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I've just learned of a recent doctoral dissertation comprising a comprehensive Kurmanji grammar in English that is now available.

The introduction and table of contents can be seen here, and copies in various formats can be ordered from the same website:

https://www.proquest.com/openview/a7f1de7752d7443541c8a38793732be5/1?pq-origsite=gscholar&cbl=18750&diss=y

As far as I'm aware, there hasn't been a full reference grammar available in English, although shorter grammatical sketches have been published. I would hope that this will become available as a formal publication at some point, but in the meantime, pdf downloads and hardcopies in various formats can be ordered from the website above.

I haven't seen the full dissertation yet, but am much encouraged by the table of contents, and wanted to pass on the information for others who might be seeking such a reference.

Does anyone know anything about (or have a copy of) a Sorani grammar book entitled "Sorani Kurdi Kitebeke - Sorani Grammar Reference (second edition)" by Khalid Sabir and Pauline E Nichols, reportedly published in the mid-1990s? I've seen only one reference to it in a book and can't find any trace of it online.

This extensive grammar of Hewrami can be downloaded here:

https://refubium.fu-berlin.de/handle/fub188/51772?locale-attribute=en

You can download this 2024 book, in either epub or pdf form, freely and legally, here: https://www.degruyterbrill.com/document/doi/10.1515/9783111168852/html

I've just become aware of two recently published Kurdish textbooks in German, one for Kurmanji and the other for Sorani, and wanted to share information on them here in case others might be interested.

The Kurmanji book is "Grammatik der Kurdischen Sprache (Kurmanci Dialekt) und Verbkonjugationen" by Saydo Barnas, and is available in both hardcover and paperback. The website for it on Amazon.de is here:

https://www.amazon.de/-/en/Grammatik-Kurdischen-Sprache-Kurmanci-Verbkonjugationen/dp/3695110716/ref=sr_1_4?crid=1MCN9I6ATLW9F&dib=eyJ2IjoiMSJ9.BeOK2DF_uI8G969Hhq3uwV3MHbLz6Y9se_AaPmeu8nHR7BHrAthuMnp5jCzA9l7TSkBKxOyWhACqV9t3YPoq7P-16JnzDARxiGpsBiibIINr0axX154povjL8KQXdeMppImhAxSuYa8ISgi-OCy3C1oRrL4f7AChB79TmxPYASUVgmCHF2Rk183xXLD8QHO6sJX8FJEN6nhTMh5gRAYz1OVCP2G2dsQzGUBfobq1YkI.fOsZRlaBct-yZ53qI5Kb2-jZrFhF-pC5AuUVlcGVJG0&dib_tag=se&keywords=kurdische+sprache&qid=1777598551&s=books&sprefix=kurdische+sprache%2Cstripbooks%2C156&sr=1-4 and includes a "look inside" feature. (Looking at the book's table of contents in the online sample, it appears that the book is in fact more of a reference grammar than a textbook.)

The Sorani book is "Kurdisch als Fremdsprache (Zentralkurdisch/Soranî): Einführung in die kurdische Sprache Mit Grammatik, Übungen & Wortschatz" by Samal Osman, and is only available at present in a Kindle version. The Amazon page for it is here: https://www.amazon.de/-/en/Samal-Osman-ebook/dp/B0GMS4MWX7/ref=sr_1_16?crid=1MCN9I6ATLW9F&dib=eyJ2IjoiMSJ9.BeOK2DF_uI8G969Hhq3uwV3MHbLz6Y9se_AaPmeu8nHR7BHrAthuMnp5jCzA9l7TSkBKxOyWhACqV9t3YPoq7P-16JnzDARxiGpsBiibIINr0axX154povjL8KQXdeMppImhAxSuYa8ISgi-OCy3C1oRrL4f7AChB79TmxPYASUVgmCHF2Rk183xXLD8QHO6sJX8FJEN6nhTMh5gRAYz1OVCP2G2dsQzGUBfobq1YkI.fOsZRlaBct-yZ53qI5Kb2-jZrFhF-pC5AuUVlcGVJG0&dib_tag=se&keywords=kurdische+sprache&qid=1777598762&s=books&sprefix=kurdische+sprache%2Cstripbooks%2C156&sr=1-16 and likewise provides a "look inside".

I haven't seen a complete version of either book, and so can't comment on the contents, but I thought German-speakers seeking to learn Kurdish might find them of interest.