Countries
Israel
Malaysia, Mauritius, Puducherry, Singapore, Sri Lanka, Tamil Nadu
Total No. Of Countries
16
0
46
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National Language
Israel
Singapore, Sri Lanka, Tamil Nadu
Second Language
Israel
Andaman and Nicobar Islands, kerala, Puducherry
Speaking Continents
Africa, Asia, Europe
Asia
Minority Language
Poland
Canada, Malaysia, Mauritius, Reunion, Seychelles
Regulated By
Academy of the Hebrew Language
Official language Commission of Government of Tamil Nadu, Thanjavur Tamil University
Interesting Facts
- The original language of Bible is Hebrew.
- The men and women use different verbs in hebrew 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
Arabic and Aramaic languages
Malayalam
Derived From
Aramaic Language
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Alphabets in
Alphabets
22247
18
247
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Phonology
How Many Vowels
012
0
32
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How Many Consonants
2218
9
60
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Scripts
Hebrew
Tamil
Writing Direction
Right-To-Left, Horizontal
Left-To-Right, Horizontal
Hard to Learn
Language Levels
63
2
12
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Time Taken to Learn
44 weeks44 weeks
3
88
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Hello
שלום (Shalom)
வணக்கம் (Vanakkam)
Thank You
תודה (Toda)
நன்றி (Naṉṟi)
How Are You?
מה שלומך? (ma shlomxa)
நீங்கள் எப்படி இருக்கிறீர்கள்? (Nīṅkaḷ eppaṭi irukkiṟīrkaḷ?)
Good Night
לילה טוב (Laila tov)
நல்ல இரவு (Good night) / irravu vanakkam (Good night)
Good Evening
ערב טוב (Erev tov)
நல்ல மாலை (Nalla mālai)/ மாலை (irravu vanakkam)
Good Afternoon
אחר צהריים טובים (Achar tzahara'im tovim)
பிற்பகல் வணக்கம் (perpagal vanakkam)
Good Morning
בוקר טוב (Boker tov)
காலை வணக்கம் (Kaalai Vanakkam)
Please
בבקשה (bevekshah)
தயவு (Tayavu)
Sorry
סליחה! (Slicha)
மன்னிக்கவும் (Maṉṉikkavum)
Bye
להתראות (Lehitraot)
சென்று வருகிறேன் (Sendru Varukiren)
I Love You
אני אוהבת אותך (Ani ohevet otcha)
நான் உன்னை காதலிக்கிறேன் (Naan Unnai Kadalikiren)
Excuse Me
בבקשה!
என்னை மன்னியுங்கள் (Eṉṉai maṉṉiyuṅkaḷ)
Dialect 1
Ashkenazi Hebrew
Kongu
Where They Speak
Israel
Kongu
How Many People Speak
9,200,000.0077,000,000.00
1.5
960000000
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Dialect 2
Samaritan Hebrew
Madurai Tamil
Where They Speak
Israel, Palestine
Madurai, South Tamil Nadu
How Many People Speak
9,000,000.0077,000,000.00
700
274000000
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Dialect 3
Yemenite Hebrew
Tirunelveli Tamil
Where They Speak
Israel
South Tamil Nadu, Thoothukudi, Tirunelveli
How Many People Speak
9,000,000.0077,000,000.00
2
230000000
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Total No. Of Dialects
710
0
188
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How Many People Speak?
9.00 million78.00 million
0
1200
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Speaking Population
0.11 %1.06 %
0
89
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Native Speakers
4.40 million70.00 million
0
873
👆🏻
Second Language Speakers
5.60 million8.00 million
0.01
400
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Native Name
עברית / עִבְרִית (ivrit)
தமிழ்
Alternative Names
Israeli, Ivrit
Damulian, Tamal, Tamalsan, Tambul, Tamili
French Name
hébreu
tamoul
German Name
Hebräisch
Tamil
Pronunciation
[(ʔ)ivˈʁit] - [(ʔ)ivˈɾit]
[t̪ɐmɨɻ]
Ethnicity
Hebrew-speaking people
Tamil people or Tamilans
Origin
1000 BC
300 BC
Language Family
Afro-Asiatic Family
Dravidian Family
Subgroup
Semitic
-
Branch
Canaanitic
-
Language Forms
Early Forms
Biblical Hebrew, Mishnaic Hebrew, Medieval Hebrew, Hebrew
Old Tamil and Middle Tamil
Standard Forms
Modern Hebrew
Modern Tamil
Language Position
2318
1
120
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Signed Forms
Signed Hebrew
Signed Tamil
Scope
Individual
Individual
ISO 639 1
he
ta
ISO 639 2
ISO 639 2/T
heb
tam
ISO 639 2/B
heb
tam
ISO 639 3
heb
tam
ISO 639 6
heb
tam
Glottocode
hebr1246
tami1289, oldt1248
Linguasphere
12-AAB-a
tami1289
Types of Language
Language Type
Living
Living
Language Linguistic Typology
Subject-Verb-Object, Verb-Subject-Object
Subject-Object-Verb
Language Morphological Typology
Fusional, Synthetic
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