kurTechnical information about ISO 639 language code kur
The table below provides technical details for the Kurdish language, designated by the kur code from the ISO 639-2 standard.
| Code |
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| Standard | |
| Name | Official Kurdish Native Kurdî |
| Text direction | Right-to-Left |
| Language varieties | Kurmanji (Northern Kurdish)Sorani (Central Kurdish)Pehlewani (Southern Kurdish) |
| Related languages | Persian (Farsi)BalochiLuriZazakiGorani |
| Key facts | Member of the Western Iranian branch of the Indo-Iranian familyWritten in several scripts including Latin, Arabic, and Cyrillic alphabetsExhibits split-ergative alignment—ergative in past tenses, nominative-accusative in presentNouns show grammatical gender and case inflectionVerbal system is rich in aspect and modal prefixes and suffixes |
| Sample phrase | Silav, tu çawa yî? |
| Character encodings | |
| Supported in Localizely |
The Kurdish language, identified by the code kur, falls under the 'Macrolanguage' category in terms of its scope and is classified as 'Living' by its type.
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