Countries
Iraq, Kurdistan
East Java, Island of Madura, North Java, Sapudi Islands, Singapore
National Language
Azerbaijan, Georgia, Iran, Iraq, Syria, Turkey
Indonesia, Island of Madura
Second Language
Not spoken in any of the countries
Not spoken in any of the countries
Speaking Continents
Middle East
Asia
Minority Language
Not spoken in any of the countries
Not spoken in any of the countries
Interesting Facts
- The vocabulary in Kurdish is of Iranian origin.
- In the middle East, Kurdish is the fourth largest ethnic group.
- There is unique pronunciation system in the Madurese language.
- Madurese was first written using Javanese Alphabets.
Similar To
Farsi Language
Malay and Javanese Languages
Alphabets in
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Madurese-Alphabets.jpg#200
Scripts
Arabic, Cyrillic, Latin
Latin
Writing Direction
Right-To-Left, Horizontal
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Thank You
Sipas
matur nuwun
How Are You?
Tu çawa yî?
piye kabare?
Good Night
Şev xweş
wengi sing apik
Good Evening
Evare baş
Sugeng sọnten
Good Afternoon
Nee-wa-rowt bash
Sugeng siang
Good Morning
Bayanit bash
Sugeng énjing
Sorry
Bibûre
Nyuwun pangapunten
I Love You
Ez te hez dikem
Kula tresna panjengan
Excuse Me
Bê zehmet
Nuwun séwu
Dialect 1
Northern Kurdish
Kangean
Where They Speak
northern Iraq, northern Syria, northwest Iran, southeast Turkey
Indonesia
Dialect 2
Central Kurdish
Bawean
Where They Speak
Iraq, Kurdistan Province of western Iran
Indonesia
Dialect 3
Southern Kurdish
Bangkalan
Where They Speak
Eastern Iraq
Indonesia
Native Name
Kurdí / کوردی / к’öрди
Madurese
Alternative Names
Kurdî, کوردی
Basa Mathura, Madhura, Madura
French Name
kurde
madourais
German Name
Kurdisch
Maduresisch
Pronunciation
[kʊɾdɪʃ]
[madura]
Origin
16th century CE
8th Century AD
Language Family
Indo-European Family
Austronesian Family
Subgroup
Indo-Iranian
Indonesian
Early Forms
Old Kurdish and Middle Kurdish
No early forms
Standard Forms
Kurdish
Madurese
Signed Forms
Kurdish Sign Language
Madurese Sign Language
Scope
Macrolanguage
Individual
ISO 639 1
ku
No data Available
Glottocode
kurd1259
madu1247
Linguasphere
58-AAA-a
No data available
Language Type
Living
Living
Language Linguistic Typology
Subject-Object-Verb
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Language Morphological Typology
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All Kurdish and Madurese 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 Madurese dialects. Various dialects of Kurdish and Madurese language differ in their pronunciations and words. Dialects of Kurdish are spoken in different Kurdish Speaking Countries whereas Madurese Dialects are spoken in different Madurese speaking countries. Also the number of people speaking Kurdish vs Madurese Dialects varies from few thousands to many millions. Some of the Kurdish dialects include: Northern Kurdish, Central Kurdish. Madurese dialects include: Kangean , Bawean. Also learn about dialects in South American Languages and North American Languages.
Kurdish and Madurese Speaking population
Kurdish and Madurese speaking population is one of the factors based on which Kurdish and Madurese languages can be compared. The total count of Kurdish and Madurese Speaking population in percentage is also given. The percentage of people speaking Kurdish language is 0.31 % whereas the percentage of people speaking Madurese language is 0.23 %. 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 Madurese on Kurdish vs Madurese where you will get native speakers, speaking population in percentage and native names.
Kurdish and Madurese Language Codes
Kurdish and Madurese language codes are used in those applications where using language names are tedious. Kurdish and Madurese Language Codes include all the international language codes, glottocodes and linguasphere.