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Thai vs Kurdish


Kurdish vs Thai


Countries

Countries
Thailand   
Iraq, Kurdistan   

Total No. Of Countries
1   
14
2   
13

National Language
Thailand   
Azerbaijan, Georgia, Iran, Iraq, Syria, Turkey   

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

Speaking Continents
Asia   
Middle East   

Minority Language
Burma, Cambodia, Laos   
Not spoken in any of the countries   

Regulated By
Royal Society of Thailand (ราชบัณฑิตยสภา)   
Not Available   

Interesting Facts
  • Thai is tonal language and also it is very repetitive and exaggerative language.
  • You should learn thai language with native speakers and not with books or recorders, since speaking and writing in thai are not the same.
  
  • The vocabulary in Kurdish is of Iranian origin.
  • In the middle East, Kurdish is the fourth largest ethnic group.
  

Similar To
Lao Language   
Farsi Language   

Derived From
Khmer Language   
Not Available   

Alphabets

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

Alphabets
44   
24
33   
15

Phonology
  
  

How Many Vowels
32   
21
8   
5

How Many Consonants
44   
33
29   
19

Scripts
Thai   
Arabic, Cyrillic, Latin   

Writing Direction
Left-To-Right, Horizontal   
Right-To-Left, Horizontal   

Hard to Learn
  
  

Language Levels
3   
2
4   
3

Time Taken to Learn
44 weeks   
11
4 weeks   
2

Greetings

Hello
สวัสดี (S̄wạs̄dī)   
Silaw   

Thank You
ขอบคุณ (K̄hxbkhuṇ)   
Sipas   

How Are You?
คุณเป็นอย่างไร? (Khuṇ pĕn xỳāngrị?)   
Tu çawa yî?   

Good Night
นอนหลับฝันดี (Nxn h̄lạb f̄ạn dī)   
Şev xweş   

Good Evening
สวัสดี (S̄wạs̄dī)   
Evare baş   

Good Afternoon
สวัสดีตอนบ่าย (S̄wạs̄dī txn b̀āy)   
Nee-wa-rowt bash   

Good Morning
อรุณสวัสดิ์ (Xruṇ s̄wạs̄di̒)   
Bayanit bash   

Please
โปรด (Pord)   
Bê zehmet   

Sorry
ขอโทษ (K̄hxthos̄ʹ)   
Bibûre   

Bye
ลาก่อน (Lā k̀xn)   
Be xêr çî   

I Love You
ผมรักคุณ (P̄hm rạk khuṇ)   
Ez te hez dikem   

Excuse Me
ขอโทษ (K̄hxthos̄ʹ)   
Bê zehmet   

Dialects

Dialect 1
Isan   
Northern Kurdish   

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

How Many People Speak
20,000,000.00   
10
20,000,000.00   
10

Dialect 2
Northern Thai   
Central Kurdish   

Where They Speak
Northern Thailand   
Iraq, Kurdistan Province of western Iran   

How Many People Speak
6,000,000.00   
13
5,000,000.00   
14

Dialect 3
Southern Thai   
Southern Kurdish   

Where They Speak
Kedah, Kelantan, Southern Thailand, Tanintharyi   
Eastern Iraq   

How Many People Speak
4,500,000.00   
8
3,000,000.00   
12

Total No. Of Dialects
9   
9
3   
3

How Many People Speak

How Many People Speak?
60.00 million   
27
28.00 million   
38

Speaking Population
0.85 %   
23
0.31 %   
39

Native Speakers
20.00 million   
37
21.00 million   
36

Second Language Speakers
40.00 million   
15
Not Available   

Native Name
ภาษาไทย   
Kurdí / کوردی / к’öрди   

Alternative Names
Siamese, Standard Thai, Thaiklang   
Not Available   

French Name
thaï   
kurde   

German Name
Thailändisch   
Kurdisch   

Pronunciation
[pʰāːsǎː tʰāj]   
Not Available   

Ethnicity
Central Thai and Thai Chinese   
Kurds   

History

Origin
1283 CE   
16th century CE   

Language Family
Tai-Kadai Family   
Indo-European Family   

Subgroup
Tai   
Indo-Iranian   

Branch
Not Available   
Not Available   

Language Forms
  
  

Early Forms
Old Thai   
Not Available   

Standard Forms
Thai   
Kurdish   

Language Position
47   
34
Not Available   

Signed Forms
Thai Sign Language   
Not Available   

Scope
Individual   
Macrolanguage   

Code

ISO 639 1
th   
ku   

ISO 639 2
  
  

ISO 639 2/T
tha   
kur   

ISO 639 2/B
tha   
kur   

ISO 639 3
tha   
kur   

ISO 639 6
Not Available   
Not Available   

Glottocode
thai1261   
kurd1259   

Linguasphere
47-AAA-b   
58-AAA-a   

Types of Language
  
  

Language Type
Living   
Living   

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

Language Morphological Typology
Analytic, Isolating   
Not Available   

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Thai and Kurdish Language History

Comparison of Thai vs Kurdish language history gives us differences between origin of Thai and Kurdish language. History of Thai language states that this language originated in 1283 CE whereas history of Kurdish language states that this language originated in 16th century CE. Family of the language also forms a part of history of that language. More on language families of these languages can be found out on Thai and Kurdish Language History.

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Thai 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 Thai and Kurdish greetings helps you to understand basic phrases in Thai and Kurdish language. Thai word for "Hello" is สวัสดี (S̄wạs̄dī) or Kurdish word for "Thank You" is Sipas. Find more of such common Thai Greetings and Kurdish Greetings. These greetings will help you to be more confident when conversing with natives that speak these languages.

Thai vs Kurdish Difficulty

The Thai vs Kurdish difficulty level basically depends on the number of Thai 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 Thai and Kurdish are the origin, speaking countries, language family, different greetings, speaking population of these languages. Want to know in Thai and Kurdish, which language is harder to learn? Time required to learn Thai is 44 weeks while to learn Kurdish time required is 4 weeks.

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