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Tamil vs Hebrew


Countries

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

Total No. Of Countries
1  
14
6  
9

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.
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Similar To
Arabic and Aramaic languages  
Malayalam  

Derived From
Aramaic Language  
-  

Alphabets

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

Alphabets
22  
4
247  
99+

Phonology
  
  

How Many Vowels
0  
12  
9

How Many Consonants
22  
12
18  
8

Scripts
Hebrew  
Tamil  

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

Hard to Learn
  
  

Language Levels
6  
5
3  
2

Time Taken to Learn
44 weeks  
17
44 weeks  
17

Greetings

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)  

Dialects

Dialect 1
Ashkenazi Hebrew  
Kongu  

Where They Speak
Israel  
Kongu  

How Many People Speak
9,200,000.00  
38
77,000,000.00  
10

Dialect 2
Samaritan Hebrew  
Madurai Tamil  

Where They Speak
Israel, Palestine  
Madurai, South Tamil Nadu  

How Many People Speak
9,000,000.00  
38
77,000,000.00  
8

Dialect 3
Yemenite Hebrew  
Tirunelveli Tamil  

Where They Speak
Israel  
South Tamil Nadu, Thoothukudi, Tirunelveli  

How Many People Speak
9,000,000.00  
30
77,000,000.00  
7

Total No. Of Dialects
7  
7
10  
10

How Many People Speak

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

Speaking Population
0.11 %  
99+
1.06 %  
20

Native Speakers
4.40 million  
99+
70.00 million  
15

Second Language Speakers
5.60 million  
99+
8.00 million  
99+

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  

History

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
23  
21
18  
16

Signed Forms
Signed Hebrew  
Signed Tamil  

Scope
Individual  
Individual  

Code

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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Hebrew and Tamil Language History

Comparison of Hebrew vs Tamil language history gives us differences between origin of Hebrew and Tamil language. History of Hebrew language states that this language originated in 1000 BC whereas history of Tamil language states that this language originated in 300 BC. Family of the language also forms a part of history of that language. More on language families of these languages can be found out on Hebrew and Tamil Language History.

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Hebrew and Tamil Greetings

People around the world use different languages to interact with each other. Even if we cannot communicate fluently in any language, it will always be beneficial to know about some of the common greetings or phrases from that language. This is where Hebrew and Tamil greetings helps you to understand basic phrases in Hebrew and Tamil language. Hebrew word for "Hello" is שלום (Shalom) or Tamil word for "Thank You" is நன்றி (Naṉṟi). Find more of such common Hebrew Greetings and Tamil Greetings. These greetings will help you to be more confident when conversing with natives that speak these languages.

Hebrew vs Tamil Difficulty

The Hebrew vs Tamil difficulty level basically depends on the number of Hebrew Alphabets and Tamil Alphabets. Also the number of vowels and consonants in the language plays an important role in deciding the difficulty level of that language. The important points to be considered when we compare Hebrew and Tamil are the origin, speaking countries, language family, different greetings, speaking population of these languages. Want to know in Hebrew and Tamil, which language is harder to learn? Time required to learn Hebrew is 44 weeks while to learn Tamil time required is 44 weeks.

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