Yoruba and Kurdish
Countries
Benin, Nigeria
Iraq, Kurdistan
National Language
Nigeria
Azerbaijan, Georgia, Iran, Iraq, Syria, Turkey
Second Language
Not spoken in any of the countries
Not spoken in any of the countries
Speaking Continents
Africa
Middle East
Minority Language
Africa, Brazil, Togo, United Kingdom, United States of America
Not spoken in any of the countries
Regulated By
Yoruba Academy
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Interesting Facts
- One of the largest African ethnic groups is Yoruba in south of Sahara Desert.
- In Yoruba language, same combination of vowels and consonants have different meanings depending on the pitch of the vowels, so it is tonal language.
- The vocabulary in Kurdish is of Iranian origin.
- In the middle East, Kurdish is the fourth largest ethnic group.
Similar To
Owo and Itsekiri languages
Farsi Language
Derived From
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Alphabets in
Yoruba-Alphabet.jpg#200
Kurdish-Alphabets.jpg#200
Scripts
Latin
Arabic, Cyrillic, Latin
Writing Direction
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Right-To-Left, Horizontal
How Are You?
Bawo ni o se wa
Tu çawa yî?
Good Night
Kasun layọ o
Şev xweş
Good Evening
ka a ale
Evare baş
Good Afternoon
e kaasan
Nee-wa-rowt bash
Good Morning
e kaaro
Bayanit bash
I Love You
mo nifẹ rẹ
Ez te hez dikem
Excuse Me
mo tọrọ gafara
Bê zehmet
Dialect 1
Itsekiri
Northern Kurdish
Where They Speak
Nigeria
northern Iraq, northern Syria, northwest Iran, southeast Turkey
Dialect 2
Ede
Central Kurdish
Where They Speak
Benin, Togo
Iraq, Kurdistan Province of western Iran
Dialect 3
Ulukwumi
Southern Kurdish
Where They Speak
Nigeria
Eastern Iraq
Native Name
Yorùbá
Kurdí / کوردی / к’öрди
Alternative Names
Yariba, Yooba
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German Name
Yoruba-Sprache
Kurdisch
Pronunciation
Not Available
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Ethnicity
Yoruba people
Kurds
Origin
4 BC
16th century CE
Language Family
Niger-Congo Family
Indo-European Family
Subgroup
Western Sudanic
Indo-Iranian
Early Forms
No early forms
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Standard Forms
Yorùbá
Kurdish
Language Position
Not Available
Signed Forms
Yoruba Sign Language
Not Available
Scope
Individual
Macrolanguage
ISO 639 6
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Glottocode
yoru1245
kurd1259
Linguasphere
No data available
58-AAA-a
Language Type
Living
Living
Language Linguistic Typology
Subject-Verb-Object
Subject-Object-Verb
Language Morphological Typology
Analytic, Isolating
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All Yoruba 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 Yoruba and Kurdish dialects. Various dialects of Yoruba and Kurdish language differ in their pronunciations and words. Dialects of Yoruba are spoken in different Yoruba Speaking Countries whereas Kurdish Dialects are spoken in different Kurdish speaking countries. Also the number of people speaking Yoruba vs Kurdish Dialects varies from few thousands to many millions. Some of the Yoruba dialects include: Itsekiri, Ede. Kurdish dialects include: Northern Kurdish , Central Kurdish. Also learn about dialects in South American Languages and North American Languages.
Yoruba and Kurdish Speaking population
Yoruba and Kurdish speaking population is one of the factors based on which Yoruba and Kurdish languages can be compared. The total count of Yoruba and Kurdish Speaking population in percentage is also given. The percentage of people speaking Yoruba language is 0.42 % 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 Yoruba and Kurdish on Yoruba vs Kurdish where you will get native speakers, speaking population in percentage and native names.
Yoruba and Kurdish Language Codes
Yoruba and Kurdish language codes are used in those applications where using language names are tedious. Yoruba and Kurdish Language Codes include all the international language codes, glottocodes and linguasphere.