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Kurdish (Sorani) vs Persian (Farsi)
Kurdish (Sorani) and Persian (Farsi) sit in the same corner of the writing-system map — Grafle's Arabic Script group — and players mix them up constantly. Here's the fastest way to tell them apart.
The tell
Sorani spells out all its vowels (ە ۆ ێ everywhere); Persian leaves most vowels unwritten.
Side by side
Kurdish (Sorani)
هەموو مرۆڤێک ئازاد و لە کەرامەت و مافدا یەکسان لەدایک دەبێت.
سڵاو، چۆنیت؟
زمانی کوردی زۆر جوانە.
Kurdish (Sorani)'s own tells
- Writes every vowel — ە, ۆ and ێ appear constantly, so words look 'fully spelled out'.
On signs in:
- Iraq
- Iran
Persian (Farsi)
همه انسانها آزاد و برابر به دنیا میآیند و زندگی حق همه است.
سلام، حال شما چطور است؟
تهران پایتخت ایران است.
Persian (Farsi)'s own tells
- Has the four extra letters پ چ ژ گ that Arabic lacks.
- Word-final ی without dots, and no constant ال articles.
On signs in:
- Iran
- Afghanistan