Countries
Iraq, Kurdistan
India, Pakistan
National Language
Azerbaijan, Georgia, Iran, Iraq, Syria, Turkey
India, Pakistan
Second Language
Not spoken in any of the countries
Pakistan
Speaking Continents
Middle East
Asia
Minority Language
Not spoken in any of the countries
Australia, Canada, United Kingdom, United States of America
Interesting Facts
- The vocabulary in Kurdish is of Iranian origin.
- In the middle East, Kurdish is the fourth largest ethnic group.
- Punjabi is 2nd most spoken in United Kingdom and 4th most spoken in Canada.
- Punjabi is tonal language, by using various tones Punjabi speakers are able to differentiate between words.
Similar To
Farsi Language
Hindi Language
Derived From
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Sanskrit Language
Alphabets in
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Scripts
Arabic, Cyrillic, Latin
Gurmukhi, Shahmukhi
Writing Direction
Right-To-Left, Horizontal
Left-To-Right, Horizontal
Hello
Silaw
ਨਮਸਕਾਰ (namaskar)
Thank You
Sipas
ਸ਼ੁਕਰੀਆ (shukrīā)
How Are You?
Tu çawa yî?
ਤੁਹਾਡਾ ਕੀ ਹਾਲ ਹੈ? (tuhāḍā kī hāl he?)
Good Night
Şev xweş
ਸ਼ੁੱਭ ਰਾਤਰੀ (shubh rātri)
Good Evening
Evare baş
ਸਤ ਸੀ੍ ਅਕਾਲ (Sat sri akaal)
Good Afternoon
Nee-wa-rowt bash
ਨਮਸਕਾਰ (Namasakāra)
Good Morning
Bayanit bash
ਸਤ ਸੀ੍ ਅਕਾਲ (Sat sri akaal)
Please
Bê zehmet
ਕਿਰਪਾ ਕਰਕੇ (kirpā karkē)
Sorry
Bibûre
ਖਿਮਾ/ਮਾਫ਼ ਕਰੋ ਜੀ। (kimā)
Bye
Be xêr çî
ਫਿਰ ਮਿਲਾੰਗੇ (Fair milaange)
I Love You
Ez te hez dikem
ਮੈਂ ਤੈਨੂੰ ਪਿਆਰ ਕਰਦਾ ਹਾਂ। (mẽ tenū̃ piār kardā hā̃)
Excuse Me
Bê zehmet
ਵੇਖੋ ਜੀ। (vēkhō jī)
Dialect 1
Northern Kurdish
Pothohari
Where They Speak
northern Iraq, northern Syria, northwest Iran, southeast Turkey
Pakistan
Dialect 2
Central Kurdish
Saraiki
Where They Speak
Iraq, Kurdistan Province of western Iran
Afganistan, India, Pakistan
Dialect 3
Southern Kurdish
Doabi
Where They Speak
Eastern Iraq
Pakistan, Punjab, India
Native Name
Kurdí / کوردی / к’öрди
ਪੰਜਾਬੀ, پنجابی
Alternative Names
Kurdî, کوردی
Lahanda, Lahnda, Lahndi, Lahori, Majhi, Gurmukhi, Gurumukhi, Panjabi
French Name
kurde
pendjabi
German Name
Kurdisch
Pandschabi-Sprache
Pronunciation
[kʊɾdɪʃ]
Not Availble
Origin
16th century CE
1000 AD
Language Family
Indo-European Family
Indo-European Family
Subgroup
Indo-Iranian
Indo-Iranian
Early Forms
Old Kurdish and Middle Kurdish
Shauraseni, Kaikeyi
Standard Forms
Kurdish
Modern Punjabi
Signed Forms
Kurdish Sign Language
Indian Signing System (ISS)
Glottocode
kurd1259
panj1256
Linguasphere
58-AAA-a
No data available
Language Linguistic Typology
Subject-Object-Verb
Subject-Object-Verb
Language Morphological Typology
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Fusional
All Kurdish and Punjabi 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 Punjabi dialects. Various dialects of Kurdish and Punjabi language differ in their pronunciations and words. Dialects of Kurdish are spoken in different Kurdish Speaking Countries whereas Punjabi Dialects are spoken in different Punjabi speaking countries. Also the number of people speaking Kurdish vs Punjabi Dialects varies from few thousands to many millions. Some of the Kurdish dialects include: Northern Kurdish, Central Kurdish. Punjabi dialects include: Pothohari , Saraiki. Also learn about dialects in South American Languages and North American Languages.
Kurdish and Punjabi Speaking population
Kurdish and Punjabi speaking population is one of the factors based on which Kurdish and Punjabi languages can be compared. The total count of Kurdish and Punjabi Speaking population in percentage is also given. The percentage of people speaking Kurdish language is 0.31 % whereas the percentage of people speaking Punjabi language is 1.44 %. 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 Punjabi on Kurdish vs Punjabi where you will get native speakers, speaking population in percentage and native names.
Kurdish and Punjabi Language Codes
Kurdish and Punjabi language codes are used in those applications where using language names are tedious. Kurdish and Punjabi Language Codes include all the international language codes, glottocodes and linguasphere.