Kurdish (Sorani) Text to Speech
Generate natural Sorani Kurdish speech with Notevibes AI. Voices that read the Kurdish Arabic-based alphabet with native pronunciation, and take direction in plain words.
Achernar
Bright & expressive · Female Kurdish (Sorani) voice
Achird
Deep & assured · Male Kurdish (Sorani) voice
Aoede
Warm & conversational · Female Kurdish (Sorani) voice
Algenib
Crisp & energetic · Male Kurdish (Sorani) voice
Every preview reads this sentence
بەخێربێن هاوڕێیانی ئازیز! بە ئارامی دابنیشن و چێژ لە بیستنی ئەم چیرۆکە خۆش و ناوازانە وەرگرن.
From Kurdish (Sorani) script to finished audio
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Paste Kurdish (Sorani) text, or drop a file
Paste straight into the chat, or drop a PDF, EPUB, Word file, PowerPoint or a link. کوردیی ناوەندی script is handled natively — numbers, dates and abbreviations are read the Kurdish (Sorani) way.
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Noty proposes before anything runs
You see the voice Noty picked and why, how long the audio will be, what it costs in credits, and one Generate button. Change the voice or the scope first — nothing runs or bills until you tap.
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Listen, direct, export
Say how a passage should sound and only that part regenerates and re-bills. Export MP3 or WAV; long documents come as one merged file per chapter.
Direct it in plain words
Natural voices are expressive out of the box. When a passage needs something else, say it in the chat — Noty writes the direction and leaves your words alone.
Per passage
A direction attaches to the passage you point at, not to the whole file.
At the beat you name
Sound moments — a sigh, a pause, a scream — land exactly where you ask for them.
One narrator, whole book
A persona line keeps a narrator consistent from the first chapter to the last.
All 30 Kurdish (Sorani) voices
These are our multilingual voices, and every one of them speaks Kurdish (Sorani). Tap any voice for a short preview. Every one of them takes direction in plain words.
About Kurdish (Sorani)
- Native name
- کوردیی ناوەندی
- Locale codes
ckb-IQ- Speakers worldwide
- 7M+
- Accents
- 3
Related: Persian, Arabic, Turkish, Azerbaijani
Kurdish (Sorani) accents & regional voices
Sulaymani
The speech of Sulaymaniyah, the variety most closely tied to the written standard.
Hewlêrî
Spoken in and around Erbil, the regional capital, with its own vowel colouring and vocabulary.
Mukriyani
The Sorani of Mahabad and the Mukriyan area in Iran, with a long literary tradition of its own.
Accent is part of the direction on Natural voices — name the region in the chat and the voice follows, the 30 multilingual voices included.
What people make in Kurdish (Sorani)
The most common things people make with Notevibes speech.
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You
Reads it as lesson material, picks a clear teaching voice, and turns a timed script into a deck, one slide per block, headings never read aloud.
You
“Slower on the definitions, and pause before each example.”
Those paragraphs get the direction; the rest keeps its audio and costs nothing again.
You get
A narrated lesson as audio, or a narrated deck you can present or export.
Speak Kurdish (Sorani) in your own voice
- 1Record or upload 10–30 seconds in any supported language
- 2Read one consent sentence aloud
- 3Pick it from Your voices in the picker
Where it works
Included on the Personal and Pro plans.
Clone your voiceWhat you get
Voices
- 30 multilingual voices that speak Kurdish (Sorani)
- Your own cloned voice
- 2,000+ in the library
Direction
- Plain words, per passage
- Sound moments at the beat you name
- Persona line for narrators
Long content
- Overnight lane, a third of the price
- Only changed paragraphs regenerate
- Price shown before anything runs
Decks & formats
- Narrated PowerPoint decks
- MP3 or WAV
- One merged file per chapter
Rights
- Commercial license on paid plans
- Downloads are yours to publish
API
- Any library or cloned voice by id
GET /api/tts/voiceslists them
Sorani Kurdish text to speech for an alphabet that writes every vowel
Sorani, also called Central Kurdish, is one of the two main written forms of Kurdish, spoken by roughly 7 million people in the Kurdistan Region of Iraq and in the Kurdish areas of western Iran. Speaker estimates vary, as they do for Kurdish generally. Kurdish is one of Iraq’s two official languages, and Sorani is the main language of the Kurdistan Region’s government, universities, newspapers and television channels.
Sorani is written in an Arabic-based alphabet, but it has been reshaped for Kurdish. Where Arabic and Persian usually leave short vowels unwritten, the Kurdish alphabet spells out every vowel, using letters such as ە, ێ and ۆ, and adds consonants like ڕ, ڵ and ڤ. Kurmanji, the Kurdish spoken in Turkey, Syria and northern Iraq, is usually written in Latin letters and differs from Sorani in grammar and vocabulary. Notevibes reads Sorani in ckb-IQ.
Heavy r, dark l and the sounds in between
Two of Sorani’s extra letters mark contrasts that change meaning. ڕ is a rolled, trilled r, distinct from the light tapped ر, and ڵ is a dark, heavy l, distinct from the plain ل. A voice that treats them as the same sound says a different word, or no word at all. Sorani also has vowels Persian does not, including the short ە at the end of many words and the long ێ, and because the alphabet writes them all, a reader has no excuse to guess.
Arabic loanwords bring pharyngeal consonants such as ع and ح into everyday speech, and many Persian words are shared too. Sorani grammar sets it apart from its neighbours: it has largely lost the grammatical gender and noun case that Kurmanji keeps, and it attaches small pronoun endings to words in ways that shape the rhythm of a sentence.
Where Sorani is spoken and heard
Sorani is the language of schooling, administration and a busy broadcast scene in the Kurdistan Region, and Kurdish satellite and online channels reach audiences across the Middle East and in the large Kurdish diaspora in Europe. In Iran, Sorani is widely spoken in Kurdistan province and parts of West Azerbaijan province.
The written standard is most closely tied to the speech of Sulaymaniyah. The Hewlêrî speech of Erbil, the regional capital, has its own vowel colouring and vocabulary, and the Mukriyani speech of Mahabad in Iran carries a strong literary tradition of its own. For narration aimed at the whole Sorani-speaking audience, the standard is the dependable choice.
What Sorani narration needs from a voice
Kurdish-language publishing, education and media have grown fast, and audio is catching up: lessons, news, audiobooks and public information all need a voice that sounds like a native Sorani speaker, not a Persian or Arabic voice reading Kurdish letters. Long texts need one narrator who stays recognisable throughout.
The voices are expressive out of the box. If a passage needs a different feel, more serious for a report or softer for a story, say so in the chat in plain words, and Noty writes the direction while your text stays untouched. A persona line keeps the narrator steady across a long book, and audio exports as MP3 or WAV, with a commercial license on paid plans.
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Frequently Asked Questions
How natural does Notevibes Kurdish (Sorani) text-to-speech sound?
Extremely natural. Notevibes Kurdish (Sorani) voices deliver studio-quality speech with natural intonation, correct stress patterns, and human-like pacing — virtually indistinguishable from a native speaker. To change the delivery, just say how a passage should sound — "warmer", "whisper this", "faster at the end" — and Noty directs it.
How many Kurdish (Sorani) voices does Notevibes offer?
30 — multilingual voices across genders, ages and styles, and every one of them speaks Kurdish (Sorani) and takes direction in plain words. You can clone your own voice too.
Can I use Kurdish (Sorani) TTS for commercial projects?
Yes — with the Pro plan. The Pro plan includes a full commercial license. Use generated audio in YouTube videos, ads, e-learning courses, podcasts, apps, and more — no additional royalties.
Is there a free Kurdish (Sorani) text-to-speech option?
Yes. Notevibes provides free Kurdish (Sorani) voices you can try instantly — no sign-up required. The free tier lets you hear any voice read your own text before upgrading.
What audio formats are supported for Kurdish (Sorani) TTS?
Notevibes exports Kurdish (Sorani) speech as MP3 or WAV files. Long documents come back as one merged file; chapters and paragraphs can be exported on their own.
How many people speak Kurdish (Sorani) worldwide?
Kurdish (Sorani) is spoken by approximately 7 million people worldwide, making it one of the most important languages for global content creators and businesses.
What Kurdish (Sorani) accents does Notevibes support?
Notevibes supports 3 distinct Kurdish (Sorani) accents: Sulaymani, Hewlêrî, Mukriyani. Each accent captures authentic regional pronunciation and intonation for natural-sounding results.
Can I use my own voice for Kurdish (Sorani) text to speech?
Yes. Open the voice picker, choose Add your voice, record or upload 10–30 seconds in any supported language, then read one short consent sentence aloud. Your voice appears under Your voices and reads your Kurdish (Sorani) script like any Natural voice, and takes the same plain-words directions. Voice cloning is included on the Personal and Pro plans.