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Kurdish and Hebrew


Countries

Countries
Israel   
Iraq, Kurdistan   

Total No. Of Countries
1   
14
2   
13

National Language
Israel   
Azerbaijan, Georgia, Iran, Iraq, Syria, Turkey   

Second Language
Israel   
Not spoken in any of the countries   

Speaking Continents
Africa, Asia, Europe   
Middle East   

Minority Language
Poland   
Not spoken in any of the countries   

Regulated By
Academy of the Hebrew Language   
Not Available   

Interesting Facts
  • The original language of Bible is Hebrew.
  • The men and women use different verbs in hebrew language.
  
  • The vocabulary in Kurdish is of Iranian origin.
  • In the middle East, Kurdish is the fourth largest ethnic group.
  

Similar To
Arabic and Aramaic languages   
Farsi Language   

Derived From
Aramaic Language   
Not Available   

Alphabets

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

Alphabets
22   
4
33   
15

Phonology
  
  

How Many Vowels
0   
8   
5

How Many Consonants
22   
12
29   
19

Scripts
Hebrew   
Arabic, Cyrillic, Latin   

Writing Direction
Right-To-Left, 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
שלום (Shalom)   
Silaw   

Thank You
תודה (Toda)   
Sipas   

How Are You?
מה שלומך? (ma shlomxa)   
Tu çawa yî?   

Good Night
לילה טוב (Laila tov)   
Şev xweş   

Good Evening
ערב טוב (Erev tov)   
Evare baş   

Good Afternoon
אחר צהריים טובים (Achar tzahara'im tovim)   
Nee-wa-rowt bash   

Good Morning
בוקר טוב (Boker tov)   
Bayanit bash   

Please
בבקשה (bevekshah)   
Bê zehmet   

Sorry
סליחה! (Slicha)   
Bibûre   

Bye
להתראות (Lehitraot)   
Be xêr çî   

I Love You
אני אוהבת אותך (Ani ohevet otcha)   
Ez te hez dikem   

Excuse Me
בבקשה!   
Bê zehmet   

Dialects

Dialect 1
Ashkenazi Hebrew   
Northern Kurdish   

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

How Many People Speak
Not Available   
20,000,000.00   
10

Dialect 2
Samaritan Hebrew   
Central Kurdish   

Where They Speak
Israel, Palestine   
Iraq, Kurdistan Province of western Iran   

How Many People Speak
Not Available   
5,000,000.00   
14

Dialect 3
Yemenite Hebrew   
Southern Kurdish   

Where They Speak
Israel   
Eastern Iraq   

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

Total No. Of Dialects
7   
7
3   
3

How Many People Speak

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

Speaking Population
Not Available   
0.31 %   
39

Native Speakers
4.40 million   
99+
21.00 million   
36

Second Language Speakers
5.60 million   
27
Not Available   

Native Name
עברית / עִבְרִית (ivrit)   
Kurdí / کوردی / к’öрди   

Alternative Names
Israeli, Ivrit   
Not Available   

French Name
hébreu   
kurde   

German Name
Hebräisch   
Kurdisch   

Pronunciation
[(ʔ)ivˈʁit] - [(ʔ)ivˈɾit]   
Not Available   

Ethnicity
Not Available   
Kurds   

History

Origin
1000 BC   
16th century CE   

Language Family
Afro-Asiatic Family   
Indo-European Family   

Subgroup
Semitic   
Indo-Iranian   

Branch
Canaanitic   
Not Available   

Language Forms
  
  

Early Forms
Biblical Hebrew, Mishnaic Hebrew, Medieval Hebrew, Hebrew   
Not Available   

Standard Forms
Modern Hebrew   
Kurdish   

Language Position
23   
19
Not Available   

Signed Forms
Signed Hebrew   
Not Available   

Scope
Individual   
Macrolanguage   

Code

ISO 639 1
he   
ku   

ISO 639 2
  
  

ISO 639 2/T
heb   
kur   

ISO 639 2/B
heb   
kur   

ISO 639 3
heb   
kur   

ISO 639 6
Not Available   
Not Available   

Glottocode
hebr1246   
kurd1259   

Linguasphere
12-AAB-a   
58-AAA-a   

Types of Language
  
  

Language Type
Living   
Living   

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

Language Morphological Typology
Fusional, Synthetic   
Not Available   

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

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Hebrew and Kurdish Speaking population

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

Hebrew and Kurdish Language Codes

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

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