Urdu and Kurdish
Countries
India, Pakistan
Iraq, Kurdistan
National Language
Pakistan
Azerbaijan, Georgia, Iran, Iraq, Syria, Turkey
Second Language
Pakistan
Not spoken in any of the countries
Speaking Continents
Asia, Oceania
Middle East
Minority Language
India
Not spoken in any of the countries
Regulated By
National Council for Promotion of Urdu Language, India, National Language Authority, Pakistan
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Interesting Facts
- Urdu is a language of beauty and grace, that adds meaning to prose and charm to poetry.
- Different languages such as Arabic, Persian and Turkish gave birth and richness to Urdu.
- The vocabulary in Kurdish is of Iranian origin.
- In the middle East, Kurdish is the fourth largest ethnic group.
Similar To
Arabic and Hindi Languages
Farsi Language
Derived From
Ghaznavid Persian Language
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Alphabets in
Urdu-Alphabets.jpg#200
Kurdish-Alphabets.jpg#200
Scripts
Arabic
Arabic, Cyrillic, Latin
Writing Direction
Right-To-Left, Horizontal
Right-To-Left, Horizontal
Thank You
آپ کا شکریہ
Sipas
How Are You?
آپ کیسے ہیں؟
Tu çawa yî?
Good Night
گڈ نائٹ
Şev xweş
Good Evening
سلام علیکم
Evare baş
Good Afternoon
گڈ آفٹر نون
Nee-wa-rowt bash
Good Morning
گڈ مارننگ
Bayanit bash
Please
براہ مہربانی
Bê zehmet
I Love You
مجھے تم سے محبت
Ez te hez dikem
Excuse Me
معاف کیجئے گا
Bê zehmet
Dialect 1
Dakhini
Northern Kurdish
Where They Speak
India
northern Iraq, northern Syria, northwest Iran, southeast Turkey
Dialect 2
Hyderabadi Urdu
Central Kurdish
Where They Speak
India
Iraq, Kurdistan Province of western Iran
Dialect 3
Rekhta
Southern Kurdish
Where They Speak
South Asia
Eastern Iraq
Native Name
اُردُو
Kurdí / کوردی / к’öрди
Alternative Names
Bihari
Kurdî, کوردی
German Name
Urdu
Kurdisch
Pronunciation
[ˈʊrd̪u]
[kʊɾdɪʃ]
Ethnicity
Urdu-speaking people
Kurds
Origin
12th Century CE
16th century CE
Language Family
Indo-European Family
Indo-European Family
Subgroup
Indo-Iranian
Indo-Iranian
Early Forms
No early forms
Old Kurdish and Middle Kurdish
Standard Forms
Modern Standard Urdu
Kurdish
Signed Forms
Signed Urdu
Kurdish Sign Language
Scope
Individual
Macrolanguage
Glottocode
urdu1245
kurd1259
Linguasphere
59-AAF-q
58-AAA-a
Language Type
Living
Living
Language Linguistic Typology
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Subject-Object-Verb
Language Morphological Typology
Fusional
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All Urdu 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 Urdu and Kurdish dialects. Various dialects of Urdu and Kurdish language differ in their pronunciations and words. Dialects of Urdu are spoken in different Urdu Speaking Countries whereas Kurdish Dialects are spoken in different Kurdish speaking countries. Also the number of people speaking Urdu vs Kurdish Dialects varies from few thousands to many millions. Some of the Urdu dialects include: Dakhini, Hyderabadi Urdu. Kurdish dialects include: Northern Kurdish , Central Kurdish. Also learn about dialects in South American Languages and North American Languages.
Urdu and Kurdish Speaking population
Urdu and Kurdish speaking population is one of the factors based on which Urdu and Kurdish languages can be compared. The total count of Urdu and Kurdish Speaking population in percentage is also given. The percentage of people speaking Urdu language is 0.99 % 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 Urdu and Kurdish on Urdu vs Kurdish where you will get native speakers, speaking population in percentage and native names.
Urdu and Kurdish Language Codes
Urdu and Kurdish language codes are used in those applications where using language names are tedious. Urdu and Kurdish Language Codes include all the international language codes, glottocodes and linguasphere.