Konkani and Kurdish
Countries
India
Iraq, Kurdistan
National Language
India
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
Middle East
Minority Language
Not spoken in any of the countries
Not spoken in any of the countries
Regulated By
Govenment of Goa
Not Available
Interesting Facts
- Fr. Thomas Stevan wrote the first book in Konkani in 1651.
- Sahitya Academy recognized konkani as a language in year 1976.
- The vocabulary in Kurdish is of Iranian origin.
- In the middle East, Kurdish is the fourth largest ethnic group.
Similar To
Marathi
Farsi Language
Derived From
Sanskrit Language
Not Available
Alphabets in
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Kurdish-Alphabets.jpg#200
Scripts
Devanagari
Arabic, Cyrillic, Latin
Writing Direction
Left-To-Right, Horizontal
Right-To-Left, Horizontal
Thank You
Dev Borem Korum
Sipas
How Are You?
kaso assa?
Tu çawa yî?
Good Night
Rati Boren Zavonn
Şev xweş
Good Evening
Sanj Borem Zavonn
Evare baş
Good Afternoon
Not Available
Nee-wa-rowt bash
Good Morning
Dis Borem Zavonn
Bayanit bash
I Love You
hav tujo mog korta.
Ez te hez dikem
Excuse Me
upkar korxi
Bê zehmet
Dialect 1
Antruz
Northern Kurdish
Where They Speak
Goa
northern Iraq, northern Syria, northwest Iran, southeast Turkey
How Many People Speak
Not Available
Dialect 2
Not present
Central Kurdish
Where They Speak
Not Available
Iraq, Kurdistan Province of western Iran
How Many People Speak
Not Available
Dialect 3
Not present
Southern Kurdish
Where They Speak
Not Available
Eastern Iraq
How Many People Speak
Not Available
Native Name
Kōṅkaṇī
Kurdí / کوردی / к’öрди
Alternative Names
Konkan standard, Bankoti, Kunabi, North Konkan, Central Konkan, Concorinum, Cugani, Konkanese
Not Available
French Name
konkani
kurde
German Name
Konkani
Kurdisch
Pronunciation
kõkɳi
Not Available
Origin
1209 A.D.
16th century CE
Language Family
Indo-European Family
Indo-European Family
Subgroup
Not Available
Indo-Iranian
Branch
Not Available
Not Available
Early Forms
No early forms
Not Available
Standard Forms
Kokani
Kurdish
Signed Forms
Indian Signing System (ISS)
Not Available
Scope
Individual, Macrolanguage
Macrolanguage
ISO 639 1
No data available
ku
ISO 639 6
Not Available
Not Available
Glottocode
goan1235
kurd1259
Linguasphere
No data available
58-AAA-a
Language Type
Living
Living
Language Linguistic Typology
Subject-Object-Verb
Subject-Object-Verb
Language Morphological Typology
Not Available
Not Available
All Konkani 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 Konkani and Kurdish dialects. Various dialects of Konkani and Kurdish language differ in their pronunciations and words. Dialects of Konkani are spoken in different Konkani Speaking Countries whereas Kurdish Dialects are spoken in different Kurdish speaking countries. Also the number of people speaking Konkani vs Kurdish Dialects varies from few thousands to many millions. Some of the Konkani dialects include: Antruz Kurdish dialects include: Northern Kurdish , Central Kurdish. Also learn about dialects in South American Languages and North American Languages.
Konkani and Kurdish Speaking population
Konkani and Kurdish speaking population is one of the factors based on which Konkani and Kurdish languages can be compared. The total count of Konkani and Kurdish Speaking population in percentage is also given. The percentage of people speaking Konkani language is 0.11 % 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 Konkani and Kurdish on Konkani vs Kurdish where you will get native speakers, speaking population in percentage and native names.
Konkani and Kurdish Language Codes
Konkani and Kurdish language codes are used in those applications where using language names are tedious. Konkani and Kurdish Language Codes include all the international language codes, glottocodes and linguasphere.
