Frequently Asked Questions
Why do the Kurdish speakers need a unified Latin based Alphabet? |
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Being an Indo-European language, a Latin-based alphabet better suits this vowel-rich language than a Semitic-based medium, like Arabic. Nevertheless, an Arabic-based alphabet is not in itself a source of disadvantage for development of Kurdish literacy or literature. The monumental mass of classical and modern literature in Persian-the Indo-European sister language to Kurdish-is the obvious proof. Nonetheless, as the majority of Kurds today use some form of Latin-based alphabet for their writing of Kurdish, and adoption of a Latin based system into growing electronic communication and archiving technology is easiest, a unified Kurdish alphabet based on Latin is a more logical choice. At the end Kurdish will find a home among the most Internationally recognized scripting system ISO-8859-1 as well.
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