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Irish vs Kurdish


Kurdish vs Irish


Countries

Countries
European Union, Ireland  
Iraq, Kurdistan  

Total No. Of Countries
2  
13
2  
13

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

Second Language
Ireland  
Not spoken in any of the countries  

Speaking Continents
Europe  
Middle East  

Minority Language
United Kingdom  
Not spoken in any of the countries  

Regulated By
Foras na Gaeilge  
-  

Interesting Facts
  • In Irish language, there are no exact words for "yes" or "no".
  • There are different set of numbers for counting humans and another set for counting non-humans in Irish Language.
  
  • The vocabulary in Kurdish is of Iranian origin.
  • In the middle East, Kurdish is the fourth largest ethnic group.
  

Similar To
Scottish Gaelic and Welsh Languages  
Farsi Language  

Derived From
-  
-  

Alphabets

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

Alphabets
18  
1
33  
15

Phonology
  
  

How Many Vowels
5  
2
8  
5

How Many Consonants
13  
3
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
36 weeks  
13
4 weeks  
2

Greetings

Hello
Dia dhuit  
Silaw  

Thank You
Go raibh maith agat  
Sipas  

How Are You?
Conas atá tú ?  
Tu çawa yî?  

Good Night
Oíche mhaith  
Şev xweş  

Good Evening
Tráthnóna maith duit  
Evare baş  

Good Afternoon
Tráthnóna maith duit  
Nee-wa-rowt bash  

Good Morning
Dia dhuit ar maidin  
Bayanit bash  

Please
le do thoil  
Bê zehmet  

Sorry
Tá brón orm  
Bibûre  

Bye
Slán  
Be xêr çî  

I Love You
Is breá liom thú  
Ez te hez dikem  

Excuse Me
Gabh mo leithscéal  
Bê zehmet  

Dialects

Dialect 1
Connacht Irish  
Northern Kurdish  

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

How Many People Speak
100,000.00  
99+
20,000,000.00  
29

Dialect 2
Munster Irish  
Central Kurdish  

Where They Speak
Munster  
Iraq, Kurdistan Province of western Iran  

How Many People Speak
150,000.00  
99+
5,000,000.00  
99+

Dialect 3
Ulster Irish  
Southern Kurdish  

Where They Speak
Ulster  
Eastern Iraq  

How Many People Speak
140,000.00  
99+
3,000,000.00  
99+

Total No. Of Dialects
4  
4
3  
3

How Many People Speak

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

Speaking Population
0.03 %  
99+
0.31 %  
99+

Native Speakers
0.14 million  
99+
21.00 million  
36

Second Language Speakers
1.65 million  
99+
20.00 million  
30

Native Name
Gaeilge (na hÉireann) / An Ghaeilge  
Kurdí / کوردی / к’öрди  

Alternative Names
Erse, Gaeilge, Gaelic Irish  
Kurdî, کوردی‎  

French Name
irlandais moyen  
kurde  

German Name
Mittelirisch  
Kurdisch  

Pronunciation
[ˈɡeːlʲɟə]  
[kʊɾdɪʃ]  

Ethnicity
Irish people  
Kurds  

History

Origin
c. 750  
16th century CE  

Language Family
Indo-European Family  
Indo-European Family  

Subgroup
Celtic  
Indo-Iranian  

Branch
Goidelic  
-  

Language Forms
  
  

Early Forms
Primitive Irish, Old Irish, Middle Irish, Classical Irish, Irish  
Old Kurdish and Middle Kurdish  

Standard Forms
An Caighdeán Oifigiúil  
Kurdish  

Language Position
25  
23
14  
13

Signed Forms
Irish Sign Language  
Kurdish Sign Language  

Scope
Individual  
Macrolanguage  

Code

ISO 639 1
ga  
ku  

ISO 639 2
  
  

ISO 639 2/T
gle  
kur  

ISO 639 2/B
gle  
kur  

ISO 639 3
gle  
kur  

ISO 639 6
gle  
kur  

Glottocode
iris1253  
kurd1259  

Linguasphere
50-AAA  
58-AAA-a  

Types of Language
  
  

Language Type
Living  
Living  

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

Language Morphological Typology
Fusional  
-  

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Irish and Kurdish Language History

Comparison of Irish vs Kurdish language history gives us differences between origin of Irish and Kurdish language. History of Irish language states that this language originated in c. 750 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 Irish and Kurdish Language History.

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

Irish vs Kurdish Difficulty

The Irish vs Kurdish difficulty level basically depends on the number of Irish 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 Irish and Kurdish are the origin, speaking countries, language family, different greetings, speaking population of these languages. Want to know in Irish and Kurdish, which language is harder to learn? Time required to learn Irish is 36 weeks while to learn Kurdish time required is 4 weeks.

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