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Tamil and Armenian


Countries

Countries
Armenian Highland  
Malaysia, Mauritius, Puducherry, Singapore, Sri Lanka, Tamil Nadu  

Total No. Of Countries
1  
14
6  
9

National Language
Armenia, Nagorno-Karabakh Republic  
Singapore, Sri Lanka, Tamil Nadu  

Second Language
Not spoken in any of the countries  
Andaman and Nicobar Islands, kerala, Puducherry  

Speaking Continents
Asia, Europe  
Asia  

Minority Language
Cyprus, Hungary, Iraq, Poland, Romania, Ukraine  
Canada, Malaysia, Mauritius, Reunion, Seychelles  

Regulated By
Armenian National Academy of Sciences  
Official language Commission of Government of Tamil Nadu, Thanjavur Tamil University  

Interesting Facts
  • The first language into which Bible was translated is Armenian.
  • Christianity was recognized as a national religion in 301 by Armenia Country.
  
  • 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
Greek  
Malayalam  

Derived From
-  
-  

Alphabets

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

Alphabets
38  
20
247  
99+

Phonology
  
  

How Many Vowels
6  
3
12  
9

How Many Consonants
32  
22
18  
8

Scripts
Armenian manuscript  
Tamil  

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

Hard to Learn
  
  

Language Levels
12  
9
3  
2

Time Taken to Learn
44 weeks  
17
44 weeks  
17

Greetings

Hello
Բարեւ (Barev)  
வணக்கம் (Vanakkam)  

Thank You
Շնորհակալություն (Shnorhakalut’yun)  
நன்றி (Naṉṟi)  

How Are You?
Ինչպես եք դուք? (Inch’pes yek’ duk’)  
நீங்கள் எப்படி இருக்கிறீர்கள்? (Nīṅkaḷ eppaṭi irukkiṟīrkaḷ?)  

Good Night
Բարի գիշեր (Bari gisher)  
நல்ல இரவு (Good night) / irravu vanakkam (Good night)  

Good Evening
Բարի երեկո (Bari yereko)  
நல்ல மாலை (Nalla mālai)/ மாலை (irravu vanakkam)  

Good Afternoon
Բարի օր (Bari or)  
பிற்பகல் வணக்கம் (perpagal vanakkam)  

Good Morning
Բարի լույս (Bari luys)  
காலை வணக்கம் (Kaalai Vanakkam)  

Please
Խնդրում եմ (Khndrum yem)  
தயவு (Tayavu)  

Sorry
կներեք (knerek’)  
மன்னிக்கவும் (Maṉṉikkavum)  

Bye
Ց'տեսություն  
சென்று வருகிறேன் (Sendru Varukiren)  

I Love You
Ես սիրում եմ քեզ (Yes sirum yem k’yez)  
நான் உன்னை காதலிக்கிறேன் (Naan Unnai Kadalikiren)  

Excuse Me
Ներեցեք ինձ (Nerets’yek’ indz)  
என்னை மன்னியுங்கள் (Eṉṉai maṉṉiyuṅkaḷ)  

Dialects

Dialect 1
Eastern Armenian  
Kongu  

Where They Speak
Armenia, Armenian Highland, Georgia, Iran, Nagorno-Karabakh Republic, Turkey  
Kongu  

How Many People Speak
6,000,000.00  
99+
77,000,000.00  
10

Dialect 2
Western Armenian  
Madurai Tamil  

Where They Speak
Armenian Highland, Cilicia, Lebanon, Syria, Turkey  
Madurai, South Tamil Nadu  

How Many People Speak
6,000,000.00  
99+
77,000,000.00  
8

Dialect 3
Eastern Armenian  
Tirunelveli Tamil  

Where They Speak
-  
South Tamil Nadu, Thoothukudi, Tirunelveli  

How Many People Speak
6,000,000.00  
34
77,000,000.00  
7

Total No. Of Dialects
2  
2
10  
10

How Many People Speak

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

Speaking Population
0.22 %  
99+
1.06 %  
20

Native Speakers
6.00 million  
99+
70.00 million  
15

Second Language Speakers
7.00 million  
99+
8.00 million  
99+

Native Name
Հայերէն (Hayeren)  
தமிழ்  

Alternative Names
Armjanski Yazyk, Ena, Ermeni Dili, Ermenice, Somkhuri  
Damulian, Tamal, Tamalsan, Tambul, Tamili  

French Name
arménien  
tamoul  

German Name
Armenisch  
Tamil  

Pronunciation
[hɑjɛˈɾɛn]  
[t̪ɐmɨɻ]  

Ethnicity
Armenians  
Tamil people or Tamilans  

History

Origin
late 5th century  
300 BC  

Language Family
Indo-European Family  
Dravidian Family  

Subgroup
-  
-  

Branch
-  
-  

Language Forms
  
  

Early Forms
Proto-Armenian, Classical Armenian, Middle Armenian, Armenian  
Old Tamil and Middle Tamil  

Standard Forms
Eastern Armenian, Western Armenian  
Modern Tamil  

Language Position
14  
13
18  
16

Signed Forms
Signed Armenian  
Signed Tamil  

Scope
Individual  
Individual  

Code

ISO 639 1
hy  
ta  

ISO 639 2
  
  

ISO 639 2/T
hye  
tam  

ISO 639 2/B
arm  
tam  

ISO 639 3
hye  
tam  

ISO 639 6
hye  
tam  

Glottocode
arme1241  
tami1289, oldt1248  

Linguasphere
57-AAA-a  
tami1289  

Types of Language
  
  

Language Type
-  
Living  

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

Language Morphological Typology
Agglutinative, Synthetic  
-  

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

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Armenian and Tamil Speaking population

Armenian and Tamil speaking population is one of the factors based on which Armenian and Tamil languages can be compared. The total count of Armenian and Tamil Speaking population in percentage is also given. The percentage of people speaking Armenian language is 0.22 % 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 Armenian and Tamil on Armenian vs Tamil where you will get native speakers, speaking population in percentage and native names.

Armenian and Tamil Language Codes

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

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