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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
-  
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
-  
-  

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  
17

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  
29
77,000,000.00  
10

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  
99+
77,000,000.00  
8

Dialect 3
Southern Kurdish  
Tirunelveli Tamil  

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

How Many People Speak
3,000,000.00  
99+
77,000,000.00  
7

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 %  
99+
1.06 %  
20

Native Speakers
21.00 million  
36
70.00 million  
15

Second Language Speakers
20.00 million  
30
8.00 million  
99+

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  

History

Origin
16th century CE  
300 BC  

Language Family
Indo-European Family  
Dravidian Family  

Subgroup
Indo-Iranian  
-  

Branch
-  
-  

Language Forms
  
  

Early Forms
Old Kurdish and Middle Kurdish  
Old Tamil and Middle Tamil  

Standard Forms
Kurdish  
Modern Tamil  

Language Position
14  
13
18  
16

Signed Forms
Kurdish Sign Language  
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
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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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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