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Kurdish vs Telugu


Telugu vs Kurdish


Countries

Countries
Iraq, Kurdistan   
Andra Pradesh, India, Telangana, Yanam   

Total No. Of Countries
2   
13
4   
11

National Language
Azerbaijan, Georgia, Iran, Iraq, Syria, Turkey   
Andra Pradesh, India   

Second Language
Not spoken in any of the countries   
Karnataka   

Speaking Continents
Middle East   
Asia   

Minority Language
Not spoken in any of the countries   
Andaman and Nicobar Islands, Chhattisgarh, Karnataka, Maharashtra, Odisha, Puducherry, Tamil Nadu   

Regulated By
Not Available   
Telugu Academy and Official Language Commission of Government of Andhra Pradesh   

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

Similar To
Farsi Language   
Tamil   

Derived From
Not Available   
Sanskrit Language   

Alphabets

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

Alphabets
33   
15
60   
35

Phonology
  
  

How Many Vowels
8   
5
19   
16

How Many Consonants
29   
19
41   
30

Scripts
Arabic, Cyrillic, Latin   
Telugu Script   

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   
11

Greetings

Hello
Silaw   
హలో (Halō)   

Thank You
Sipas   
ధన్యవాదాలు (Dhan'yavādālu)   

How Are You?
Tu çawa yî?   
నువ్వు ఎలా ఉన్నావు? (Nuvvu elā unnāvu?)   

Good Night
Şev xweş   
శుభ రాత్రి (Śubha rātri)   

Good Evening
Evare baş   
శుభ సాయంత్రం (Śubha sāyantraṁ)   

Good Afternoon
Nee-wa-rowt bash   
శుభ మద్యాహ్నం (Śubha madyāhnaṁ)   

Good Morning
Bayanit bash   
శుభోదయం (Śubhōdayaṁ)   

Please
Bê zehmet   
దయచేసి (Dayacēsi)   

Sorry
Bibûre   
క్షమించాలి (Kṣamin̄cāli)   

Bye
Be xêr çî   
బై (Bai)   

I Love You
Ez te hez dikem   
నేను నిన్ను ప్రేమిస్తున్నాను (Nēnu ninnu prēmistunnānu)   

Excuse Me
Bê zehmet   
క్షమించండి (Kṣamin̄caṇḍi)   

Dialects

Dialect 1
Northern Kurdish   
Waddar   

Where They Speak
northern Iraq, northern Syria, northwest Iran, southeast Turkey   
Andra Pradesh, Karnataka, Maharashtra   

How Many People Speak
20,000,000.00   
10
170,000.00   
39

Dialect 2
Central Kurdish   
Chenchu   

Where They Speak
Iraq, Kurdistan Province of western Iran   
Andra Pradesh, Karnataka, Orissa   

How Many People Speak
5,000,000.00   
14
26,000.00   
99+

Dialect 3
Southern Kurdish   
Manna-Dora   

Where They Speak
Eastern Iraq   
Andra Pradesh, Tamil Nadu   

How Many People Speak
3,000,000.00   
12
30,000.00   
32

Total No. Of Dialects
3   
3
38   
28

How Many People Speak

How Many People Speak?
28.00 million   
38
80.00 million   
20

Speaking Population
0.31 %   
39
1.15 %   
15

Native Speakers
21.00 million   
36
75.00 million   
14

Second Language Speakers
Not Available   
5.00 million   
29

Native Name
Kurdí / کوردی / к’öрди   
తెలుగు (telugu)   

Alternative Names
Not Available   
Andhra, Gentoo, Tailangi, Telangire, Telegu, Telgi, Tengu, Terangi, Tolangan   

French Name
kurde   
télougou   

German Name
Kurdisch   
Telugu-Sprache   

Pronunciation
Not Available   
Not Available   

Ethnicity
Kurds   
Telugu people   

History

Origin
16th century CE   
c. 575   

Language Family
Indo-European Family   
Dravidian Family   

Subgroup
Indo-Iranian   
Not Available   

Branch
Not Available   
Not Available   

Language Forms
  
  

Early Forms
Not Available   
Early Telugu epigraphy   

Standard Forms
Kurdish   
Telugu   

Language Position
Not Available   
15   
14

Signed Forms
Not Available   
Not Available   

Scope
Macrolanguage   
Individual   

Code

ISO 639 1
ku   
te   

ISO 639 2
  
  

ISO 639 2/T
kur   
tel   

ISO 639 2/B
kur   
tel   

ISO 639 3
kur   
tel   

ISO 639 6
Not Available   
Not Available   

Glottocode
kurd1259   
telu1262   

Linguasphere
58-AAA-a   
No data available   

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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Kurdish and Telugu Language History

Comparison of Kurdish vs Telugu language history gives us differences between origin of Kurdish and Telugu language. History of Kurdish language states that this language originated in 16th century CE whereas history of Telugu language states that this language originated in c. 575. Family of the language also forms a part of history of that language. More on language families of these languages can be found out on Kurdish and Telugu Language History.

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Kurdish and Telugu 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 Kurdish and Telugu greetings helps you to understand basic phrases in Kurdish and Telugu language. Kurdish word for "Hello" is Silaw or Telugu word for "Thank You" is ధన్యవాదాలు (Dhan'yavādālu). Find more of such common Kurdish Greetings and Telugu Greetings. These greetings will help you to be more confident when conversing with natives that speak these languages.

Kurdish vs Telugu Difficulty

The Kurdish vs Telugu difficulty level basically depends on the number of Kurdish Alphabets and Telugu 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 Kurdish and Telugu are the origin, speaking countries, language family, different greetings, speaking population of these languages. Want to know in Kurdish and Telugu, which language is harder to learn? Time required to learn Kurdish is 4 weeks while to learn Telugu time required is 44 weeks.

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