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Kurdish and Kannada


Kannada and Kurdish


Countries

Countries
Iraq, Kurdistan   
India, Karnataka, India   

Total No. Of Countries
2   
13
1   
14

National Language
Azerbaijan, Georgia, Iran, Iraq, Syria, Turkey   
Karnataka, India   

Second Language
Not spoken in any of the countries   
Goa   

Speaking Continents
Middle East   
Asia   

Minority Language
Not spoken in any of the countries   
Andra Pradesh, Goa, kerala, Maharashtra, Tamil Nadu, Telangana   

Regulated By
Not Available   
Various academies and the Government of Karnataka   

Interesting Facts
  • The vocabulary in Kurdish is of Iranian origin.
  • In the middle East, Kurdish is the fourth largest ethnic group.
  
  • Kannada is the third oldest language after Sanskrit and Tamil of India
  • Kannada language is only Indian language which got maximum i.e. 8 GyanaPeetha Awards.
  

Similar To
Farsi Language   
Telugu   

Derived From
Not Available   
Sanskrit Language   

Alphabets

Alphabets in
Kurdish-Alphabets.jpg#200   
Kannada-Alphabets.jpg#200   

Alphabets
33   
15
49   
29

Phonology
  
  

How Many Vowels
8   
5
14   
11

How Many Consonants
29   
19
35   
25

Scripts
Arabic, Cyrillic, Latin   
Kannada Script   

Writing Direction
Right-To-Left, Horizontal   
Left-To-Right, Horizontal   

Hard to Learn
  
  

Language Levels
4   
3
5   
4

Time Taken to Learn
4 weeks   
2
44 weeks   
11

Greetings

Hello
Silaw   
ಹಲೋ (Halō)   

Thank You
Sipas   
ಧನ್ಯವಾದಗಳು (Dhan'yavādagaḷu)   

How Are You?
Tu çawa yî?   
ನೀವು ಹೇಗಿದ್ದೀರಿ? (Nīvu hēgiddīri?)   

Good Night
Şev xweş   
ಶುಭ ರಾತ್ರಿ (Śubha rātri)   

Good Evening
Evare baş   
ಶುಭ ಸಂಜೆ (Śubha san̄je)   

Good Afternoon
Nee-wa-rowt bash   
ಉತ್ತಮ ಮಧ್ಯಾಹ್ನ (Uttama madhyāhna)   

Good Morning
Bayanit bash   
ಶುಭೋದಯ (Śubhōdaya)   

Please
Bê zehmet   
ದಯವಿಟ್ಟು (Dayaviṭṭu)   

Sorry
Bibûre   
ಕ್ಷಮಿಸಿ (Kṣamisi)   

Bye
Be xêr çî   
ಬೈ (Bai)   

I Love You
Ez te hez dikem   
ನಾನು ನಿನ್ನ ಪ್ರೀತಿಸುತ್ತೇನೆ (Nānu ninna prītisuttēne)   

Excuse Me
Bê zehmet   
ಕ್ಷಮಿಸಿ (kshamisi)   

Dialects

Dialect 1
Northern Kurdish   
Badaga   

Where They Speak
northern Iraq, northern Syria, northwest Iran, southeast Turkey   
Tamil Nadu, The Nilgiris   

How Many People Speak
20,000,000.00   
10
540,000.00   
33

Dialect 2
Central Kurdish   
Urali   

Where They Speak
Iraq, Kurdistan Province of western Iran   
kerala   

How Many People Speak
5,000,000.00   
14
6,440.00   
99+

Dialect 3
Southern Kurdish   
Kurumba   

Where They Speak
Eastern Iraq   
Andra Pradesh, Karnataka, Tamil Nadu   

How Many People Speak
3,000,000.00   
12
220,000.00   
23

Total No. Of Dialects
3   
3
20   
18

How Many People Speak

How Many People Speak?
28.00 million   
38
49.00 million   
29

Speaking Population
0.31 %   
39
0.58 %   
26

Native Speakers
21.00 million   
36
38.00 million   
26

Second Language Speakers
Not Available   
11.00 million   
21

Native Name
Kurdí / کوردی / к’öрди   
ಕನ್ನಡ (kannaḍa)   

Alternative Names
Not Available   
Banglori, Canarese, Havyaka, Kanarese, Madrassi   

French Name
kurde   
kannada   

German Name
Kurdisch   
Kannada   

Pronunciation
Not Available   
[ˈkʌnnəɖɑː]   

Ethnicity
Kurds   
Kannadiga   

History

Origin
16th century CE   
c. 450   

Language Family
Indo-European Family   
Dravidian Family   

Subgroup
Indo-Iranian   
Not Available   

Branch
Not Available   
Not Available   

Language Forms
  
  

Early Forms
Not Available   
Old Kannada, Kannada   

Standard Forms
Kurdish   
Modern Kannada   

Language Position
Not Available   
31   
25

Signed Forms
Not Available   
Indian Signing System (ISS)   

Scope
Macrolanguage   
Individual   

Code

ISO 639 1
ku   
kn   

ISO 639 2
  
  

ISO 639 2/T
kur   
kan   

ISO 639 2/B
kur   
kan   

ISO 639 3
kur   
kan   

ISO 639 6
Not Available   
Not Available   

Glottocode
kurd1259   
nucl1305   

Linguasphere
58-AAA-a   
No data available   

Types of Language
  
  

Language Type
Living   
Living   

Language Linguistic Typology
Subject-Object-Verb   
Not Available   

Language Morphological Typology
Not Available   
Not Available   

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All Kurdish and Kannada Dialects

Most languages have dialects where each dialect differ from other dialect with respect to grammar and vocabulary. Here you will get to know all Kurdish and Kannada dialects. Various dialects of Kurdish and Kannada language differ in their pronunciations and words. Dialects of Kurdish are spoken in different Kurdish Speaking Countries whereas Kannada Dialects are spoken in different Kannada speaking countries. Also the number of people speaking Kurdish vs Kannada Dialects varies from few thousands to many millions. Some of the Kurdish dialects include: Northern Kurdish, Central Kurdish. Kannada dialects include: Badaga , Urali. Also learn about dialects in South American Languages and North American Languages.

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Kurdish and Kannada Speaking population

Kurdish and Kannada speaking population is one of the factors based on which Kurdish and Kannada languages can be compared. The total count of Kurdish and Kannada Speaking population in percentage is also given. The percentage of people speaking Kurdish language is 0.31 % whereas the percentage of people speaking Kannada language is 0.58 %. When we compare the speaking population of any two languages we get to know which of two languages is more popular. Find more details about how many people speak Kurdish and Kannada on Kurdish vs Kannada where you will get native speakers, speaking population in percentage and native names.

Kurdish and Kannada Language Codes

Kurdish and Kannada language codes are used in those applications where using language names are tedious. Kurdish and Kannada Language Codes include all the international language codes, glottocodes and linguasphere.

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