Igbo and Kurdish
Countries
Nigeria
Iraq, Kurdistan
National Language
Nigeria
Azerbaijan, Georgia, Iran, Iraq, Syria, Turkey
Second Language
Not spoken in any of the countries
Not spoken in any of the countries
Speaking Continents
Africa
Middle East
Minority Language
Equatorial Guinea
Not spoken in any of the countries
Regulated By
Society for Promoting Igbo Language and Culture
Not Available
Interesting Facts
- In Igbo, there is complicated system of high and low tones indicating differences in meaning and grammatical relationships.
- Igbo has inexhaustible and rich linguistic features like idioms, proverbs, aphorisms, anecdotes etc.
- The vocabulary in Kurdish is of Iranian origin.
- In the middle East, Kurdish is the fourth largest ethnic group.
Similar To
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Farsi Language
Derived From
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Not Available
Alphabets in
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Scripts
Latin
Arabic, Cyrillic, Latin
Writing Direction
Not Available
Right-To-Left, Horizontal
How Are You?
kedụ ka ịmere
Tu çawa yî?
Good Night
ka chi fo
Şev xweş
Good Evening
mgbede ọma
Evare baş
Good Afternoon
ehihie ọma
Nee-wa-rowt bash
Good Morning
ụtụtụ ọma
Bayanit bash
Bye
Not Available
Be xêr çî
I Love You
a hụrụ m gị n'anya
Ez te hez dikem
Excuse Me
ngọpụ
Bê zehmet
Dialect 1
Enuani
Northern Kurdish
Where They Speak
Nigeria
northern Iraq, northern Syria, northwest Iran, southeast Turkey
How Many People Speak
Not Available
Dialect 2
Ngwa
Central Kurdish
Where They Speak
Nigeria
Iraq, Kurdistan Province of western Iran
Dialect 3
Not present
Southern Kurdish
Where They Speak
Not Available
Eastern Iraq
How Many People Speak
Not Available
Speaking Population
Not Available
Native Name
igbo
Kurdí / کوردی / к’öрди
Alternative Names
Ibo
Not Available
German Name
Ibo-Sprache
Kurdisch
Pronunciation
[iɡ͡boː]
Not Available
Ethnicity
Igbo people
Kurds
Origin
30th Century BC
16th century CE
Language Family
Niger-Congo Family
Indo-European Family
Subgroup
Kwa
Indo-Iranian
Branch
Not Available
Not Available
Early Forms
No early forms
Not Available
Standard Forms
Standard Igbo
Kurdish
Language Position
Not Available
Signed Forms
Not Available
Not Available
Scope
Individual
Macrolanguage
ISO 639 6
Not Available
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Glottocode
nucl1417
kurd1259
Linguasphere
No data available
58-AAA-a
Language Type
Living
Living
Language Linguistic Typology
Not Available
Subject-Object-Verb
Language Morphological Typology
Agglutinative
Not Available
All Igbo 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 Igbo and Kurdish dialects. Various dialects of Igbo and Kurdish language differ in their pronunciations and words. Dialects of Igbo are spoken in different Igbo Speaking Countries whereas Kurdish Dialects are spoken in different Kurdish speaking countries. Also the number of people speaking Igbo vs Kurdish Dialects varies from few thousands to many millions. Some of the Igbo dialects include: Enuani, Ngwa. Kurdish dialects include: Northern Kurdish , Central Kurdish. Also learn about dialects in South American Languages and North American Languages.
Igbo and Kurdish Speaking population
Igbo and Kurdish speaking population is one of the factors based on which Igbo and Kurdish languages can be compared. The total count of Igbo and Kurdish Speaking population in percentage is also given. The percentage of people speaking Igbo 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 Igbo and Kurdish on Igbo vs Kurdish where you will get native speakers, speaking population in percentage and native names.
Igbo and Kurdish Language Codes
Igbo and Kurdish language codes are used in those applications where using language names are tedious. Igbo and Kurdish Language Codes include all the international language codes, glottocodes and linguasphere.