Countries
Andorra, Balearic Islands, Catalonia, Latin Union, Spain, Valencian Community
Iraq, Kurdistan
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 in
Catalan-Alpahabets.jpg#200
Kurdish-Alphabets.jpg#200
Scripts
Latin
Arabic, Cyrillic, Latin
Writing Direction
Left-To-Right, Horizontal
Right-To-Left, Horizontal
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
I Love You
T'estimo
Ez te hez dikem
Excuse Me
Dispensi!
Bê zehmet
Dialect 1
Caló
Northern Kurdish
Where They Speak
France, Portugal, Spain
northern Iraq, northern Syria, northwest Iran, southeast Turkey
Dialect 2
Valencian
Central Kurdish
Where They Speak
Spain
Iraq, Kurdistan Province of western Iran
Dialect 3
Ribagorçan
Southern Kurdish
Where They Speak
Spain
Eastern Iraq
How Many People Speak
Not Available
Speaking Population
Not Available
Second Language Speakers
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
Origin
c. 1028
16th century CE
Language Family
Indo-European Family
Indo-European Family
Subgroup
Romance
Indo-Iranian
Branch
Not Available
Not Available
Early Forms
Old Catalan
Not Available
Standard Forms
Standard Catalan, Standard Valencian
Kurdish
Signed Forms
Signed Catalan
Not Available
Scope
Individual
Macrolanguage
ISO 639 6
Not Available
Not Available
Glottocode
stan1289
kurd1259
Linguasphere
51-AAA-e
58-AAA-a
Language Type
Living
Living
Language Linguistic Typology
Subject-Verb-Object
Subject-Object-Verb
Language Morphological Typology
Not Available
Not Available
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.
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.
