Kurdish language
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| Kurdish | |
|---|---|
| كوردی, Kurdî, Kurdí, Кöрди[1] | |
| Native to | Turkey, Iran, Iraq, Syria, Armenia, Azerbaijan |
| Ethnicity | 25–30 million Kurds |
| Native speakers | 21 million (2007)[2] |
| Language family |
Indo-European
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| Writing system | Perso-Arabic (Sorani alphabet) in Iraq and Iran, Latin (Hawar alphabet) in Turkey, Syria and Armenia |
| Official status | |
| Official language in |  Iraq: status as official language alongside Arabic. Iran: constitutional status as a regional language Armenia: minority language[3] |
| Language codes | |
| ISO 639-1 | ku |
| ISO 639-2 | kur |
| ISO 639-3 | kur – inclusive code Individual codes: ckb – Sorani kmr – Kurmanji sdh – Southern Kurdish lki – Laki |
| Linguasphere | 58-AAA-a (North Kurdish incl. Kurmanji & Kurmanjiki) + 58-AAA-b (Central Kurdish incl. Dimli/Zaza & Gurani) + 58-AAA-c (South Kurdish incl. Kurdi) |
Map of Kurdish speaking areas of middle-East
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The Kurdish language is a language mostly spoken in a region called Kurdistan, including Kurdish populations in parts of Iran, Iraq, Syria and Turkey.[4]
It belongs to the same language group as the Iranian languages. Another well-known Iranian language is Persian. It is considered an Indo-European language.
References [change]
- ↑ "Kurdish Language – Kurdish Academy of Language". Kurdishacademy.org. http://www.kurdishacademy.org/?q=node/41. Retrieved 2 December 2011.
- ↑ Nationalencyklopedin "Världens 100 största språk 2007" The World's 100 Largest Languages in 2007
- ↑ European Charter for Regional or Minority Languages
- ↑ "Geographic distribution of the Kurdish language". http://modersmal.skolutveckling.se/nordkurdiska/kurdmap/pages/Geographic%20Distribution%20of%20Kurdish%20and%20other%20Iranic%20Languages_jpg_gif.htm.
