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Kurdish and Kurdish


Kurdish and Kurdish


Countries

Countries
Iraq, Kurdistan  
Iraq, Kurdistan  

Total No. Of Countries
2  
13
2  
13

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

Second Language
Not spoken in any of the countries  
Not spoken in any of the countries  

Speaking Continents
Middle East  
Middle East  

Minority Language
Not spoken in any of the countries  
Not spoken in any of the countries  

Regulated By
Not Available  
Not Available  

Interesting Facts
  • The vocabulary in Kurdish is of Iranian origin.
  • In the middle East, Kurdish is the fourth largest ethnic group.
  
  • The vocabulary in Kurdish is of Iranian origin.
  • In the middle East, Kurdish is the fourth largest ethnic group.
  

Similar To
Farsi Language  
Farsi Language  

Derived From
Not Available  
Not Available  

Alphabets

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

Alphabets
33  
15
33  
15

Phonology
  
  

How Many Vowels
8  
5
8  
5

How Many Consonants
29  
19
29  
19

Scripts
Arabic, Cyrillic, Latin  
Arabic, Cyrillic, Latin  

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

Hard to Learn
  
  

Language Levels
4  
3
4  
3

Time Taken to Learn
4 weeks  
2
4 weeks  
2

Greetings

Hello
Silaw  
Silaw  

Thank You
Sipas  
Sipas  

How Are You?
Tu çawa yî?  
Tu çawa yî?  

Good Night
Şev xweş  
Şev xweş  

Good Evening
Evare baş  
Evare baş  

Good Afternoon
Nee-wa-rowt bash  
Nee-wa-rowt bash  

Good Morning
Bayanit bash  
Bayanit bash  

Please
Bê zehmet  
Bê zehmet  

Sorry
Bibûre  
Bibûre  

Bye
Be xêr çî  
Be xêr çî  

I Love You
Ez te hez dikem  
Ez te hez dikem  

Excuse Me
Bê zehmet  
Bê zehmet  

Dialects

Dialect 1
Northern Kurdish  
Northern Kurdish  

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

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

Dialect 2
Central Kurdish  
Central Kurdish  

Where They Speak
Iraq, Kurdistan Province of western Iran  
Iraq, Kurdistan Province of western Iran  

How Many People Speak
5,000,000.00  
14
5,000,000.00  
14

Dialect 3
Southern Kurdish  
Southern Kurdish  

Where They Speak
Eastern Iraq  
Eastern Iraq  

How Many People Speak
3,000,000.00  
12
3,000,000.00  
12

Total No. Of Dialects
3  
3
3  
3

How Many People Speak

How Many People Speak?
28.00 million  
38
28.00 million  
38

Speaking Population
0.31 %  
39
0.31 %  
39

Native Speakers
21.00 million  
36
21.00 million  
36

Native Name
Kurdí / کوردی / к’öрди  
Kurdí / کوردی / к’öрди  

Alternative Names
Not Available  
Not Available  

French Name
kurde  
kurde  

German Name
Kurdisch  
Kurdisch  

Pronunciation
Not Available  
Not Available  

Ethnicity
Kurds  
Kurds  

History

Origin
16th century CE  
16th century CE  

Language Family
Indo-European Family  
Indo-European Family  

Subgroup
Indo-Iranian  
Indo-Iranian  

Branch
Not Available  
Not Available  

Language Forms
  
  

Standard Forms
Kurdish  
Kurdish  

Signed Forms
Not Available  
Not Available  

Scope
Macrolanguage  
Macrolanguage  

Code

ISO 639 1
ku  
ku  

ISO 639 2
  
  

ISO 639 2/T
kur  
kur  

ISO 639 2/B
kur  
kur  

ISO 639 3
kur  
kur  

ISO 639 6
Not Available  
Not Available  

Glottocode
kurd1259  
kurd1259  

Linguasphere
58-AAA-a  
58-AAA-a  

Types of Language
  
  

Language Type
Living  
Living  

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

Language Morphological Typology
Not Available  
Not Available  

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

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Kurdish and Kurdish Speaking population

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

Kurdish and Kurdish Language Codes

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

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