Countries
Iraq, Kurdistan
Burkina Faso
National Language
Azerbaijan, Georgia, Iran, Iraq, Syria, Turkey
Benin, Burkina Faso, Ghana, Ivory coast, Mali, Togo
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.
- Mossi languages use pitch to distinguish meanings.
- Mossi is the 2nd largest ethnic group in Ivory Coast.
Similar To
Farsi Language
Dagbani Language
Alphabets in
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Scripts
Arabic, Cyrillic, Latin
Latin
Writing Direction
Right-To-Left, Horizontal
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Thank You
Sipas
Laafi bala
How Are You?
Tu çawa yî?
Laafi beme ?
Good Night
Şev xweş
Ne y yungo
Good Evening
Evare baş
ne y zabre
Good Afternoon
Nee-wa-rowt bash
Kia ora
Good Morning
Bayanit bash
Ne y yibeogo
Bye
Be xêr çî
Wend na kon-d nindaare
I Love You
Ez te hez dikem
Kei te aroha au ki a koe
Excuse Me
Bê zehmet
Y gafare
Dialect 1
Northern Kurdish
Ouapadoupou
Where They Speak
northern Iraq, northern Syria, northwest Iran, southeast Turkey
Burkina Faso
Dialect 2
Central Kurdish
Saremde
Where They Speak
Iraq, Kurdistan Province of western Iran
Burkina Faso
Dialect 3
Southern Kurdish
Taolende
Where They Speak
Eastern Iraq
Burkina Faso
Native Name
Kurdí / کوردی / к’öрди
Mosse
Alternative Names
Kurdî, کوردی
Mossi, Mòoré, Mooré, More, Moshi, Mole, Mosi, Mòoré, Moré, More, Moshi, Mole, Mosi
German Name
Kurdisch
Mossi-Sprache
Pronunciation
[kʊɾdɪʃ]
[mɔ̀ːsì]
Origin
16th century CE
11th Century AD
Language Family
Indo-European Family
Niger-Congo Family
Subgroup
Indo-Iranian
Western Sudanic
Early Forms
Old Kurdish and Middle Kurdish
No early forms
Standard Forms
Kurdish
Mossi
Signed Forms
Kurdish Sign Language
Mossi Sign Language
Scope
Macrolanguage
Individual
ISO 639 1
ku
No data Available
Glottocode
kurd1259
moss1236
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 Mossi 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 Mossi dialects. Various dialects of Kurdish and Mossi language differ in their pronunciations and words. Dialects of Kurdish are spoken in different Kurdish Speaking Countries whereas Mossi Dialects are spoken in different Mossi speaking countries. Also the number of people speaking Kurdish vs Mossi Dialects varies from few thousands to many millions. Some of the Kurdish dialects include: Northern Kurdish, Central Kurdish. Mossi dialects include: Ouapadoupou , Saremde. Also learn about dialects in South American Languages and North American Languages.
Kurdish and Mossi Speaking population
Kurdish and Mossi speaking population is one of the factors based on which Kurdish and Mossi languages can be compared. The total count of Kurdish and Mossi Speaking population in percentage is also given. The percentage of people speaking Kurdish language is 0.31 % whereas the percentage of people speaking Mossi language is 0.11 %. 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 Mossi on Kurdish vs Mossi where you will get native speakers, speaking population in percentage and native names.
Kurdish and Mossi Language Codes
Kurdish and Mossi language codes are used in those applications where using language names are tedious. Kurdish and Mossi Language Codes include all the international language codes, glottocodes and linguasphere.