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Mongolian and Tamil


Tamil and Mongolian


Countries

Countries
China, Mongolia  
Malaysia, Mauritius, Puducherry, Singapore, Sri Lanka, Tamil Nadu  

Total No. Of Countries
2  
13
6  
9

National Language
China, Mongolia  
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
Not spoken in any of the countries  
Canada, Malaysia, Mauritius, Reunion, Seychelles  

Regulated By
Council for Language and Literature Work, State Language Council (Mongolia)  
Official language Commission of Government of Tamil Nadu, Thanjavur Tamil University  

Interesting Facts
  • Mongolian was first written using Phagspa script in late 13th century.
  • There is no connection between Mongolian, Japanese and Korean, but still in terms of grammar and sentence structure they are very similar.
  
  • 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
Turkish Language  
Malayalam  

Derived From
-  
-  

Alphabets

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

Alphabets
35  
17
247  
99+

Phonology
  
  

How Many Vowels
13  
10
12  
9

How Many Consonants
20  
10
18  
8

Scripts
Mongolian alphabets: Traditional Mongolian script  
Tamil  

Writing Direction
-  
Left-To-Right, Horizontal  

Hard to Learn
  
  

Language Levels
3  
2
3  
2

Time Taken to Learn
44 weeks  
17
44 weeks  
17

Greetings

Hello
Сайн уу (Sain uu)  
வணக்கம் (Vanakkam)  

Thank You
та бүхэнд баярлалаа (ta bükhend bayarlalaa)  
நன்றி (Naṉṟi)  

How Are You?
Юу байна? (Yuu baina?)  
நீங்கள் எப்படி இருக்கிறீர்கள்? (Nīṅkaḷ eppaṭi irukkiṟīrkaḷ?)  

Good Night
Сайн шөнийн (Sain shöniin)  
நல்ல இரவு (Good night) / irravu vanakkam (Good night)  

Good Evening
Сайн үдэш (Sain üdesh)  
நல்ல மாலை (Nalla mālai)/ மாலை (irravu vanakkam)  

Good Afternoon
Сайн Үдээс хойш (Sain Üdees khoish)  
பிற்பகல் வணக்கம் (perpagal vanakkam)  

Good Morning
Өглөөний мэнд (Öglöönii mend)  
காலை வணக்கம் (Kaalai Vanakkam)  

Please
Хэрэв (Kherev)  
தயவு (Tayavu)  

Sorry
Уучлаарай (Uuchlaarai)  
மன்னிக்கவும் (Maṉṉikkavum)  

Bye
Баяртай (Bayartai)  
சென்று வருகிறேன் (Sendru Varukiren)  

I Love You
Би чамд хайртай (Bi chamd khairtai)  
நான் உன்னை காதலிக்கிறேன் (Naan Unnai Kadalikiren)  

Excuse Me
Өршөөгөөрэй (Örshöögöörei)  
என்னை மன்னியுங்கள் (Eṉṉai maṉṉiyuṅkaḷ)  

Dialects

Dialect 1
Khalkha Mongolian  
Kongu  

Where They Speak
Mongolia  
Kongu  

How Many People Speak
6,000,000.00  
99+
77,000,000.00  
10

Dialect 2
Ordos Mongolian  
Madurai Tamil  

Where They Speak
Mongolia  
Madurai, South Tamil Nadu  

How Many People Speak
123,000.00  
99+
77,000,000.00  
8

Dialect 3
Khorchin Mongolian  
Tirunelveli Tamil  

Where They Speak
Mongolia  
South Tamil Nadu, Thoothukudi, Tirunelveli  

How Many People Speak
5,700,000.00  
35
77,000,000.00  
7

Total No. Of Dialects
8  
8
10  
10

How Many People Speak

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

Speaking Population
0.14 %  
99+
1.06 %  
20

Native Speakers
5.70 million  
99+
70.00 million  
15

Second Language Speakers
5.00 million  
99+
8.00 million  
99+

Native Name
монгол (mongol) монгол хэл (mongol hêl)  
தமிழ்  

Alternative Names
Khalkha, Buryat, Oirat  
Damulian, Tamal, Tamalsan, Tambul, Tamili  

French Name
mongol  
tamoul  

German Name
Mongolisch  
Tamil  

Pronunciation
/mɔŋɢɔ̆ɮ xiɮ/  
[t̪ɐmɨɻ]  

Ethnicity
Mongols  
Tamil people or Tamilans  

History

Origin
1224-1225  
300 BC  

Language Family
Mongolic family  
Dravidian Family  

Subgroup
Mongolian  
-  

Branch
-  
-  

Language Forms
  
  

Early Forms
Middle Mongolian, Classical Mongolian, Mongolian  
Old Tamil and Middle Tamil  

Standard Forms
Khalkha, Southern Mongolian  
Modern Tamil  

Language Position
26  
24
18  
16

Signed Forms
Mongolian Sign Language  
Signed Tamil  

Scope
Macrolanguage  
Individual  

Code

ISO 639 1
mn  
ta  

ISO 639 2
  
  

ISO 639 2/T
mon  
tam  

ISO 639 2/B
mon  
tam  

ISO 639 3
mon  
tam  

ISO 639 6
mon  
tam  

Glottocode
mong1331  
tami1289, oldt1248  

Linguasphere
part of 44-BAA-b  
tami1289  

Types of Language
  
  

Language Type
Living  
Living  

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

Language Morphological Typology
-  
-  

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

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Mongolian and Tamil Speaking population

Mongolian and Tamil speaking population is one of the factors based on which Mongolian and Tamil languages can be compared. The total count of Mongolian and Tamil Speaking population in percentage is also given. The percentage of people speaking Mongolian language is 0.14 % 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 Mongolian and Tamil on Mongolian vs Tamil where you will get native speakers, speaking population in percentage and native names.

Mongolian and Tamil Language Codes

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