Countries
India
Malaysia, Mauritius, Puducherry, Singapore, Sri Lanka, Tamil Nadu
National Language
India
Singapore, Sri Lanka, Tamil Nadu
Second Language
Not spoken in any of the countries
Andaman and Nicobar Islands, kerala, Puducherry
Speaking Continents
Asia
Asia
Minority Language
Great Britain, Kenya, Malawi, Oman, Pakistan, Tanzania, Uganda, United States of America, Zambia
Canada, Malaysia, Mauritius, Reunion, Seychelles
Regulated By
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Official language Commission of Government of Tamil Nadu, Thanjavur Tamil University
Interesting Facts
- Gujarati was the first language of Mohandas Karamchand Gandhi("Father of the Nation of India") and Vallabhbhai Patel ("Iron Man of India").
- Most of the words in Gujarati language are adopted from Sanskrit.
- 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
Bengali Language
Malayalam
Derived From
Sanskrit Language
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Alphabets in
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Writing Direction
Left-To-Right, Horizontal
Left-To-Right, Horizontal
Hello
નમસ્તે (namaste)
வணக்கம் (Vanakkam)
Thank You
ધન્યવાદ (dhanvaad)
நன்றி (Naṉṟi)
How Are You?
કેમ છો (kem cho?)
நீங்கள் எப்படி இருக்கிறீர்கள்? (Nīṅkaḷ eppaṭi irukkiṟīrkaḷ?)
Good Night
શુભ રાત્રે (shub rātrē)
நல்ல இரவு (Good night) / irravu vanakkam (Good night)
Good Evening
સાંજે સારી (sān̄jē sārī)
நல்ல மாலை (Nalla mālai)/ மாலை (irravu vanakkam)
Good Afternoon
સારા બપોરે (sārā bapōrē)
பிற்பகல் வணக்கம் (perpagal vanakkam)
Good Morning
સુ પ્રભાત (su prabhat)
காலை வணக்கம் (Kaalai Vanakkam)
Please
કૃપા કરીને(Kr̥pā karīnē)
தயவு (Tayavu)
Sorry
મન્ને મફ કરો (manne maaf karo)
மன்னிக்கவும் (Maṉṉikkavum)
Bye
બાય (Bāya)
சென்று வருகிறேன் (Sendru Varukiren)
I Love You
હું તને પ્રેમ કરુ છું (hūṃ tane prem karū chūṃ)
நான் உன்னை காதலிக்கிறேன் (Naan Unnai Kadalikiren)
Excuse Me
માફ કરશો (Māpha karaśō)
என்னை மன்னியுங்கள் (Eṉṉai maṉṉiyuṅkaḷ)
Dialect 1
Kathiyawadi
Kongu
Where They Speak
India, Mauritius, Oman, Pakistan, Singapore, South Africa, Tanzania, United Kingdom, United States of America
Kongu
Dialect 2
Kharwa
Madurai Tamil
Where They Speak
India, Mauritius, Pakistan, Singapore, United Kingdom, United States of America
Madurai, South Tamil Nadu
Dialect 3
Surati
Tirunelveli Tamil
Where They Speak
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South Tamil Nadu, Thoothukudi, Tirunelveli
Native Name
ગુજરાતી (gujarātī)
தமிழ்
Alternative Names
Gujerathi, Gujerati, Gujrathi
Damulian, Tamal, Tamalsan, Tambul, Tamili
French Name
goudjrati
tamoul
German Name
Gujarati-Sprache
Tamil
Pronunciation
[ɡudʒəˈɾɑːt̪i]
[t̪ɐmɨɻ]
Ethnicity
Gujaratis
Tamil people or Tamilans
Language Family
Indo-European Family
Dravidian Family
Early Forms
Old Gujarati
Old Tamil and Middle Tamil
Standard Forms
Modern Gujarati
Modern Tamil
Signed Forms
Signed Gujarati
Signed Tamil
Scope
Individual
Individual
Glottocode
guja1252
tami1289, oldt1248
Linguasphere
No data available
tami1289
Language Type
Living
Living
Language Linguistic Typology
Subject-Object-Verb
Subject-Object-Verb
Language Morphological Typology
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Gujarati and Tamil Speaking population
Gujarati and Tamil speaking population is one of the factors based on which Gujarati and Tamil languages can be compared. The total count of Gujarati and Tamil Speaking population in percentage is also given. The percentage of people speaking Gujarati language is 0.74 % 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 Gujarati and Tamil on Gujarati vs Tamil where you will get native speakers, speaking population in percentage and native names.
Gujarati and Tamil Language Codes
Gujarati and Tamil language codes are used in those applications where using language names are tedious. Gujarati and Tamil Language Codes include all the international language codes, glottocodes and linguasphere.