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Catalan vs Kurdish


Kurdish vs 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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Catalan and Kurdish Language History

Comparison of Catalan vs Kurdish language history gives us differences between origin of Catalan and Kurdish language. History of Catalan language states that this language originated in c. 1028 whereas history of Kurdish language states that this language originated in 16th century CE. Family of the language also forms a part of history of that language. More on language families of these languages can be found out on Catalan and Kurdish Language History.

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Catalan and Kurdish Greetings

People around the world use different languages to interact with each other. Even if we cannot communicate fluently in any language, it will always be beneficial to know about some of the common greetings or phrases from that language. This is where Catalan and Kurdish greetings helps you to understand basic phrases in Catalan and Kurdish language. Catalan word for "Hello" is Hola or Kurdish word for "Thank You" is Sipas. Find more of such common Catalan Greetings and Kurdish Greetings. These greetings will help you to be more confident when conversing with natives that speak these languages.

Catalan vs Kurdish Difficulty

The Catalan vs Kurdish difficulty level basically depends on the number of Catalan Alphabets and Kurdish Alphabets. Also the number of vowels and consonants in the language plays an important role in deciding the difficulty level of that language. The important points to be considered when we compare Catalan and Kurdish are the origin, speaking countries, language family, different greetings, speaking population of these languages. Want to know in Catalan and Kurdish, which language is harder to learn? Time required to learn Catalan is 24 weeks while to learn Kurdish time required is 4 weeks.

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