Kurdish and Malagasy
Countries
Iraq, Kurdistan
Madagascar
National Language
Azerbaijan, Georgia, Iran, Iraq, Syria, Turkey
Comoros, Madagascar, Mayotte
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
Interesting Facts
- The vocabulary in Kurdish is of Iranian origin.
- In the middle East, Kurdish is the fourth largest ethnic group.
- Malagasy language was originated in southeast Asia, since it shares several common words and meanings with Indonesian Languages.
- About 93% of the basic vocabulary is of Malayo-Polynesian origin in Malagasy language.
Similar To
Farsi Language
Swahili and Comorian Languages
Alphabets in
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Scripts
Arabic, Cyrillic, Latin
Latin
Writing Direction
Right-To-Left, Horizontal
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How Are You?
Tu çawa yî?
Manao ahoana!
Good Night
Şev xweş
Alina tsara
Good Evening
Evare baş
Manao ahoana e
Good Afternoon
Nee-wa-rowt bash
Manao ahoana e
Good Morning
Bayanit bash
Maraina tsara
I Love You
Ez te hez dikem
Tiako ianao.
Excuse Me
Bê zehmet
Azafady
Dialect 1
Northern Kurdish
Eastern Malagasy
Where They Speak
northern Iraq, northern Syria, northwest Iran, southeast Turkey
Merina
Dialect 2
Central Kurdish
Western Malagasy
Where They Speak
Iraq, Kurdistan Province of western Iran
Sakalava
Dialect 3
Southern Kurdish
Plateau Malagasy
Where They Speak
Eastern Iraq
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Native Name
Kurdí / کوردی / к’öрди
Fiteny Malagasy
Alternative Names
Kurdî, کوردی
Malagasy Sign Language
French Name
kurde
malgache
German Name
Kurdisch
Malagassi-Sprache
Pronunciation
[kʊɾdɪʃ]
[ˌmæləˈɡæsi]
Ethnicity
Kurds
Malagasy people
Origin
16th century CE
1000 AD
Language Family
Indo-European Family
Austronesian Family
Subgroup
Indo-Iranian
Austronesian
Early Forms
Old Kurdish and Middle Kurdish
No early forms
Standard Forms
Kurdish
standard Malagasy
Signed Forms
Kurdish Sign Language
Malagasy Sign Language
Scope
Macrolanguage
Macrolanguage
Glottocode
kurd1259
mala1537
Linguasphere
58-AAA-a
No data available
Language Type
Living
Living
Language Linguistic Typology
Subject-Object-Verb
Verb-Object-Subject
Language Morphological Typology
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All Kurdish and Malagasy 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 Malagasy dialects. Various dialects of Kurdish and Malagasy language differ in their pronunciations and words. Dialects of Kurdish are spoken in different Kurdish Speaking Countries whereas Malagasy Dialects are spoken in different Malagasy speaking countries. Also the number of people speaking Kurdish vs Malagasy Dialects varies from few thousands to many millions. Some of the Kurdish dialects include: Northern Kurdish, Central Kurdish. Malagasy dialects include: Eastern Malagasy , Western Malagasy. Also learn about dialects in South American Languages and North American Languages.
Kurdish and Malagasy Speaking population
Kurdish and Malagasy speaking population is one of the factors based on which Kurdish and Malagasy languages can be compared. The total count of Kurdish and Malagasy Speaking population in percentage is also given. The percentage of people speaking Kurdish language is 0.31 % whereas the percentage of people speaking Malagasy language is 0.28 %. 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 Malagasy on Kurdish vs Malagasy where you will get native speakers, speaking population in percentage and native names.
Kurdish and Malagasy Language Codes
Kurdish and Malagasy language codes are used in those applications where using language names are tedious. Kurdish and Malagasy Language Codes include all the international language codes, glottocodes and linguasphere.