Countries
Iraq, Kurdistan
Afganistan, Iran, Oman, Pakistan
National Language
Azerbaijan, Georgia, Iran, Iraq, Syria, Turkey
Iran
Second Language
Not spoken in any of the countries
Not spoken in any of the countries
Speaking Continents
Middle East
Asia
Minority Language
Not spoken in any of the countries
India, Tajikistan, Turkmenistan, United Arab Emirates
Regulated By
Not Available
Balochi Academy, National Languages Committee
Interesting Facts
- The vocabulary in Kurdish is of Iranian origin.
- In the middle East, Kurdish is the fourth largest ethnic group.
- Balochi language had no written form before the early 19th century. The official language used until that time was Persian.
- Balochi has borrowed words from Persian, Arabic, Sindhi, and other languages.
Similar To
Farsi Language
Kurdish and Persian
Derived From
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Ancient Indo-Iranian Language
Alphabets in
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Scripts
Arabic, Cyrillic, Latin
Perso-Arabic script
Writing Direction
Right-To-Left, Horizontal
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Thank You
Sipas
mana bebahgsh
How Are You?
Tu çawa yî?
chone tao?
Good Night
Şev xweş
jawáin shap
Good Evening
Evare baş
jawáin begáh
Good Afternoon
Nee-wa-rowt bash
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Good Morning
Bayanit bash
jawáin sawáh
Please
Bê zehmet
Mihrabani kan
Sorry
Bibûre
bebaksh / bebagsh
I Love You
Ez te hez dikem
Tu mana doost biyeh
Excuse Me
Bê zehmet
mana bebahgsh
Dialect 1
Northern Kurdish
Eastern Balochi
Where They Speak
northern Iraq, northern Syria, northwest Iran, southeast Turkey
Pakistan
Dialect 2
Central Kurdish
Western Balochi
Where They Speak
Iraq, Kurdistan Province of western Iran
Afganistan, Iran, Tajikistan, Turkmenistan
Dialect 3
Southern Kurdish
Southern Balochi
Where They Speak
Eastern Iraq
Iran, Oman, Pakistan, United Arab Emirates
Native Name
Kurdí / کوردی / к’öрди
بلوچی
Alternative Names
Not Available
Baluchi
French Name
kurde
baloutchi
German Name
Kurdisch
Belutschisch
Pronunciation
Not Available
Not available
Ethnicity
Kurds
Predominantly Baloch, some Brahui
Origin
16th century CE
19th Century
Language Family
Indo-European Family
Indo-European Family
Subgroup
Indo-Iranian
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Branch
Not Available
Not Available
Early Forms
Not Available
No early forms
Standard Forms
Kurdish
Balochi
Signed Forms
Not Available
Not Available
Scope
Macrolanguage
Individual
ISO 639 1
ku
No data available
ISO 639 6
Not Available
Not Available
Glottocode
kurd1259
balo1260
Linguasphere
58-AAA-a
58-AAB-a
Language Type
Living
Living
Language Linguistic Typology
Subject-Object-Verb
Not Available
Language Morphological Typology
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All Kurdish and Balochi 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 Balochi dialects. Various dialects of Kurdish and Balochi language differ in their pronunciations and words. Dialects of Kurdish are spoken in different Kurdish Speaking Countries whereas Balochi Dialects are spoken in different Balochi speaking countries. Also the number of people speaking Kurdish vs Balochi Dialects varies from few thousands to many millions. Some of the Kurdish dialects include: Northern Kurdish, Central Kurdish. Balochi dialects include: Eastern Balochi , Western Balochi. Also learn about dialects in South American Languages and North American Languages.
Kurdish and Balochi Speaking population
Kurdish and Balochi speaking population is one of the factors based on which Kurdish and Balochi languages can be compared. The total count of Kurdish and Balochi Speaking population in percentage is also given. The percentage of people speaking Kurdish language is 0.31 % whereas the percentage of people speaking Balochi language is 0.11 %. 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 Balochi on Kurdish vs Balochi where you will get native speakers, speaking population in percentage and native names.
Kurdish and Balochi Language Codes
Kurdish and Balochi language codes are used in those applications where using language names are tedious. Kurdish and Balochi Language Codes include all the international language codes, glottocodes and linguasphere.