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Kurdish and Irish


Countries

Countries
European Union, Ireland   
Iraq, Kurdistan   

Total No. Of Countries
2   
13
2   
13

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

Second Language
Ireland   
Not spoken in any of the countries   

Speaking Continents
Europe   
Middle East   

Minority Language
United Kingdom   
Not spoken in any of the countries   

Regulated By
Foras na Gaeilge   
Not Available   

Interesting Facts
  • In Irish language, there are no exact words for "yes" or "no".
  • There are different set of numbers for counting humans and another set for counting non-humans in Irish Language.
  
  • The vocabulary in Kurdish is of Iranian origin.
  • In the middle East, Kurdish is the fourth largest ethnic group.
  

Similar To
Not Available   
Farsi Language   

Derived From
Not Available   
Not Available   

Alphabets

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

Alphabets
18   
1
33   
15

Phonology
  
  

How Many Vowels
5   
2
8   
5

How Many Consonants
13   
3
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
36 weeks   
10
4 weeks   
2

Greetings

Hello
Dia dhuit   
Silaw   

Thank You
Go raibh maith agat   
Sipas   

How Are You?
Conas atá tú ?   
Tu çawa yî?   

Good Night
Oíche mhaith   
Şev xweş   

Good Evening
Tráthnóna maith duit   
Evare baş   

Good Afternoon
Tráthnóna maith duit   
Nee-wa-rowt bash   

Good Morning
Dia dhuit ar maidin   
Bayanit bash   

Please
le do thoil   
Bê zehmet   

Sorry
Tá brón orm   
Bibûre   

Bye
Slán   
Be xêr çî   

I Love You
Is breá liom thú   
Ez te hez dikem   

Excuse Me
Gabh mo leithscéal   
Bê zehmet   

Dialects

Dialect 1
Connacht Irish   
Northern Kurdish   

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

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

Dialect 2
Munster Irish   
Central Kurdish   

Where They Speak
Munster   
Iraq, Kurdistan Province of western Iran   

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

Dialect 3
Ulster Irish   
Southern Kurdish   

Where They Speak
Ulster   
Eastern Iraq   

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

Total No. Of Dialects
4   
4
3   
3

How Many People Speak

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

Speaking Population
Not Available   
0.31 %   
39

Native Speakers
0.14 million   
99+
21.00 million   
36

Second Language Speakers
1.65 million   
35
Not Available   

Native Name
Gaeilge (na hÉireann) / An Ghaeilge   
Kurdí / کوردی / к’öрди   

Alternative Names
Erse, Gaeilge, Gaelic Irish   
Not Available   

French Name
irlandais moyen   
kurde   

German Name
Mittelirisch   
Kurdisch   

Pronunciation
[ˈɡeːlʲɟə]   
Not Available   

Ethnicity
Irish people   
Kurds   

History

Origin
c. 750   
16th century CE   

Language Family
Indo-European Family   
Indo-European Family   

Subgroup
Celtic   
Indo-Iranian   

Branch
Goidelic   
Not Available   

Language Forms
  
  

Early Forms
Primitive Irish, Old Irish, Middle Irish, Classical Irish, Irish   
Not Available   

Standard Forms
An Caighdeán Oifigiúil   
Kurdish   

Signed Forms
Irish Sign Language   
Not Available   

Scope
Individual   
Macrolanguage   

Code

ISO 639 1
ga   
ku   

ISO 639 2
  
  

ISO 639 2/T
gle   
kur   

ISO 639 2/B
gle   
kur   

ISO 639 3
gle   
kur   

ISO 639 6
Not Available   
Not Available   

Glottocode
iris1253   
kurd1259   

Linguasphere
50-AAA   
58-AAA-a   

Types of Language
  
  

Language Type
Living   
Living   

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

Language Morphological Typology
Fusional   
Not Available   

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

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Irish and Kurdish Speaking population

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

Irish and Kurdish Language Codes

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

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