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Tamil and Sanskrit


Countries

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

Total No. Of Countries
1  
14
6  
9

National Language
India  
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
-  
Official language Commission of Government of Tamil Nadu, Thanjavur Tamil University  

Interesting Facts
  • Sanskrit language has highest number of vocabularies than any other language.
  • Sanskrit Language has proved to help in speech therapy, also it increases concentration and helps to learn maths and science better.
  
  • 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
Old German Language  
Malayalam  

Derived From
Prakrit Language  
-  

Alphabets

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

Alphabets
52  
31
247  
99+

Phonology
  
  

How Many Vowels
16  
13
12  
9

How Many Consonants
36  
26
18  
8

Scripts
Devanagari  
Tamil  

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

Hard to Learn
  
  

Language Levels
3  
2
3  
2

Time Taken to Learn
20 weeks  
5
44 weeks  
17

Greetings

Hello
नमस्कारः (namaskāraḥ)  
வணக்கம் (Vanakkam)  

Thank You
धन्यवादाः (dhanyawādāh)  
நன்றி (Naṉṟi)  

How Are You?
कथमस्ति भवान् (kathamasti bhawān)  
நீங்கள் எப்படி இருக்கிறீர்கள்? (Nīṅkaḷ eppaṭi irukkiṟīrkaḷ?)  

Good Night
शुभरात्री (shubharātrī)  
நல்ல இரவு (Good night) / irravu vanakkam (Good night)  

Good Evening
शुभः सायंकालः  
நல்ல மாலை (Nalla mālai)/ மாலை (irravu vanakkam)  

Good Afternoon
शुभ दुपार  
பிற்பகல் வணக்கம் (perpagal vanakkam)  

Good Morning
सुप्रभातम् (suprabhātam)  
காலை வணக்கம் (Kaalai Vanakkam)  

Please
कृपया (kripayā)  
தயவு (Tayavu)  

Sorry
कृपया क्षम्यताम् (kripayā kshamyatām)  
மன்னிக்கவும் (Maṉṉikkavum)  

Bye
पुनः मिलामः(punah milamah)  
சென்று வருகிறேன் (Sendru Varukiren)  

I Love You
त्वामनुरजामि (twāmanurajāmi)  
நான் உன்னை காதலிக்கிறேன் (Naan Unnai Kadalikiren)  

Excuse Me
कृपया क्षम्यताम् (kripayā kshamyatām)  
என்னை மன்னியுங்கள் (Eṉṉai maṉṉiyuṅkaḷ)  

Dialects

Dialect 1
Not present  
Kongu  

Where They Speak
-  
Kongu  

How Many People Speak
140,000.00  
99+
77,000,000.00  
10

Dialect 2
Not present  
Madurai Tamil  

Where They Speak
-  
Madurai, South Tamil Nadu  

How Many People Speak
140,000.00  
99+
77,000,000.00  
8

Dialect 3
Not present  
Tirunelveli Tamil  

Where They Speak
-  
South Tamil Nadu, Thoothukudi, Tirunelveli  

How Many People Speak
140,000.00  
99+
77,000,000.00  
7

Total No. Of Dialects
0  
10  
10

How Many People Speak

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

Speaking Population
0.01 %  
99+
1.06 %  
20

Native Speakers
14.10 million  
99+
70.00 million  
15

Second Language Speakers
-  
8.00 million  
99+

Native Name
संस्कृतम् (saṃskṛtam)  
தமிழ்  

Alternative Names
Saṃskṛtam, Sanskritam  
Damulian, Tamal, Tamalsan, Tambul, Tamili  

French Name
sanskrit  
tamoul  

German Name
Sanskrit  
Tamil  

Pronunciation
[səmskr̩t̪əm]  
[t̪ɐmɨɻ]  

Ethnicity
Sanskrit speakers  
Tamil people or Tamilans  

History

Origin
2000 B.C.  
300 BC  

Language Family
Indo-European Family  
Dravidian Family  

Subgroup
Indo-Iranian  
-  

Branch
Indic  
-  

Language Forms
  
  

Early Forms
Vedic Sanskrit  
Old Tamil and Middle Tamil  

Standard Forms
Sanskrit  
Modern Tamil  

Language Position
23  
21
18  
16

Signed Forms
-  
Signed Tamil  

Scope
Individual  
Individual  

Code

ISO 639 1
sa  
ta  

ISO 639 2
  
  

ISO 639 2/T
san  
tam  

ISO 639 2/B
san  
tam  

ISO 639 3
san  
tam  

ISO 639 6
san  
tam  

Glottocode
sans1269  
tami1289, oldt1248  

Linguasphere
No data available  
tami1289  

Types of Language
  
  

Language Type
Ancient  
Living  

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

Language Morphological Typology
Synthetic  
-  

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

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Sanskrit and Tamil Speaking population

Sanskrit and Tamil speaking population is one of the factors based on which Sanskrit and Tamil languages can be compared. The total count of Sanskrit and Tamil Speaking population in percentage is also given. The percentage of people speaking Sanskrit language is 0.01 % 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 Sanskrit and Tamil on Sanskrit vs Tamil where you will get native speakers, speaking population in percentage and native names.

Sanskrit and Tamil Language Codes

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

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