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Kurdish and Catalan


Catalan and Kurdish


Countries

Countries
Iraq, Kurdistan  
Andorra, Balearic Islands, Catalonia, Latin Union, Spain, Valencian Community  

Total No. Of Countries
2  
13
6  
9

National Language
Azerbaijan, Georgia, Iran, Iraq, Syria, Turkey  
Andorra, France, Italy, Spain  

Second Language
Not spoken in any of the countries  
Spain  

Speaking Continents
Middle East  
Europe  

Minority Language
Not spoken in any of the countries  
Aragon, France, Italy, Spain  

Regulated By
Not Available  
Institut d'Estudis Catalans, Acadèmia Valenciana de la Llengua, National Languages Committee  

Interesting Facts
  • The vocabulary in Kurdish is of Iranian origin.
  • In the middle East, Kurdish is the fourth largest ethnic group.
  
  • Catalan is 6th most largely spoken Romance language.
  • Catalan went through a golden age in low middle ages, reaching a peak of maturity and cultural richness.
  

Similar To
Farsi Language  
Spanish Language, Occitan Language, Italian Language, French Language  

Derived From
Not Available  
Latin  

Alphabets

Alphabets in
Kurdish-Alphabets.jpg#200  
Catalan-Alpahabets.jpg#200  

Alphabets
33  
15
27  
9

Phonology
  
  

How Many Vowels
8  
5
5  
2

How Many Consonants
29  
19
23  
13

Scripts
Arabic, Cyrillic, Latin  
Latin  

Writing Direction
Right-To-Left, Horizontal  
Left-To-Right, Horizontal  

Hard to Learn
  
  

Language Levels
4  
3
5  
4

Time Taken to Learn
4 weeks  
2
24 weeks  
6

Greetings

Hello
Silaw  
Hola  

Thank You
Sipas  
Gràcies  

How Are You?
Tu çawa yî?  
Com estàs?  

Good Night
Şev xweş  
Bona nit  

Good Evening
Evare baş  
Bona nit  

Good Afternoon
Nee-wa-rowt bash  
Bona tarda  

Good Morning
Bayanit bash  
Bon dia  

Please
Bê zehmet  
Sisplau  

Sorry
Bibûre  
Perdó!  

Bye
Be xêr çî  
Adéu  

I Love You
Ez te hez dikem  
T'estimo  

Excuse Me
Bê zehmet  
Dispensi!  

Dialects

Dialect 1
Northern Kurdish  
Caló  

Where They Speak
northern Iraq, northern Syria, northwest Iran, southeast Turkey  
France, Portugal, Spain  

How Many People Speak
20,000,000.00  
10
440,000.00  
35

Dialect 2
Central Kurdish  
Valencian  

Where They Speak
Iraq, Kurdistan Province of western Iran  
Spain  

How Many People Speak
5,000,000.00  
14
2,400,000.00  
19

Dialect 3
Southern Kurdish  
Ribagorçan  

Where They Speak
Eastern Iraq  
Spain  

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

Total No. Of Dialects
3  
3
8  
8

How Many People Speak

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

Speaking Population
0.31 %  
39
Not Available  

Native Speakers
21.00 million  
36
4.10 million  
99+

Second Language Speakers
Not Available  
5.10 million  
28

Native Name
Kurdí / کوردی / к’öрди  
català  

Alternative Names
Not Available  
Català, Catalán, Catalan-Valencian-Balear, Catalonian, Valencian  

French Name
kurde  
catalan; valencien  

German Name
Kurdisch  
Katalanisch  

Pronunciation
Not Available  
[kətəˈɫa] (EC) ~ [kataˈɫa] (WC)  

Ethnicity
Kurds  
Catalan people  

History

Origin
16th century CE  
c. 1028  

Language Family
Indo-European Family  
Indo-European Family  

Subgroup
Indo-Iranian  
Romance  

Branch
Not Available  
Not Available  

Language Forms
  
  

Early Forms
Not Available  
Old Catalan  

Standard Forms
Kurdish  
Standard Catalan, Standard Valencian  

Signed Forms
Not Available  
Signed Catalan  

Scope
Macrolanguage  
Individual  

Code

ISO 639 1
ku  
ca  

ISO 639 2
  
  

ISO 639 2/T
kur  
cat  

ISO 639 2/B
kur  
cat  

ISO 639 3
kur  
cat  

ISO 639 6
Not Available  
Not Available  

Glottocode
kurd1259  
stan1289  

Linguasphere
58-AAA-a  
51-AAA-e  

Types of Language
  
  

Language Type
Living  
Living  

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

Language Morphological Typology
Not Available  
Not Available  

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

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Kurdish and Catalan Speaking population

Kurdish and Catalan speaking population is one of the factors based on which Kurdish and Catalan languages can be compared. The total count of Kurdish and Catalan Speaking population in percentage is also given. The percentage of people speaking Kurdish language is 0.31 % whereas the percentage of people speaking Catalan 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 Catalan on Kurdish vs Catalan where you will get native speakers, speaking population in percentage and native names.

Kurdish and Catalan Language Codes

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

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