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Albanian vs Kurdish


Kurdish vs Albanian


Countries

Countries
Albanian diaspora, Southeastern Europe  
Iraq, Kurdistan  

Total No. Of Countries
2  
13
2  
13

National Language
Albanian diaspora, Southeastern Europe  
Azerbaijan, Georgia, Iran, Iraq, Syria, Turkey  

Second Language
Kosovo, Macedonia, Serbia  
Not spoken in any of the countries  

Speaking Continents
Europe  
Middle East  

Minority Language
Italian Repubilc, Montenegro, Republic of Macedonia, Republic of Serbia, Romania  
Not spoken in any of the countries  

Regulated By
Academy of Sciences of Albania, Tirana  
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Interesting Facts
  • Albanian Language has adopted words from Latin, Greek, Turkish, Italian and Slavic languages.
  • 74% Albanian people are atheist, they never go to church or mosque.
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  • The vocabulary in Kurdish is of Iranian origin.
  • In the middle East, Kurdish is the fourth largest ethnic group.
  

Similar To
Romanian  
Farsi Language  

Derived From
-  
-  

Alphabets

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

Alphabets
36  
18
33  
15

Phonology
  
  

How Many Vowels
7  
4
8  
5

How Many Consonants
29  
19
29  
19

Scripts
Latin  
Arabic, Cyrillic, Latin  

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

Hard to Learn
  
  

Language Levels
5  
4
4  
3

Time Taken to Learn
44 weeks  
17
4 weeks  
2

Greetings

Hello
Përshëndetje  
Silaw  

Thank You
Ju faleminderit  
Sipas  

How Are You?
Si jeni?  
Tu çawa yî?  

Good Night
natën e mirë  
Şev xweş  

Good Evening
mirëmbrëma  
Evare baş  

Good Afternoon
mirëdita  
Nee-wa-rowt bash  

Good Morning
mirëmengjes  
Bayanit bash  

Please
Ju lutem  
Bê zehmet  

Sorry
Me fal  
Bibûre  

Bye
mirupafshim  
Be xêr çî  

I Love You
unë e dua ju  
Ez te hez dikem  

Excuse Me
Më falni  
Bê zehmet  

Dialects

Dialect 1
Gheg Albanian  
Northern Kurdish  

Where They Speak
Albania, Kosovo, Macedonia, Montenegro, Serbia  
northern Iraq, northern Syria, northwest Iran, southeast Turkey  

How Many People Speak
3,400,000.00  
99+
20,000,000.00  
29

Dialect 2
Tosk Albanian  
Central Kurdish  

Where They Speak
Albania, Greece, Kosovo, Republic of Macedonia, Turkey  
Iraq, Kurdistan Province of western Iran  

How Many People Speak
1,800,000.00  
99+
5,000,000.00  
99+

Dialect 3
Arbëresh  
Southern Kurdish  

Where They Speak
Italy  
Eastern Iraq  

How Many People Speak
100,000.00  
99+
3,000,000.00  
99+

Total No. Of Dialects
4  
4
3  
3

How Many People Speak

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

Speaking Population
0.11 %  
99+
0.31 %  
99+

Native Speakers
3.10 million  
99+
21.00 million  
36

Second Language Speakers
3.60 million  
99+
20.00 million  
30

Native Name
shqip / gjuha shqipe  
Kurdí / کوردی / к’öрди  

Alternative Names
Shqip  
Kurdî, کوردی‎  

French Name
albanais  
kurde  

German Name
Albanisch  
Kurdisch  

Pronunciation
[ʃcip]  
[kʊɾdɪʃ]  

Ethnicity
Albanians  
Kurds  

History

Origin
1462 AD  
16th century CE  

Language Family
Indo-European Family  
Indo-European Family  

Subgroup
-  
Indo-Iranian  

Branch
-  
-  

Language Forms
  
  

Early Forms
Old Albanian  
Old Kurdish and Middle Kurdish  

Standard Forms
Standard Albanian  
Kurdish  

Language Position
14  
13
14  
13

Signed Forms
Albanian Sign Language (AlbSL, in Albanian Gjuha Shenjave e Shqipe)  
Kurdish Sign Language  

Scope
Individual  
Macrolanguage  

Code

ISO 639 1
sq  
ku  

ISO 639 2
  
  

ISO 639 2/T
sqi  
kur  

ISO 639 2/B
alb  
kur  

ISO 639 3
sqi  
kur  

ISO 639 6
sqi  
kur  

Glottocode
alba1267  
kurd1259  

Linguasphere
55-AAA-aaa  
58-AAA-a  

Types of Language
  
  

Language Type
Living  
Living  

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

Language Morphological Typology
Synthetic  
-  

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Albanian and Kurdish Language History

Comparison of Albanian vs Kurdish language history gives us differences between origin of Albanian and Kurdish language. History of Albanian language states that this language originated in 1462 AD 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 Albanian and Kurdish Language History.

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

Albanian vs Kurdish Difficulty

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

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