Countries
Malaysia, Mauritius, Puducherry, Singapore, Sri Lanka, Tamil Nadu
Iraq, Kurdistan
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
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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.
- 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
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Alphabets in
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Scripts
Tamil
Arabic, Cyrillic, Latin
Writing Direction
Left-To-Right, Horizontal
Right-To-Left, Horizontal
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
Dialect 1
Kongu
Northern Kurdish
Where They Speak
Kongu
northern Iraq, northern Syria, northwest Iran, southeast Turkey
How Many People Speak
Not Available
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
Dialect 3
Tirunelveli Tamil
Southern Kurdish
Where They Speak
South Tamil Nadu, Thoothukudi, Tirunelveli
Eastern Iraq
How Many People Speak
Not Available
Second Language Speakers
Not Available
Native Name
தமிழ்
Kurdí / کوردی / к’öрди
Alternative Names
Damulian, Tamal, Tamalsan, Tambul, Tamili
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German Name
Tamil
Kurdisch
Pronunciation
[t̪ɐmɨɻ]
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Ethnicity
Tamil people or Tamilans
Kurds
Origin
300 BC
16th century CE
Language Family
Dravidian Family
Indo-European Family
Subgroup
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Indo-Iranian
Branch
Not Available
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Early Forms
Old Tamil and Middle Tamil
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Standard Forms
Modern Tamil
Kurdish
Language Position
Not Available
Signed Forms
Signed Tamil
Not Available
Scope
Individual
Macrolanguage
ISO 639 6
tam
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Glottocode
tami1289, oldt1248
kurd1259
Linguasphere
tami1289
58-AAA-a
Language Type
Living
Living
Language Linguistic Typology
Subject-Object-Verb
Subject-Object-Verb
Language Morphological Typology
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Tamil 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 Tamil and Kurdish greetings helps you to understand basic phrases in Tamil and Kurdish language. Tamil word for "Hello" is வணக்கம் (Vanakkam) or Kurdish word for "Thank You" is Sipas. Find more of such common Tamil Greetings and Kurdish Greetings. These greetings will help you to be more confident when conversing with natives that speak these languages.
Tamil vs Kurdish Difficulty
The Tamil vs Kurdish difficulty level basically depends on the number of Tamil 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 Tamil and Kurdish are the origin, speaking countries, language family, different greetings, speaking population of these languages. Want to know in Tamil and Kurdish, which language is harder to learn? Time required to learn Tamil is 44 weeks while to learn Kurdish time required is 4 weeks.