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Albanian and Tamil


Tamil and Albanian


Countries

Countries
Albanian diaspora, Southeastern Europe   
Malaysia, Mauritius, Puducherry, Singapore, Sri Lanka, Tamil Nadu   

Total No. Of Countries
2   
13
6   
9

National Language
Albanian diaspora, Southeastern Europe   
Singapore, Sri Lanka, Tamil Nadu   

Second Language
Kosovo, Macedonia, Serbia   
Andaman and Nicobar Islands, kerala, Puducherry   

Speaking Continents
Europe   
Asia   

Minority Language
Italian Repubilc, Montenegro, Republic of Macedonia, Republic of Serbia, Romania   
Canada, Malaysia, Mauritius, Reunion, Seychelles   

Regulated By
Academy of Sciences of Albania, Tirana   
Official language Commission of Government of Tamil Nadu, Thanjavur Tamil University   

Interesting Facts
  • Albanian Language has adopted words from Latin, Greek, Turkish, Italian and Slavic languages.
  • 74% Albanian people are atheist, they never go to church or mosque.
    •   
  • 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
Romanian   
Malayalam   

Derived From
Not Available   
Not Available   

Alphabets

Alphabets in
Albanian-Alphabets.jpg#200   
Tamil-Alphabets.jpg#200   

Alphabets
36   
18
247   
99+

Phonology
  
  

How Many Vowels
7   
4
12   
9

How Many Consonants
29   
19
18   
8

Scripts
Latin   
Tamil   

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

Hard to Learn
  
  

Language Levels
5   
4
3   
2

Time Taken to Learn
44 weeks   
11
44 weeks   
11

Greetings

Hello
Përshëndetje   
வணக்கம் (Vanakkam)   

Thank You
Ju faleminderit   
நன்றி (Naṉṟi)   

How Are You?
Si jeni?   
நீங்கள் எப்படி இருக்கிறீர்கள்? (Nīṅkaḷ eppaṭi irukkiṟīrkaḷ?)   

Good Night
natën e mirë   
நல்ல இரவு (Good night) / irravu vanakkam (Good night)   

Good Evening
mirëmbrëma   
நல்ல மாலை (Nalla mālai)/ மாலை (irravu vanakkam)   

Good Afternoon
mirëdita   
பிற்பகல் வணக்கம் (perpagal vanakkam)   

Good Morning
mirëmengjes   
காலை வணக்கம் (Kaalai Vanakkam)   

Please
Ju lutem   
தயவு (Tayavu)   

Sorry
Me fal   
மன்னிக்கவும் (Maṉṉikkavum)   

Bye
mirupafshim   
சென்று வருகிறேன் (Sendru Varukiren)   

I Love You
unë e dua ju   
நான் உன்னை காதலிக்கிறேன் (Naan Unnai Kadalikiren)   

Excuse Me
Më falni   
என்னை மன்னியுங்கள் (Eṉṉai maṉṉiyuṅkaḷ)   

Dialects

Dialect 1
Gheg Albanian   
Kongu   

Where They Speak
Albania, Kosovo, Macedonia, Montenegro, Serbia   
Kongu   

How Many People Speak
3,400,000.00   
20
Not Available   

Dialect 2
Tosk Albanian   
Madurai Tamil   

Where They Speak
Albania, Greece, Kosovo, Republic of Macedonia, Turkey   
Madurai, South Tamil Nadu   

How Many People Speak
1,800,000.00   
20
Not Available   

Dialect 3
Arbëresh   
Tirunelveli Tamil   

Where They Speak
Italy   
South Tamil Nadu, Thoothukudi, Tirunelveli   

How Many People Speak
100,000.00   
28
Not Available   

Total No. Of Dialects
4   
4
10   
10

How Many People Speak

How Many People Speak?
7.50 million   
99+
78.00 million   
21

Speaking Population
Not Available   
1.06 %   
19

Native Speakers
3.10 million   
99+
70.00 million   
15

Second Language Speakers
3.60 million   
31
8.00 million   
24

Native Name
shqip / gjuha shqipe   
தமிழ்   

Alternative Names
Not Available   
Damulian, Tamal, Tamalsan, Tambul, Tamili   

French Name
albanais   
tamoul   

German Name
Albanisch   
Tamil   

Pronunciation
[ʃcip]   
[t̪ɐmɨɻ]   

Ethnicity
Albanians   
Tamil people or Tamilans   

History

Origin
1462 AD   
300 BC   

Language Family
Indo-European Family   
Dravidian Family   

Subgroup
Not Available   
Not Available   

Branch
Not Available   
Not Available   

Language Forms
  
  

Early Forms
Old Albanian   
Old Tamil and Middle Tamil   

Standard Forms
Standard Albanian   
Modern Tamil   

Language Position
Not Available   
18   
16

Signed Forms
Albanian Sign Language (AlbSL, in Albanian Gjuha Shenjave e Shqipe)   
Signed Tamil   

Scope
Individual   
Individual   

Code

ISO 639 1
sq   
ta   

ISO 639 2
  
  

ISO 639 2/T
sqi   
tam   

ISO 639 2/B
alb   
tam   

ISO 639 3
sqi   
tam   

ISO 639 6
Not Available   
tam   

Glottocode
alba1267   
tami1289, oldt1248   

Linguasphere
55-AAA-aaa   
tami1289   

Types of Language
  
  

Language Type
Living   
Living   

Language Linguistic Typology
Subject-Verb-Object   
Subject-Object-Verb   

Language Morphological Typology
Synthetic   
Not Available   

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All Albanian 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 Albanian and Tamil dialects. Various dialects of Albanian and Tamil language differ in their pronunciations and words. Dialects of Albanian are spoken in different Albanian Speaking Countries whereas Tamil Dialects are spoken in different Tamil speaking countries. Also the number of people speaking Albanian vs Tamil Dialects varies from few thousands to many millions. Some of the Albanian dialects include: Gheg Albanian, Tosk Albanian. Tamil dialects include: Kongu , Madurai Tamil. Also learn about dialects in South American Languages and North American Languages.

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Albanian and Tamil Speaking population

Albanian and Tamil speaking population is one of the factors based on which Albanian and Tamil languages can be compared. The total count of Albanian and Tamil Speaking population in percentage is also given. The percentage of people speaking Albanian language is Not Available 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 Albanian and Tamil on Albanian vs Tamil where you will get native speakers, speaking population in percentage and native names.

Albanian and Tamil Language Codes

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

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