Countries
Iraq, Kurdistan
  
Iraq, Kurdistan
  
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 in
Kurdish-Alphabets.jpg#200
  
Kurdish-Alphabets.jpg#200
  
Phonology
  
  
Scripts
Arabic, Cyrillic, Latin
  
Arabic, Cyrillic, Latin
  
Writing Direction
Right-To-Left, Horizontal
  
Right-To-Left, Horizontal
  
Hard to Learn
  
  
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
  
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
How Many People Speak?
28.00 million
  
38
28.00 million
  
38
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
  
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
  
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
  
Kurdish and Kurdish Greetings
People around the world use different languages to interact with each other. Even if we cannot communicate fluently in any language, it will always be beneficial to know about some of the common greetings or phrases from that language. This is where Kurdish and Kurdish greetings helps you to understand basic phrases in Kurdish and Kurdish language. Kurdish word for "Hello" is Silaw or Kurdish word for "Thank You" is Sipas. Find more of such common Kurdish Greetings and Kurdish Greetings. These greetings will help you to be more confident when conversing with natives that speak these languages.
Kurdish vs Kurdish Difficulty
The Kurdish vs Kurdish difficulty level basically depends on the number of Kurdish Alphabets and Kurdish Alphabets. Also the number of vowels and consonants in the language plays an important role in deciding the difficulty level of that language. The important points to be considered when we compare Kurdish and Kurdish are the origin, speaking countries, language family, different greetings, speaking population of these languages. Want to know in Kurdish and Kurdish, which language is harder to learn? Time required to learn Kurdish is 4 weeks while to learn Kurdish time required is 4 weeks.