Greek and Tamil

Greek

Tamil

Tamil and Greek

Countries

Cyprus, European Union, Greece

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

Total No. Of Countries

National Language

Albania, Cyprus, Egypt, France, Greece, Italy, Romania, Turkey, Ukraine

Singapore, Sri Lanka, Tamil Nadu

Second Language

Roman Empire

Andaman and Nicobar Islands, kerala, Puducherry

Speaking Continents

Asia, Europe

Asia

Minority Language

Albania, Armenia, Australia, Hungary, Italy, Romania, Turkey, Ukraine

Canada, Malaysia, Mauritius, Reunion, Seychelles

Regulated By

Center for the Greek language (Κέντρον Ελληνικής Γλώσσας)

Official language Commission of Government of Tamil Nadu, Thanjavur Tamil University

Interesting Facts

Greek is the longest documented language of all the Indo-European Langauges.
The official language of education in the Roman Empire was Greek.

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

Armenian

Malayalam

Derived From

Latin

Not Available

Alphabets

Alphabets in

Greek-Alphabets.jpg#200

Tamil-Alphabets.jpg#200

Alphabets

247

99+

Phonology

How Many Vowels

How Many Consonants

Scripts

Arabic, Latin

Tamil

Writing Direction

Left-To-Right, Horizontal

Hard to Learn

Language Levels

Time Taken to Learn

44 weeks

Greetings

Hello

γεια σας (geia sas)

வணக்கம் (Vanakkam)

Thank You

ευχαριστώ (ef̱charistó̱)

நன்றி (Naṉṟi)

How Are You?

πώς είσαι (pó̱s eísai)

நீங்கள் எப்படி இருக்கிறீர்கள்? (Nīṅkaḷ eppaṭi irukkiṟīrkaḷ?)

Good Night

Καληνυχτα (Kali̱nychta)

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

Good Evening

καλησπέρα (kali̱spéra)

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

Good Afternoon

Καλὸ ἀπόγευμα (Kaló apóyevma)

பிற்பகல் வணக்கம் (perpagal vanakkam)

Good Morning

καλημέρα (kali̱méra)

காலை வணக்கம் (Kaalai Vanakkam)

Please

παρακαλώ (parakaló̱)

தயவு (Tayavu)

Sorry

συγνώμη (sygnó̱mi̱)

மன்னிக்கவும் (Maṉṉikkavum)

Bye

αντίο (antío)

சென்று வருகிறேன் (Sendru Varukiren)

I Love You

Σε αγαπώ (Se agapó̱)

நான் உன்னை காதலிக்கிறேன் (Naan Unnai Kadalikiren)

Excuse Me

Με συγχωρείτε! (Me synhoríte)

என்னை மன்னியுங்கள் (Eṉṉai maṉṉiyuṅkaḷ)

Dialects

Dialect 1

Cappadocian Greek

Kongu

Where They Speak

Greece

Kongu

How Many People Speak

2,800.00

99+

Not Available

Dialect 2

Griko

Madurai Tamil

Where They Speak

Italy

Madurai, South Tamil Nadu

How Many People Speak

50,000.00

Not Available

Dialect 3

Mariupol

Tirunelveli Tamil

Where They Speak

Ukraine

South Tamil Nadu, Thoothukudi, Tirunelveli

Total No. Of Dialects

How Many People Speak

How Many People Speak?

13.00 million

99+

78.00 million

Speaking Population

0.18 %

99+

1.06 %

Native Speakers

13.00 million

99+

70.00 million

Second Language Speakers

Not Available

8.00 million

Native Name

ελληνικά

தமிழ்

Alternative Names

Ellinika, Graecae, Grec, Greco, Neo-Hellenic, Romaic

Damulian, Tamal, Tamalsan, Tambul, Tamili

French Name

grec moderne (après 1453)

tamoul

German Name

Neugriechisch

Tamil

Pronunciation

[eliniˈka]

[t̪ɐmɨɻ]

Ethnicity

Greeks or Hellenes

Tamil people or Tamilans

History

Origin

1500 BC

300 BC

Language Family

Indo-European Family

Dravidian Family

Subgroup

Hellenic

Not Available

Branch

Not Available

Language Forms

Early Forms

Proto-Greek, Mycenaean Greek, Ancient Greek, Koine Greek and Medieval Greek

Old Tamil and Middle Tamil

Standard Forms

Modern Greek

Modern Tamil

Language Position

99+

Signed Forms

Greek Sign Language

Signed Tamil

Scope

Individual

Code

ISO 639 1

ISO 639 2

ISO 639 2/T

ell

tam

ISO 639 2/B

gre

tam

ISO 639 3

ell

tam

ISO 639 6

ells

tam

Glottocode

gree1276

tami1289, oldt1248

Linguasphere

56-AAA-a

tami1289

Types of Language

Language Type

Living

Language Linguistic Typology

Subject-Verb-Object

Subject-Object-Verb

Language Morphological Typology

Fusional, Synthetic

Not Available

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

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Greek and Tamil Speaking population

Greek and Tamil speaking population is one of the factors based on which Greek and Tamil languages can be compared. The total count of Greek and Tamil Speaking population in percentage is also given. The percentage of people speaking Greek language is 0.18 % 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 Greek and Tamil on Greek vs Tamil where you will get native speakers, speaking population in percentage and native names.

Greek and Tamil Language Codes

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