Countries
Iraq, Kurdistan
India, Manipur
National Language
Azerbaijan, Georgia, Iran, Iraq, Syria, Turkey
Bangladesh, Burma, Northeast India
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
Assam, Manipur, Tripura
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.
- Meithei Language is currently classified as a vulnerable language by UNESCO.
- The oldest document in Methei language was dated back in 8th century were inscriptions on the copper plate.
Similar To
Farsi Language
Bengali, Odia, Maithili and Meithei Languages
Derived From
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Alphabets in
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Scripts
Arabic, Cyrillic, Latin
Bengali
Writing Direction
Right-To-Left, Horizontal
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Thank You
Sipas
Yamna nungaijare
How Are You?
Tu çawa yî?
Nung_ngai_biribra adombo?
Good Night
Şev xweş
Athengba Ahing
Good Evening
Evare baş
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Good Afternoon
Nee-wa-rowt bash
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Good Morning
Bayanit bash
Nongale haugatl
Please
Bê zehmet
Chanbiduna
Bye
Be xêr çî
Chatcharage
I Love You
Ez te hez dikem
Eina nangbu nungsi
Excuse Me
Bê zehmet
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Dialect 1
Northern Kurdish
Loi
Where They Speak
northern Iraq, northern Syria, northwest Iran, southeast Turkey
Burma, Laos
Dialect 2
Central Kurdish
Pangal
Where They Speak
Iraq, Kurdistan Province of western Iran
Bangladesh, India
Dialect 3
Southern Kurdish
Meithei proper
Where They Speak
Eastern Iraq
Bangladesh, Burma, Northeast India
Speaking Population
Not Available
Native Name
Kurdí / کوردی / к’öрди
মৈইতৈইলোন
Alternative Names
Not Available
Kathe, Kathi, Manipuri, Meiteilon, Meiteiron, Meithe, Meitei, Menipuri, Mitei, Mithe, Ponna
French Name
kurde
Meithei
German Name
Kurdisch
Meithei
Pronunciation
Not Available
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Ethnicity
Kurds
Meithei people
Origin
16th century CE
1700
Language Family
Indo-European Family
Sino-Tibetan Family
Subgroup
Indo-Iranian
Tibeto-Burman
Branch
Not Available
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Early Forms
Not Available
No early forms
Standard Forms
Kurdish
Standard Meithei
Signed Forms
Not Available
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Scope
Macrolanguage
Not Available
ISO 639 1
ku
No data available
ISO 639 6
Not Available
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Glottocode
kurd1259
mani1292
Linguasphere
58-AAA-a
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Language Type
Living
Not Available
Language Linguistic Typology
Subject-Object-Verb
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Language Morphological Typology
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All Kurdish and Meithei 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 Meithei dialects. Various dialects of Kurdish and Meithei language differ in their pronunciations and words. Dialects of Kurdish are spoken in different Kurdish Speaking Countries whereas Meithei Dialects are spoken in different Meithei speaking countries. Also the number of people speaking Kurdish vs Meithei Dialects varies from few thousands to many millions. Some of the Kurdish dialects include: Northern Kurdish, Central Kurdish. Meithei dialects include: Loi , Pangal. Also learn about dialects in South American Languages and North American Languages.
Kurdish and Meithei Speaking population
Kurdish and Meithei speaking population is one of the factors based on which Kurdish and Meithei languages can be compared. The total count of Kurdish and Meithei Speaking population in percentage is also given. The percentage of people speaking Kurdish language is 0.31 % whereas the percentage of people speaking Meithei 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 Meithei on Kurdish vs Meithei where you will get native speakers, speaking population in percentage and native names.
Kurdish and Meithei Language Codes
Kurdish and Meithei language codes are used in those applications where using language names are tedious. Kurdish and Meithei Language Codes include all the international language codes, glottocodes and linguasphere.
