Nalî (Kurdish: نالی ,Nalî), also known as Mellah Xidir Ehmed Şaweysî Mîkaîlî (Kurdish: مەلا خدر (خضر) کوڕی ئەحمەدی شاوەیسی ئاڵی بەگی میکایلی)[2] (1800 Şarezûr - 1856 in Constantinople), was born in Xak û Xol, a village in Suleymanî Province. He was a Kurdish poet and translator, who is considered to be one of the greatest Kurdish poets in the Kurdish classical period mainly because of his contribution to the Sorani school of poetry.[3]

Significance in Kurdish Culture

Along with Kurdî and Salim, Nalî made Sorani the literary language of southern Kurdistan.[3]

References

  1. ^ "Radio Nawxo". Radio Nawxo. Archived from the original on 2013-11-14. Retrieved 2014-03-02.
  2. ^ Keith Hitchins, "NALÎ" in Encyclaopedia Iranica
  3. ^ a b "NALÎ – Encyclopaedia Iranica". iranicaonline.org. Retrieved 2021-03-04.
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