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Navajo and Kurdish


Kurdish and Navajo


Countries

Countries
United States of America   
Iraq, Kurdistan   

Total No. Of Countries
1   
14
2   
13

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

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

Speaking Continents
North America   
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
  • 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.
  
  • The vocabulary in Kurdish is of Iranian origin.
  • In the middle East, Kurdish is the fourth largest ethnic group.
  

Similar To
Apache Language   
Farsi Language   

Derived From
Not Available   
Not Available   

Alphabets

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

Alphabets
36   
18
33   
15

Phonology
  
  

How Many Vowels
12   
9
8   
5

How Many Consonants
34   
24
29   
19

Scripts
Latin   
Arabic, Cyrillic, Latin   

Writing Direction
Not Available   
Right-To-Left, Horizontal   

Hard to Learn
  
  

Language Levels
2   
1
4   
3

Time Taken to Learn
88 weeks   
13
4 weeks   
2

Greetings

Hello
Yá'át'ééh   
Silaw   

Thank You
Ahéhee'   
Sipas   

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

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

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

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

Good Morning
Yá'át'ééh abíní   
Bayanit bash   

Please
T'aa shoodi   
Bê zehmet   

Sorry
Not available   
Bibûre   

Bye
Hágoónee’   
Be xêr çî   

I Love You
Ayóó ánííníshí   
Ez te hez dikem   

Excuse Me
Shoohá   
Bê zehmet   

Dialects

Dialect 1
Navajo1   
Northern Kurdish   

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

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

Dialect 2
Navajo2   
Central Kurdish   

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

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

Dialect 3
Navajo3   
Southern Kurdish   

Where They Speak
Utah   
Eastern Iraq   

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

Total No. Of Dialects
4   
4
3   
3

How Many People Speak

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

Speaking Population
Not Available   
0.31 %   
39

Native Speakers
1.70 million   
99+
21.00 million   
36

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

Alternative Names
Navaho   
Not Available   

French Name
navaho   
kurde   

German Name
Navajo-Sprache   
Kurdisch   

Pronunciation
Not Available   
Not Available   

Ethnicity
Navajo people   
Kurds   

History

Origin
1500 CE   
16th century CE   

Language Family
Dené–Yeniseian Family   
Indo-European Family   

Subgroup
Athapascan   
Indo-Iranian   

Branch
Not Available   
Not Available   

Language Forms
  
  

Early Forms
No early forms   
Not Available   

Standard Forms
Navajo   
Kurdish   

Signed Forms
Navajo Sign Language   
Not Available   

Scope
Individual   
Macrolanguage   

Code

ISO 639 1
nv   
ku   

ISO 639 2
  
  

ISO 639 2/T
nav   
kur   

ISO 639 2/B
nav   
kur   

ISO 639 3
nav   
kur   

ISO 639 6
Not Available   
Not Available   

Glottocode
nava1243   
kurd1259   

Linguasphere
No data available   
58-AAA-a   

Types of Language
  
  

Language Type
Living   
Living   

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

Language Morphological Typology
Fusional, Polysynthetic, Synthetic   
Not Available   

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

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Navajo and Kurdish Speaking population

Navajo and Kurdish speaking population is one of the factors based on which Navajo and Kurdish languages can be compared. The total count of Navajo and Kurdish Speaking population in percentage is also given. The percentage of people speaking Navajo language is Not Available whereas the percentage of people speaking Kurdish language is 0.31 %. 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 Navajo and Kurdish on Navajo vs Kurdish where you will get native speakers, speaking population in percentage and native names.

Navajo and Kurdish Language Codes

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

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