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An Overview of the Kurdish Language – Podcast Episode 12

Kurdish Language Adventures Hannah and Colleen bring along the amazing and talented Steve, who has been learning and speaking Kurdish for many many years. He shares with us about the history of Kurdish, the various dialects/languages that are part of Kurdish, and some of his own experiences speaking the language. Join us in Nashville or [...]

2018-08-07T10:03:46-05:00July 31st, 2018|Categories: Audio, Iraq|Tags: , , , |

Wasta: an Untranslatable Term – Podcast Episode 11

We all know that some words are not easy to translate into other languages. People collect these words and make lists of them (see here and here). But most of the time these words are used quite rarely, like Gokotta -- to wake up early in the morning with the purpose of going outside to [...]

2020-11-04T15:33:35-05:00July 10th, 2018|Categories: Audio, Iraq|Tags: , , , , , |
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