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Kurdish and Hebrew


Countries

Countries
Israel  
Iraq, Kurdistan  

Total No. Of Countries
1  
14
2  
13

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

Second Language
Israel  
Not spoken in any of the countries  

Speaking Continents
Africa, Asia, Europe  
Middle East  

Minority Language
Poland  
Not spoken in any of the countries  

Regulated By
Academy of the Hebrew Language  
-  

Interesting Facts
  • The original language of Bible is Hebrew.
  • The men and women use different verbs in hebrew language.
  
  • The vocabulary in Kurdish is of Iranian origin.
  • In the middle East, Kurdish is the fourth largest ethnic group.
  

Similar To
Arabic and Aramaic languages  
Farsi Language  

Derived From
Aramaic Language  
-  

Alphabets

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

Alphabets
22  
4
33  
15

Phonology
  
  

How Many Vowels
0  
8  
5

How Many Consonants
22  
12
29  
19

Scripts
Hebrew  
Arabic, Cyrillic, Latin  

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

Hard to Learn
  
  

Language Levels
6  
5
4  
3

Time Taken to Learn
44 weeks  
17
4 weeks  
2

Greetings

Hello
שלום (Shalom)  
Silaw  

Thank You
תודה (Toda)  
Sipas  

How Are You?
מה שלומך? (ma shlomxa)  
Tu çawa yî?  

Good Night
לילה טוב (Laila tov)  
Şev xweş  

Good Evening
ערב טוב (Erev tov)  
Evare baş  

Good Afternoon
אחר צהריים טובים (Achar tzahara'im tovim)  
Nee-wa-rowt bash  

Good Morning
בוקר טוב (Boker tov)  
Bayanit bash  

Please
בבקשה (bevekshah)  
Bê zehmet  

Sorry
סליחה! (Slicha)  
Bibûre  

Bye
להתראות (Lehitraot)  
Be xêr çî  

I Love You
אני אוהבת אותך (Ani ohevet otcha)  
Ez te hez dikem  

Excuse Me
בבקשה!  
Bê zehmet  

Dialects

Dialect 1
Ashkenazi Hebrew  
Northern Kurdish  

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

How Many People Speak
9,200,000.00  
38
20,000,000.00  
29

Dialect 2
Samaritan Hebrew  
Central Kurdish  

Where They Speak
Israel, Palestine  
Iraq, Kurdistan Province of western Iran  

How Many People Speak
9,000,000.00  
38
5,000,000.00  
99+

Dialect 3
Yemenite Hebrew  
Southern Kurdish  

Where They Speak
Israel  
Eastern Iraq  

How Many People Speak
9,000,000.00  
30
3,000,000.00  
99+

Total No. Of Dialects
7  
7
3  
3

How Many People Speak

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

Speaking Population
0.11 %  
99+
0.31 %  
99+

Native Speakers
4.40 million  
99+
21.00 million  
36

Second Language Speakers
5.60 million  
99+
20.00 million  
30

Native Name
עברית / עִבְרִית (ivrit)  
Kurdí / کوردی / к’öрди  

Alternative Names
Israeli, Ivrit  
Kurdî, کوردی‎  

French Name
hébreu  
kurde  

German Name
Hebräisch  
Kurdisch  

Pronunciation
[(ʔ)ivˈʁit] - [(ʔ)ivˈɾit]  
[kʊɾdɪʃ]  

Ethnicity
Hebrew-speaking people  
Kurds  

History

Origin
1000 BC  
16th century CE  

Language Family
Afro-Asiatic Family  
Indo-European Family  

Subgroup
Semitic  
Indo-Iranian  

Branch
Canaanitic  
-  

Language Forms
  
  

Early Forms
Biblical Hebrew, Mishnaic Hebrew, Medieval Hebrew, Hebrew  
Old Kurdish and Middle Kurdish  

Standard Forms
Modern Hebrew  
Kurdish  

Language Position
23  
21
14  
13

Signed Forms
Signed Hebrew  
Kurdish Sign Language  

Scope
Individual  
Macrolanguage  

Code

ISO 639 1
he  
ku  

ISO 639 2
  
  

ISO 639 2/T
heb  
kur  

ISO 639 2/B
heb  
kur  

ISO 639 3
heb  
kur  

ISO 639 6
heb  
kur  

Glottocode
hebr1246  
kurd1259  

Linguasphere
12-AAB-a  
58-AAA-a  

Types of Language
  
  

Language Type
Living  
Living  

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

Language Morphological Typology
Fusional, Synthetic  
-  

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All Hebrew 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 Hebrew and Kurdish dialects. Various dialects of Hebrew and Kurdish language differ in their pronunciations and words. Dialects of Hebrew are spoken in different Hebrew Speaking Countries whereas Kurdish Dialects are spoken in different Kurdish speaking countries. Also the number of people speaking Hebrew vs Kurdish Dialects varies from few thousands to many millions. Some of the Hebrew dialects include: Ashkenazi Hebrew, Samaritan Hebrew. Kurdish dialects include: Northern Kurdish , Central Kurdish. Also learn about dialects in South American Languages and North American Languages.

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Hebrew and Kurdish Speaking population

Hebrew and Kurdish speaking population is one of the factors based on which Hebrew and Kurdish languages can be compared. The total count of Hebrew and Kurdish Speaking population in percentage is also given. The percentage of people speaking Hebrew language is 0.11 % 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 Hebrew and Kurdish on Hebrew vs Kurdish where you will get native speakers, speaking population in percentage and native names.

Hebrew and Kurdish Language Codes

Hebrew and Kurdish language codes are used in those applications where using language names are tedious. Hebrew and Kurdish Language Codes include all the international language codes, glottocodes and linguasphere.

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