Hecîyê Cindî
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Hecîyê Cindî, or Hajiye Jndi (1908-1990), was a Kurdish writer, linguist and researcher. He was born into a Yezidi family in the village of Emençayîr near Kars
. During World War I
and Ottoman-Armenian conflict, his family fled to Armenia
and settled in the village of Elegez. Later on he lost all his family (except for one brother) to disease and massacre. In 1919, he was staying in the American orphanage
in Alexandropol, and in 1926 was transferred to the orphanage in Leninakan, Armenia
. During 1929-30, he was teaching in the villages of Qundexsaz and Elegez, and became head of the cultural section of the Kurdish newspaper Riya Teze in 1930. He also worked as a news anchor in the Kurdish section of Radio Yerevan
. In 1933, he became a member of Writers Union of Armenia
and attended the meeting of Soviet Writers Congress in the following year. In 1937, during Stalin purges, he was imprisoned on March 18, 1937 on charges of spying, nationalism, being a Yezidi and helping counter revolutionaries. After one year, several Armenian intellectuals campaigned for his release and finally he was pardoned, although was not allowed to work. By Alexander Fadeyev's help and support, he was able to get back to his job. In 1940, he received his PhD in Kurdish folklore, and in 1941 the Armenian government, put him in charge of changing Kurdish alphabet from Latin to Cyrilic. The new alphabet was approved and published in 1946, and it was used in Kurdish education in Armenia, Georgia
and several Central Asian republics. In 1959, he was employed in the Oriental department of Armenian Academy of Sciences
, where he headed the Kurdology section for the next 8 years. From 1968 to 1974, he taught Kurdish literature and language in the Oriental Faculty of University of Yerevan. He wrote and translated many books, among them 15 books on folklore and literature, 33 textbooks for schools, 19 translations and 7 books in Pedagogy
.
Kars
Kars is a city in northeast Turkey and the capital of Kars Province. The population of the city is 73,826 as of 2010.-Etymology:As Chorzene, the town appears in Roman historiography as part of ancient Armenia...
. During World War I
World War I
World War I , which was predominantly called the World War or the Great War from its occurrence until 1939, and the First World War or World War I thereafter, was a major war centred in Europe that began on 28 July 1914 and lasted until 11 November 1918...
and Ottoman-Armenian conflict, his family fled to Armenia
Armenia
Armenia , officially the Republic of Armenia , is a landlocked mountainous country in the Caucasus region of Eurasia...
and settled in the village of Elegez. Later on he lost all his family (except for one brother) to disease and massacre. In 1919, he was staying in the American orphanage
Orphanage
An orphanage is a residential institution devoted to the care of orphans – children whose parents are deceased or otherwise unable or unwilling to care for them...
in Alexandropol, and in 1926 was transferred to the orphanage in Leninakan, Armenia
Armenia
Armenia , officially the Republic of Armenia , is a landlocked mountainous country in the Caucasus region of Eurasia...
. During 1929-30, he was teaching in the villages of Qundexsaz and Elegez, and became head of the cultural section of the Kurdish newspaper Riya Teze in 1930. He also worked as a news anchor in the Kurdish section of Radio Yerevan
Radio Yerevan
Radio Yerevan, or Armenian Radio jokes have been very popular in the Soviet Union and in other Communist countries of the ex-Eastern bloc since the second half of the 20th century....
. In 1933, he became a member of Writers Union of Armenia
Writers union of Armenia
The Writers' Union of Armenia was founded in August 1934, simultaneously with the USSR Union of Writers and as a component part of the USSR Union.-1930s:...
and attended the meeting of Soviet Writers Congress in the following year. In 1937, during Stalin purges, he was imprisoned on March 18, 1937 on charges of spying, nationalism, being a Yezidi and helping counter revolutionaries. After one year, several Armenian intellectuals campaigned for his release and finally he was pardoned, although was not allowed to work. By Alexander Fadeyev's help and support, he was able to get back to his job. In 1940, he received his PhD in Kurdish folklore, and in 1941 the Armenian government, put him in charge of changing Kurdish alphabet from Latin to Cyrilic. The new alphabet was approved and published in 1946, and it was used in Kurdish education in Armenia, Georgia
Georgia (country)
Georgia is a sovereign state in the Caucasus region of Eurasia. Located at the crossroads of Western Asia and Eastern Europe, it is bounded to the west by the Black Sea, to the north by Russia, to the southwest by Turkey, to the south by Armenia, and to the southeast by Azerbaijan. The capital of...
and several Central Asian republics. In 1959, he was employed in the Oriental department of Armenian Academy of Sciences
Armenian Academy of Sciences
The Armenian Academy of Sciences is the primary body that conducts research in and coordinates activities in the fields of science and social sciences in the Republic of Armenia. It was founded on November 29, 1943...
, where he headed the Kurdology section for the next 8 years. From 1968 to 1974, he taught Kurdish literature and language in the Oriental Faculty of University of Yerevan. He wrote and translated many books, among them 15 books on folklore and literature, 33 textbooks for schools, 19 translations and 7 books in Pedagogy
Pedagogy
Pedagogy is the study of being a teacher or the process of teaching. The term generally refers to strategies of instruction, or a style of instruction....
.
Books
- Kurmanji Folklore, with Emînê EvdalEmînê EvdalEmînê Evdal , was a Kurdish writer, linguist and poet. He was born into a Yezidi family in the village of Yamanchayir near Kars which at the time was under Russian control. His village was destroyed during the Turkish-Armenian conflict, and he lost his mother, father and brother...
, 1936. - Hikayetên Civata Kurdan (Kurdish Social Stories), Yerevan, 1959. (Re-published by Apec, 112 pp., Sweden, 1996. ISBN 91-87730-94-4 http://www.apec.nu/kurdi/book_cat.asp?ID=32)
- Mesele û Xeberokên Cimeta Kurda (Proverbs of the Kurdish Society), 800 pp., 1985.
- Hewarî, Novel, 422 pp., Roja Nû Publishers, Stockholm, 1999. ISBN 91-7672-045-4
External links
- Hecîyê Cindî and his works, By Eskerê Boyîk (in Kurdish).
- Hewarî