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Tamil and Javanese


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
Not spoken in any of the countries  
Andaman and Nicobar Islands, kerala, Puducherry  

Speaking Continents
Asia  
Asia  

Minority Language
Malaysia, Netherlands, Singapore, Suriname  
Canada, Malaysia, Mauritius, Reunion, Seychelles  

Regulated By
-  
Official language Commission of Government of Tamil Nadu, Thanjavur Tamil University  

Interesting Facts
  • The Javanese group is the largest ethnic group in Indonesian.
  • The earliest writing in Javanese dates from the 4th Century AD, at that time Javanese was written with the Pallava alphabet.
  
  • 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
Madurese, Sundanese and Balinese Languages  
Malayalam  

Derived From
-  
-  

Alphabets

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

Alphabets
27  
9
247  
99+

Phonology
  
  

How Many Vowels
6  
3
12  
9

How Many Consonants
21  
11
18  
8

Scripts
Arabic, Javanese, Latin  
Tamil  

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

Hard to Learn
  
  

Language Levels
4  
3
3  
2

Time Taken to Learn
36 weeks  
13
44 weeks  
17

Greetings

Hello
Halo  
வணக்கம் (Vanakkam)  

Thank You
matur nuwun  
நன்றி (Naṉṟi)  

How Are You?
piye kabare?  
நீங்கள் எப்படி இருக்கிறீர்கள்? (Nīṅkaḷ eppaṭi irukkiṟīrkaḷ?)  

Good Night
wengi sing apik  
நல்ல இரவு (Good night) / irravu vanakkam (Good night)  

Good Evening
Sugeng sọnten  
நல்ல மாலை (Nalla mālai)/ மாலை (irravu vanakkam)  

Good Afternoon
Sugeng siang  
பிற்பகல் வணக்கம் (perpagal vanakkam)  

Good Morning
Sugeng énjing  
காலை வணக்கம் (Kaalai Vanakkam)  

Please
matur nuwun  
தயவு (Tayavu)  

Sorry
Nyuwun pangapunten  
மன்னிக்கவும் (Maṉṉikkavum)  

Bye
Kepanggih malih benjang  
சென்று வருகிறேன் (Sendru Varukiren)  

I Love You
Kula tresna panjengan  
நான் உன்னை காதலிக்கிறேன் (Naan Unnai Kadalikiren)  

Excuse Me
Nuwun séwu  
என்னை மன்னியுங்கள் (Eṉṉai maṉṉiyuṅkaḷ)  

Dialects

Dialect 1
Pekalongan  
Kongu  

Where They Speak
Indonesia  
Kongu  

How Many People Speak
82,000,000.00  
8
77,000,000.00  
10

Dialect 2
Cirebon  
Madurai Tamil  

Where They Speak
Indonesia  
Madurai, South Tamil Nadu  

How Many People Speak
82,000,000.00  
5
77,000,000.00  
8

Dialect 3
Arekan  
Tirunelveli Tamil  

Where They Speak
Indonesia  
South Tamil Nadu, Thoothukudi, Tirunelveli  

How Many People Speak
82,000,000.00  
6
77,000,000.00  
7

Total No. Of Dialects
16  
15
10  
10

How Many People Speak

How Many People Speak?
82.00 million  
19
78.00 million  
21

Speaking Population
1.25 %  
14
1.06 %  
20

Native Speakers
76.00 million  
13
70.00 million  
15

Second Language Speakers
82.00 million  
12
8.00 million  
99+

Native Name
basa Jawa  
தமிழ்  

Alternative Names
Djawa, Jawa  
Damulian, Tamal, Tamalsan, Tambul, Tamili  

French Name
javanais  
tamoul  

German Name
Javanisch  
Tamil  

Pronunciation
[dʒɑˈʋɑnɛs]  
[t̪ɐmɨɻ]  

Ethnicity
Javanese (Mataram, Osing, Tenggerese, Boyanese, Samin, Cirebonese, Banyumasan, etc)  
Tamil people or Tamilans  

History

Origin
450 AD  
300 BC  

Language Family
Austronesian Family  
Dravidian Family  

Subgroup
Indonesian  
-  

Branch
-  
-  

Language Forms
  
  

Early Forms
No early forms  
Old Tamil and Middle Tamil  

Standard Forms
Javanese  
Modern Tamil  

Language Position
11  
10
18  
16

Signed Forms
Javanese Sign Language  
Signed Tamil  

Scope
Individual  
Individual  

Code

ISO 639 1
jv  
ta  

ISO 639 2
  
  

ISO 639 2/T
jav  
tam  

ISO 639 2/B
jav  
tam  

ISO 639 3
jav  
tam  

ISO 639 6
jav  
tam  

Glottocode
java1253  
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 Javanese 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 Javanese and Tamil dialects. Various dialects of Javanese and Tamil language differ in their pronunciations and words. Dialects of Javanese are spoken in different Javanese Speaking Countries whereas Tamil Dialects are spoken in different Tamil speaking countries. Also the number of people speaking Javanese vs Tamil Dialects varies from few thousands to many millions. Some of the Javanese dialects include: Pekalongan, Cirebon. Tamil dialects include: Kongu , Madurai Tamil. Also learn about dialects in South American Languages and North American Languages.

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Javanese and Tamil Speaking population

Javanese and Tamil speaking population is one of the factors based on which Javanese and Tamil languages can be compared. The total count of Javanese and Tamil Speaking population in percentage is also given. The percentage of people speaking Javanese language is 1.25 % 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 Javanese and Tamil on Javanese vs Tamil where you will get native speakers, speaking population in percentage and native names.

Javanese and Tamil Language Codes

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

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