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Indonesian and Tamil


Tamil and Indonesian


Countries

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

Total No. Of Countries
1  
14
6  
9

National Language
Indonesia  
Singapore, Sri Lanka, Tamil Nadu  

Second Language
East Timor, Indonesia  
Andaman and Nicobar Islands, kerala, Puducherry  

Speaking Continents
Asia  
Asia  

Minority Language
Denmark, East Timor, Netherlands  
Canada, Malaysia, Mauritius, Reunion, Seychelles  

Regulated By
Badan Pengembangan dan Pembinaan Bahasa  
Official language Commission of Government of Tamil Nadu, Thanjavur Tamil University  

Interesting Facts
  • The modern Indonesian language uses many loan words from Persian, Chinese and Arabic.
  • In Indonesian language, spelling is phonetically precise, so that words are spelled as they sound.
  
  • 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
Malay language  
Malayalam  

Derived From
Malay and Dutch Languages  
-  

Alphabets

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

Alphabets
26  
8
247  
99+

Phonology
  
  

How Many Vowels
6  
3
12  
9

How Many Consonants
19  
9
18  
8

Scripts
Latin  
Tamil  

Writing Direction
-  
Left-To-Right, Horizontal  

Hard to Learn
  
  

Language Levels
7  
6
3  
2

Time Taken to Learn
36 weeks  
13
44 weeks  
17

Greetings

Hello
Halo  
வணக்கம் (Vanakkam)  

Thank You
Terima kasih  
நன்றி (Naṉṟi)  

How Are You?
Apa kabar?  
நீங்கள் எப்படி இருக்கிறீர்கள்? (Nīṅkaḷ eppaṭi irukkiṟīrkaḷ?)  

Good Night
Selamat Malam  
நல்ல இரவு (Good night) / irravu vanakkam (Good night)  

Good Evening
Malam yang baik  
நல்ல மாலை (Nalla mālai)/ மாலை (irravu vanakkam)  

Good Afternoon
Selamat Sore  
பிற்பகல் வணக்கம் (perpagal vanakkam)  

Good Morning
Selamat Pagi  
காலை வணக்கம் (Kaalai Vanakkam)  

Please
mohon Untuk  
தயவு (Tayavu)  

Sorry
maaf  
மன்னிக்கவும் (Maṉṉikkavum)  

Bye
Selamat tinggal  
சென்று வருகிறேன் (Sendru Varukiren)  

I Love You
Aku cinta kamu  
நான் உன்னை காதலிக்கிறேன் (Naan Unnai Kadalikiren)  

Excuse Me
Permisi  
என்னை மன்னியுங்கள் (Eṉṉai maṉṉiyuṅkaḷ)  

Dialects

Dialect 1
Sundanese  
Kongu  

Where They Speak
Indonesia  
Kongu  

How Many People Speak
38,000,000.00  
19
77,000,000.00  
10

Dialect 2
Balinese  
Madurai Tamil  

Where They Speak
Bali, Indonesia, Lombok and Java, Nusa Penida  
Madurai, South Tamil Nadu  

How Many People Speak
3,300,000.00  
99+
77,000,000.00  
8

Dialect 3
Minangkabau  
Tirunelveli Tamil  

Where They Speak
Indonesia, Malaysia  
South Tamil Nadu, Thoothukudi, Tirunelveli  

How Many People Speak
6,000,000.00  
34
77,000,000.00  
7

Total No. Of Dialects
46  
30
10  
10

How Many People Speak

How Many People Speak?
163.00 million  
11
78.00 million  
21

Speaking Population
1.16 %  
15
1.06 %  
20

Native Speakers
23.00 million  
34
70.00 million  
15

Second Language Speakers
140.00 million  
4
8.00 million  
99+

Native Name
Bahasa Melayu  
தமிழ்  

Alternative Names
Bahasa Indonesia  
Damulian, Tamal, Tamalsan, Tambul, Tamili  

French Name
indonésien  
tamoul  

German Name
Bahasa Indonesia  
Tamil  

Pronunciation
[bahaˈsa indoneˈsia]  
[t̪ɐmɨɻ]  

Ethnicity
Indonesians  
Tamil people or Tamilans  

History

Origin
7th Century  
300 BC  

Language Family
Austronesian Family  
Dravidian Family  

Subgroup
Indonesian  
-  

Branch
-  
-  

Language Forms
  
  

Early Forms
Old Malay  
Old Tamil and Middle Tamil  

Standard Forms
Indonesian  
Modern Tamil  

Language Position
56  
99+
18  
16

Signed Forms
Sistem Isyarat Bahasa Indonesia (SIBI, "Signed Indonesian")  
Signed Tamil  

Scope
Individual  
Individual  

Code

ISO 639 1
id  
ta  

ISO 639 2
  
  

ISO 639 2/T
ind  
tam  

ISO 639 2/B
ind  
tam  

ISO 639 3
ind  
tam  

ISO 639 6
ind  
tam  

Glottocode
indo1316  
tami1289, oldt1248  

Linguasphere
No data available  
tami1289  

Types of Language
  
  

Language Type
Living  
Living  

Language Linguistic Typology
Subject-Verb-Object  
Subject-Object-Verb  

Language Morphological Typology
Agglutinative  
-  

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

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Indonesian and Tamil Speaking population

Indonesian and Tamil speaking population is one of the factors based on which Indonesian and Tamil languages can be compared. The total count of Indonesian and Tamil Speaking population in percentage is also given. The percentage of people speaking Indonesian language is 1.16 % 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 Indonesian and Tamil on Indonesian vs Tamil where you will get native speakers, speaking population in percentage and native names.

Indonesian and Tamil Language Codes

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

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