Countries
Andra Pradesh, India, Telangana, Yanam
  
Iraq, Kurdistan
  
National Language
Andra Pradesh, India
  
Azerbaijan, Georgia, Iran, Iraq, Syria, Turkey
  
Second Language
Karnataka
  
Not spoken in any of the countries
  
Speaking Continents
Asia
  
Middle East
  
Minority Language
Andaman and Nicobar Islands, Chhattisgarh, Karnataka, Maharashtra, Odisha, Puducherry, Tamil Nadu
  
Not spoken in any of the countries
  
Regulated By
Telugu Academy and Official Language Commission of Government of Andhra Pradesh
  
Not Available
  
Interesting Facts
- Telugu is the only language in the Eastern world that has every single word that ends with a vowel sound. Telugu language is called "Italian of the East".
- Telugu is one of the oldest language in India which is 2,400 years old.
  
- The vocabulary in Kurdish is of Iranian origin.
- In the middle East, Kurdish is the fourth largest ethnic group.
  
Similar To
Tamil
  
Farsi Language
  
Derived From
Sanskrit Language
  
Not Available
  
Alphabets in
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Phonology
  
  
Scripts
Telugu Script
  
Arabic, Cyrillic, Latin
  
Writing Direction
Left-To-Right, Horizontal
  
Right-To-Left, Horizontal
  
Hard to Learn
  
  
Hello
హలో (Halō)
  
Silaw
  
Thank You
ధన్యవాదాలు (Dhan'yavādālu)
  
Sipas
  
How Are You?
నువ్వు ఎలా ఉన్నావు? (Nuvvu elā unnāvu?)
  
Tu çawa yî?
  
Good Night
శుభ రాత్రి (Śubha rātri)
  
Şev xweş
  
Good Evening
శుభ సాయంత్రం (Śubha sāyantraṁ)
  
Evare baş
  
Good Afternoon
శుభ మద్యాహ్నం (Śubha madyāhnaṁ)
  
Nee-wa-rowt bash
  
Good Morning
శుభోదయం (Śubhōdayaṁ)
  
Bayanit bash
  
Please
దయచేసి (Dayacēsi)
  
Bê zehmet
  
Sorry
క్షమించాలి (Kṣamin̄cāli)
  
Bibûre
  
Bye
బై (Bai)
  
Be xêr çî
  
I Love You
నేను నిన్ను ప్రేమిస్తున్నాను (Nēnu ninnu prēmistunnānu)
  
Ez te hez dikem
  
Excuse Me
క్షమించండి (Kṣamin̄caṇḍi)
  
Bê zehmet
  
Dialect 1
Waddar
  
Northern Kurdish
  
Where They Speak
Andra Pradesh, Karnataka, Maharashtra
  
northern Iraq, northern Syria, northwest Iran, southeast Turkey
  
How Many People Speak
20,000,000.00
  
10
Dialect 2
Chenchu
  
Central Kurdish
  
Where They Speak
Andra Pradesh, Karnataka, Orissa
  
Iraq, Kurdistan Province of western Iran
  
How Many People Speak
5,000,000.00
  
14
Dialect 3
Manna-Dora
  
Southern Kurdish
  
Where They Speak
Andra Pradesh, Tamil Nadu
  
Eastern Iraq
  
How Many People Speak
3,000,000.00
  
12
How Many People Speak?
80.00 million
  
20
28.00 million
  
38
Native Speakers
75.00 million
  
14
21.00 million
  
36
Second Language Speakers
5.00 million
  
29
Not Available
  
Native Name
తెలుగు (telugu)
  
Kurdí / کوردی / к’öрди
  
Alternative Names
Andhra, Gentoo, Tailangi, Telangire, Telegu, Telgi, Tengu, Terangi, Tolangan
  
Not Available
  
French Name
télougou
  
kurde
  
German Name
Telugu-Sprache
  
Kurdisch
  
Pronunciation
Not Available
  
Not Available
  
Ethnicity
Telugu people
  
Kurds
  
Origin
c. 575
  
16th century CE
  
Language Family
Dravidian Family
  
Indo-European Family
  
Subgroup
Not Available
  
Indo-Iranian
  
Branch
Not Available
  
Not Available
  
Language Forms
  
  
Early Forms
Early Telugu epigraphy
  
Not Available
  
Standard Forms
Telugu
  
Kurdish
  
Language Position
Not Available
  
Signed Forms
Not Available
  
Not Available
  
Scope
Individual
  
Macrolanguage
  
ISO 639 1
te
  
ku
  
ISO 639 2
  
  
ISO 639 2/T
tel
  
kur
  
ISO 639 2/B
tel
  
kur
  
ISO 639 3
tel
  
kur
  
ISO 639 6
Not Available
  
Not Available
  
Glottocode
telu1262
  
kurd1259
  
Linguasphere
No data available
  
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
  
Telugu and Kurdish Greetings
People around the world use different languages to interact with each other. Even if we cannot communicate fluently in any language, it will always be beneficial to know about some of the common greetings or phrases from that language. This is where Telugu and Kurdish greetings helps you to understand basic phrases in Telugu and Kurdish language. Telugu word for "Hello" is హలో (Halō) or Kurdish word for "Thank You" is Sipas. Find more of such common Telugu Greetings and Kurdish Greetings. These greetings will help you to be more confident when conversing with natives that speak these languages.
Telugu vs Kurdish Difficulty
The Telugu vs Kurdish difficulty level basically depends on the number of Telugu Alphabets and Kurdish Alphabets. Also the number of vowels and consonants in the language plays an important role in deciding the difficulty level of that language. The important points to be considered when we compare Telugu and Kurdish are the origin, speaking countries, language family, different greetings, speaking population of these languages. Want to know in Telugu and Kurdish, which language is harder to learn? Time required to learn Telugu is 44 weeks while to learn Kurdish time required is 4 weeks.