Welsh and Kurdish
Countries
Wales
Iraq, Kurdistan
National Language
Wales
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
Argentina, United Kingdom
Not spoken in any of the countries
Regulated By
Welsh Language Commissioner
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Interesting Facts
- One of the Celtic language still spoken with great numbers of speakers is Welsh language.
- Welsh was evolved from British , which was spoken by ancient Britons.
- The vocabulary in Kurdish is of Iranian origin.
- In the middle East, Kurdish is the fourth largest ethnic group.
Similar To
English Language
Farsi Language
Derived From
British Language
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Alphabets in
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Kurdish-Alphabets.jpg#200
Scripts
Latin
Arabic, Cyrillic, Latin
Writing Direction
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Right-To-Left, Horizontal
How Are You?
Sut ydych chi?
Tu çawa yî?
Good Night
Nos da
Şev xweş
Good Evening
Noswaith dda
Evare baş
Good Afternoon
P'nawn da
Nee-wa-rowt bash
Good Morning
Bore da
Bayanit bash
Please
os gwelwch yn dda
Bê zehmet
Sorry
Mae'n ddrwg gennym
Bibûre
I Love You
Dw i'n dy garu di
Ez te hez dikem
Excuse Me
Esgusodwch fi
Bê zehmet
Dialect 1
Patagonian Welsh
Northern Kurdish
Where They Speak
Argentina
northern Iraq, northern Syria, northwest Iran, southeast Turkey
Dialect 2
Y Wyndodeg
Central Kurdish
Where They Speak
Gwynedd
Iraq, Kurdistan Province of western Iran
Dialect 3
Y Bowyseg
Southern Kurdish
Where They Speak
Powys
Eastern Iraq
Native Name
Cymraeg / Y Gymraeg
Kurdí / کوردی / к’öрди
Alternative Names
Cymraeg
Kurdî, کوردی
French Name
gallois
kurde
German Name
Kymrisch
Kurdisch
Pronunciation
[kəmˈrɑːɨɡ]
[kʊɾdɪʃ]
Ethnicity
Welsh people
Kurds
Origin
9th Century
16th century CE
Language Family
Indo-European Family
Indo-European Family
Subgroup
Celtic
Indo-Iranian
Early Forms
Common Brittonic, Old Welsh, Middle Welsh
Old Kurdish and Middle Kurdish
Standard Forms
Welsh
Kurdish
Signed Forms
Welsh Sign Language
Kurdish Sign Language
Scope
Individual
Macrolanguage
Glottocode
wels1247
kurd1259
Linguasphere
50-ABA
58-AAA-a
Language Type
Historical
Living
Language Linguistic Typology
Verb-Subject-Object
Subject-Object-Verb
Language Morphological Typology
Fusional
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All Welsh 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 Welsh and Kurdish dialects. Various dialects of Welsh and Kurdish language differ in their pronunciations and words. Dialects of Welsh are spoken in different Welsh Speaking Countries whereas Kurdish Dialects are spoken in different Kurdish speaking countries. Also the number of people speaking Welsh vs Kurdish Dialects varies from few thousands to many millions. Some of the Welsh dialects include: Patagonian Welsh, Y Wyndodeg. Kurdish dialects include: Northern Kurdish , Central Kurdish. Also learn about dialects in South American Languages and North American Languages.
Welsh and Kurdish Speaking population
Welsh and Kurdish speaking population is one of the factors based on which Welsh and Kurdish languages can be compared. The total count of Welsh and Kurdish Speaking population in percentage is also given. The percentage of people speaking Welsh language is 0.24 % 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 Welsh and Kurdish on Welsh vs Kurdish where you will get native speakers, speaking population in percentage and native names.
Welsh and Kurdish Language Codes
Welsh and Kurdish language codes are used in those applications where using language names are tedious. Welsh and Kurdish Language Codes include all the international language codes, glottocodes and linguasphere.