Ilocano and Kurdish
Countries
Philippines
Iraq, Kurdistan
National Language
Philippines
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
Not spoken in any of the countries
Not spoken in any of the countries
Regulated By
Commission on the Filipino Language
Not Available
Interesting Facts
- Ilocano was originally written with Baybayin syllabary, then gradually it was replaced by Latin alphabet.
- Northwest Luzon is the original Ilocano homeland.
- The vocabulary in Kurdish is of Iranian origin.
- In the middle East, Kurdish is the fourth largest ethnic group.
Similar To
Tagalog, Indonesian and Malaysian Languages
Farsi Language
Derived From
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Alphabets in
Ilocano-Alphabets.jpg#200
Kurdish-Alphabets.jpg#200
Scripts
Ilokano Braille, Latin
Arabic, Cyrillic, Latin
Writing Direction
Not Available
Right-To-Left, Horizontal
Time Taken to Learn
Not Available
Thank You
Agyamanak
Sipas
How Are You?
Kumusta?
Tu çawa yî?
Good Night
Naimbag a rabii
Şev xweş
Good Evening
Naimbag a sardam
Evare baş
Good Afternoon
Naimbag a malem
Nee-wa-rowt bash
Good Morning
Naimbag a bigat
Bayanit bash
Please
Not available
Bê zehmet
I Love You
Ayayatenka
Ez te hez dikem
Excuse Me
Maawan-dayawen
Bê zehmet
Dialect 1
Balangao
Northern Kurdish
Where They Speak
Philippines
northern Iraq, northern Syria, northwest Iran, southeast Turkey
Dialect 2
Bontoc
Central Kurdish
Where They Speak
Philippines
Iraq, Kurdistan Province of western Iran
Dialect 3
Not present
Southern Kurdish
Where They Speak
Not present
Eastern Iraq
How Many People Speak
Not Available
Native Name
ilokano
Kurdí / کوردی / к’öрди
Alternative Names
Ilokano, Iloko
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French Name
ilocano
kurde
German Name
Ilokano-Sprache
Kurdisch
Pronunciation
Not Available
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Ethnicity
Ilocano people
Kurds
Origin
18th Century
16th century CE
Language Family
Austronesian Family
Indo-European Family
Subgroup
Not Available
Indo-Iranian
Branch
Not Available
Not Available
Early Forms
No early forms
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Standard Forms
Modern Ilocano
Kurdish
Language Position
Not Available
Signed Forms
Not Available
Not Available
Scope
Individual
Macrolanguage
ISO 639 1
No data available
ku
ISO 639 6
Not Available
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Glottocode
ilok1237
kurd1259
Linguasphere
31-CBA-a
58-AAA-a
Language Type
Living
Living
Language Linguistic Typology
Not Available
Subject-Object-Verb
Language Morphological Typology
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All Ilocano 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 Ilocano and Kurdish dialects. Various dialects of Ilocano and Kurdish language differ in their pronunciations and words. Dialects of Ilocano are spoken in different Ilocano Speaking Countries whereas Kurdish Dialects are spoken in different Kurdish speaking countries. Also the number of people speaking Ilocano vs Kurdish Dialects varies from few thousands to many millions. Some of the Ilocano dialects include: Balangao, Bontoc. Kurdish dialects include: Northern Kurdish , Central Kurdish. Also learn about dialects in South American Languages and North American Languages.
Ilocano and Kurdish Speaking population
Ilocano and Kurdish speaking population is one of the factors based on which Ilocano and Kurdish languages can be compared. The total count of Ilocano and Kurdish Speaking population in percentage is also given. The percentage of people speaking Ilocano language is 0.14 % 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 Ilocano and Kurdish on Ilocano vs Kurdish where you will get native speakers, speaking population in percentage and native names.
Ilocano and Kurdish Language Codes
Ilocano and Kurdish language codes are used in those applications where using language names are tedious. Ilocano and Kurdish Language Codes include all the international language codes, glottocodes and linguasphere.