Countries
Iraq, Kurdistan
  
Malaysia, Mauritius, Puducherry, Singapore, Sri Lanka, Tamil Nadu
  
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.
Similar To
Farsi Language
  
Malayalam
  
Derived From
Not Available
  
Not Available
  
Alphabets in
Kurdish-Alphabets.jpg#200
  
Tamil-Alphabets.jpg#200
  
Phonology
  
  
Scripts
Arabic, Cyrillic, Latin
  
Tamil
  
Writing Direction
Right-To-Left, Horizontal
  
Left-To-Right, Horizontal
  
Hard to Learn
  
  
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)
  
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
  
How Many People Speak?
28.00 million
  
38
78.00 million
  
21
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
  
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
  
Signed Forms
Not Available
  
Signed Tamil
  
Scope
Macrolanguage
  
Individual
  
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