Kurdish
kurdî (kurmancî)
ku
20M speakers
Kurdish
(kurdî (kurmancî))
is a Indo-European language
with approximately 20M speakers speakers.
It is written using the
Latin
script.
Its BCP 47 language code is ku.
Writing Systems Used for Kurdish
Frequently Asked Questions
What alphabet or script does Kurdish use?
Kurdish is written using the Latin script (ISO 15924 code: Latn). Latin is written left-to-right.
What direction is Kurdish written?
Kurdish is written Left-to-right. Text runs from left to right, the same direction as most European languages.
How many people speak Kurdish?
Kurdish has approximately 20M speakers speakers worldwide. It is a member of the Indo-European language family.
What language family does Kurdish belong to?
Kurdish belongs to the Indo-European language family. It is written with the Latin script.
What is the language code for Kurdish?
The BCP 47 language code for Kurdish is "ku". This code is used in software, web standards (the HTML lang attribute), and internationalization contexts.
Language Facts
- BCP 47 Code
- ku
- ISO 639-3
- kur
- Status
- living
- Scope
- macrolanguage
- Speakers
- 20M speakers
- Language Family
- Indo-European
- Scripts
- 1
- Primary Script
- Latin
Data sourced from Unicode CLDR and ISO 639-3. Last updated April 20, 2026.