Kurdish and Zulu
Countries
Iraq, Kurdistan
South Africa
National Language
Azerbaijan, Georgia, Iran, Iraq, Syria, Turkey
South Africa
Second Language
Not spoken in any of the countries
Botswana, Lesotho, Malawi, Mozambique, Swaziland, Zimbabwe
Speaking Continents
Middle East
Africa
Minority Language
Not spoken in any of the countries
Not spoken in any of the countries
Regulated By
Not Available
Pan South African Language Board
Interesting Facts
- The vocabulary in Kurdish is of Iranian origin.
- In the middle East, Kurdish is the fourth largest ethnic group.
- The meaning of word "Zulu" means "Sky"and Zulu was the name of the ancestor who founded the Zulu royal line in about 1670.
- Zulu language has many loanwords borrowed from Afrikaans and English Languages.
Similar To
Farsi Language
Xhosa Language
Derived From
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Alphabets in
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Scripts
Arabic, Cyrillic, Latin
Latin
Writing Direction
Right-To-Left, Horizontal
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Thank You
Sipas
Ngiyabonga
How Are You?
Tu çawa yî?
unjani
Good Night
Şev xweş
okuhle ebusuku
Good Evening
Evare baş
okuhle kusihlwa
Good Afternoon
Nee-wa-rowt bash
okuhle ntambama
Good Morning
Bayanit bash
okuhle ekuseni
Please
Bê zehmet
Ngiyacela
I Love You
Ez te hez dikem
Ngiyakuthanda wena
Excuse Me
Bê zehmet
Uxolo
Dialect 1
Northern Kurdish
Qwabe
Where They Speak
northern Iraq, northern Syria, northwest Iran, southeast Turkey
Gabon, South Africa
How Many People Speak
Not Available
Dialect 2
Central Kurdish
central KwaZulu-Natal Zulu
Where They Speak
Iraq, Kurdistan Province of western Iran
Georgia, South Africa
How Many People Speak
Not Available
Dialect 3
Southern Kurdish
Ndebele
Where They Speak
Eastern Iraq
Zimbabwe
How Many People Speak
Not Available
Second Language Speakers
Not Available
Native Name
Kurdí / کوردی / к’öрди
isiZulu
Alternative Names
Not Available
Isizulu, Zunda
German Name
Kurdisch
Zulu-Sprache
Pronunciation
Not Available
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Ethnicity
Kurds
Zulu people
Origin
16th century CE
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Language Family
Indo-European Family
Niger-Congo Family
Subgroup
Indo-Iranian
Benue-Congo
Branch
Not Available
Beatu
Early Forms
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urban Zulu
Standard Forms
Kurdish
Deep Zulu
Language Position
Not Available
Signed Forms
Not Available
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Scope
Macrolanguage
Individual
ISO 639 6
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Glottocode
kurd1259
zulu1248
Linguasphere
58-AAA-a
99-AUT-fg
Language Type
Living
Living
Language Linguistic Typology
Subject-Object-Verb
Subject-Verb-Object
Language Morphological Typology
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All Kurdish and Zulu 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 Zulu dialects. Various dialects of Kurdish and Zulu language differ in their pronunciations and words. Dialects of Kurdish are spoken in different Kurdish Speaking Countries whereas Zulu Dialects are spoken in different Zulu speaking countries. Also the number of people speaking Kurdish vs Zulu Dialects varies from few thousands to many millions. Some of the Kurdish dialects include: Northern Kurdish, Central Kurdish. Zulu dialects include: Qwabe , central KwaZulu-Natal Zulu. Also learn about dialects in South American Languages and North American Languages.
Kurdish and Zulu Speaking population
Kurdish and Zulu speaking population is one of the factors based on which Kurdish and Zulu languages can be compared. The total count of Kurdish and Zulu Speaking population in percentage is also given. The percentage of people speaking Kurdish language is 0.31 % whereas the percentage of people speaking Zulu language is 0.16 %. 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 Zulu on Kurdish vs Zulu where you will get native speakers, speaking population in percentage and native names.
Kurdish and Zulu Language Codes
Kurdish and Zulu language codes are used in those applications where using language names are tedious. Kurdish and Zulu Language Codes include all the international language codes, glottocodes and linguasphere.
