Countries
Iraq, Kurdistan
Malaysia, Mauritius, Puducherry, Singapore, Sri Lanka, Tamil Nadu
Total No. Of Countries
26
0
46
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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
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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
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Alphabets in
Alphabets
33247
18
247
👆🏻
Phonology
How Many Vowels
812
0
32
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How Many Consonants
2918
9
60
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Scripts
Arabic, Cyrillic, Latin
Tamil
Writing Direction
Right-To-Left, Horizontal
Left-To-Right, Horizontal
Hard to Learn
Language Levels
43
2
12
👆🏻
Time Taken to Learn
4 weeks44 weeks
3
88
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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
20,000,000.0077,000,000.00
1.5
960000000
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Dialect 2
Central Kurdish
Madurai Tamil
Where They Speak
Iraq, Kurdistan Province of western Iran
Madurai, South Tamil Nadu
How Many People Speak
5,000,000.0077,000,000.00
700
274000000
👆🏻
Dialect 3
Southern Kurdish
Tirunelveli Tamil
Where They Speak
Eastern Iraq
South Tamil Nadu, Thoothukudi, Tirunelveli
How Many People Speak
3,000,000.0077,000,000.00
2
230000000
👆🏻
Total No. Of Dialects
310
0
188
👆🏻
How Many People Speak?
28.00 million78.00 million
0
1200
👆🏻
Speaking Population
0.31 %1.06 %
0
89
👆🏻
Native Speakers
21.00 million70.00 million
0
873
👆🏻
Second Language Speakers
20.00 million8.00 million
0.01
400
👆🏻
Native Name
Kurdí / کوردی / к’öрди
தமிழ்
Alternative Names
Kurdî, کوردی
Damulian, Tamal, Tamalsan, Tambul, Tamili
French Name
kurde
tamoul
German Name
Kurdisch
Tamil
Pronunciation
[kʊɾdɪʃ]
[t̪ɐmɨɻ]
Ethnicity
Kurds
Tamil people or Tamilans
Origin
16th century CE
300 BC
Language Family
Indo-European Family
Dravidian Family
Subgroup
Indo-Iranian
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Branch
-
-
Language Forms
Early Forms
Old Kurdish and Middle Kurdish
Old Tamil and Middle Tamil
Standard Forms
Kurdish
Modern Tamil
Language Position
1418
1
120
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Signed Forms
Kurdish Sign Language
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
kur
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
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