Countries
Iraq, Kurdistan
Armenian Highland
National Language
Azerbaijan, Georgia, Iran, Iraq, Syria, Turkey
Armenia, Nagorno-Karabakh Republic
Second Language
Not spoken in any of the countries
Not spoken in any of the countries
Speaking Continents
Middle East
Asia, Europe
Minority Language
Not spoken in any of the countries
Cyprus, Hungary, Iraq, Poland, Romania, Ukraine
Regulated By
Not Available
Armenian National Academy of Sciences
Interesting Facts
- The vocabulary in Kurdish is of Iranian origin.
- In the middle East, Kurdish is the fourth largest ethnic group.
- The first language into which Bible was translated is Armenian.
- Christianity was recognized as a national religion in 301 by Armenia Country.
Similar To
Farsi Language
Greek
Derived From
Not Available
Not Available
Alphabets in
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Scripts
Arabic, Cyrillic, Latin
Armenian manuscript
Writing Direction
Right-To-Left, Horizontal
Left-To-Right, Horizontal
Hello
Silaw
Բարեւ (Barev)
Thank You
Sipas
Շնորհակալություն (Shnorhakalut’yun)
How Are You?
Tu çawa yî?
Ինչպես եք դուք? (Inch’pes yek’ duk’)
Good Night
Şev xweş
Բարի գիշեր (Bari gisher)
Good Evening
Evare baş
Բարի երեկո (Bari yereko)
Good Afternoon
Nee-wa-rowt bash
Բարի օր (Bari or)
Good Morning
Bayanit bash
Բարի լույս (Bari luys)
Please
Bê zehmet
Խնդրում եմ (Khndrum yem)
Sorry
Bibûre
կներեք (knerek’)
Bye
Be xêr çî
Ց'տեսություն
I Love You
Ez te hez dikem
Ես սիրում եմ քեզ (Yes sirum yem k’yez)
Excuse Me
Bê zehmet
Ներեցեք ինձ (Nerets’yek’ indz)
Dialect 1
Northern Kurdish
Eastern Armenian
Where They Speak
northern Iraq, northern Syria, northwest Iran, southeast Turkey
Armenia, Armenian Highland, Georgia, Iran, Nagorno-Karabakh Republic, Turkey
How Many People Speak
Not Available
Dialect 2
Central Kurdish
Western Armenian
Where They Speak
Iraq, Kurdistan Province of western Iran
Armenian Highland, Cilicia, Lebanon, Syria, Turkey
How Many People Speak
Not Available
Dialect 3
Southern Kurdish
Not Applicable
Where They Speak
Eastern Iraq
Not Applicable
How Many People Speak
Not Available
Speaking Population
Not Available
Native Name
Kurdí / کوردی / к’öрди
Հայերէն (Hayeren)
Alternative Names
Not Available
Armjanski Yazyk, Ena, Ermeni Dili, Ermenice, Somkhuri
French Name
kurde
arménien
German Name
Kurdisch
Armenisch
Pronunciation
Not Available
[hɑjɛˈɾɛn]
Ethnicity
Kurds
Armenians
Origin
16th century CE
late 5th century
Language Family
Indo-European Family
Indo-European Family
Subgroup
Indo-Iranian
Not Available
Branch
Not Available
Not Available
Early Forms
Not Available
Proto-Armenian, Classical Armenian, Middle Armenian, Armenian
Standard Forms
Kurdish
Eastern Armenian, Western Armenian
Signed Forms
Not Available
Not Available
Scope
Macrolanguage
Individual
ISO 639 6
Not Available
Not Available
Glottocode
kurd1259
arme1241
Linguasphere
58-AAA-a
57-AAA-a
Language Type
Living
Not Available
Language Linguistic Typology
Subject-Object-Verb
Subject-Object-Verb
Language Morphological Typology
Not Available
Agglutinative, Synthetic
All Kurdish and Armenian 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 Kurdish and Armenian dialects. Various dialects of Kurdish and Armenian language differ in their pronunciations and words. Dialects of Kurdish are spoken in different Kurdish Speaking Countries whereas Armenian Dialects are spoken in different Armenian speaking countries. Also the number of people speaking Kurdish vs Armenian Dialects varies from few thousands to many millions. Some of the Kurdish dialects include: Northern Kurdish, Central Kurdish. Armenian dialects include: Eastern Armenian , Western Armenian. Also learn about dialects in South American Languages and North American Languages.
Kurdish and Armenian Speaking population
Kurdish and Armenian speaking population is one of the factors based on which Kurdish and Armenian languages can be compared. The total count of Kurdish and Armenian Speaking population in percentage is also given. The percentage of people speaking Kurdish language is 0.31 % whereas the percentage of people speaking Armenian language is Not Available. 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 Kurdish and Armenian on Kurdish vs Armenian where you will get native speakers, speaking population in percentage and native names.
Kurdish and Armenian Language Codes
Kurdish and Armenian language codes are used in those applications where using language names are tedious. Kurdish and Armenian Language Codes include all the international language codes, glottocodes and linguasphere.