Countries
Iraq, Kurdistan
Iraq, Kurdistan
National Language
Azerbaijan, Georgia, Iran, Iraq, Syria, Turkey
Azerbaijan, Georgia, Iran, Iraq, Syria, Turkey
Second Language
Not spoken in any of the countries
Not spoken in any of the countries
Speaking Continents
Middle East
Middle East
Minority Language
Not spoken in any of the countries
Not spoken in any of the countries
Regulated By
Not Available
Not Available
Interesting Facts
- The vocabulary in Kurdish is of Iranian origin.
- In the middle East, Kurdish is the fourth largest ethnic group.
- The vocabulary in Kurdish is of Iranian origin.
- In the middle East, Kurdish is the fourth largest ethnic group.
Similar To
Farsi Language
Farsi Language
Derived From
Not Available
Not Available
Alphabets in
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Scripts
Arabic, Cyrillic, Latin
Arabic, Cyrillic, Latin
Writing Direction
Right-To-Left, Horizontal
Right-To-Left, Horizontal
How Are You?
Tu çawa yî?
Tu çawa yî?
Good Night
Şev xweş
Şev xweş
Good Evening
Evare baş
Evare baş
Good Afternoon
Nee-wa-rowt bash
Nee-wa-rowt bash
Good Morning
Bayanit bash
Bayanit bash
Please
Bê zehmet
Bê zehmet
I Love You
Ez te hez dikem
Ez te hez dikem
Excuse Me
Bê zehmet
Bê zehmet
Dialect 1
Northern Kurdish
Northern Kurdish
Where They Speak
northern Iraq, northern Syria, northwest Iran, southeast Turkey
northern Iraq, northern Syria, northwest Iran, southeast Turkey
Dialect 2
Central Kurdish
Central Kurdish
Where They Speak
Iraq, Kurdistan Province of western Iran
Iraq, Kurdistan Province of western Iran
Dialect 3
Southern Kurdish
Southern Kurdish
Where They Speak
Eastern Iraq
Eastern Iraq
Native Name
Kurdí / کوردی / к’öрди
Kurdí / کوردی / к’öрди
Alternative Names
Not Available
Not Available
German Name
Kurdisch
Kurdisch
Pronunciation
Not Available
Not Available
Origin
16th century CE
16th century CE
Language Family
Indo-European Family
Indo-European Family
Subgroup
Indo-Iranian
Indo-Iranian
Branch
Not Available
Not Available
Standard Forms
Kurdish
Kurdish
Signed Forms
Not Available
Not Available
Scope
Macrolanguage
Macrolanguage
ISO 639 6
Not Available
Not Available
Glottocode
kurd1259
kurd1259
Linguasphere
58-AAA-a
58-AAA-a
Language Type
Living
Living
Language Linguistic Typology
Subject-Object-Verb
Subject-Object-Verb
Language Morphological Typology
Not Available
Not Available
All Kurdish 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 Kurdish and Kurdish dialects. Various dialects of Kurdish and Kurdish language differ in their pronunciations and words. Dialects of Kurdish are spoken in different Kurdish Speaking Countries whereas Kurdish Dialects are spoken in different Kurdish speaking countries. Also the number of people speaking Kurdish vs Kurdish Dialects varies from few thousands to many millions. Some of the Kurdish dialects include: Northern Kurdish, Central Kurdish. Kurdish dialects include: Northern Kurdish , Central Kurdish. Also learn about dialects in South American Languages and North American Languages.
Kurdish and Kurdish Speaking population
Kurdish and Kurdish speaking population is one of the factors based on which Kurdish and Kurdish languages can be compared. The total count of Kurdish and Kurdish Speaking population in percentage is also given. The percentage of people speaking Kurdish language is 0.31 % 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 Kurdish and Kurdish on Kurdish vs Kurdish where you will get native speakers, speaking population in percentage and native names.
Kurdish and Kurdish Language Codes
Kurdish and Kurdish language codes are used in those applications where using language names are tedious. Kurdish and Kurdish Language Codes include all the international language codes, glottocodes and linguasphere.