Countries
Iraq, Kurdistan
Angola, Brazil, Cape Verde, East Timor, Equatorial Guinea, Guinea-Bissau, Macau, Mozambique, Portugal, São Tomé and Príncipe
Total No. Of Countries
210
0
46
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National Language
Azerbaijan, Georgia, Iran, Iraq, Syria, Turkey
Portugal
Second Language
Not spoken in any of the countries
United States of America
Speaking Continents
Middle East
Africa, Asia, Australia, Europe, South America
Minority Language
Not spoken in any of the countries
Australia, Daman and Diu, France, Germany, Goa, Italy, Japan, United States of America
Regulated By
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Academia Brasileira de Letras (Brazilian Literary Academy), Academia das Ciências de Lisboa, Classe de Letras
Interesting Facts
- The vocabulary in Kurdish is of Iranian origin.
- In the middle East, Kurdish is the fourth largest ethnic group.
- Portuguese language has absorbed many words from French, Italian, Arabic and also from indigenous South American and African languages.
- The first written document in Portuguese language was found in the 12th century.
Similar To
Farsi Language
Spanish and Galician Languages
Derived From
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Latin
Dialect 1
Northern Kurdish
Brazilian Portuguese
Where They Speak
northern Iraq, northern Syria, northwest Iran, southeast Turkey
Brazil
How Many People Speak
20,000,000.00204,000,000.00
1.5
960000000
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Dialect 2
Central Kurdish
European Portuguese
Where They Speak
Iraq, Kurdistan Province of western Iran
Portugal
How Many People Speak
5,000,000.0010,000,000.00
700
274000000
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Dialect 3
Southern Kurdish
Daman and Diu Portuguese creole
Where They Speak
Eastern Iraq
Daman and Diu
How Many People Speak
3,000,000.004,000.00
2
230000000
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Total No. Of Dialects
326
0
188
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