Kurdish and Yoruba
Countries
Iraq, Kurdistan
Benin, Nigeria
National Language
Azerbaijan, Georgia, Iran, Iraq, Syria, Turkey
Nigeria
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
Africa, Brazil, Togo, United Kingdom, United States of America
Regulated By
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Yoruba Academy
Interesting Facts
- The vocabulary in Kurdish is of Iranian origin.
- In the middle East, Kurdish is the fourth largest ethnic group.
- One of the largest African ethnic groups is Yoruba in south of Sahara Desert.
- In Yoruba language, same combination of vowels and consonants have different meanings depending on the pitch of the vowels, so it is tonal language.
Similar To
Farsi Language
Owo and Itsekiri languages
Alphabets in
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Yoruba-Alphabet.jpg#200
Scripts
Arabic, Cyrillic, Latin
Latin
Writing Direction
Right-To-Left, Horizontal
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How Are You?
Tu çawa yî?
Bawo ni o se wa
Good Night
Şev xweş
Kasun layọ o
Good Evening
Evare baş
ka a ale
Good Afternoon
Nee-wa-rowt bash
e kaasan
Good Morning
Bayanit bash
e kaaro
I Love You
Ez te hez dikem
mo nifẹ rẹ
Excuse Me
Bê zehmet
mo tọrọ gafara
Dialect 1
Northern Kurdish
Itsekiri
Where They Speak
northern Iraq, northern Syria, northwest Iran, southeast Turkey
Nigeria
Dialect 2
Central Kurdish
Ede
Where They Speak
Iraq, Kurdistan Province of western Iran
Benin, Togo
Dialect 3
Southern Kurdish
Ulukwumi
Where They Speak
Eastern Iraq
Nigeria
Native Name
Kurdí / کوردی / к’öрди
Yorùbá
Alternative Names
Kurdî, کوردی
Yariba, Yooba
German Name
Kurdisch
Yoruba-Sprache
Pronunciation
[kʊɾdɪʃ]
[jòɾùbá]
Ethnicity
Kurds
Yoruba people
Origin
16th century CE
4 BC
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
Yorùbá
Signed Forms
Kurdish Sign Language
Yoruba Sign Language
Scope
Macrolanguage
Individual
Glottocode
kurd1259
yoru1245
Linguasphere
58-AAA-a
No data available
Language Type
Living
Living
Language Linguistic Typology
Subject-Object-Verb
Subject-Verb-Object
Language Morphological Typology
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Analytic, Isolating
All Kurdish and Yoruba 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 Yoruba dialects. Various dialects of Kurdish and Yoruba language differ in their pronunciations and words. Dialects of Kurdish are spoken in different Kurdish Speaking Countries whereas Yoruba Dialects are spoken in different Yoruba speaking countries. Also the number of people speaking Kurdish vs Yoruba Dialects varies from few thousands to many millions. Some of the Kurdish dialects include: Northern Kurdish, Central Kurdish. Yoruba dialects include: Itsekiri , Ede. Also learn about dialects in South American Languages and North American Languages.
Kurdish and Yoruba Speaking population
Kurdish and Yoruba speaking population is one of the factors based on which Kurdish and Yoruba languages can be compared. The total count of Kurdish and Yoruba Speaking population in percentage is also given. The percentage of people speaking Kurdish language is 0.31 % whereas the percentage of people speaking Yoruba language is 0.42 %. 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 Yoruba on Kurdish vs Yoruba where you will get native speakers, speaking population in percentage and native names.
Kurdish and Yoruba Language Codes
Kurdish and Yoruba language codes are used in those applications where using language names are tedious. Kurdish and Yoruba Language Codes include all the international language codes, glottocodes and linguasphere.