Basque and Kurdish
Countries
Basque Autonomous Community, Navarre
Iraq, Kurdistan
National Language
France, Spain
Azerbaijan, Georgia, Iran, Iraq, Syria, Turkey
Second Language
Not spoken in any of the countries
Not spoken in any of the countries
Speaking Continents
Asia, Europe
Middle East
Minority Language
Not spoken in any of the countries
Not spoken in any of the countries
Regulated By
Euskaltzaindia, National Languages Committee
Not Available
Interesting Facts
- The Basque language is the oldest European language.
- Basque alphabet include many Roman letters.
- The vocabulary in Kurdish is of Iranian origin.
- In the middle East, Kurdish is the fourth largest ethnic group.
Similar To
Spanish
Farsi Language
Derived From
Not Available
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Alphabets in
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Scripts
Latin
Arabic, Cyrillic, Latin
Writing Direction
Not Available
Right-To-Left, Horizontal
Thank You
Eskerrik asko
Sipas
How Are You?
Zer moduz?
Tu çawa yî?
Good Night
Gabon
Şev xweş
Good Evening
Arratsalde on
Evare baş
Good Afternoon
Arratsalde on
Nee-wa-rowt bash
Good Morning
Egun on
Bayanit bash
I Love You
Maite zaitut
Ez te hez dikem
Excuse Me
Barkatu
Bê zehmet
Dialect 1
Navarro-Lapurdian
Northern Kurdish
Where They Speak
France
northern Iraq, northern Syria, northwest Iran, southeast Turkey
Dialect 2
Souletin
Central Kurdish
Where They Speak
France, Soule, Spain
Iraq, Kurdistan Province of western Iran
Dialect 3
Biscayan
Southern Kurdish
Where They Speak
Spain
Eastern Iraq
How Many People Speak
Not Available
Speaking Population
Not Available
Native Name
Not available
Kurdí / کوردی / к’öрди
Alternative Names
Euskara, Euskera, Vascuense
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German Name
Baskisch
Kurdisch
Pronunciation
Not Available
Not Available
Ethnicity
Basque people
Kurds
Origin
c. 1000
16th century CE
Language Family
Vasconic Family
Indo-European Family
Subgroup
Not Available
Indo-Iranian
Branch
Not Available
Not Available
Early Forms
Proto-Basque, Aquitanian
Not Available
Standard Forms
Basque
Kurdish
Signed Forms
Not Available
Not Available
Scope
Not Available
Macrolanguage
ISO 639 6
Not Available
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Glottocode
basq1248
kurd1259
Linguasphere
40-AAA-a
58-AAA-a
Language Type
Not Available
Living
Language Linguistic Typology
Subject-Object-Verb
Subject-Object-Verb
Language Morphological Typology
Agglutinative
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All Basque and Kurdish Dialects
Most languages have dialects where each dialect differ from other dialect with respect to grammar and vocabulary. Here you will get to know all Basque and Kurdish dialects. Various dialects of Basque and Kurdish language differ in their pronunciations and words. Dialects of Basque are spoken in different Basque Speaking Countries whereas Kurdish Dialects are spoken in different Kurdish speaking countries. Also the number of people speaking Basque vs Kurdish Dialects varies from few thousands to many millions. Some of the Basque dialects include: Navarro-Lapurdian, Souletin. Kurdish dialects include: Northern Kurdish , Central Kurdish. Also learn about dialects in South American Languages and North American Languages.
Basque and Kurdish Speaking population
Basque and Kurdish speaking population is one of the factors based on which Basque and Kurdish languages can be compared. The total count of Basque and Kurdish Speaking population in percentage is also given. The percentage of people speaking Basque language is Not Available whereas the percentage of people speaking Kurdish language is 0.31 %. When we compare the speaking population of any two languages we get to know which of two languages is more popular. Find more details about how many people speak Basque and Kurdish on Basque vs Kurdish where you will get native speakers, speaking population in percentage and native names.
Basque and Kurdish Language Codes
Basque and Kurdish language codes are used in those applications where using language names are tedious. Basque and Kurdish Language Codes include all the international language codes, glottocodes and linguasphere.