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Countries

Countries

Belgium, Benin, Burkina Faso, Burundi, Cameroon, Canada, Central African Republic, Chad, Comoros, Congo, Cote d'Ivoire, Djibouti, Equatorial Guinea, France, Gabon, Guernesey, Guinea, Haiti, Italy, Jersey, Luxembourg, Madagascar, Mali, Mauritius, Monaco, Niger, Rwanda, Senegal, Seychelles, Switzerland, Togo, Vanuatu
Malaysia, Mauritius, Puducherry, Singapore, Sri Lanka, Tamil Nadu

Total No. Of Countries

326
0 46
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National Language

France
Singapore, Sri Lanka, Tamil Nadu

Second Language

Africa, Canada
Andaman and Nicobar Islands, kerala, Puducherry

Speaking Continents

Africa, Australia, Europe, North America, Oceania, Pacific, South America
Asia

Minority Language

Brazil, Cambodia, United States of America, Vietnam
Canada, Malaysia, Mauritius, Reunion, Seychelles

Regulated By

Académie française (French Academy), Office québécois de la langue française
Official language Commission of Government of Tamil Nadu, Thanjavur Tamil University

Interesting Facts

  • French is the only language, with English, that is taught in every country of the world.
  • French is the top language in Culinary Scene.
  • 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

Italian Language
Malayalam

Derived From

Latin
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Alphabets

Alphabets in

Alphabets

26247
18 247
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Phonology

How Many Vowels

612
0 32
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How Many Consonants

2018
9 60
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Scripts

Latin
Tamil

Writing Direction

Left-To-Right, Horizontal
Left-To-Right, Horizontal

Hard to Learn

Language Levels

63
2 12
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Time Taken to Learn

24 weeks44 weeks
3 88
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Greetings

Hello

bonjour
வணக்கம் (Vanakkam)

Thank You

Merci
நன்றி (Naṉṟi)

How Are You?

Comment allez-vous?
நீங்கள் எப்படி இருக்கிறீர்கள்? (Nīṅkaḷ eppaṭi irukkiṟīrkaḷ?)

Good Night

bonne Nuit
நல்ல இரவு (Good night) / irravu vanakkam (Good night)

Good Evening

bonsoir
நல்ல மாலை (Nalla mālai)/ மாலை (irravu vanakkam)

Good Afternoon

bon Après-Midi
பிற்பகல் வணக்கம் (perpagal vanakkam)

Good Morning

Bonjour
காலை வணக்கம் (Kaalai Vanakkam)

Please

S'il vous plaît
தயவு (Tayavu)

Sorry

désolé
மன்னிக்கவும் (Maṉṉikkavum)

Bye

au revoir
சென்று வருகிறேன் (Sendru Varukiren)

I Love You

Je t'aime
நான் உன்னை காதலிக்கிறேன் (Naan Unnai Kadalikiren)

Excuse Me

Excuse Moi
என்னை மன்னியுங்கள் (Eṉṉai maṉṉiyuṅkaḷ)

Dialects

Dialect 1

Quebec French
Kongu

Where They Speak

New Brunswick, New England, Ontario, Quebec, Western Canada
Kongu

How Many People Speak

6,200,000.0077,000,000.00
1.5 960000000
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Dialect 2

African French
Madurai Tamil

Where They Speak

Africa
Madurai, South Tamil Nadu

How Many People Speak

274,000,000.0077,000,000.00
700 274000000
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Dialect 3

Swiss French
Tirunelveli Tamil

Where They Speak

Northeast France, Switzerland
South Tamil Nadu, Thoothukudi, Tirunelveli

How Many People Speak

1,800,000.0077,000,000.00
2 230000000
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Total No. Of Dialects

2510
0 188
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How Many People Speak

How Many People Speak?

163.00 million78.00 million
0 1200
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Speaking Population

1.12 %1.06 %
0 89
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Native Speakers

76.00 million70.00 million
0 873
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Second Language Speakers

87.00 million8.00 million
0.01 400
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Native Name

français
தமிழ்

Alternative Names

Français
Damulian, Tamal, Tamalsan, Tambul, Tamili

French Name

français
tamoul

German Name

Französisch
Tamil

Pronunciation

[fʁɑ̃sɛ]
[t̪ɐmɨɻ]

Ethnicity

French people
Tamil people or Tamilans

History

Origin

9th Century
300 BC

Language Family

Indo-European Family
Dravidian Family

Subgroup

Romance
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Branch

-
-

Language Forms

Early Forms

Old French, Middle French and French
Old Tamil and Middle Tamil

Standard Forms

Standard French
Modern Tamil

Language Position

1318
1 120
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Signed Forms

le Français Signé (Signed French, France)
Signed Tamil

Scope

Individual
Individual

Code

ISO 639 1

fr
ta

ISO 639 2

ISO 639 2/T

fra
tam

ISO 639 2/B

fre
tam

ISO 639 3

fra
tam

ISO 639 6

fras
tam

Glottocode

stan1290
tami1289, oldt1248

Linguasphere

51-AAA-i
tami1289

Types of Language

Language Type

Living
Living

Language Linguistic Typology

Subject-Verb-Object
Subject-Object-Verb

Language Morphological Typology

Fusional, Synthetic
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French and Tamil Alphabets

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

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

French and Tamil Speaking population

French and Tamil speaking population is one of the factors based on which French and Tamil languages can be compared. The total count of French and Tamil Speaking population in percentage is also given. The percentage of people speaking French language is 1.12 % 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 French and Tamil on French vs Tamil where you will get native speakers, speaking population in percentage and native names.

French and Tamil Language Codes

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