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Kurdish and Galician


Galician and Kurdish


Countries

Countries
Iraq, Kurdistan  
Galicia  

Total No. Of Countries
2  
13
1  
14

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

Second Language
Not spoken in any of the countries  
Not spoken in any of the countries  

Speaking Continents
Middle East  
Europe  

Minority Language
Not spoken in any of the countries  
Not spoken in any of the countries  

Regulated By
-  
Royal Galician Academy (Real Academia Galega)  

Interesting Facts
  • The vocabulary in Kurdish is of Iranian origin.
  • In the middle East, Kurdish is the fourth largest ethnic group.
  
  • In Galician language, there are no compound tenses.
  • The earliest document in Galician language was written in 1228 which was legal charter for a municipality of Galicia.
  

Similar To
Farsi Language  
Portuguese Language  

Derived From
-  
Latin  

Alphabets

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

Alphabets
33  
15
23  
5

Phonology
  
  

How Many Vowels
8  
5
7  
4

How Many Consonants
29  
19
19  
9

Scripts
Arabic, Cyrillic, Latin  
Latin  

Writing Direction
Right-To-Left, Horizontal  
Left-To-Right, Horizontal  

Hard to Learn
  
  

Language Levels
4  
3
4  
3

Time Taken to Learn
4 weeks  
2
28 weeks  
9

Greetings

Hello
Silaw  
Ola  

Thank You
Sipas  
Grazas  

How Are You?
Tu çawa yî?  
Que tal estás?  

Good Night
Şev xweş  
Boas noites  

Good Evening
Evare baş  
Boa tarde  

Good Afternoon
Nee-wa-rowt bash  
Boa tarde  

Good Morning
Bayanit bash  
Bos días  

Please
Bê zehmet  
Por favor  

Sorry
Bibûre  
Síntoo!  

Bye
Be xêr çî  
Adeus  

I Love You
Ez te hez dikem  
Ámote  

Excuse Me
Bê zehmet  
Perdoe!  

Dialects

Dialect 1
Northern Kurdish  
Eastern Galician  

Where They Speak
northern Iraq, northern Syria, northwest Iran, southeast Turkey  
East Galicia  

How Many People Speak
20,000,000.00  
29
2,700,000.00  
99+

Dialect 2
Central Kurdish  
Central Galician  

Where They Speak
Iraq, Kurdistan Province of western Iran  
Central Galicia  

How Many People Speak
5,000,000.00  
99+
2,500,000.00  
99+

Dialect 3
Southern Kurdish  
Western Galician  

Where They Speak
Eastern Iraq  
West Galicia  

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

Total No. Of Dialects
3  
3
3  
3

How Many People Speak

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

Speaking Population
0.31 %  
99+
0.05 %  
99+

Native Speakers
21.00 million  
36
2.40 million  
99+

Second Language Speakers
20.00 million  
30
3.00 million  
99+

Native Name
Kurdí / کوردی / к’öрди  
Galego  

Alternative Names
Kurdî, کوردی‎  
Galego, Gallego  

French Name
kurde  
galicien  

German Name
Kurdisch  
Galicisch  

Pronunciation
[kʊɾdɪʃ]  
[ɡaˈleɣo]  

Ethnicity
Kurds  
Galician people  

History

Origin
16th century CE  
c. 1175  

Language Family
Indo-European Family  
Indo-European Family  

Subgroup
Indo-Iranian  
-  

Branch
-  
-  

Language Forms
  
  

Early Forms
Old Kurdish and Middle Kurdish  
Medieval Galician  

Standard Forms
Kurdish  
Galician  

Language Position
14  
13
46  
99+

Signed Forms
Kurdish Sign Language  
Galician Sign Language  

Scope
Macrolanguage  
Individual  

Code

ISO 639 1
ku  
gl  

ISO 639 2
  
  

ISO 639 2/T
kur  
glg  

ISO 639 2/B
kur  
glg  

ISO 639 3
kur  
glg  

ISO 639 6
kur  
glg  

Glottocode
kurd1259  
gali1258  

Linguasphere
58-AAA-a  
51-AAA-ab  

Types of Language
  
  

Language Type
Living  
Living  

Language Linguistic Typology
Subject-Object-Verb  
-  

Language Morphological Typology
-  
-  

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All Kurdish and Galician 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 Galician dialects. Various dialects of Kurdish and Galician language differ in their pronunciations and words. Dialects of Kurdish are spoken in different Kurdish Speaking Countries whereas Galician Dialects are spoken in different Galician speaking countries. Also the number of people speaking Kurdish vs Galician Dialects varies from few thousands to many millions. Some of the Kurdish dialects include: Northern Kurdish, Central Kurdish. Galician dialects include: Eastern Galician , Central Galician. Also learn about dialects in South American Languages and North American Languages.

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Kurdish and Galician Speaking population

Kurdish and Galician speaking population is one of the factors based on which Kurdish and Galician languages can be compared. The total count of Kurdish and Galician Speaking population in percentage is also given. The percentage of people speaking Kurdish language is 0.31 % whereas the percentage of people speaking Galician language is 0.05 %. 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 Galician on Kurdish vs Galician where you will get native speakers, speaking population in percentage and native names.

Kurdish and Galician Language Codes

Kurdish and Galician language codes are used in those applications where using language names are tedious. Kurdish and Galician Language Codes include all the international language codes, glottocodes and linguasphere.

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