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Ilocano and Kurdish


Kurdish and Ilocano


Countries

Countries
Philippines  
Iraq, Kurdistan  

Total No. Of Countries
1  
14
2  
13

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  
-  

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
-  
-  

Alphabets

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

Alphabets
32  
14
33  
15

Phonology
  
  

How Many Vowels
6  
3
8  
5

How Many Consonants
20  
10
29  
19

Scripts
Ilokano Braille, Latin  
Arabic, Cyrillic, Latin  

Writing Direction
-  
Right-To-Left, Horizontal  

Hard to Learn
  
  

Language Levels
4  
3
4  
3

Time Taken to Learn
44 weeks  
17
4 weeks  
2

Greetings

Hello
Kablaaw  
Silaw  

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
mangngegda  
Bê zehmet  

Sorry
Agpakawanak  
Bibûre  

Bye
Pakada  
Be xêr çî  

I Love You
Ayayatenka  
Ez te hez dikem  

Excuse Me
Maawan-dayawen  
Bê zehmet  

Dialects

Dialect 1
Balangao  
Northern Kurdish  

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

How Many People Speak
21,000.00  
99+
20,000,000.00  
29

Dialect 2
Bontoc  
Central Kurdish  

Where They Speak
Philippines  
Iraq, Kurdistan Province of western Iran  

How Many People Speak
41,000.00  
99+
5,000,000.00  
99+

Dialect 3
Not present  
Southern Kurdish  

Where They Speak
Not present  
Eastern Iraq  

How Many People Speak
8,000,000.00  
31
3,000,000.00  
99+

Total No. Of Dialects
2  
2
3  
3

How Many People Speak

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

Speaking Population
0.14 %  
99+
0.31 %  
99+

Native Speakers
9.10 million  
99+
21.00 million  
36

Second Language Speakers
11.00 million  
39
20.00 million  
30

Native Name
ilokano  
Kurdí / کوردی / к’öрди  

Alternative Names
Ilokano, Iloko  
Kurdî, کوردی‎  

French Name
ilocano  
kurde  

German Name
Ilokano-Sprache  
Kurdisch  

Pronunciation
[iːloˈkɑno]  
[kʊɾdɪʃ]  

Ethnicity
Ilocano people  
Kurds  

History

Origin
18th Century  
16th century CE  

Language Family
Austronesian Family  
Indo-European Family  

Subgroup
-  
Indo-Iranian  

Branch
-  
-  

Language Forms
  
  

Early Forms
No early forms  
Old Kurdish and Middle Kurdish  

Standard Forms
Modern Ilocano  
Kurdish  

Language Position
94  
99+
14  
13

Signed Forms
Ilocano Sign Language  
Kurdish Sign Language  

Scope
Individual  
Macrolanguage  

Code

ISO 639 1
No data available  
ku  

ISO 639 2
  
  

ISO 639 2/T
ilo  
kur  

ISO 639 2/B
ilo  
kur  

ISO 639 3
ilo  
kur  

ISO 639 6
ilo  
kur  

Glottocode
ilok1237  
kurd1259  

Linguasphere
31-CBA-a  
58-AAA-a  

Types of Language
  
  

Language Type
Living  
Living  

Language Linguistic Typology
-  
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.

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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.

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