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Kurdish and Irish


Irish and Kurdish


Countries

Countries
Iraq, Kurdistan   
European Union, Ireland   

Total No. Of Countries
2   
13
2   
13

National Language
Azerbaijan, Georgia, Iran, Iraq, Syria, Turkey   
Ireland   

Second Language
Not spoken in any of the countries   
Ireland   

Speaking Continents
Middle East   
Europe   

Minority Language
Not spoken in any of the countries   
United Kingdom   

Regulated By
Not Available   
Foras na Gaeilge   

Interesting Facts
  • The vocabulary in Kurdish is of Iranian origin.
  • In the middle East, Kurdish is the fourth largest ethnic group.
  
  • In Irish language, there are no exact words for "yes" or "no".
  • There are different set of numbers for counting humans and another set for counting non-humans in Irish Language.
  

Similar To
Farsi Language   
Not Available   

Derived From
Not Available   
Not Available   

Alphabets

Alphabets in
Kurdish-Alphabets.jpg#200   
Irish-Alphabets.jpg#200   

Alphabets
33   
15
18   
1

Phonology
  
  

How Many Vowels
8   
5
5   
2

How Many Consonants
29   
19
13   
3

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
36 weeks   
10

Greetings

Hello
Silaw   
Dia dhuit   

Thank You
Sipas   
Go raibh maith agat   

How Are You?
Tu çawa yî?   
Conas atá tú ?   

Good Night
Şev xweş   
Oíche mhaith   

Good Evening
Evare baş   
Tráthnóna maith duit   

Good Afternoon
Nee-wa-rowt bash   
Tráthnóna maith duit   

Good Morning
Bayanit bash   
Dia dhuit ar maidin   

Please
Bê zehmet   
le do thoil   

Sorry
Bibûre   
Tá brón orm   

Bye
Be xêr çî   
Slán   

I Love You
Ez te hez dikem   
Is breá liom thú   

Excuse Me
Bê zehmet   
Gabh mo leithscéal   

Dialects

Dialect 1
Northern Kurdish   
Connacht Irish   

Where They Speak
northern Iraq, northern Syria, northwest Iran, southeast Turkey   
Connacht   

How Many People Speak
20,000,000.00   
10
Not Available   

Dialect 2
Central Kurdish   
Munster Irish   

Where They Speak
Iraq, Kurdistan Province of western Iran   
Munster   

How Many People Speak
5,000,000.00   
14
Not Available   

Dialect 3
Southern Kurdish   
Ulster Irish   

Where They Speak
Eastern Iraq   
Ulster   

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

Total No. Of Dialects
3   
3
4   
4

How Many People Speak

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

Speaking Population
0.31 %   
39
Not Available   

Native Speakers
21.00 million   
36
0.14 million   
99+

Second Language Speakers
Not Available   
1.65 million   
35

Native Name
Kurdí / کوردی / к’öрди   
Gaeilge (na hÉireann) / An Ghaeilge   

Alternative Names
Not Available   
Erse, Gaeilge, Gaelic Irish   

French Name
kurde   
irlandais moyen   

German Name
Kurdisch   
Mittelirisch   

Pronunciation
Not Available   
[ˈɡeːlʲɟə]   

Ethnicity
Kurds   
Irish people   

History

Origin
16th century CE   
c. 750   

Language Family
Indo-European Family   
Indo-European Family   

Subgroup
Indo-Iranian   
Celtic   

Branch
Not Available   
Goidelic   

Language Forms
  
  

Early Forms
Not Available   
Primitive Irish, Old Irish, Middle Irish, Classical Irish, Irish   

Standard Forms
Kurdish   
An Caighdeán Oifigiúil   

Signed Forms
Not Available   
Irish Sign Language   

Scope
Macrolanguage   
Individual   

Code

ISO 639 1
ku   
ga   

ISO 639 2
  
  

ISO 639 2/T
kur   
gle   

ISO 639 2/B
kur   
gle   

ISO 639 3
kur   
gle   

ISO 639 6
Not Available   
Not Available   

Glottocode
kurd1259   
iris1253   

Linguasphere
58-AAA-a   
50-AAA   

Types of Language
  
  

Language Type
Living   
Living   

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

Language Morphological Typology
Not Available   
Fusional   

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

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Kurdish and Irish Speaking population

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

Kurdish and Irish Language Codes

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

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