Countries
China
Iraq, Kurdistan
National Language
China
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
Kazakhstan, Uzbekistan
Not spoken in any of the countries
Regulated By
Working Committee of Ethnic Language and Writing of Xinjiang Uyghur Autonomous Region
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Interesting Facts
- Uyghur language has large quantity of loan words from Persian, Russian and Chinese.
- Uyghur was originally written with the Orkhon Alphabets.
- The vocabulary in Kurdish is of Iranian origin.
- In the middle East, Kurdish is the fourth largest ethnic group.
Similar To
Uzbek Language
Farsi Language
Derived From
Gokturk Language
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Alphabets in
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Kurdish-Alphabets.jpg#200
Scripts
Arabic, Cyrillic, Latin
Arabic, Cyrillic, Latin
Writing Direction
Left-To-Right, Vertical, Top-To-Bottom
Right-To-Left, Horizontal
Hello
Ässalamu läykum.
Silaw
How Are You?
Yakshimasiz? / Qandaq ahwalingiz?
Tu çawa yî?
Good Night
Kachlikingz khayrilik bolsun
Şev xweş
Good Evening
Kachlikingz khayrilik bolsun!
Evare baş
Good Afternoon
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Nee-wa-rowt bash
Good Morning
Atiganlikingz khayrilik bolsun!
Bayanit bash
Bye
Khayr khosh
Be xêr çî
I Love You
sizni yahshi kOrman
Ez te hez dikem
Excuse Me
Kachurung
Bê zehmet
Dialect 1
Turpan
Northern Kurdish
Where They Speak
China
northern Iraq, northern Syria, northwest Iran, southeast Turkey
How Many People Speak
Not Available
Dialect 2
Hotan
Central Kurdish
Where They Speak
China
Iraq, Kurdistan Province of western Iran
How Many People Speak
Not Available
Dialect 3
Lop Nur
Southern Kurdish
Where They Speak
China
Eastern Iraq
How Many People Speak
Not Available
Native Name
Уйғур /ئۇيغۇر (ujġgur / uyghur)
Kurdí / کوردی / к’öрди
Alternative Names
Uighuir, Uighur, Uiguir, Uigur, Uygur, Weiwu’er, Wiga
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French Name
ouïgour
kurde
German Name
Uigurisch
Kurdisch
Pronunciation
[ʊjʁʊrˈtʃɛ], [ʊjˈʁʊr tili]
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Origin
11
16th century CE
Language Family
Turkic Family
Indo-European Family
Subgroup
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Indo-Iranian
Branch
Not Available
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Early Forms
Karakhanid, Chagatai, Eastern Turki
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Standard Forms
Uyghur
Kurdish
Language Position
Not Available
Signed Forms
Not Available
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Scope
Not Available
Macrolanguage
ISO 639 6
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Glottocode
uigh1240
kurd1259
Linguasphere
No data Available
58-AAA-a
Language Type
Not Available
Living
Language Linguistic Typology
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Subject-Object-Verb
Language Morphological Typology
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All Uyghur 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 Uyghur and Kurdish dialects. Various dialects of Uyghur and Kurdish language differ in their pronunciations and words. Dialects of Uyghur are spoken in different Uyghur Speaking Countries whereas Kurdish Dialects are spoken in different Kurdish speaking countries. Also the number of people speaking Uyghur vs Kurdish Dialects varies from few thousands to many millions. Some of the Uyghur dialects include: Turpan, Hotan. Kurdish dialects include: Northern Kurdish , Central Kurdish. Also learn about dialects in South American Languages and North American Languages.
Uyghur and Kurdish Speaking population
Uyghur and Kurdish speaking population is one of the factors based on which Uyghur and Kurdish languages can be compared. The total count of Uyghur and Kurdish Speaking population in percentage is also given. The percentage of people speaking Uyghur language is 0.12 % 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 Uyghur and Kurdish on Uyghur vs Kurdish where you will get native speakers, speaking population in percentage and native names.
Uyghur and Kurdish Language Codes
Uyghur and Kurdish language codes are used in those applications where using language names are tedious. Uyghur and Kurdish Language Codes include all the international language codes, glottocodes and linguasphere.