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Galician and Tamil


Tamil and Galician


Countries

Countries
Galicia  
Malaysia, Mauritius, Puducherry, Singapore, Sri Lanka, Tamil Nadu  

Total No. Of Countries
1  
14
6  
9

National Language
Galicia  
Singapore, Sri Lanka, Tamil Nadu  

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

Speaking Continents
Europe  
Asia  

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

Regulated By
Royal Galician Academy (Real Academia Galega)  
Official language Commission of Government of Tamil Nadu, Thanjavur Tamil University  

Interesting Facts
  • In Galician language, there are no compound tenses.
  • The earliest document in Galician language was written in 1228 which was legal charter for a municipality of Galicia.
  
  • 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
Portuguese Language  
Malayalam  

Derived From
Latin  
-  

Alphabets

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

Alphabets
23  
5
247  
99+

Phonology
  
  

How Many Vowels
7  
4
12  
9

How Many Consonants
19  
9
18  
8

Scripts
Latin  
Tamil  

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

Hard to Learn
  
  

Language Levels
4  
3
3  
2

Time Taken to Learn
28 weeks  
9
44 weeks  
17

Greetings

Hello
Ola  
வணக்கம் (Vanakkam)  

Thank You
Grazas  
நன்றி (Naṉṟi)  

How Are You?
Que tal estás?  
நீங்கள் எப்படி இருக்கிறீர்கள்? (Nīṅkaḷ eppaṭi irukkiṟīrkaḷ?)  

Good Night
Boas noites  
நல்ல இரவு (Good night) / irravu vanakkam (Good night)  

Good Evening
Boa tarde  
நல்ல மாலை (Nalla mālai)/ மாலை (irravu vanakkam)  

Good Afternoon
Boa tarde  
பிற்பகல் வணக்கம் (perpagal vanakkam)  

Good Morning
Bos días  
காலை வணக்கம் (Kaalai Vanakkam)  

Please
Por favor  
தயவு (Tayavu)  

Sorry
Síntoo!  
மன்னிக்கவும் (Maṉṉikkavum)  

Bye
Adeus  
சென்று வருகிறேன் (Sendru Varukiren)  

I Love You
Ámote  
நான் உன்னை காதலிக்கிறேன் (Naan Unnai Kadalikiren)  

Excuse Me
Perdoe!  
என்னை மன்னியுங்கள் (Eṉṉai maṉṉiyuṅkaḷ)  

Dialects

Dialect 1
Eastern Galician  
Kongu  

Where They Speak
East Galicia  
Kongu  

How Many People Speak
2,700,000.00  
99+
77,000,000.00  
10

Dialect 2
Central Galician  
Madurai Tamil  

Where They Speak
Central Galicia  
Madurai, South Tamil Nadu  

How Many People Speak
2,500,000.00  
99+
77,000,000.00  
8

Dialect 3
Western Galician  
Tirunelveli Tamil  

Where They Speak
West Galicia  
South Tamil Nadu, Thoothukudi, Tirunelveli  

How Many People Speak
3,000,000.00  
99+
77,000,000.00  
7

Total No. Of Dialects
3  
3
10  
10

How Many People Speak

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

Speaking Population
0.05 %  
99+
1.06 %  
20

Native Speakers
2.40 million  
99+
70.00 million  
15

Second Language Speakers
3.00 million  
99+
8.00 million  
99+

Native Name
Galego  
தமிழ்  

Alternative Names
Galego, Gallego  
Damulian, Tamal, Tamalsan, Tambul, Tamili  

French Name
galicien  
tamoul  

German Name
Galicisch  
Tamil  

Pronunciation
[ɡaˈleɣo]  
[t̪ɐmɨɻ]  

Ethnicity
Galician people  
Tamil people or Tamilans  

History

Origin
c. 1175  
300 BC  

Language Family
Indo-European Family  
Dravidian Family  

Subgroup
-  
-  

Branch
-  
-  

Language Forms
  
  

Early Forms
Medieval Galician  
Old Tamil and Middle Tamil  

Standard Forms
Galician  
Modern Tamil  

Language Position
46  
99+
18  
16

Signed Forms
Galician Sign Language  
Signed Tamil  

Scope
Individual  
Individual  

Code

ISO 639 1
gl  
ta  

ISO 639 2
  
  

ISO 639 2/T
glg  
tam  

ISO 639 2/B
glg  
tam  

ISO 639 3
glg  
tam  

ISO 639 6
glg  
tam  

Glottocode
gali1258  
tami1289, oldt1248  

Linguasphere
51-AAA-ab  
tami1289  

Types of Language
  
  

Language Type
Living  
Living  

Language Linguistic Typology
-  
Subject-Object-Verb  

Language Morphological Typology
-  
-  

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

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Galician and Tamil Speaking population

Galician and Tamil speaking population is one of the factors based on which Galician and Tamil languages can be compared. The total count of Galician and Tamil Speaking population in percentage is also given. The percentage of people speaking Galician language is 0.05 % 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 Galician and Tamil on Galician vs Tamil where you will get native speakers, speaking population in percentage and native names.

Galician and Tamil Language Codes

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

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