Latvian and Kurdish
Countries
European Union, Latvia
Iraq, Kurdistan
National Language
Latvia
Azerbaijan, Georgia, Iran, Iraq, Syria, Turkey
Second Language
Not spoken in any of the countries
Not spoken in any of the countries
Speaking Continents
Europe
Middle East
Minority Language
Not spoken in any of the countries
Not spoken in any of the countries
Regulated By
Latvian State Language Center
Not Available
Interesting Facts
- The first written form of Latvian dates from 16th century was found in religious texts.
- The old latvian language was based on the a Gothic script.
- The vocabulary in Kurdish is of Iranian origin.
- In the middle East, Kurdish is the fourth largest ethnic group.
Similar To
Lithuanian Language
Farsi Language
Derived From
Not Available
Not Available
Alphabets in
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Scripts
Latin
Arabic, Cyrillic, Latin
Writing Direction
Left-To-Right, Horizontal
Right-To-Left, Horizontal
How Are You?
Kā jums klājas?
Tu çawa yî?
Good Night
Ar labunakti
Şev xweş
Good Evening
Labvakar
Evare baş
Good Afternoon
Labdien
Nee-wa-rowt bash
Good Morning
Labrīt
Bayanit bash
Bye
Uz redzēšanos
Be xêr çî
I Love You
Es tevi mīlu
Ez te hez dikem
Excuse Me
Piedodiet!
Bê zehmet
Dialect 1
Livonian
Northern Kurdish
Where They Speak
Latvia
northern Iraq, northern Syria, northwest Iran, southeast Turkey
How Many People Speak
Not Available
Dialect 2
Middle Latvian
Central Kurdish
Where They Speak
Latvia
Iraq, Kurdistan Province of western Iran
How Many People Speak
Not Available
Dialect 3
High Latvian
Southern Kurdish
Where They Speak
France, Latvia
Eastern Iraq
How Many People Speak
Not Available
Speaking Population
Not Available
Native Name
latviešu valoda
Kurdí / کوردی / к’öрди
Alternative Names
Lettish
Not Available
German Name
Lettisch
Kurdisch
Pronunciation
Not Available
Not Available
Ethnicity
Latvians or Letts
Kurds
Origin
1530
16th century CE
Language Family
Indo-European Family
Indo-European Family
Subgroup
Baltic
Indo-Iranian
Branch
Not Available
Not Available
Early Forms
No early forms
Not Available
Standard Forms
Latvian
Kurdish
Signed Forms
Latvian Sign Language
Not Available
Scope
Macrolanguage
Macrolanguage
ISO 639 6
not Available
Not Available
Glottocode
latv1249
kurd1259
Linguasphere
54-AAB-a
58-AAA-a
Language Type
Living
Living
Language Linguistic Typology
Subject-Verb-Object
Subject-Object-Verb
Language Morphological Typology
Synthetic
Not Available
All Latvian and Kurdish 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 Latvian and Kurdish dialects. Various dialects of Latvian and Kurdish language differ in their pronunciations and words. Dialects of Latvian are spoken in different Latvian Speaking Countries whereas Kurdish Dialects are spoken in different Kurdish speaking countries. Also the number of people speaking Latvian vs Kurdish Dialects varies from few thousands to many millions. Some of the Latvian dialects include: Livonian, Middle Latvian. Kurdish dialects include: Northern Kurdish , Central Kurdish. Also learn about dialects in South American Languages and North American Languages.
Latvian and Kurdish Speaking population
Latvian and Kurdish speaking population is one of the factors based on which Latvian and Kurdish languages can be compared. The total count of Latvian and Kurdish Speaking population in percentage is also given. The percentage of people speaking Latvian language is Not Available whereas the percentage of people speaking Kurdish language is 0.31 %. 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 Latvian and Kurdish on Latvian vs Kurdish where you will get native speakers, speaking population in percentage and native names.
Latvian and Kurdish Language Codes
Latvian and Kurdish language codes are used in those applications where using language names are tedious. Latvian and Kurdish Language Codes include all the international language codes, glottocodes and linguasphere.