Kurdish and Ilocano
Countries
Iraq, Kurdistan
Philippines
National Language
Azerbaijan, Georgia, Iran, Iraq, Syria, Turkey
Philippines
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
Not spoken in any of the countries
Regulated By
Not Available
Commission on the Filipino Language
Interesting Facts
- The vocabulary in Kurdish is of Iranian origin.
- In the middle East, Kurdish is the fourth largest ethnic group.
- Ilocano was originally written with Baybayin syllabary, then gradually it was replaced by Latin alphabet.
- Northwest Luzon is the original Ilocano homeland.
Similar To
Farsi Language
Tagalog, Indonesian and Malaysian Languages
Derived From
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Alphabets in
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Scripts
Arabic, Cyrillic, Latin
Ilokano Braille, Latin
Writing Direction
Right-To-Left, Horizontal
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Time Taken to Learn
Not Available
Thank You
Sipas
Agyamanak
How Are You?
Tu çawa yî?
Kumusta?
Good Night
Şev xweş
Naimbag a rabii
Good Evening
Evare baş
Naimbag a sardam
Good Afternoon
Nee-wa-rowt bash
Naimbag a malem
Good Morning
Bayanit bash
Naimbag a bigat
Please
Bê zehmet
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I Love You
Ez te hez dikem
Ayayatenka
Excuse Me
Bê zehmet
Maawan-dayawen
Dialect 1
Northern Kurdish
Balangao
Where They Speak
northern Iraq, northern Syria, northwest Iran, southeast Turkey
Philippines
Dialect 2
Central Kurdish
Bontoc
Where They Speak
Iraq, Kurdistan Province of western Iran
Philippines
Dialect 3
Southern Kurdish
Not present
Where They Speak
Eastern Iraq
Not present
How Many People Speak
Not Available
Native Name
Kurdí / کوردی / к’öрди
ilokano
Alternative Names
Not Available
Ilokano, Iloko
French Name
kurde
ilocano
German Name
Kurdisch
Ilokano-Sprache
Pronunciation
Not Available
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Ethnicity
Kurds
Ilocano people
Origin
16th century CE
18th Century
Language Family
Indo-European Family
Austronesian Family
Subgroup
Indo-Iranian
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Branch
Not Available
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Early Forms
Not Available
No early forms
Standard Forms
Kurdish
Modern Ilocano
Language Position
Not Available
Signed Forms
Not Available
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Scope
Macrolanguage
Individual
ISO 639 1
ku
No data available
ISO 639 6
Not Available
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Glottocode
kurd1259
ilok1237
Linguasphere
58-AAA-a
31-CBA-a
Language Type
Living
Living
Language Linguistic Typology
Subject-Object-Verb
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Language Morphological Typology
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All Kurdish and Ilocano 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 Ilocano dialects. Various dialects of Kurdish and Ilocano language differ in their pronunciations and words. Dialects of Kurdish are spoken in different Kurdish Speaking Countries whereas Ilocano Dialects are spoken in different Ilocano speaking countries. Also the number of people speaking Kurdish vs Ilocano Dialects varies from few thousands to many millions. Some of the Kurdish dialects include: Northern Kurdish, Central Kurdish. Ilocano dialects include: Balangao , Bontoc. Also learn about dialects in South American Languages and North American Languages.
Kurdish and Ilocano Speaking population
Kurdish and Ilocano speaking population is one of the factors based on which Kurdish and Ilocano languages can be compared. The total count of Kurdish and Ilocano Speaking population in percentage is also given. The percentage of people speaking Kurdish language is 0.31 % whereas the percentage of people speaking Ilocano language is 0.14 %. 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 Ilocano on Kurdish vs Ilocano where you will get native speakers, speaking population in percentage and native names.
Kurdish and Ilocano Language Codes
Kurdish and Ilocano language codes are used in those applications where using language names are tedious. Kurdish and Ilocano Language Codes include all the international language codes, glottocodes and linguasphere.