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Lithuanian and Tamil


Tamil and Lithuanian


Countries

Countries
European Union, Lithuania  
Malaysia, Mauritius, Puducherry, Singapore, Sri Lanka, Tamil Nadu  

Total No. Of Countries
2  
13
6  
9

National Language
Lithuania  
Singapore, Sri Lanka, Tamil Nadu  

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

Speaking Continents
Europe  
Asia  

Minority Language
Poland  
Canada, Malaysia, Mauritius, Reunion, Seychelles  

Regulated By
Commission of the Lithuanian Language  
Official language Commission of Government of Tamil Nadu, Thanjavur Tamil University  

Interesting Facts
  • Lithuanian has many loanwords that originate from Slavic, Germanic and other Baltic languages.
  • "Catheciusmus" is the oldest known book in Lithuanian language in 1547.
  
  • 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
Latvian  
Malayalam  

Derived From
-  
-  

Alphabets

Alphabets in
Lithuanian-Alpahbets.jpg#200  
Tamil-Alphabets.jpg#200  

Alphabets
32  
14
247  
99+

Phonology
  
  

How Many Vowels
12  
9
12  
9

How Many Consonants
20  
10
18  
8

Scripts
Latin  
Tamil  

Writing Direction
Left-To-Right, 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
Sveiki  
வணக்கம் (Vanakkam)  

Thank You
Ačiū  
நன்றி (Naṉṟi)  

How Are You?
Kaip sekasi?  
நீங்கள் எப்படி இருக்கிறீர்கள்? (Nīṅkaḷ eppaṭi irukkiṟīrkaḷ?)  

Good Night
Labanakt  
நல்ல இரவு (Good night) / irravu vanakkam (Good night)  

Good Evening
Labas vakaras  
நல்ல மாலை (Nalla mālai)/ மாலை (irravu vanakkam)  

Good Afternoon
Laba diena  
பிற்பகல் வணக்கம் (perpagal vanakkam)  

Good Morning
Labas rytas  
காலை வணக்கம் (Kaalai Vanakkam)  

Please
Prašom  
தயவு (Tayavu)  

Sorry
atsiprašau  
மன்னிக்கவும் (Maṉṉikkavum)  

Bye
Ate  
சென்று வருகிறேன் (Sendru Varukiren)  

I Love You
Aš myliu tave  
நான் உன்னை காதலிக்கிறேன் (Naan Unnai Kadalikiren)  

Excuse Me
Atsiprašau  
என்னை மன்னியுங்கள் (Eṉṉai maṉṉiyuṅkaḷ)  

Dialects

Dialect 1
Samogitian  
Kongu  

Where They Speak
Lithuania  
Kongu  

How Many People Speak
500,000.00  
99+
77,000,000.00  
10

Dialect 2
Aukštaitian  
Madurai Tamil  

Where They Speak
Lithuania  
Madurai, South Tamil Nadu  

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

Dialect 3
Curonian  
Tirunelveli Tamil  

Where They Speak
Lithuania  
South Tamil Nadu, Thoothukudi, Tirunelveli  

How Many People Speak
3,000,000.00  
99+
77,000,000.00  
7

Total No. Of Dialects
10  
10
10  
10

How Many People Speak

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

Speaking Population
0.07 %  
99+
1.06 %  
20

Native Speakers
3.00 million  
99+
70.00 million  
15

Second Language Speakers
3.00 million  
99+
8.00 million  
99+

Native Name
lietuvių kalba  
தமிழ்  

Alternative Names
Lietuvi, Lietuviskai, Litauische, Litewski, Litovskiy  
Damulian, Tamal, Tamalsan, Tambul, Tamili  

French Name
lituanien  
tamoul  

German Name
Litauisch  
Tamil  

Pronunciation
[ˌlɪθuˈeɪniən]  
[t̪ɐmɨɻ]  

Ethnicity
Lithuanians  
Tamil people or Tamilans  

History

Origin
c. 1503  
300 BC  

Language Family
Indo-European Family  
Dravidian Family  

Subgroup
-  
-  

Branch
Baltic  
-  

Language Forms
  
  

Early Forms
No early forms  
Old Tamil and Middle Tamil  

Standard Forms
Lithuanian  
Modern Tamil  

Language Position
44  
99+
18  
16

Signed Forms
Lithuanian Sign Language  
Signed Tamil  

Scope
Individual  
Individual  

Code

ISO 639 1
lt  
ta  

ISO 639 2
  
  

ISO 639 2/T
lit  
tam  

ISO 639 2/B
lit  
tam  

ISO 639 3
lit  
tam  

ISO 639 6
lit  
tam  

Glottocode
lith1251  
tami1289, oldt1248  

Linguasphere
54-AAA-a  
tami1289  

Types of Language
  
  

Language Type
Living  
Living  

Language Linguistic Typology
-  
Subject-Object-Verb  

Language Morphological Typology
Synthetic  
-  

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

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Lithuanian and Tamil Speaking population

Lithuanian and Tamil speaking population is one of the factors based on which Lithuanian and Tamil languages can be compared. The total count of Lithuanian and Tamil Speaking population in percentage is also given. The percentage of people speaking Lithuanian language is 0.07 % 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 Lithuanian and Tamil on Lithuanian vs Tamil where you will get native speakers, speaking population in percentage and native names.

Lithuanian and Tamil Language Codes

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

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