Kurdish and Amharic
Countries
Iraq, Kurdistan
Federal Democratic Republic of Ethiopia.
National Language
Azerbaijan, Georgia, Iran, Iraq, Syria, Turkey
Ethiopia
Second Language
Not spoken in any of the countries
Not spoken in any of the countries
Speaking Continents
Middle East
Africa
Minority Language
Not spoken in any of the countries
Not spoken in any of the countries
Regulated By
Not Available
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Interesting Facts
- The vocabulary in Kurdish is of Iranian origin.
- In the middle East, Kurdish is the fourth largest ethnic group.
- Amharic ranks as second most spoken Semitic language in the world.
- Amharic has its own writing system named “fidel” and it uses Amharic alphabets to write.
Similar To
Farsi Language
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Derived From
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Alphabets in
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Scripts
Arabic, Cyrillic, Latin
Ethiopic
Writing Direction
Right-To-Left, Horizontal
Left-To-Right, Horizontal
Thank You
Sipas
amesege'nallo'
How Are You?
Tu çawa yî?
Dehina newot?
Good Night
Şev xweş
Dehna dur
Good Evening
Evare baş
melkam meshe't
Good Afternoon
Nee-wa-rowt bash
i'ndemin walu
Good Morning
Bayanit bash
i'ndemin adäru
Please
Bê zehmet
i'bakwon
I Love You
Ez te hez dikem
afekirishalehu
Excuse Me
Bê zehmet
yiqirta
Dialect 1
Northern Kurdish
Gondar
Where They Speak
northern Iraq, northern Syria, northwest Iran, southeast Turkey
Gondar
How Many People Speak
Not Available
Dialect 2
Central Kurdish
Gojjami
Where They Speak
Iraq, Kurdistan Province of western Iran
Ethiopia
How Many People Speak
Not Available
Dialect 3
Southern Kurdish
Showa
Where They Speak
Eastern Iraq
Ethiopia
How Many People Speak
Not Available
Second Language Speakers
Not Available
Native Name
Kurdí / کوردی / к’öрди
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Alternative Names
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Abyssinian, Amarigna, Amarinya, Amhara, Ethiopian
French Name
kurde
amharique
German Name
Kurdisch
Amharisch
Pronunciation
Not Available
[amarɨɲɲa]
Origin
16th century CE
13th century
Language Family
Indo-European Family
Afro-Asiatic Family
Subgroup
Indo-Iranian
Semitic
Branch
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Ethiopic
Early Forms
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Ge'ez
Standard Forms
Kurdish
Amharic
Language Position
Not Available
Signed Forms
Not Available
Signed Amharic
Scope
Macrolanguage
Individual
ISO 639 6
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Glottocode
kurd1259
amha1245
Linguasphere
58-AAA-a
12-ACB-a
Language Type
Living
Living
Language Linguistic Typology
Subject-Object-Verb
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Language Morphological Typology
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Fusional
All Kurdish and Amharic 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 Kurdish and Amharic dialects. Various dialects of Kurdish and Amharic language differ in their pronunciations and words. Dialects of Kurdish are spoken in different Kurdish Speaking Countries whereas Amharic Dialects are spoken in different Amharic speaking countries. Also the number of people speaking Kurdish vs Amharic Dialects varies from few thousands to many millions. Some of the Kurdish dialects include: Northern Kurdish, Central Kurdish. Amharic dialects include: Gondar , Gojjami. Also learn about dialects in South American Languages and North American Languages.
Kurdish and Amharic Speaking population
Kurdish and Amharic speaking population is one of the factors based on which Kurdish and Amharic languages can be compared. The total count of Kurdish and Amharic Speaking population in percentage is also given. The percentage of people speaking Kurdish language is 0.31 % whereas the percentage of people speaking Amharic language is 0.37 %. 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 Kurdish and Amharic on Kurdish vs Amharic where you will get native speakers, speaking population in percentage and native names.
Kurdish and Amharic Language Codes
Kurdish and Amharic language codes are used in those applications where using language names are tedious. Kurdish and Amharic Language Codes include all the international language codes, glottocodes and linguasphere.