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Telugu and Kurdish


Kurdish and Telugu


Countries

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

Total No. Of Countries
4  
11
2  
13

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  
-  

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  
-  

Alphabets

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

Alphabets
60  
35
33  
15

Phonology
  
  

How Many Vowels
19  
16
8  
5

How Many Consonants
41  
30
29  
19

Scripts
Telugu Script  
Arabic, Cyrillic, Latin  

Writing Direction
Left-To-Right, Horizontal  
Right-To-Left, Horizontal  

Hard to Learn
  
  

Language Levels
3  
2
4  
3

Time Taken to Learn
44 weeks  
17
4 weeks  
2

Greetings

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  

Dialects

Dialect 1
Waddar  
Northern Kurdish  

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

How Many People Speak
170,000.00  
99+
20,000,000.00  
29

Dialect 2
Chenchu  
Central Kurdish  

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

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

Dialect 3
Manna-Dora  
Southern Kurdish  

Where They Speak
Andra Pradesh, Tamil Nadu  
Eastern Iraq  

How Many People Speak
30,000.00  
99+
3,000,000.00  
99+

Total No. Of Dialects
38  
28
3  
3

How Many People Speak

How Many People Speak?
80.00 million  
20
28.00 million  
38

Speaking Population
1.15 %  
16
0.31 %  
99+

Native Speakers
75.00 million  
14
21.00 million  
36

Second Language Speakers
5.00 million  
99+
20.00 million  
30

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

Alternative Names
Andhra, Gentoo, Tailangi, Telangire, Telegu, Telgi, Tengu, Terangi, Tolangan  
Kurdî, کوردی‎  

French Name
télougou  
kurde  

German Name
Telugu-Sprache  
Kurdisch  

Pronunciation
[ˈteluɡu]  
[kʊɾdɪʃ]  

Ethnicity
Telugu people  
Kurds  

History

Origin
c. 575  
16th century CE  

Language Family
Dravidian Family  
Indo-European Family  

Subgroup
-  
Indo-Iranian  

Branch
-  
-  

Language Forms
  
  

Early Forms
Early Telugu epigraphy  
Old Kurdish and Middle Kurdish  

Standard Forms
Telugu  
Kurdish  

Language Position
15  
14
14  
13

Signed Forms
Signed Telugu  
Kurdish Sign Language  

Scope
Individual  
Macrolanguage  

Code

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
tel  
kur  

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
-  
-  

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All Telugu and Kurdish 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 Telugu and Kurdish dialects. Various dialects of Telugu and Kurdish language differ in their pronunciations and words. Dialects of Telugu are spoken in different Telugu Speaking Countries whereas Kurdish Dialects are spoken in different Kurdish speaking countries. Also the number of people speaking Telugu vs Kurdish Dialects varies from few thousands to many millions. Some of the Telugu dialects include: Waddar, Chenchu. Kurdish dialects include: Northern Kurdish , Central Kurdish. Also learn about dialects in South American Languages and North American Languages.

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Telugu and Kurdish Speaking population

Telugu and Kurdish speaking population is one of the factors based on which Telugu and Kurdish languages can be compared. The total count of Telugu and Kurdish Speaking population in percentage is also given. The percentage of people speaking Telugu language is 1.15 % whereas the percentage of people speaking Kurdish language is 0.31 %. 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 Telugu and Kurdish on Telugu vs Kurdish where you will get native speakers, speaking population in percentage and native names.

Telugu and Kurdish Language Codes

Telugu and Kurdish language codes are used in those applications where using language names are tedious. Telugu and Kurdish Language Codes include all the international language codes, glottocodes and linguasphere.

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