To Mesopotamia & Kurdistan
In Disguise, 1912
About the Author E. B. Soane (1881-1923)
E. B. Soane was a pre-eminent expert of the Kurds, a kurdolog 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 Kurdish Persian, Arabic and was an acknowledged expert on the Kurdish language.
''Kürtler müslüman komşularına rağmen Batılılara daha yakın bir millettir. Kürt kadın ve erkekler bir arada dans ediyorlar. Kürt kadınının saygınlığı diğer milletlere kıyasla daha fazladır.'' Tarihçi ve Dilbilimci E. B. Soane 1909 |
by
E. B. SOANE
With the historical notice of the Kurdish Tribes
and the Caldeans of the Kurdistan
Grammar of the Kurmanji or Kurdish Language, E. B. Soane, 1913
'Dicle nehrinin ismi Med dilinde ok anlamına gelen TİGHRA'dan gelir ki, bu da günümüz Farsça ve Kürdçesinde ok için kullanılan 'tîr' ile eşanlamlıdır'.
Tarihçi ve Dilbilimci E. B. Soane 1909
Encampment of Jaf Kurds in Shahr-i Zur
Appendix - Kurdish Tribes
Lady Adela Jaf Khanum.
The Kurdish society was a Matriarchal society before Islam.
But still there are some Kurdish female tribe cheifs.
Lady Adela Jaf Khanum.
The Kurdish society was a Matriarchal society before Islam.
But still there are some Kurdish female tribe cheifs.
A Jaf Tribe Chief, Southern Kurdistan
Map of Mesopotamia and Kurdistan
Mrs Soane, Lady Adela Jaf Khanum, Major E B Soane, Captain Lees, Ahmed Beg . Taken at Halabja, October 1919.
The Kurdish society was a Matriarchal society before Islam.
But still there are some Kurdish female tribe cheifs.
Notes on The Tribes of The Southern Kurdistan
Têgehîştin-î Rastî
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''Dicle nehri'nin ismi med dilinde ok anlamına gelen TİGHRA'dan gelir ki, bu da günümüz Farsça ve Kürdçesinde ok için kullanılan 'tîr' ile eşanlamlıdır''.
Tarihçi ve Dilbilimci E. B. Soane 1909.
SOANE - GRAMMAR OF THE KURDISH LANGUAGE
SOANE - NOTES ON THE PHONOLOGY OF SOUTHERN KURMANJI
SOANE - A SHORT ANTOLOGY OF GORAN POETRY
SOANE - NOTES ON KURDISH DIALECTS
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