Maithili and Kurdish
Countries
India, Nepal
Iraq, Kurdistan
National Language
India, Nepal
Azerbaijan, Georgia, Iran, Iraq, Syria, Turkey
Second Language
Nepal
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
Interesting Facts
- Earlier, Maithili language was considered as the dialect of Hindi and Bengali, however in the year 2003 Maithili achieved an independent language status in India.
- Maithili has rich literature.
- The vocabulary in Kurdish is of Iranian origin.
- In the middle East, Kurdish is the fourth largest ethnic group.
Similar To
Bhojpuri Language
Farsi Language
Alphabets in
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Scripts
Devanagari
Arabic, Cyrillic, Latin
Writing Direction
-
Right-To-Left, Horizontal
Thank You
dhanyabad
Sipas
How Are You?
Aahan kehan chhi ?
Tu çawa yî?
Good Night
Śubharātri
Şev xweş
Good Evening
shubh sandhya
Evare baş
Good Afternoon
dopahar ke bad namaskar
Nee-wa-rowt bash
Good Morning
Suprabhaat
Bayanit bash
I Love You
hawm ahāṃ se prem karechi
Ez te hez dikem
Excuse Me
kripaya
Bê zehmet
Dialect 1
Tharuwat
Northern Kurdish
Where They Speak
Nepal
northern Iraq, northern Syria, northwest Iran, southeast Turkey
Dialect 2
Madhubani
Central Kurdish
Where They Speak
North India
Iraq, Kurdistan Province of western Iran
Dialect 3
Khortha
Southern Kurdish
Where They Speak
Deoghar, France
Eastern Iraq
Native Name
मैथिली (mɛtʰilī)
Kurdí / کوردی / к’öрди
Alternative Names
Apabhramsa, Bihari, Maitili, Maitli, Methli, Tirahutia, Tirhuti, Tirhutia
Kurdî, کوردی
French Name
maithili
kurde
German Name
Maithili
Kurdisch
Pronunciation
[ˈmaitʰili]
[kʊɾdɪʃ]
Origin
14th century
16th century CE
Language Family
Indo-European Family
Indo-European Family
Early Forms
No early forms
Old Kurdish and Middle Kurdish
Standard Forms
Standard Maithili
Kurdish
Signed Forms
Maithili Sign Language
Kurdish Sign Language
Scope
Individual
Macrolanguage
ISO 639 1
No data available
ku
Glottocode
mait1250
kurd1259
Linguasphere
No data available
58-AAA-a
Language Type
Living
Living
Language Linguistic Typology
-
Subject-Object-Verb
Language Morphological Typology
-
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All Maithili 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 Maithili and Kurdish dialects. Various dialects of Maithili and Kurdish language differ in their pronunciations and words. Dialects of Maithili are spoken in different Maithili Speaking Countries whereas Kurdish Dialects are spoken in different Kurdish speaking countries. Also the number of people speaking Maithili vs Kurdish Dialects varies from few thousands to many millions. Some of the Maithili dialects include: Tharuwat, Madhubani. Kurdish dialects include: Northern Kurdish , Central Kurdish. Also learn about dialects in South American Languages and North American Languages.
Maithili and Kurdish Speaking population
Maithili and Kurdish speaking population is one of the factors based on which Maithili and Kurdish languages can be compared. The total count of Maithili and Kurdish Speaking population in percentage is also given. The percentage of people speaking Maithili language is 0.41 % 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 Maithili and Kurdish on Maithili vs Kurdish where you will get native speakers, speaking population in percentage and native names.
Maithili and Kurdish Language Codes
Maithili and Kurdish language codes are used in those applications where using language names are tedious. Maithili and Kurdish Language Codes include all the international language codes, glottocodes and linguasphere.