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Sundanese and Kurdish


Kurdish and Sundanese


Countries

Countries
West Java  
Iraq, Kurdistan  

Total No. Of Countries
1  
14
2  
13

National Language
Indonesia  
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
  • The Sundanese language is second most widely spoken regional language in Indonesia.
  
  • The vocabulary in Kurdish is of Iranian origin.
  • In the middle East, Kurdish is the fourth largest ethnic group.
  

Similar To
Madurese and Malay Languages  
Farsi Language  

Derived From
-  
-  

Alphabets

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

Alphabets
33  
15
33  
15

Phonology
  
  

How Many Vowels
5  
2
8  
5

How Many Consonants
16  
6
29  
19

Scripts
Latin, Sundanese  
Arabic, Cyrillic, Latin  

Writing Direction
Left-To-Right, Horizontal  
Right-To-Left, Horizontal  

Hard to Learn
  
  

Language Levels
6  
5
4  
3

Time Taken to Learn
40 weeks  
15
4 weeks  
2

Greetings

Hello
Halo  
Silaw  

Thank You
Nuhun  
Sipas  

How Are You?
Kumaha kabarna?  
Tu çawa yî?  

Good Night
Wilujeng kulem  
Şev xweş  

Good Evening
Wilujeng wengi  
Evare baş  

Good Afternoon
Wilujeng siang  
Nee-wa-rowt bash  

Good Morning
Wilujeng énjing  
Bayanit bash  

Please
Mangga  
Bê zehmet  

Sorry
Hapunten  
Bibûre  

Bye
Wilujeng angkat  
Be xêr çî  

I Love You
Abdi bogoh ka anjeun  
Ez te hez dikem  

Excuse Me
Punten  
Bê zehmet  

Dialects

Dialect 1
Western dialect  
Northern Kurdish  

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

How Many People Speak
40,000,000.00  
18
20,000,000.00  
29

Dialect 2
Northern dialect  
Central Kurdish  

Where They Speak
Bogor  
Iraq, Kurdistan Province of western Iran  

How Many People Speak
40,000,000.00  
16
5,000,000.00  
99+

Dialect 3
Priangan dialect  
Southern Kurdish  

Where They Speak
Bandung  
Eastern Iraq  

How Many People Speak
40,000,000.00  
15
3,000,000.00  
99+

Total No. Of Dialects
6  
6
3  
3

How Many People Speak

How Many People Speak?
39.00 million  
32
28.00 million  
38

Speaking Population
0.57 %  
29
0.31 %  
99+

Native Speakers
38.00 million  
26
21.00 million  
36

Second Language Speakers
39.00 million  
22
20.00 million  
30

Native Name
Basa Sunda  
Kurdí / کوردی / к’öрди  

Alternative Names
Priangan, Sunda  
Kurdî, کوردی‎  

French Name
soundanais  
kurde  

German Name
Sundanesisch  
Kurdisch  

Pronunciation
[sʊnˈdæniːs]  
[kʊɾdɪʃ]  

Ethnicity
Sundanese, Bantenese, Cirebonese, Badui  
Kurds  

History

Origin
5th 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
Sundanese  
Kurdish  

Language Position
42  
39
14  
13

Signed Forms
Sundanese Sign Language  
Kurdish Sign Language  

Scope
Individual  
Macrolanguage  

Code

ISO 639 1
su  
ku  

ISO 639 2
  
  

ISO 639 2/T
sun  
kur  

ISO 639 2/B
sun  
kur  

ISO 639 3
sun  
kur  

ISO 639 6
sun  
kur  

Glottocode
sund1251  
kurd1259  

Linguasphere
No data available  
58-AAA-a  

Types of Language
  
  

Language Type
Living  
Living  

Language Linguistic Typology
Subject-Verb-Object  
Subject-Object-Verb  

Language Morphological Typology
-  
-  

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

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Sundanese and Kurdish Speaking population

Sundanese and Kurdish speaking population is one of the factors based on which Sundanese and Kurdish languages can be compared. The total count of Sundanese and Kurdish Speaking population in percentage is also given. The percentage of people speaking Sundanese language is 0.57 % 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 Sundanese and Kurdish on Sundanese vs Kurdish where you will get native speakers, speaking population in percentage and native names.

Sundanese and Kurdish Language Codes

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

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