[center][size=x-large][color=#990000][b]NOTES ON THE PHONOLOGY OF SOUTHERN KURMANJI[/b] [img]http://www.saradistribution.com/foto3/soane_notesonthephonology_12.jpg[/img] by [b]E. B. Soane[/b] Journal of the Royal Asiatic Society, London, April 1922[/color][/size][/center] [color=#990000][b]About this Book[/b][/color] The Kurdish language belongs to the western sub-group of the Iranian languages which in turn belong to the Indo-Iranian branch of the Indo-European language family. The most closely related languages to Kurdish are Balochi, Gileki and Talysh, all of which belong to the north-western branch of Iranian languages. Persian, which belongs to the south-western branch, is also considered a related language, however the differences between Kurdish and Persian are far stronger than the similarities. In the beginning of the 20th century the countries that controlled the Kurdish-speaking regions refused to accept Kurdish as an official language and placed restrictions on its use. Today, only in Iraq, is Kurdish an official language. [color=#990000]In this article Soane presents a survey of the phonology of Southern Kurmanji[/color] All Kurdish words are given using “transliteration“ - i.e. the use of letters of the Latin alphabet to represent the sounds of Kurdish. The Arabic alphabet is used to represent Arabic words. Soane did write two grammars of Kurdish, one in 1913 and the other in 1919; this article post-dates these works and obviously represents work in progress. An unusual item from one of the major European Kurdish scholars of the early C20th and of great interest to students of the Kurdish language. [color=#990000] [b]About the Author E. B. Soane (1881-1923)[/b][/color] E. B. Soane was a pre-eminent expert of the Kurds and wrote many articles and books about the Kurds and their language and culture. He worked at one time for the Imperial Bank of Iran and is probably best known for his book “To Mesopotamia and Kurdistan in Disguise“. In this book he recounts a journey he made from Constantinople to Baghdad disguised as a Persian traveller. He spoke Persian, Arabic and was an acknowledged expert on the Kurdish language. [color=#990000][b]Book Description[/b][/color] Very good to very good (+) yellow paper wrappers stapled at spine. A small chip tiny chip in the middle of the leading edge of the rear cover. Slight browing/toning around the edges of the front and rear cover. Text in excellent condition with no foxing, marks or other blemishes. This is a publisher's “Offprint“, not an extract or a reprint. This offprint was published by the Royal Asiatic Society in very small quantities, with the usual intention of allowing the author to present them to friends or colleagues and for review. The printing is done simultaneously with the main journal, and then they are bound up in specially printed wrappers with the author's name and title printed on the front cover. They are considered quite collectable and desirable due to their intimate connection to the author of the work, rather than the more mass produced nature of the full journal. [center][img]http://www.saradistribution.com/foto3/soane_notesonthephonology_232323232.jpg[/img][/center] Kurdish Book Bank - SARA: [img]http://www.saradistribution.com/foto2/saraloggo.jpg[/img] http://www.kurdishbookbank.org/soaneRoyal%20AsiaticSociety.htm [color=#990000][b]GRANBUHA:[/b][/color] http://www.kurdishbookbank.org/granbuha.htm