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Tamil and Kurdish


Kurdish and Tamil


Countries

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

Total No. Of Countries
6   
9
2   
13

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

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

Speaking Continents
Asia   
Middle East   

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

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

Interesting Facts
  • 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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  • The vocabulary in Kurdish is of Iranian origin.
  • In the middle East, Kurdish is the fourth largest ethnic group.
  

Similar To
Malayalam   
Farsi Language   

Derived From
Not Available   
Not Available   

Alphabets

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

Alphabets
247   
99+
33   
15

Phonology
  
  

How Many Vowels
12   
9
8   
5

How Many Consonants
18   
8
29   
19

Scripts
Tamil   
Arabic, Cyrillic, Latin   

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

Hard to Learn
  
  

Language Levels
3   
2
4   
3

Time Taken to Learn
44 weeks   
11
4 weeks   
2

Greetings

Hello
வணக்கம் (Vanakkam)   
Silaw   

Thank You
நன்றி (Naṉṟi)   
Sipas   

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

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

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

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

Good Morning
காலை வணக்கம் (Kaalai Vanakkam)   
Bayanit bash   

Please
தயவு (Tayavu)   
Bê zehmet   

Sorry
மன்னிக்கவும் (Maṉṉikkavum)   
Bibûre   

Bye
சென்று வருகிறேன் (Sendru Varukiren)   
Be xêr çî   

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

Excuse Me
என்னை மன்னியுங்கள் (Eṉṉai maṉṉiyuṅkaḷ)   
Bê zehmet   

Dialects

Dialect 1
Kongu   
Northern Kurdish   

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

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

Dialect 2
Madurai Tamil   
Central Kurdish   

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

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

Dialect 3
Tirunelveli Tamil   
Southern Kurdish   

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

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

Total No. Of Dialects
10   
10
3   
3

How Many People Speak

How Many People Speak?
78.00 million   
21
28.00 million   
38

Speaking Population
1.06 %   
19
0.31 %   
39

Native Speakers
70.00 million   
15
21.00 million   
36

Second Language Speakers
8.00 million   
24
Not Available   

Native Name
தமிழ்   
Kurdí / کوردی / к’öрди   

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

French Name
tamoul   
kurde   

German Name
Tamil   
Kurdisch   

Pronunciation
[t̪ɐmɨɻ]   
Not Available   

Ethnicity
Tamil people or Tamilans   
Kurds   

History

Origin
300 BC   
16th century CE   

Language Family
Dravidian Family   
Indo-European Family   

Subgroup
Not Available   
Indo-Iranian   

Branch
Not Available   
Not Available   

Language Forms
  
  

Early Forms
Old Tamil and Middle Tamil   
Not Available   

Standard Forms
Modern Tamil   
Kurdish   

Language Position
18   
16
Not Available   

Signed Forms
Signed Tamil   
Not Available   

Scope
Individual   
Macrolanguage   

Code

ISO 639 1
ta   
ku   

ISO 639 2
  
  

ISO 639 2/T
tam   
kur   

ISO 639 2/B
tam   
kur   

ISO 639 3
tam   
kur   

ISO 639 6
tam   
Not Available   

Glottocode
tami1289, oldt1248   
kurd1259   

Linguasphere
tami1289   
58-AAA-a   

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

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Tamil and Kurdish Speaking population

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

Tamil and Kurdish Language Codes

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

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