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Kurdish and Navajo


Navajo and Kurdish


Countries

Countries
Iraq, Kurdistan   
United States of America   

Total No. Of Countries
2   
13
1   
14

National Language
Azerbaijan, Georgia, Iran, Iraq, Syria, Turkey   
United States of America   

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

Speaking Continents
Middle East   
North America   

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.
  
  • Navajo language is tonal language, as it heavily relies on pitch to distinguish between similar words.
  • Navajo ethinc group is 2nd largest Native American group.
  

Similar To
Farsi Language   
Apache Language   

Derived From
Not Available   
Not Available   

Alphabets

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

Alphabets
33   
15
36   
18

Phonology
  
  

How Many Vowels
8   
5
12   
9

How Many Consonants
29   
19
34   
24

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
88 weeks   
13

Greetings

Hello
Silaw   
Yá'át'ééh   

Thank You
Sipas   
Ahéhee'   

How Are You?
Tu çawa yî?   
Ąąʼ haʼíí baa naniná?   

Good Night
Şev xweş   
Yá'át'ééh hiiłchi'į'   

Good Evening
Evare baş   
Yá'át'ééh ałní'íní   

Good Afternoon
Nee-wa-rowt bash   
Yá'át'ééh   

Good Morning
Bayanit bash   
Yá'át'ééh abíní   

Please
Bê zehmet   
T'aa shoodi   

Sorry
Bibûre   
Not available   

Bye
Be xêr çî   
Hágoónee’   

I Love You
Ez te hez dikem   
Ayóó ánííníshí   

Excuse Me
Bê zehmet   
Shoohá   

Dialects

Dialect 1
Northern Kurdish   
Navajo1   

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

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

Dialect 2
Central Kurdish   
Navajo2   

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

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

Dialect 3
Southern Kurdish   
Navajo3   

Where They Speak
Eastern Iraq   
Utah   

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
1.70 million   
99+

Speaking Population
0.31 %   
39
Not Available   

Native Speakers
21.00 million   
36
1.70 million   
99+

Native Name
Kurdí / کوردی / к’öрди   
Diné Bizaad / Dinék'ehjí   

Alternative Names
Not Available   
Navaho   

French Name
kurde   
navaho   

German Name
Kurdisch   
Navajo-Sprache   

Pronunciation
Not Available   
Not Available   

Ethnicity
Kurds   
Navajo people   

History

Origin
16th century CE   
1500 CE   

Language Family
Indo-European Family   
Dené–Yeniseian Family   

Subgroup
Indo-Iranian   
Athapascan   

Branch
Not Available   
Not Available   

Language Forms
  
  

Early Forms
Not Available   
No early forms   

Standard Forms
Kurdish   
Navajo   

Signed Forms
Not Available   
Navajo Sign Language   

Scope
Macrolanguage   
Individual   

Code

ISO 639 1
ku   
nv   

ISO 639 2
  
  

ISO 639 2/T
kur   
nav   

ISO 639 2/B
kur   
nav   

ISO 639 3
kur   
nav   

ISO 639 6
Not Available   
Not Available   

Glottocode
kurd1259   
nava1243   

Linguasphere
58-AAA-a   
No data available   

Types of Language
  
  

Language Type
Living   
Living   

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

Language Morphological Typology
Not Available   
Fusional, Polysynthetic, Synthetic   

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All Kurdish and Navajo 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 Navajo dialects. Various dialects of Kurdish and Navajo language differ in their pronunciations and words. Dialects of Kurdish are spoken in different Kurdish Speaking Countries whereas Navajo Dialects are spoken in different Navajo speaking countries. Also the number of people speaking Kurdish vs Navajo Dialects varies from few thousands to many millions. Some of the Kurdish dialects include: Northern Kurdish, Central Kurdish. Navajo dialects include: Navajo1 , Navajo2. Also learn about dialects in South American Languages and North American Languages.

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Kurdish and Navajo Speaking population

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

Kurdish and Navajo Language Codes

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

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