Countries
Iraq, Kurdistan
Aruba, Belgium, Curacao, Netherlands, Sint Maarten, Suriname
Total No. Of Countries
26
0
46
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National Language
Azerbaijan, Georgia, Iran, Iraq, Syria, Turkey
Aruba, Belgium, Curacao, Netherlands, Sint Maarten, Suriname
Second Language
Not spoken in any of the countries
South Africa
Speaking Continents
Middle East
Asia, Europe, North America, South America
Minority Language
Not spoken in any of the countries
France, Germany, Indonesia
Regulated By
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Nederlandse Taalunie (Dutch Language Union)
Interesting Facts
- The vocabulary in Kurdish is of Iranian origin.
- In the middle East, Kurdish is the fourth largest ethnic group.
- Dutch language consist of extremely long words. The longest dutch word in the dictionary is 53 letters long.
- There exists 75% borrowed words in Dutch language, and a lot of those are French, English and Hebrew.
Similar To
Farsi Language
German and English Languages
Derived From
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Dialect 1
Northern Kurdish
Gronings
Where They Speak
northern Iraq, northern Syria, northwest Iran, southeast Turkey
Netherlands
How Many People Speak
20,000,000.00590,000.00
1.5
960000000
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Dialect 2
Central Kurdish
Low Saxon
Where They Speak
Iraq, Kurdistan Province of western Iran
Denmark, Germany, Netherlands
How Many People Speak
5,000,000.004,000,000.00
700
274000000
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Dialect 3
Southern Kurdish
Limburgian
Where They Speak
Eastern Iraq
Belgium, Netherlands
How Many People Speak
3,000,000.001,300,000.00
2
230000000
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Total No. Of Dialects
37
0
188
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