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Esperanto and Tamil


Tamil and Esperanto


Countries

Countries
East Asia, European Union, South America  
Malaysia, Mauritius, Puducherry, Singapore, Sri Lanka, Tamil Nadu  

Total No. Of Countries
3  
12
6  
9

National Language
East Asia, European Union  
Singapore, Sri Lanka, Tamil Nadu  

Second Language
Central Europe, East Asia, Eastern Europe, South America  
Andaman and Nicobar Islands, kerala, Puducherry  

Speaking Continents
Asia, Europe, South America  
Asia  

Minority Language
Not spoken in any of the countries  
Canada, Malaysia, Mauritius, Reunion, Seychelles  

Regulated By
Akademio de Esperanto  
Official language Commission of Government of Tamil Nadu, Thanjavur Tamil University  

Interesting Facts
  • The most widely spoken constructed language in the world is Esperanto.
  • Esperanto is an artificial international language.
  
  • 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
Latin and Italian Languages  
Malayalam  

Derived From
-  
-  

Alphabets

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

Alphabets
32  
14
247  
99+

Phonology
  
  

How Many Vowels
5  
2
12  
9

How Many Consonants
27  
17
18  
8

Scripts
Latin  
Tamil  

Writing Direction
-  
Left-To-Right, Horizontal  

Hard to Learn
  
  

Language Levels
2  
1
3  
2

Time Taken to Learn
6 weeks  
3
44 weeks  
17

Greetings

Hello
Halo  
வணக்கம் (Vanakkam)  

Thank You
Dankon  
நன்றி (Naṉṟi)  

How Are You?
Kiel vi sanas?  
நீங்கள் எப்படி இருக்கிறீர்கள்? (Nīṅkaḷ eppaṭi irukkiṟīrkaḷ?)  

Good Night
Bonan nokton  
நல்ல இரவு (Good night) / irravu vanakkam (Good night)  

Good Evening
Bonan vesperon  
நல்ல மாலை (Nalla mālai)/ மாலை (irravu vanakkam)  

Good Afternoon
Bonan posttagmezon  
பிற்பகல் வணக்கம் (perpagal vanakkam)  

Good Morning
Bonan matenon  
காலை வணக்கம் (Kaalai Vanakkam)  

Please
Mi petas  
தயவு (Tayavu)  

Sorry
Mi bedaŭras!  
மன்னிக்கவும் (Maṉṉikkavum)  

Bye
Ĝis poste  
சென்று வருகிறேன் (Sendru Varukiren)  

I Love You
Mi amas vin  
நான் உன்னை காதலிக்கிறேன் (Naan Unnai Kadalikiren)  

Excuse Me
Pardonu!  
என்னை மன்னியுங்கள் (Eṉṉai maṉṉiyuṅkaḷ)  

Dialects

Dialect 1
Not present  
Kongu  

Where They Speak
Not present  
Kongu  

How Many People Speak
2,000,000.00  
99+
77,000,000.00  
10

Dialect 2
Not present  
Madurai Tamil  

Where They Speak
Not present  
Madurai, South Tamil Nadu  

How Many People Speak
1,000,000.00  
99+
77,000,000.00  
8

Dialect 3
Not present  
Tirunelveli Tamil  

Where They Speak
Not present  
South Tamil Nadu, Thoothukudi, Tirunelveli  

How Many People Speak
2,000,000.00  
99+
77,000,000.00  
7

Total No. Of Dialects
0  
10  
10

How Many People Speak

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

Speaking Population
0.03 %  
99+
1.06 %  
20

Native Speakers
0.20 million  
99+
70.00 million  
15

Second Language Speakers
2.00 million  
99+
8.00 million  
99+

Native Name
Esperanto  
தமிழ்  

Alternative Names
Eo, La Lingvo Internacia  
Damulian, Tamal, Tamalsan, Tambul, Tamili  

French Name
espéranto  
tamoul  

German Name
Esperanto  
Tamil  

Pronunciation
[espeˈranto]  
[t̪ɐmɨɻ]  

Ethnicity
Esperanto speakers  
Tamil people or Tamilans  

History

Origin
1887  
300 BC  

Language Family
Indo-European Family  
Dravidian Family  

Subgroup
-  
-  

Branch
-  
-  

Language Forms
  
  

Early Forms
Proto-Esperanto  
Old Tamil and Middle Tamil  

Standard Forms
Esperanto  
Modern Tamil  

Language Position
33  
31
18  
16

Signed Forms
Signuno  
Signed Tamil  

Scope
Individual  
Individual  

Code

ISO 639 1
eo  
ta  

ISO 639 2
  
  

ISO 639 2/T
epo  
tam  

ISO 639 2/B
epo  
tam  

ISO 639 3
epo  
tam  

ISO 639 6
epo  
tam  

Glottocode
espe1235  
tami1289, oldt1248  

Linguasphere
51-AAB-da  
tami1289  

Types of Language
  
  

Language Type
Constructed  
Living  

Language Linguistic Typology
-  
Subject-Object-Verb  

Language Morphological Typology
Agglutinative  
-  

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

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Esperanto and Tamil Speaking population

Esperanto and Tamil speaking population is one of the factors based on which Esperanto and Tamil languages can be compared. The total count of Esperanto and Tamil Speaking population in percentage is also given. The percentage of people speaking Esperanto language is 0.03 % 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 Esperanto and Tamil on Esperanto vs Tamil where you will get native speakers, speaking population in percentage and native names.

Esperanto and Tamil Language Codes

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

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