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Slovak and Tamil


Tamil and Slovak


Countries

Countries
Czech Republic, European Union, Serbia, Slovakia  
Malaysia, Mauritius, Puducherry, Singapore, Sri Lanka, Tamil Nadu  

Total No. Of Countries
4  
11
6  
9

National Language
Slovakia, Vojvodina, Serbia  
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
Czech Republic, Hungary, Russia, Ukraine  
Canada, Malaysia, Mauritius, Reunion, Seychelles  

Regulated By
Ministry of Culture of the Slovak Republic  
Official language Commission of Government of Tamil Nadu, Thanjavur Tamil University  

Interesting Facts
  • Slovak language was written using Glagolitic Alphabets,in 1843.
  • Until the end of 18th century, Slovak did not exist as written language.
  
  • 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
Czech Language  
Malayalam  

Derived From
Czech-Slovak Language  
-  

Alphabets

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

Alphabets
46  
26
247  
99+

Phonology
  
  

How Many Vowels
15  
12
12  
9

How Many Consonants
38  
27
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
Ahoj  
வணக்கம் (Vanakkam)  

Thank You
Ďakujem vám  
நன்றி (Naṉṟi)  

How Are You?
Ako sa máte?  
நீங்கள் எப்படி இருக்கிறீர்கள்? (Nīṅkaḷ eppaṭi irukkiṟīrkaḷ?)  

Good Night
Dobrú noc  
நல்ல இரவு (Good night) / irravu vanakkam (Good night)  

Good Evening
Dobrý večer  
நல்ல மாலை (Nalla mālai)/ மாலை (irravu vanakkam)  

Good Afternoon
Dobré popoludnie  
பிற்பகல் வணக்கம் (perpagal vanakkam)  

Good Morning
Dobré ráno  
காலை வணக்கம் (Kaalai Vanakkam)  

Please
Prosím  
தயவு (Tayavu)  

Sorry
Pardón!  
மன்னிக்கவும் (Maṉṉikkavum)  

Bye
Dovidenia  
சென்று வருகிறேன் (Sendru Varukiren)  

I Love You
Ľúbim Ťa  
நான் உன்னை காதலிக்கிறேன் (Naan Unnai Kadalikiren)  

Excuse Me
Prepáčte!  
என்னை மன்னியுங்கள் (Eṉṉai maṉṉiyuṅkaḷ)  

Dialects

Dialect 1
Eastern Slovak  
Kongu  

Where They Speak
Abov, Saris, Spis, Zemplin  
Kongu  

How Many People Speak
5,500,000.00  
99+
77,000,000.00  
10

Dialect 2
Central Slovak  
Madurai Tamil  

Where They Speak
Gemer, Hont, Liptov, Novohrad, Orava, Tekov, Turiec  
Madurai, South Tamil Nadu  

How Many People Speak
5,500,000.00  
99+
77,000,000.00  
8

Dialect 3
Western Slovak  
Tirunelveli Tamil  

Where They Speak
Kysuce, Nitra, Trencin, Trnava, Zahorie  
South Tamil Nadu, Thoothukudi, Tirunelveli  

How Many People Speak
5,500,000.00  
37
77,000,000.00  
7

Total No. Of Dialects
4  
4
10  
10

How Many People Speak

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

Speaking Population
0.14 %  
99+
1.06 %  
20

Native Speakers
5.20 million  
99+
70.00 million  
15

Second Language Speakers
6.00 million  
99+
8.00 million  
99+

Native Name
slovenčina  
தமிழ்  

Alternative Names
Slovakian, Slovencina  
Damulian, Tamal, Tamalsan, Tambul, Tamili  

French Name
slovaque  
tamoul  

German Name
Slowakisch  
Tamil  

Pronunciation
[ˈsləʊvæk]  
[t̪ɐmɨɻ]  

Ethnicity
Slovaks  
Tamil people or Tamilans  

History

Origin
6th Century  
300 BC  

Language Family
Indo-European Family  
Dravidian Family  

Subgroup
Slavic  
-  

Branch
Western  
-  

Language Forms
  
  

Early Forms
Proto-Slavic  
Old Tamil and Middle Tamil  

Standard Forms
Slovak  
Modern Tamil  

Language Position
27  
25
18  
16

Signed Forms
Slovak Sign Language  
Signed Tamil  

Scope
Individual  
Individual  

Code

ISO 639 1
sk  
ta  

ISO 639 2
  
  

ISO 639 2/T
slk  
tam  

ISO 639 2/B
slo  
tam  

ISO 639 3
slk  
tam  

ISO 639 6
slk  
tam  

Glottocode
slov1269  
tami1289, oldt1248  

Linguasphere
53-AAA-db  
tami1289  

Types of Language
  
  

Language Type
Living  
Living  

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

Language Morphological Typology
Synthetic  
-  

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

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Slovak and Tamil Speaking population

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

Slovak and Tamil Language Codes

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

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