Kurdish is a Indo-Aryan leid that's speakers is tae be fund in the Northwast o Iran, the north o Iraq an the Sootheast o Turkey. It's sib wi the Persie leid.
Quick Facts Native tae, Region ...
| Kurdish leids |
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| Kurdî, کوردی |
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| Native tae | Turkey, Iraq, Iran, Sirie, Armenie, Azerbaijan, Georgie |
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| Region | Kurdistan, Anatolie, Khorasan |
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| Ethnicity | Kurds |
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Native speakers | (c. 20–30 million citit 2000–2010 est.)[1] |
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| Dialects |
- Kurmanji
- Sorani
- Southern Kurdish (Palewani, Xwarig/Xwarîn)
- Laki[2]
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| Hawar alphabet (Laitin script; uised mostly in Turkey an Sirie)
Sorani alphabet
(Perso-Arabic script; uised maistly in Iraq an Iran)
Cyrillic alphabet (umwhile Soviet Union)
Armenie alphabet (1921-29 in Soviet Armenie)[3][4][5] |
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| Offeecial status |
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Offeecial leid in | Iraq[6]
Template:Kintra data Kurdistan Region[7]
Rojava[8][9] |
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Recognised minority
leid in | |
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| Leid codes |
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| ISO 639-1 | ku |
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| ISO 639-2 | kur |
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| ISO 639-3 | kur – inclusive code
Individual codes:
ckb – Sorani
kmr – Kurmanji
sdh – Soothren Kurdish
lki – Laki leid |
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| Glottolog | kurd1259[14] |
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| Linguasphere | 58-AAA-a (North Kurdish incl. Kurmanji & Kurmanjiki) + 58-AAA-b (Central Kurdish incl. Dimli/Zaza & Gurani) + 58-AAA-c (Sooth Kurdish incl. Kurdi) |
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 Map o Kurdish-speakin auries o the Middle East |
 Geografic distribution o Kurdish an ither Iranian leids spoken bi Kurds
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Kurmanji
Sorani
Soothren
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Gorani
mixed auries
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