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Catalan and Kurdish


Kurdish and Catalan


Countries

Countries
Andorra, Balearic Islands, Catalonia, Latin Union, Spain, Valencian Community   
Iraq, Kurdistan   

Total No. Of Countries
6   
9
2   
13

National Language
Andorra, France, Italy, Spain   
Azerbaijan, Georgia, Iran, Iraq, Syria, Turkey   

Second Language
Spain   
Not spoken in any of the countries   

Speaking Continents
Europe   
Middle East   

Minority Language
Aragon, France, Italy, Spain   
Not spoken in any of the countries   

Regulated By
Institut d'Estudis Catalans, Acadèmia Valenciana de la Llengua, National Languages Committee   
Not Available   

Interesting Facts
  • Catalan is 6th most largely spoken Romance language.
  • Catalan went through a golden age in low middle ages, reaching a peak of maturity and cultural richness.
  
  • The vocabulary in Kurdish is of Iranian origin.
  • In the middle East, Kurdish is the fourth largest ethnic group.
  

Similar To
Spanish Language, Occitan Language, Italian Language, French Language   
Farsi Language   

Derived From
Latin   
Not Available   

Alphabets

Alphabets in
Catalan-Alpahabets.jpg#200   
Kurdish-Alphabets.jpg#200   

Alphabets
27   
9
33   
15

Phonology
  
  

How Many Vowels
5   
2
8   
5

How Many Consonants
23   
13
29   
19

Scripts
Latin   
Arabic, Cyrillic, Latin   

Writing Direction
Left-To-Right, Horizontal   
Right-To-Left, Horizontal   

Hard to Learn
  
  

Language Levels
5   
4
4   
3

Time Taken to Learn
24 weeks   
6
4 weeks   
2

Greetings

Hello
Hola   
Silaw   

Thank You
Gràcies   
Sipas   

How Are You?
Com estàs?   
Tu çawa yî?   

Good Night
Bona nit   
Şev xweş   

Good Evening
Bona nit   
Evare baş   

Good Afternoon
Bona tarda   
Nee-wa-rowt bash   

Good Morning
Bon dia   
Bayanit bash   

Please
Sisplau   
Bê zehmet   

Sorry
Perdó!   
Bibûre   

Bye
Adéu   
Be xêr çî   

I Love You
T'estimo   
Ez te hez dikem   

Excuse Me
Dispensi!   
Bê zehmet   

Dialects

Dialect 1
Caló   
Northern Kurdish   

Where They Speak
France, Portugal, Spain   
northern Iraq, northern Syria, northwest Iran, southeast Turkey   

How Many People Speak
440,000.00   
35
20,000,000.00   
10

Dialect 2
Valencian   
Central Kurdish   

Where They Speak
Spain   
Iraq, Kurdistan Province of western Iran   

How Many People Speak
2,400,000.00   
19
5,000,000.00   
14

Dialect 3
Ribagorçan   
Southern Kurdish   

Where They Speak
Spain   
Eastern Iraq   

How Many People Speak
Not Available   
3,000,000.00   
12

Total No. Of Dialects
8   
8
3   
3

How Many People Speak

How Many People Speak?
9.20 million   
99+
28.00 million   
38

Speaking Population
Not Available   
0.31 %   
39

Native Speakers
4.10 million   
99+
21.00 million   
36

Second Language Speakers
5.10 million   
28
Not Available   

Native Name
català   
Kurdí / کوردی / к’öрди   

Alternative Names
Català, Catalán, Catalan-Valencian-Balear, Catalonian, Valencian   
Not Available   

French Name
catalan; valencien   
kurde   

German Name
Katalanisch   
Kurdisch   

Pronunciation
[kətəˈɫa] (EC) ~ [kataˈɫa] (WC)   
Not Available   

Ethnicity
Catalan people   
Kurds   

History

Origin
c. 1028   
16th century CE   

Language Family
Indo-European Family   
Indo-European Family   

Subgroup
Romance   
Indo-Iranian   

Branch
Not Available   
Not Available   

Language Forms
  
  

Early Forms
Old Catalan   
Not Available   

Standard Forms
Standard Catalan, Standard Valencian   
Kurdish   

Signed Forms
Signed Catalan   
Not Available   

Scope
Individual   
Macrolanguage   

Code

ISO 639 1
ca   
ku   

ISO 639 2
  
  

ISO 639 2/T
cat   
kur   

ISO 639 2/B
cat   
kur   

ISO 639 3
cat   
kur   

ISO 639 6
Not Available   
Not Available   

Glottocode
stan1289   
kurd1259   

Linguasphere
51-AAA-e   
58-AAA-a   

Types of Language
  
  

Language Type
Living   
Living   

Language Linguistic Typology
Subject-Verb-Object   
Subject-Object-Verb   

Language Morphological Typology
Not Available   
Not Available   

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All Catalan 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 Catalan and Kurdish dialects. Various dialects of Catalan and Kurdish language differ in their pronunciations and words. Dialects of Catalan are spoken in different Catalan Speaking Countries whereas Kurdish Dialects are spoken in different Kurdish speaking countries. Also the number of people speaking Catalan vs Kurdish Dialects varies from few thousands to many millions. Some of the Catalan dialects include: Caló, Valencian. Kurdish dialects include: Northern Kurdish , Central Kurdish. Also learn about dialects in South American Languages and North American Languages.

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Catalan and Kurdish Speaking population

Catalan and Kurdish speaking population is one of the factors based on which Catalan and Kurdish languages can be compared. The total count of Catalan and Kurdish Speaking population in percentage is also given. The percentage of people speaking Catalan 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 Catalan and Kurdish on Catalan vs Kurdish where you will get native speakers, speaking population in percentage and native names.

Catalan and Kurdish Language Codes

Catalan and Kurdish language codes are used in those applications where using language names are tedious. Catalan and Kurdish Language Codes include all the international language codes, glottocodes and linguasphere.

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