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Kurdish and Maori


Maori and Kurdish


Countries

Countries
Iraq, Kurdistan   
New Zealand   

Total No. Of Countries
2   
13
1   
14

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

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

Speaking Continents
Middle East   
Australia, Oceania   

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

Regulated By
Not Available   
Māori Language Commission   

Interesting Facts
  • The vocabulary in Kurdish is of Iranian origin.
  • In the middle East, Kurdish is the fourth largest ethnic group.
  
  • "E korao no New Zealand" was the first printed Maori book in 1815.
  • The first newspaper in the Maori language was published in year 1842.
  

Similar To
Farsi Language   
Tahitian Language   

Derived From
Not Available   
Not Available   

Alphabets

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

Alphabets
33   
15
20   
2

Phonology
  
  

How Many Vowels
8   
5
5   
2

How Many Consonants
29   
19
10   
2

Scripts
Arabic, Cyrillic, Latin   
Latin   

Writing Direction
Right-To-Left, Horizontal   
Not Available   

Hard to Learn
  
  

Language Levels
4   
3
2   
1

Time Taken to Learn
4 weeks   
2
24 weeks   
6

Greetings

Hello
Silaw   
Hello   

Thank You
Sipas   
Mauruuru koutou   

How Are You?
Tu çawa yî?   
E pēhea ana koe ?   

Good Night
Şev xweş   
Night pai   

Good Evening
Evare baş   
pai ahiahi   

Good Afternoon
Nee-wa-rowt bash   
Afternoon pai   

Good Morning
Bayanit bash   
Morning pai   

Please
Bê zehmet   
Tēnā   

Sorry
Bibûre   
Aroha mai   

Bye
Be xêr çî   
poroporoaki   

I Love You
Ez te hez dikem   
Aroha ahau ki a koe   

Excuse Me
Bê zehmet   
tukua ahau   

Dialects

Dialect 1
Northern Kurdish   
South Island Māori   

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

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

Dialect 2
Central Kurdish   
Western North Island Maori   

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

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

Dialect 3
Southern Kurdish   
Eastern North Island Maori   

Where They Speak
Eastern Iraq   
New Zealand   

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

Total No. Of Dialects
3   
3
3   
3

How Many People Speak

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

Speaking Population
0.31 %   
39
Not Available   

Native Speakers
21.00 million   
36
0.18 million   
99+

Native Name
Kurdí / کوردی / к’öрди   
te Reo Māori   

Alternative Names
Not Available   
New Zealand Maori   

French Name
kurde   
maori   

German Name
Kurdisch   
Maori-Sprache   

Pronunciation
Not Available   
Not Available   

Ethnicity
Kurds   
Māori people   

History

Origin
16th century CE   
1814   

Language Family
Indo-European Family   
Austronesian Family   

Subgroup
Indo-Iranian   
Polynesian   

Branch
Not Available   
Not Available   

Language Forms
  
  

Early Forms
Not Available   
No early forms   

Standard Forms
Kurdish   
Maori   

Signed Forms
Not Available   
Not Available   

Scope
Macrolanguage   
Individual   

Code

ISO 639 1
ku   
mi   

ISO 639 2
  
  

ISO 639 2/T
kur   
mri   

ISO 639 2/B
kur   
mao   

ISO 639 3
kur   
mri   

ISO 639 6
Not Available   
Not Available   

Glottocode
kurd1259   
maor1246   

Linguasphere
58-AAA-a   
No data Available   

Types of Language
  
  

Language Type
Living   
Living   

Language Linguistic Typology
Subject-Object-Verb   
Not Available   

Language Morphological Typology
Not Available   
Not Available   

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

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Kurdish and Maori Speaking population

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

Kurdish and Maori Language Codes

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

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