Japanese and Kurdish
Countries
Japan
Iraq, Kurdistan
National Language
Japan
Azerbaijan, Georgia, Iran, Iraq, Syria, Turkey
Second Language
Not spoken in any of the countries
Not spoken in any of the countries
Speaking Continents
Asia, Pacific
Middle East
Minority Language
Palau
Not spoken in any of the countries
Regulated By
Agency for Cultural Affairs (文化庁) at the Ministry of Education
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Interesting Facts
- In Japanese Language, there are 4 different ways to address people: kun, chan, san and sama.
- There are many words in Japanese language which end with vowel letter, which determines the structure and rhythm of Japanese.
- The vocabulary in Kurdish is of Iranian origin.
- In the middle East, Kurdish is the fourth largest ethnic group.
Similar To
Korean Language
Farsi Language
Derived From
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Alphabets in
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Scripts
Kana
Arabic, Cyrillic, Latin
Writing Direction
Left-To-Right, Horizontal, Top-To-Bottom
Right-To-Left, Horizontal
Hello
こんにちは (Kon'nichiwa)
Silaw
Thank You
ありがとう (Arigatō)
Sipas
How Are You?
お元気ですか (O genki desu ka?)
Tu çawa yî?
Good Night
おやすみなさい (Oyasuminasai)
Şev xweş
Good Evening
こんばんは (Konbanwa)
Evare baş
Good Afternoon
こんにちは (Konnichiwa!)
Nee-wa-rowt bash
Good Morning
おはよう (Ohayō)
Bayanit bash
Please
お願いします (Onegaishimasu)
Bê zehmet
Sorry
ごめんなさい (Gomen'nasai)
Bibûre
Bye
さようなら (Sayōnara)
Be xêr çî
I Love You
愛しています (Aishiteimasu)
Ez te hez dikem
Excuse Me
すみません (Sumimasen)
Bê zehmet
Dialect 1
Sanuki
Northern Kurdish
Where They Speak
Kagawa
northern Iraq, northern Syria, northwest Iran, southeast Turkey
Dialect 2
Hakata
Central Kurdish
Where They Speak
Fukuoka
Iraq, Kurdistan Province of western Iran
How Many People Speak
Not Available
Dialect 3
Kansai
Southern Kurdish
Where They Speak
kansai
Eastern Iraq
How Many People Speak
Not Available
Native Name
日本語
Kurdí / کوردی / к’öрди
Alternative Names
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French Name
japonais
kurde
German Name
Japanisch
Kurdisch
Pronunciation
/nihoɴɡo/: [nihõŋɡo], [nihõŋŋo]
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Ethnicity
Japanese (Yamato)
Kurds
Origin
1185
16th century CE
Language Family
Japonic Family
Indo-European Family
Subgroup
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Indo-Iranian
Branch
Not Available
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Early Forms
Old Japanese, Early Middle Japanese, Late Middle Japanese and Early Modern Japanese
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Standard Forms
Japanese
Kurdish
Language Position
Not Available
Signed Forms
Signed Japanese
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Scope
Individual
Macrolanguage
ISO 639 6
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Glottocode
nucl1643
kurd1259
Linguasphere
45-CAA-a
58-AAA-a
Language Type
Living
Living
Language Linguistic Typology
Subject-Object-Verb
Subject-Object-Verb
Language Morphological Typology
Agglutinative, Synthetic
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All Japanese 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 Japanese and Kurdish dialects. Various dialects of Japanese and Kurdish language differ in their pronunciations and words. Dialects of Japanese are spoken in different Japanese Speaking Countries whereas Kurdish Dialects are spoken in different Kurdish speaking countries. Also the number of people speaking Japanese vs Kurdish Dialects varies from few thousands to many millions. Some of the Japanese dialects include: Sanuki, Hakata. Kurdish dialects include: Northern Kurdish , Central Kurdish. Also learn about dialects in South American Languages and North American Languages.
Japanese and Kurdish Speaking population
Japanese and Kurdish speaking population is one of the factors based on which Japanese and Kurdish languages can be compared. The total count of Japanese and Kurdish Speaking population in percentage is also given. The percentage of people speaking Japanese language is 1.90 % 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 Japanese and Kurdish on Japanese vs Kurdish where you will get native speakers, speaking population in percentage and native names.
Japanese and Kurdish Language Codes
Japanese and Kurdish language codes are used in those applications where using language names are tedious. Japanese and Kurdish Language Codes include all the international language codes, glottocodes and linguasphere.