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1 Countries
1.1 Countries
China, Hong Kong, Macau, Singapore, Taiwan
Malaysia, Mauritius, Puducherry, Singapore, Sri Lanka, Tamil Nadu
1.2 Total No. Of Countries
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5
Rank: 10 (Overall)
6
Rank: 9 (Overall)
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1.3 National Language
China, Taiwan
Singapore, Sri Lanka, Tamil Nadu
1.4 Second Language
Republic of Brazil
Andaman and Nicobar Islands, kerala, Puducherry
1.5 Speaking Continents
Asia
Asia
1.6 Minority Language
Indonesia, Malaysia
Canada, Malaysia, Mauritius, Reunion, Seychelles
1.7 Regulated By
Chinese Language Standardization Council, National Commission on Language and Script Work, Promote Mandarin Council
Official language Commission of Government of Tamil Nadu, Thanjavur Tamil University
1.8 Interesting Facts
  • Chinese language is tonal, since meaning of a word changes according to its tone.
  • In Chinese language, there is no grammatical distinction between singular or plural, no declination of verbs according to tense, mood and aspect.
  • 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.
    1.9 Similar To
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    Malayalam
    1.10 Derived From
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    2 Alphabets
    2.1 Alphabets in
    2.2 Alphabets
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    26
    Rank: 8 (Overall)
    247
    Rank: 41 (Overall)
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    2.3 Phonology
    2.3.1 How Many Vowels
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    24
    Rank: 19 (Overall)
    12
    Rank: 9 (Overall)
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    2.3.2 How Many Consonants
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    23
    Rank: 13 (Overall)
    18
    Rank: 8 (Overall)
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    2.4 Scripts
    Chinese Characters and derivatives
    Tamil
    2.5 Writing Direction
    Left-To-Right, Horizontal, Top-To-Bottom
    Left-To-Right, Horizontal
    2.6 Hard to Learn
    2.6.1 Language Levels
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    6
    Rank: 5 (Overall)
    3
    Rank: 2 (Overall)
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    2.6.2 Time Taken to Learn
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    88 weeks
    Rank: 13 (Overall)
    44 weeks
    Rank: 11 (Overall)
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    3 Greetings
    3.1 Hello
    您好 (Nín hǎo)
    வணக்கம் (Vanakkam)
    3.2 Thank You
    谢谢 (Xièxiè)
    நன்றி (Naṉṟi)
    3.3 How Are You?
    你好吗? (Nǐ hǎo ma?)
    நீங்கள் எப்படி இருக்கிறீர்கள்? (Nīṅkaḷ eppaṭi irukkiṟīrkaḷ?)
    3.4 Good Night
    晚安 (Wǎn'ān)
    நல்ல இரவு (Good night) / irravu vanakkam (Good night)
    3.5 Good Evening
    晚上好 (Wǎnshàng hǎo)
    நல்ல மாலை (Nalla mālai)/ மாலை (irravu vanakkam)
    3.6 Good Afternoon
    下午好 (Xiàwǔ hǎo)
    பிற்பகல் வணக்கம் (perpagal vanakkam)
    3.7 Good Morning
    早安 (Zǎo ān)
    காலை வணக்கம் (Kaalai Vanakkam)
    3.8 Please
    请 (Qǐng)
    தயவு (Tayavu)
    3.9 Sorry
    遗憾 (Yíhàn)
    மன்னிக்கவும் (Maṉṉikkavum)
    3.10 Bye
    再见 (Zàijiàn)
    சென்று வருகிறேன் (Sendru Varukiren)
    3.11 I Love You
    我爱你 (Wǒ ài nǐ)
    நான் உன்னை காதலிக்கிறேன் (Naan Unnai Kadalikiren)
    3.12 Excuse Me
    劳驾 (Láojià)
    என்னை மன்னியுங்கள் (Eṉṉai maṉṉiyuṅkaḷ)
    4 Dialects
    4.1 Dialect 1
    Mandarin
    Kongu
    4.1.1 Where They Speak
    China, Malaysia, Singapore, Taiwan
    Kongu
    4.1.2 How Many People Speak
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    960,000,000.00
    Rank: 1 (Overall)
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    Rank: N/A (Overall)
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    4.2 Dialect 2
    Wu
    Madurai Tamil
    4.2.1 Where They Speak
    China, United States of America
    Madurai, South Tamil Nadu
    4.2.2 How Many People Speak
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    80,000,000.00
    Rank: 1 (Overall)
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    Rank: N/A (Overall)
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    4.3 Dialect 3
    Yue
    Tirunelveli Tamil
    4.3.1 Where They Speak
    China, Malaysia, Singapore, Vietnam
    South Tamil Nadu, Thoothukudi, Tirunelveli
    4.3.2 How Many People Speak
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    60,000,000.00
    Rank: 2 (Overall)
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    Rank: N/A (Overall)
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    4.4 Total No. Of Dialects
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    10
    Rank: 10 (Overall)
    10
    Rank: 10 (Overall)
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    5 How Many People Speak
    5.1 How Many People Speak?
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    1,051.00 million
    Rank: 2 (Overall)
    78.00 million
    Rank: 21 (Overall)
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    5.2 Speaking Population
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    16.00 %
    Rank: 2 (Overall)
    1.06 %
    Rank: 19 (Overall)
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    5.3 Native Speakers
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    873.00 million
    Rank: 1 (Overall)
    70.00 million
    Rank: 15 (Overall)
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    5.3.1 Second Language Speakers
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    178.00 million
    Rank: 3 (Overall)
    8.00 million
    Rank: 24 (Overall)
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    5.3.2 Native Name
    中文 (zhōngwén)
    தமிழ்
    5.3.3 Alternative Names
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    Damulian, Tamal, Tamalsan, Tambul, Tamili
    5.3.4 French Name
    chinois
    tamoul
    5.3.5 German Name
    Chinesisch
    Tamil
    5.4 Pronunciation
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    [t̪ɐmɨɻ]
    5.5 Ethnicity
    Han
    Tamil people or Tamilans
    6 History
    6.1 Origin
    1250 BC
    300 BC
    6.2 Language Family
    Sino-Tibetan Family
    Dravidian Family
    6.2.1 Subgroup
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    6.2.2 Branch
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    6.3 Language Forms
    6.3.1 Early Forms
    No early forms
    Old Tamil and Middle Tamil
    6.3.2 Standard Forms
    Standard Chinese
    Modern Tamil
    6.3.3 Language Position
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    Rank: 1 (Overall)
    18
    Rank: 16 (Overall)
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    6.3.4 Signed Forms
    Wenfa Shouyu 文法手語 ("Grammatical Sign Language", Signed Mandarin (Taiwan))
    Signed Tamil
    6.4 Scope
    Individual
    Individual
    7 Code
    7.1 ISO 639 1
    zh
    ta
    7.2 ISO 639 2
    7.2.1 ISO 639 2/T
    zho
    tam
    7.2.2 ISO 639 2/B
    chi
    tam
    7.3 ISO 639 3
    zho
    tam
    7.4 ISO 639 6
    Not Available
    tam
    7.5 Glottocode
    sini1245
    tami1289, oldt1248
    7.6 Linguasphere
    79-AAA
    tami1289
    7.7 Types of Language
    7.7.1 Language Type
    Living
    Living
    7.7.2 Language Linguistic Typology
    Subject-Verb-Object
    Subject-Object-Verb
    7.7.3 Language Morphological Typology
    Analytic, Isolating
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    Chinese and Tamil Alphabets

    Chinese and Tamil Alphabets provides you with alphabets, vowels and consonants in Chinese and Tamil. In Chinese Alphabets there are 26 letters while in Tamil Alphabets there are 247 letters. To learn Chinese and Tamil languages the very first thing is to understand and learn alphabets of Chinese and Tamil languages. The Chinese phonology consist Chinese vowels and Chinese consonants. After alphabets, words are to be learned and after words, phrases in that language. Take a look at Chinese greetings vs Tamil greetings, where you will find numerous useful phrases. Find whether Chinese and Tamil are Most Spoken Languages.

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

    Chinese and Tamil Speaking population

    Chinese and Tamil speaking population is one of the factors based on which Chinese and Tamil languages can be compared. The total count of Chinese and Tamil Speaking population in percentage is also given. The percentage of people speaking Chinese language is 16.00 % 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 Chinese and Tamil on Chinese vs Tamil where you will get native speakers, speaking population in percentage and native names.

    Chinese and Tamil Language Codes

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

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