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Punjabi and Tamil


Tamil and Punjabi


Countries

Countries
India, Pakistan  
Malaysia, Mauritius, Puducherry, Singapore, Sri Lanka, Tamil Nadu  

Total No. Of Countries
2  
13
6  
9

National Language
India, Pakistan  
Singapore, Sri Lanka, Tamil Nadu  

Second Language
Pakistan  
Andaman and Nicobar Islands, kerala, Puducherry  

Speaking Continents
Asia  
Asia  

Minority Language
Australia, Canada, United Kingdom, United States of America  
Canada, Malaysia, Mauritius, Reunion, Seychelles  

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

Interesting Facts
  • Punjabi is 2nd most spoken in United Kingdom and 4th most spoken in Canada.
  • Punjabi is tonal language, by using various tones Punjabi speakers are able to differentiate between words.
  
  • 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
Hindi Language  
Malayalam  

Derived From
Sanskrit Language  
-  

Alphabets

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

Alphabets
53  
32
247  
99+

Phonology
  
  

How Many Vowels
9  
6
12  
9

How Many Consonants
41  
30
18  
8

Scripts
Gurmukhi, Shahmukhi  
Tamil  

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

Hard to Learn
  
  

Language Levels
4  
3
3  
2

Time Taken to Learn
6 weeks  
3
44 weeks  
17

Greetings

Hello
ਨਮਸਕਾਰ (namaskar)  
வணக்கம் (Vanakkam)  

Thank You
ਸ਼ੁਕਰੀਆ (shukrīā)  
நன்றி (Naṉṟi)  

How Are You?
ਤੁਹਾਡਾ ਕੀ ਹਾਲ ਹੈ? (tuhāḍā kī hāl he?)  
நீங்கள் எப்படி இருக்கிறீர்கள்? (Nīṅkaḷ eppaṭi irukkiṟīrkaḷ?)  

Good Night
ਸ਼ੁੱਭ ਰਾਤਰੀ (shubh rātri)  
நல்ல இரவு (Good night) / irravu vanakkam (Good night)  

Good Evening
ਸਤ ਸੀ੍ ਅਕਾਲ (Sat sri akaal)  
நல்ல மாலை (Nalla mālai)/ மாலை (irravu vanakkam)  

Good Afternoon
ਨਮਸਕਾਰ (Namasakāra)  
பிற்பகல் வணக்கம் (perpagal vanakkam)  

Good Morning
ਸਤ ਸੀ੍ ਅਕਾਲ (Sat sri akaal)  
காலை வணக்கம் (Kaalai Vanakkam)  

Please
ਕਿਰਪਾ ਕਰਕੇ (kirpā karkē)  
தயவு (Tayavu)  

Sorry
ਖਿਮਾ/ਮਾਫ਼ ਕਰੋ ਜੀ। (kimā)  
மன்னிக்கவும் (Maṉṉikkavum)  

Bye
ਫਿਰ ਮਿਲਾੰਗੇ (Fair milaange)  
சென்று வருகிறேன் (Sendru Varukiren)  

I Love You
ਮੈਂ ਤੈਨੂੰ ਪਿਆਰ ਕਰਦਾ ਹਾਂ। (mẽ tenū̃ piār kardā hā̃)  
நான் உன்னை காதலிக்கிறேன் (Naan Unnai Kadalikiren)  

Excuse Me
ਵੇਖੋ ਜੀ। (vēkhō jī)  
என்னை மன்னியுங்கள் (Eṉṉai maṉṉiyuṅkaḷ)  

Dialects

Dialect 1
Pothohari  
Kongu  

Where They Speak
Pakistan  
Kongu  

How Many People Speak
2,500,000.00  
99+
77,000,000.00  
10

Dialect 2
Saraiki  
Madurai Tamil  

Where They Speak
Afganistan, India, Pakistan  
Madurai, South Tamil Nadu  

How Many People Speak
20,000,000.00  
26
77,000,000.00  
8

Dialect 3
Doabi  
Tirunelveli Tamil  

Where They Speak
Pakistan, Punjab, India  
South Tamil Nadu, Thoothukudi, Tirunelveli  

How Many People Speak
130,000,000.00  
3
77,000,000.00  
7

Total No. Of Dialects
30  
24
10  
10

How Many People Speak

How Many People Speak?
154.30 million  
12
78.00 million  
21

Speaking Population
1.44 %  
12
1.06 %  
20

Native Speakers
100.00 million  
11
70.00 million  
15

Second Language Speakers
54.30 million  
17
8.00 million  
99+

Native Name
ਪੰਜਾਬੀ, پنجابی  
தமிழ்  

Alternative Names
Lahanda, Lahnda, Lahndi, Lahori, Majhi, Gurmukhi, Gurumukhi, Panjabi  
Damulian, Tamal, Tamalsan, Tambul, Tamili  

French Name
pendjabi  
tamoul  

German Name
Pandschabi-Sprache  
Tamil  

Pronunciation
Not Availble  
[t̪ɐmɨɻ]  

Ethnicity
Punjabis  
Tamil people or Tamilans  

History

Origin
1000 AD  
300 BC  

Language Family
Indo-European Family  
Dravidian Family  

Subgroup
Indo-Iranian  
-  

Branch
Indic  
-  

Language Forms
  
  

Early Forms
Shauraseni, Kaikeyi  
Old Tamil and Middle Tamil  

Standard Forms
Modern Punjabi  
Modern Tamil  

Language Position
23  
21
18  
16

Signed Forms
Indian Signing System (ISS)  
Signed Tamil  

Scope
-  
Individual  

Code

ISO 639 1
pa  
ta  

ISO 639 2
  
  

ISO 639 2/T
pan  
tam  

ISO 639 2/B
pan  
tam  

ISO 639 3
pan  
tam  

ISO 639 6
panj  
tam  

Glottocode
panj1256  
tami1289, oldt1248  

Linguasphere
No data available  
tami1289  

Types of Language
  
  

Language Type
-  
Living  

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

Language Morphological Typology
Fusional  
-  

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

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Punjabi and Tamil Speaking population

Punjabi and Tamil speaking population is one of the factors based on which Punjabi and Tamil languages can be compared. The total count of Punjabi and Tamil Speaking population in percentage is also given. The percentage of people speaking Punjabi language is 1.44 % 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 Punjabi and Tamil on Punjabi vs Tamil where you will get native speakers, speaking population in percentage and native names.

Punjabi and Tamil Language Codes

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