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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
-  
-  

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  
17
44 weeks  
17

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  
99+
77,000,000.00  
10

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  
99+
77,000,000.00  
8

Dialect 3
Arbëresh  
Tirunelveli Tamil  

Where They Speak
Italy  
South Tamil Nadu, Thoothukudi, Tirunelveli  

How Many People Speak
100,000.00  
99+
77,000,000.00  
7

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
0.11 %  
99+
1.06 %  
20

Native Speakers
3.10 million  
99+
70.00 million  
15

Second Language Speakers
3.60 million  
99+
8.00 million  
99+

Native Name
shqip / gjuha shqipe  
தமிழ்  

Alternative Names
Shqip  
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
-  
-  

Branch
-  
-  

Language Forms
  
  

Early Forms
Old Albanian  
Old Tamil and Middle Tamil  

Standard Forms
Standard Albanian  
Modern Tamil  

Language Position
14  
13
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
sqi  
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  
-  

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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 0.11 % 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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