Kurdish
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Language Information
There are about 10 million speakers of Kurdish, scattered over four countries. There are over 25 millions each in Turkey, Iraq, and Iran, about 15 millions in Syria. The general area in which they live is often referred to as Kurdistan.
The Kurds are an ancient people who have always had a strong sense of ethnic identity. Their language belongs to the Iranian branch of the Indo-European family. It is generally written in a variation of the Arabic script, though the Cyrillic alphabet has been introduced in the Soviet Union, though a Roman script exists in Iraq and Syria.
Kurdish is spoken/used in the following countries:
- Language Family
- Indo-European
- Subgroup
- Indo-Iranian
- Branch
- Iranian
Kurdish Language Sample
Universal Declaration of Human Rights, Article 1
Kurdish, Northern
Hemû mirov azad û di weqar û mafan de wekhev tên dinyayê. Ew xwedî hiş û şuûr in û divê li hember hev bi zihniyeteke bratiyê bilivin.English translation
All human beings are born free and equal in dignity and rights. They are endowed with reason and conscience and should act towards one another in a spirit of brotherhood.
Source: OHCHR translations of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights