Lithuanian and Kurdish
Countries
European Union, Lithuania
Iraq, Kurdistan
National Language
Lithuania
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
Poland
Not spoken in any of the countries
Regulated By
Commission of the Lithuanian Language
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Interesting Facts
- Lithuanian has many loanwords that originate from Slavic, Germanic and other Baltic languages.
- "Catheciusmus" is the oldest known book in Lithuanian language in 1547.
- The vocabulary in Kurdish is of Iranian origin.
- In the middle East, Kurdish is the fourth largest ethnic group.
Similar To
Latvian
Farsi Language
Alphabets in
Lithuanian-Alpahbets.jpg#200
Kurdish-Alphabets.jpg#200
Scripts
Latin
Arabic, Cyrillic, Latin
Writing Direction
Left-To-Right, Horizontal
Right-To-Left, Horizontal
How Are You?
Kaip sekasi?
Tu çawa yî?
Good Night
Labanakt
Şev xweş
Good Evening
Labas vakaras
Evare baş
Good Afternoon
Laba diena
Nee-wa-rowt bash
Good Morning
Labas rytas
Bayanit bash
I Love You
Aš myliu tave
Ez te hez dikem
Excuse Me
Atsiprašau
Bê zehmet
Dialect 1
Samogitian
Northern Kurdish
Where They Speak
Lithuania
northern Iraq, northern Syria, northwest Iran, southeast Turkey
Dialect 2
Aukštaitian
Central Kurdish
Where They Speak
Lithuania
Iraq, Kurdistan Province of western Iran
Dialect 3
Curonian
Southern Kurdish
Where They Speak
Lithuania
Eastern Iraq
Native Name
lietuvių kalba
Kurdí / کوردی / к’öрди
Alternative Names
Lietuvi, Lietuviskai, Litauische, Litewski, Litovskiy
Kurdî, کوردی
French Name
lituanien
kurde
German Name
Litauisch
Kurdisch
Pronunciation
[ˌlɪθuˈeɪniən]
[kʊɾdɪʃ]
Ethnicity
Lithuanians
Kurds
Origin
c. 1503
16th century CE
Language Family
Indo-European Family
Indo-European Family
Early Forms
No early forms
Old Kurdish and Middle Kurdish
Standard Forms
Lithuanian
Kurdish
Signed Forms
Lithuanian Sign Language
Kurdish Sign Language
Scope
Individual
Macrolanguage
Glottocode
lith1251
kurd1259
Linguasphere
54-AAA-a
58-AAA-a
Language Type
Living
Living
Language Linguistic Typology
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Subject-Object-Verb
Language Morphological Typology
Synthetic
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All Lithuanian 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 Lithuanian and Kurdish dialects. Various dialects of Lithuanian and Kurdish language differ in their pronunciations and words. Dialects of Lithuanian are spoken in different Lithuanian Speaking Countries whereas Kurdish Dialects are spoken in different Kurdish speaking countries. Also the number of people speaking Lithuanian vs Kurdish Dialects varies from few thousands to many millions. Some of the Lithuanian dialects include: Samogitian, Aukštaitian. Kurdish dialects include: Northern Kurdish , Central Kurdish. Also learn about dialects in South American Languages and North American Languages.
Lithuanian and Kurdish Speaking population
Lithuanian and Kurdish speaking population is one of the factors based on which Lithuanian and Kurdish languages can be compared. The total count of Lithuanian and Kurdish Speaking population in percentage is also given. The percentage of people speaking Lithuanian language is 0.07 % 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 Lithuanian and Kurdish on Lithuanian vs Kurdish where you will get native speakers, speaking population in percentage and native names.
Lithuanian and Kurdish Language Codes
Lithuanian and Kurdish language codes are used in those applications where using language names are tedious. Lithuanian and Kurdish Language Codes include all the international language codes, glottocodes and linguasphere.