcast series, My Kurdish Language is My Identity, experts and linguists are our podcast guests, our quest today is linguist, writer and journalist Shahin Bekir Sorekli. - Ziman ji bo...
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"Unfortunately, Kurds sometimes have low regard for their language” - "Kurd hinek caran pir mixabin bi xwe qîmeteke nizim didin zimanê xwe"

May 6, 2024 • 11 mins
In the final part of the second series of My Kurdish Language Is My Identity, we speak with Jeremy Fowler a non-Kurdish speaker about his thoughts on the language and his opinion on standardising the Kurdish alphabet. Jeremy Fowler is British who has lived with his family in Dohuk, Kurdistan Region for more than 10 years. He was an English language consultant and former Kurdology lecturer at Newroz University. During his stay in Do...
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"Language is the factor of existence and the survival of every nation" - "Ziman faktora hebûn, berdewambûn û gîyanê her neteweyekê ye"

April 29, 2024 • 12 mins
Kurdistan Mukriyani is a linguist, writer, women's rights activist and a famous poet who was born into an intellectual family. She has 56 published books, she has published 31 scientific researches, 204 articles in magazines and newspapers inside and outside of Kurdistan Region. In this episode of My Kurdish Language is My Identity, we ask Ms Mukriyani about the unification of the Kurdish language alphabet, and the future of the Ku...
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"Language is not only an identity, language is a historical entity" - "Ziman ne tenê nasnameye, ziman hebûneke dîrokî ye"

April 22, 2024 • 11 mins
Language is a strong identity for the Kurds that has kept them alive despite all the oppressions. But due to the lack of a standard language or alphabet, the Kurdish language faces many obstacles. In the fourth part of the second series of My Kurdish Language is My Identity, we speak to writer Nawaf Miro about the preservation and the survival of the Kurdish language. - Ziman ji bo Kurdan nasnameyeke xurt e ku di dîrokê de Kurd zin...
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"Ziman pireke di navbera dîrok û hebûna mirovan de"

April 15, 2024 • 13 mins
Ziman roleke mezin di jiyana mirovî de dileyze, tiştê ku mirovahiyê bi saya zimanê xwe bi dest xistiye, nîşan dide ku ew ji her şêweyên din yên ragihandinê cuda ye. Di zincîra Ziman Nasnameya Min e de, em vê hefteyê bi helbestvan Mizgîn Hesko re derbarê girîngiya fêrkirina zimanê Kurdî bo zarokên li diyaspora û rewşa zimanê Kurdî ya niha li gor salên par diaxafin.
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"A united alphabet is very important for the Kurdish language" - "Hebûna heman elfebê ji bo zimanî Kurdî gelekî girînge"

April 8, 2024 • 17 mins
Language is a strong identity for the Kurdish people which has kept the Kurds alive in history. The Kurds face a major obstacle due to the lack of a unified language and alphabet. SBS Kurdish will interview new guests about the importance of language and to gather their views in a series titled “My Kurdish Language is My Identity” every week for the next few weeks. This week our guest is linguist Hewa Salam, a visiting lecturer and...
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“Through our language and only our language we can become citizens of this world" - "Bi rêya zimanê xwe û tenê bi zimanê xwe em dikarin bibin hemwelatiyên vê cîhanê"

April 1, 2024 • 14 mins
In 2021, we presented episodes of My Kurdish Language is My Identity, which consisted of 6 episodes. Three years on we're back to that same subject, which is the Kurdish language. Language has its own characteristics and plays a big role everyday life for the Kurds. In the second episode of SBS Kurdish podcast My Kurdish Language is My Identity, we speak to linguist and writer Dr Lezgîn Çalî about the state of the Kurdish language ...
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‘The main factor for the survival of the Kurdish language is its richness’: Ali Gurdili - ‘Faktora sereke ya zindîmayina zimanê Kurdî, zengîniya wê ye’: Elî Gurdilî

April 19, 2021 • 13 mins
In the final episode of SBS Kurdish Podcast series; My Kurdish Language is My Identity we speak to sociologist and intellectual Ali Gurdili about the survival of the Kurdish language despite not having a standard written form of the language and what to do in order to preserve the Kurdish language for the future generation. - Di beşê dawîn yê Podcasta SBS Kurdî de; "Ziman Nasnameya Min e", em bi civaknas û rewşenbîr Elî Gurdilî re ...
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'Latin alphabet is more suitable for Kurdish phonetics': Farman Hidait - 'Alfbêy Latînî şîyaw tire bo derbirrînî zimanî Kurdî': Ferman Hîdayet

April 12, 2021 • 8 mins
In this episode of SBS Kurdish Podcast series; My Kurdish Language is My Identity we discuss the expression of the Kurdish language in the Arabic script verses the Latin script. Farman Hidait, a Kurdish author and researcher of Kurdish history, argues that linguistically speaking the Latin script can better express the sounds and the phonetics of the Kurdish language. Kurdish, an Indo-Iranian language of the Indo-European family of...
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What are the obstacles to standardise/unify the Kurdish language? - Astengiyên standardkirin/yekkirina zimanê Kurdî çi ne

April 5, 2021 • 9 mins
In episode four of SBS Kurdish podcast My Kurdish Language Is My Identity, we continue our discussion from episode two with linguist, author and journalist Chahin Baker (Shahin Sorekli) about standardising the Kurdish language and whether the main dialects of Kurdish, Kurmanji and Sorani are two different languages! - Di xeleka çaran ya podcasta SBS Kurdî "Ziman Nasnameya Min e", em gengeşeya xwe ji beşê yekemîn bi zimannas, nivîsk...
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How this 'Sormanji' household is 'building a bridge' between Kurdish dialects - Çon em mallbate 'Sormancî' ye 'pird dirust' deken le nêwan zarawe Kurdîyekan

March 29, 2021 • 10 mins
In episode three of SBS Kurdish podcast My Kurdish Language Is My Identity, we explore the possibilities of mixing of two of the most spoken Kurdish dialects- Kurmanji and Sorani. Kawa is from Kirkuk and Elham from Kobani, they have been married for several years. When they both met as refugees in Turkey, both weren't familiar with the other's Kurdish dialect, but now "Sormanji" is what they speak at home and with their two young c...
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'Without language humanity loses its value': S B Sorekli - 'Bêyî ziman mirovahi nerxê xwe wunda dike': S B Sorekli

March 22, 2021 • 12 mins
In episode two of SBS Kurdish podcast My Kurdish Language Is My Identity, in part one, linguist, author and journalist Chahin Baker (Shahin Sorekli) explains the importance of maintaining the Kurdish language and standardising the language. - Di xeleka duyem ya podcasta SBS Kurdî de, Ziman Nasnameya Min e, em bi zimannas, nivîskar û rojnamevan mamoste Shahîn Sorekli re di beşê yekem de li ser girîngiya zimanî û pêkana standardkirin...
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How political and economic challenges affected Kurdish language development - Hokarî abûrî û sîyasî çend karîgerîyan hebûwe bo ser xwastî fêrbûnî zimanî Kurdî?

March 15, 2021 • 12 mins
In episode one of SBS Kurdish podcast My Kurdish Language Is My Identity, lawyer, author and history researcher Hiwa Zandi explains the roots of the Kurdish language. He also delves into the challenges for Kurdish speakers to preserve their linguistic heritage not just today, but throughout history. - Le beşî yekemî zincîrey SBS Kurdî "Ziman Nasnamey Mine", ême le gell parêzer, nûser û lêkollînewerî mêjûyî berêz Hîwa Zendî dedwêy s...
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