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Kurdish and Tamil


Tamil and Kurdish


Countries

Countries
Iraq, Kurdistan   
Malaysia, Mauritius, Puducherry, Singapore, Sri Lanka, Tamil Nadu   

Total No. Of Countries
2   
13
6   
9

National Language
Azerbaijan, Georgia, Iran, Iraq, Syria, Turkey   
Singapore, Sri Lanka, Tamil Nadu   

Second Language
Not spoken in any of the countries   
Andaman and Nicobar Islands, kerala, Puducherry   

Speaking Continents
Middle East   
Asia   

Minority Language
Not spoken in any of the countries   
Canada, Malaysia, Mauritius, Reunion, Seychelles   

Regulated By
Not Available   
Official language Commission of Government of Tamil Nadu, Thanjavur Tamil University   

Interesting Facts
  • The vocabulary in Kurdish is of Iranian origin.
  • In the middle East, Kurdish is the fourth largest ethnic group.
  
  • Tamil is the oldest language in the world. Tamil was spoken in South India more than 5000 years ago.
  • The first legally recognized Classical Language of India is Tamil.
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Similar To
Farsi Language   
Malayalam   

Derived From
Not Available   
Not Available   

Alphabets

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

Alphabets
33   
15
247   
99+

Phonology
  
  

How Many Vowels
8   
5
12   
9

How Many Consonants
29   
19
18   
8

Scripts
Arabic, Cyrillic, Latin   
Tamil   

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

Hard to Learn
  
  

Language Levels
4   
3
3   
2

Time Taken to Learn
4 weeks   
2
44 weeks   
11

Greetings

Hello
Silaw   
வணக்கம் (Vanakkam)   

Thank You
Sipas   
நன்றி (Naṉṟi)   

How Are You?
Tu çawa yî?   
நீங்கள் எப்படி இருக்கிறீர்கள்? (Nīṅkaḷ eppaṭi irukkiṟīrkaḷ?)   

Good Night
Şev xweş   
நல்ல இரவு (Good night) / irravu vanakkam (Good night)   

Good Evening
Evare baş   
நல்ல மாலை (Nalla mālai)/ மாலை (irravu vanakkam)   

Good Afternoon
Nee-wa-rowt bash   
பிற்பகல் வணக்கம் (perpagal vanakkam)   

Good Morning
Bayanit bash   
காலை வணக்கம் (Kaalai Vanakkam)   

Please
Bê zehmet   
தயவு (Tayavu)   

Sorry
Bibûre   
மன்னிக்கவும் (Maṉṉikkavum)   

Bye
Be xêr çî   
சென்று வருகிறேன் (Sendru Varukiren)   

I Love You
Ez te hez dikem   
நான் உன்னை காதலிக்கிறேன் (Naan Unnai Kadalikiren)   

Excuse Me
Bê zehmet   
என்னை மன்னியுங்கள் (Eṉṉai maṉṉiyuṅkaḷ)   

Dialects

Dialect 1
Northern Kurdish   
Kongu   

Where They Speak
northern Iraq, northern Syria, northwest Iran, southeast Turkey   
Kongu   

How Many People Speak
20,000,000.00   
10
Not Available   

Dialect 2
Central Kurdish   
Madurai Tamil   

Where They Speak
Iraq, Kurdistan Province of western Iran   
Madurai, South Tamil Nadu   

How Many People Speak
5,000,000.00   
14
Not Available   

Dialect 3
Southern Kurdish   
Tirunelveli Tamil   

Where They Speak
Eastern Iraq   
South Tamil Nadu, Thoothukudi, Tirunelveli   

How Many People Speak
3,000,000.00   
12
Not Available   

Total No. Of Dialects
3   
3
10   
10

How Many People Speak

How Many People Speak?
28.00 million   
38
78.00 million   
21

Speaking Population
0.31 %   
39
1.06 %   
19

Native Speakers
21.00 million   
36
70.00 million   
15

Second Language Speakers
Not Available   
8.00 million   
24

Native Name
Kurdí / کوردی / к’öрди   
தமிழ்   

Alternative Names
Not Available   
Damulian, Tamal, Tamalsan, Tambul, Tamili   

French Name
kurde   
tamoul   

German Name
Kurdisch   
Tamil   

Pronunciation
Not Available   
[t̪ɐmɨɻ]   

Ethnicity
Kurds   
Tamil people or Tamilans   

History

Origin
16th century CE   
300 BC   

Language Family
Indo-European Family   
Dravidian Family   

Subgroup
Indo-Iranian   
Not Available   

Branch
Not Available   
Not Available   

Language Forms
  
  

Early Forms
Not Available   
Old Tamil and Middle Tamil   

Standard Forms
Kurdish   
Modern Tamil   

Language Position
Not Available   
18   
16

Signed Forms
Not Available   
Signed Tamil   

Scope
Macrolanguage   
Individual   

Code

ISO 639 1
ku   
ta   

ISO 639 2
  
  

ISO 639 2/T
kur   
tam   

ISO 639 2/B
kur   
tam   

ISO 639 3
kur   
tam   

ISO 639 6
Not Available   
tam   

Glottocode
kurd1259   
tami1289, oldt1248   

Linguasphere
58-AAA-a   
tami1289   

Types of Language
  
  

Language Type
Living   
Living   

Language Linguistic Typology
Subject-Object-Verb   
Subject-Object-Verb   

Language Morphological Typology
Not Available   
Not Available   

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All Kurdish and Tamil 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 Tamil dialects. Various dialects of Kurdish and Tamil language differ in their pronunciations and words. Dialects of Kurdish are spoken in different Kurdish Speaking Countries whereas Tamil Dialects are spoken in different Tamil speaking countries. Also the number of people speaking Kurdish vs Tamil Dialects varies from few thousands to many millions. Some of the Kurdish dialects include: Northern Kurdish, Central Kurdish. Tamil dialects include: Kongu , Madurai Tamil. Also learn about dialects in South American Languages and North American Languages.

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Kurdish and Tamil Speaking population

Kurdish and Tamil speaking population is one of the factors based on which Kurdish and Tamil languages can be compared. The total count of Kurdish and Tamil Speaking population in percentage is also given. The percentage of people speaking Kurdish language is 0.31 % whereas the percentage of people speaking Tamil language is 1.06 %. 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 Tamil on Kurdish vs Tamil where you will get native speakers, speaking population in percentage and native names.

Kurdish and Tamil Language Codes

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

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