Countries
Iraq, Kurdistan
Andorra, Balearic Islands, Catalonia, Latin Union, Spain, Valencian Community
National Language
Azerbaijan, Georgia, Iran, Iraq, Syria, Turkey
Andorra, France, Italy, Spain
Second Language
Not spoken in any of the countries
Spain
Speaking Continents
Middle East
Europe
Minority Language
Not spoken in any of the countries
Aragon, France, Italy, Spain
Regulated By
Not Available
Institut d'Estudis Catalans, Acadèmia Valenciana de la Llengua, National Languages Committee
Interesting Facts
- The vocabulary in Kurdish is of Iranian origin.
- In the middle East, Kurdish is the fourth largest ethnic group.
- Catalan is 6th most largely spoken Romance language.
- Catalan went through a golden age in low middle ages, reaching a peak of maturity and cultural richness.
Similar To
Farsi Language
Spanish Language, Occitan Language, Italian Language, French Language
Derived From
Not Available
Latin
Alphabets in
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Scripts
Arabic, Cyrillic, Latin
Latin
Writing Direction
Right-To-Left, Horizontal
Left-To-Right, Horizontal
How Are You?
Tu çawa yî?
Com estàs?
Good Night
Şev xweş
Bona nit
Good Evening
Evare baş
Bona nit
Good Afternoon
Nee-wa-rowt bash
Bona tarda
Good Morning
Bayanit bash
Bon dia
I Love You
Ez te hez dikem
T'estimo
Excuse Me
Bê zehmet
Dispensi!
Dialect 1
Northern Kurdish
Caló
Where They Speak
northern Iraq, northern Syria, northwest Iran, southeast Turkey
France, Portugal, Spain
Dialect 2
Central Kurdish
Valencian
Where They Speak
Iraq, Kurdistan Province of western Iran
Spain
Dialect 3
Southern Kurdish
Ribagorçan
Where They Speak
Eastern Iraq
Spain
How Many People Speak
Not Available
Speaking Population
Not Available
Second Language Speakers
Not Available
Native Name
Kurdí / کوردی / к’öрди
català
Alternative Names
Not Available
Català, Catalán, Catalan-Valencian-Balear, Catalonian, Valencian
French Name
kurde
catalan; valencien
German Name
Kurdisch
Katalanisch
Pronunciation
Not Available
[kətəˈɫa] (EC) ~ [kataˈɫa] (WC)
Ethnicity
Kurds
Catalan people
Origin
16th century CE
c. 1028
Language Family
Indo-European Family
Indo-European Family
Subgroup
Indo-Iranian
Romance
Branch
Not Available
Not Available
Early Forms
Not Available
Old Catalan
Standard Forms
Kurdish
Standard Catalan, Standard Valencian
Signed Forms
Not Available
Signed Catalan
Scope
Macrolanguage
Individual
ISO 639 6
Not Available
Not Available
Glottocode
kurd1259
stan1289
Linguasphere
58-AAA-a
51-AAA-e
Language Type
Living
Living
Language Linguistic Typology
Subject-Object-Verb
Subject-Verb-Object
Language Morphological Typology
Not Available
Not Available
All Kurdish and Catalan 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 Catalan dialects. Various dialects of Kurdish and Catalan language differ in their pronunciations and words. Dialects of Kurdish are spoken in different Kurdish Speaking Countries whereas Catalan Dialects are spoken in different Catalan speaking countries. Also the number of people speaking Kurdish vs Catalan Dialects varies from few thousands to many millions. Some of the Kurdish dialects include: Northern Kurdish, Central Kurdish. Catalan dialects include: Caló , Valencian. Also learn about dialects in South American Languages and North American Languages.
Kurdish and Catalan Speaking population
Kurdish and Catalan speaking population is one of the factors based on which Kurdish and Catalan languages can be compared. The total count of Kurdish and Catalan Speaking population in percentage is also given. The percentage of people speaking Kurdish language is 0.31 % whereas the percentage of people speaking Catalan language is Not Available. 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 Catalan on Kurdish vs Catalan where you will get native speakers, speaking population in percentage and native names.
Kurdish and Catalan Language Codes
Kurdish and Catalan language codes are used in those applications where using language names are tedious. Kurdish and Catalan Language Codes include all the international language codes, glottocodes and linguasphere.