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Madurese and Kurdish


Kurdish and Madurese


Countries

Countries
East Java, Island of Madura, North Java, Sapudi Islands, Singapore  
Iraq, Kurdistan  

Total No. Of Countries
5  
10
2  
13

National Language
Indonesia, Island of Madura  
Azerbaijan, Georgia, Iran, Iraq, Syria, Turkey  

Second Language
Not spoken in any of the countries  
Not spoken in any of the countries  

Speaking Continents
Asia  
Middle East  

Minority Language
Not spoken in any of the countries  
Not spoken in any of the countries  

Regulated By
-  
-  

Interesting Facts
  • There is unique pronunciation system in the Madurese language.
  • Madurese was first written using Javanese Alphabets.
  
  • The vocabulary in Kurdish is of Iranian origin.
  • In the middle East, Kurdish is the fourth largest ethnic group.
  

Similar To
Malay and Javanese Languages  
Farsi Language  

Derived From
-  
-  

Alphabets

Alphabets in
Madurese-Alphabets.jpg#200  
Kurdish-Alphabets.jpg#200  

Alphabets
27  
9
33  
15

Phonology
  
  

How Many Vowels
6  
3
8  
5

How Many Consonants
21  
11
29  
19

Scripts
Latin  
Arabic, Cyrillic, Latin  

Writing Direction
-  
Right-To-Left, Horizontal  

Hard to Learn
  
  

Language Levels
4  
3
4  
3

Time Taken to Learn
44 weeks  
17
4 weeks  
2

Greetings

Hello
Halo  
Silaw  

Thank You
matur nuwun  
Sipas  

How Are You?
piye kabare?  
Tu çawa yî?  

Good Night
wengi sing apik  
Şev xweş  

Good Evening
Sugeng sọnten  
Evare baş  

Good Afternoon
Sugeng siang  
Nee-wa-rowt bash  

Good Morning
Sugeng énjing  
Bayanit bash  

Please
tolong  
Bê zehmet  

Sorry
Nyuwun pangapunten  
Bibûre  

Bye
Pamit  
Be xêr çî  

I Love You
Kula tresna panjengan  
Ez te hez dikem  

Excuse Me
Nuwun séwu  
Bê zehmet  

Dialects

Dialect 1
Kangean  
Northern Kurdish  

Where They Speak
Indonesia  
northern Iraq, northern Syria, northwest Iran, southeast Turkey  

How Many People Speak
110,000.00  
99+
20,000,000.00  
29

Dialect 2
Bawean  
Central Kurdish  

Where They Speak
Indonesia  
Iraq, Kurdistan Province of western Iran  

How Many People Speak
8,000,000.00  
40
5,000,000.00  
99+

Dialect 3
Bangkalan  
Southern Kurdish  

Where They Speak
Indonesia  
Eastern Iraq  

How Many People Speak
8,000,000.00  
31
3,000,000.00  
99+

Total No. Of Dialects
6  
6
3  
3

How Many People Speak

How Many People Speak?
15.00 million  
99+
28.00 million  
38

Speaking Population
0.23 %  
99+
0.31 %  
99+

Native Speakers
15.00 million  
40
21.00 million  
36

Second Language Speakers
14.00 million  
36
20.00 million  
30

Native Name
Madurese  
Kurdí / کوردی / к’öрди  

Alternative Names
Basa Mathura, Madhura, Madura  
Kurdî, کوردی‎  

French Name
madourais  
kurde  

German Name
Maduresisch  
Kurdisch  

Pronunciation
[madura]  
[kʊɾdɪʃ]  

Ethnicity
Madurese  
Kurds  

History

Origin
8th Century AD  
16th century CE  

Language Family
Austronesian Family  
Indo-European Family  

Subgroup
Indonesian  
Indo-Iranian  

Branch
-  
-  

Language Forms
  
  

Early Forms
No early forms  
Old Kurdish and Middle Kurdish  

Standard Forms
Madurese  
Kurdish  

Language Position
69  
99+
14  
13

Signed Forms
Madurese Sign Language  
Kurdish Sign Language  

Scope
Individual  
Macrolanguage  

Code

ISO 639 1
No data Available  
ku  

ISO 639 2
  
  

ISO 639 2/T
mad  
kur  

ISO 639 2/B
mad  
kur  

ISO 639 3
mad  
kur  

ISO 639 6
-  
kur  

Glottocode
madu1247  
kurd1259  

Linguasphere
No data available  
58-AAA-a  

Types of Language
  
  

Language Type
Living  
Living  

Language Linguistic Typology
-  
Subject-Object-Verb  

Language Morphological Typology
-  
-  

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All Madurese 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 Madurese and Kurdish dialects. Various dialects of Madurese and Kurdish language differ in their pronunciations and words. Dialects of Madurese are spoken in different Madurese Speaking Countries whereas Kurdish Dialects are spoken in different Kurdish speaking countries. Also the number of people speaking Madurese vs Kurdish Dialects varies from few thousands to many millions. Some of the Madurese dialects include: Kangean, Bawean. Kurdish dialects include: Northern Kurdish , Central Kurdish. Also learn about dialects in South American Languages and North American Languages.

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Madurese and Kurdish Speaking population

Madurese and Kurdish speaking population is one of the factors based on which Madurese and Kurdish languages can be compared. The total count of Madurese and Kurdish Speaking population in percentage is also given. The percentage of people speaking Madurese language is 0.23 % 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 Madurese and Kurdish on Madurese vs Kurdish where you will get native speakers, speaking population in percentage and native names.

Madurese and Kurdish Language Codes

Madurese and Kurdish language codes are used in those applications where using language names are tedious. Madurese and Kurdish Language Codes include all the international language codes, glottocodes and linguasphere.

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