Countries
Armenian Highland
Iraq, Kurdistan
National Language
Armenia, Nagorno-Karabakh Republic
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, Europe
Middle East
Minority Language
Cyprus, Hungary, Iraq, Poland, Romania, Ukraine
Not spoken in any of the countries
Regulated By
Armenian National Academy of Sciences
Not Available
Interesting Facts
- The first language into which Bible was translated is Armenian.
- Christianity was recognized as a national religion in 301 by Armenia Country.
- The vocabulary in Kurdish is of Iranian origin.
- In the middle East, Kurdish is the fourth largest ethnic group.
Similar To
Greek
Farsi Language
Derived From
Not Available
Not Available
Alphabets in
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Scripts
Armenian manuscript
Arabic, Cyrillic, Latin
Writing Direction
Left-To-Right, Horizontal
Right-To-Left, Horizontal
Hello
Բարեւ (Barev)
Silaw
Thank You
Շնորհակալություն (Shnorhakalut’yun)
Sipas
How Are You?
Ինչպես եք դուք? (Inch’pes yek’ duk’)
Tu çawa yî?
Good Night
Բարի գիշեր (Bari gisher)
Şev xweş
Good Evening
Բարի երեկո (Bari yereko)
Evare baş
Good Afternoon
Բարի օր (Bari or)
Nee-wa-rowt bash
Good Morning
Բարի լույս (Bari luys)
Bayanit bash
Please
Խնդրում եմ (Khndrum yem)
Bê zehmet
Sorry
կներեք (knerek’)
Bibûre
Bye
Ց'տեսություն
Be xêr çî
I Love You
Ես սիրում եմ քեզ (Yes sirum yem k’yez)
Ez te hez dikem
Excuse Me
Ներեցեք ինձ (Nerets’yek’ indz)
Bê zehmet
Dialect 1
Eastern Armenian
Northern Kurdish
Where They Speak
Armenia, Armenian Highland, Georgia, Iran, Nagorno-Karabakh Republic, Turkey
northern Iraq, northern Syria, northwest Iran, southeast Turkey
How Many People Speak
Not Available
Dialect 2
Western Armenian
Central Kurdish
Where They Speak
Armenian Highland, Cilicia, Lebanon, Syria, Turkey
Iraq, Kurdistan Province of western Iran
How Many People Speak
Not Available
Dialect 3
Not Applicable
Southern Kurdish
Where They Speak
Not Applicable
Eastern Iraq
How Many People Speak
Not Available
Speaking Population
Not Available
Native Name
Հայերէն (Hayeren)
Kurdí / کوردی / к’öрди
Alternative Names
Armjanski Yazyk, Ena, Ermeni Dili, Ermenice, Somkhuri
Not Available
French Name
arménien
kurde
German Name
Armenisch
Kurdisch
Pronunciation
[hɑjɛˈɾɛn]
Not Available
Ethnicity
Armenians
Kurds
Origin
late 5th century
16th century CE
Language Family
Indo-European Family
Indo-European Family
Subgroup
Not Available
Indo-Iranian
Branch
Not Available
Not Available
Early Forms
Proto-Armenian, Classical Armenian, Middle Armenian, Armenian
Not Available
Standard Forms
Eastern Armenian, Western Armenian
Kurdish
Signed Forms
Not Available
Not Available
Scope
Individual
Macrolanguage
ISO 639 6
Not Available
Not Available
Glottocode
arme1241
kurd1259
Linguasphere
57-AAA-a
58-AAA-a
Language Type
Not Available
Living
Language Linguistic Typology
Subject-Object-Verb
Subject-Object-Verb
Language Morphological Typology
Agglutinative, Synthetic
Not Available
All Armenian 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 Armenian and Kurdish dialects. Various dialects of Armenian and Kurdish language differ in their pronunciations and words. Dialects of Armenian are spoken in different Armenian Speaking Countries whereas Kurdish Dialects are spoken in different Kurdish speaking countries. Also the number of people speaking Armenian vs Kurdish Dialects varies from few thousands to many millions. Some of the Armenian dialects include: Eastern Armenian, Western Armenian. Kurdish dialects include: Northern Kurdish , Central Kurdish. Also learn about dialects in South American Languages and North American Languages.
Armenian and Kurdish Speaking population
Armenian and Kurdish speaking population is one of the factors based on which Armenian and Kurdish languages can be compared. The total count of Armenian and Kurdish Speaking population in percentage is also given. The percentage of people speaking Armenian 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 Armenian and Kurdish on Armenian vs Kurdish where you will get native speakers, speaking population in percentage and native names.
Armenian and Kurdish Language Codes
Armenian and Kurdish language codes are used in those applications where using language names are tedious. Armenian and Kurdish Language Codes include all the international language codes, glottocodes and linguasphere.