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Greek vs Kurdish


Kurdish vs Greek


Countries

Countries
Cyprus, European Union, Greece  
Iraq, Kurdistan  

Total No. Of Countries
3  
12
2  
13

National Language
Albania, Cyprus, Egypt, France, Greece, Italy, Romania, Turkey, Ukraine  
Azerbaijan, Georgia, Iran, Iraq, Syria, Turkey  

Second Language
Roman Empire  
Not spoken in any of the countries  

Speaking Continents
Asia, Europe  
Middle East  

Minority Language
Albania, Armenia, Australia, Hungary, Italy, Romania, Turkey, Ukraine  
Not spoken in any of the countries  

Regulated By
Center for the Greek language (Κέντρον Ελληνικής Γλώσσας)  
Not Available  

Interesting Facts
  • Greek is the longest documented language of all the Indo-European Langauges.
  • The official language of education in the Roman Empire was Greek.
  
  • The vocabulary in Kurdish is of Iranian origin.
  • In the middle East, Kurdish is the fourth largest ethnic group.
  

Similar To
Armenian  
Farsi Language  

Derived From
Latin  
Not Available  

Alphabets

Alphabets in
Greek-Alphabets.jpg#200  
Kurdish-Alphabets.jpg#200  

Alphabets
24  
6
33  
15

Phonology
  
  

How Many Vowels
7  
4
8  
5

How Many Consonants
17  
7
29  
19

Scripts
Arabic, Latin  
Arabic, Cyrillic, Latin  

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

Hard to Learn
  
  

Language Levels
6  
5
4  
3

Time Taken to Learn
44 weeks  
11
4 weeks  
2

Greetings

Hello
γεια σας (geia sas)  
Silaw  

Thank You
ευχαριστώ (ef̱charistó̱)  
Sipas  

How Are You?
πώς είσαι (pó̱s eísai)  
Tu çawa yî?  

Good Night
Καληνυχτα (Kali̱nychta)  
Şev xweş  

Good Evening
καλησπέρα (kali̱spéra)  
Evare baş  

Good Afternoon
Καλὸ ἀπόγευμα (Kaló apóyevma)  
Nee-wa-rowt bash  

Good Morning
καλημέρα (kali̱méra)  
Bayanit bash  

Please
παρακαλώ (parakaló̱)  
Bê zehmet  

Sorry
συγνώμη (sygnó̱mi̱)  
Bibûre  

Bye
αντίο (antío)  
Be xêr çî  

I Love You
Σε αγαπώ (Se agapó̱)  
Ez te hez dikem  

Excuse Me
Με συγχωρείτε! (Me synhoríte)  
Bê zehmet  

Dialects

Dialect 1
Cappadocian Greek  
Northern Kurdish  

Where They Speak
Greece  
northern Iraq, northern Syria, northwest Iran, southeast Turkey  

How Many People Speak
2,800.00  
99+
20,000,000.00  
10

Dialect 2
Griko  
Central Kurdish  

Where They Speak
Italy  
Iraq, Kurdistan Province of western Iran  

How Many People Speak
50,000.00  
38
5,000,000.00  
14

Dialect 3
Mariupol  
Southern Kurdish  

Where They Speak
Ukraine  
Eastern Iraq  

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

Total No. Of Dialects
25  
21
3  
3

How Many People Speak

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

Speaking Population
0.18 %  
99+
0.31 %  
39

Native Speakers
13.00 million  
99+
21.00 million  
36

Native Name
ελληνικά  
Kurdí / کوردی / к’öрди  

Alternative Names
Ellinika, Graecae, Grec, Greco, Neo-Hellenic, Romaic  
Not Available  

French Name
grec moderne (après 1453)  
kurde  

German Name
Neugriechisch  
Kurdisch  

Pronunciation
[eliniˈka]  
Not Available  

Ethnicity
Greeks or Hellenes  
Kurds  

History

Origin
1500 BC  
16th century CE  

Language Family
Indo-European Family  
Indo-European Family  

Subgroup
Hellenic  
Indo-Iranian  

Branch
Not Available  
Not Available  

Language Forms
  
  

Early Forms
Proto-Greek, Mycenaean Greek, Ancient Greek, Koine Greek and Medieval Greek  
Not Available  

Standard Forms
Modern Greek  
Kurdish  

Language Position
74  
99+
Not Available  

Signed Forms
Greek Sign Language  
Not Available  

Scope
Individual  
Macrolanguage  

Code

ISO 639 1
el  
ku  

ISO 639 2
  
  

ISO 639 2/T
ell  
kur  

ISO 639 2/B
gre  
kur  

ISO 639 3
ell  
kur  

ISO 639 6
ells  
Not Available  

Glottocode
gree1276  
kurd1259  

Linguasphere
56-AAA-a  
58-AAA-a  

Types of Language
  
  

Language Type
Living  
Living  

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

Language Morphological Typology
Fusional, Synthetic  
Not Available  

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Greek and Kurdish Language History

Comparison of Greek vs Kurdish language history gives us differences between origin of Greek and Kurdish language. History of Greek language states that this language originated in 1500 BC 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 Greek and Kurdish Language History.

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Greek 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 Greek and Kurdish greetings helps you to understand basic phrases in Greek and Kurdish language. Greek word for "Hello" is γεια σας (geia sas) or Kurdish word for "Thank You" is Sipas. Find more of such common Greek Greetings and Kurdish Greetings. These greetings will help you to be more confident when conversing with natives that speak these languages.

Greek vs Kurdish Difficulty

The Greek vs Kurdish difficulty level basically depends on the number of Greek 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 Greek and Kurdish are the origin, speaking countries, language family, different greetings, speaking population of these languages. Want to know in Greek and Kurdish, which language is harder to learn? Time required to learn Greek is 44 weeks while to learn Kurdish time required is 4 weeks.

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