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Arabic and Tamil


Countries

Countries
Malaysia, Mauritius, Puducherry, Singapore, Sri Lanka, Tamil Nadu  
Algeria, Bahrain, Chad, Comoros, Djibouti, Egypt, Eritrea, Iraq, Israel, Jordan, Kuwait, Lebanon, Libya, Mauritania, Morocco, Oman, Qatar, Saudi Arabia, Somalia, Sudan, Tunisia, United Arab Emirates, Yemen  

Total No. Of Countries
6  
9
23  
4

National Language
Singapore, Sri Lanka, Tamil Nadu  
Algeria, Bahrain, Comoros, Djibouti, Egypt, Jordan, Kuwait, Lebanon, Libya, Mauritania, Morocco, Oman, Palestine, Qatar, Saudi Arabia, Somalia, Sudan, Syria, United Arab Emirates, Yemen  

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

Speaking Continents
Asia  
Africa, Asia  

Minority Language
Canada, Malaysia, Mauritius, Reunion, Seychelles  
Not spoken in any of the countries  

Regulated By
Official language Commission of Government of Tamil Nadu, Thanjavur Tamil University  
Academy of the Arabic Language, Arabic Language International Council  

Interesting Facts
  • 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.
    •   
  • Arabic is 5th common language in world.
  • Classical Arabic is the language of Quran and also it is official language. Classical Arabic is the only way to learn Arabic language in academic way and it does not change.
  

Similar To
Malayalam  
Amharic and Hebrew  

Derived From
-  
-  

Alphabets

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

Alphabets
247  
99+
28  
10

Phonology
  
  

How Many Vowels
12  
9
8  
5

How Many Consonants
18  
8
28  
18

Scripts
Tamil  
Arabic  

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

Hard to Learn
  
  

Language Levels
3  
2
4  
3

Time Taken to Learn
44 weeks  
17
88 weeks  
19

Greetings

Hello
வணக்கம் (Vanakkam)  
مرحبا  

Thank You
நன்றி (Naṉṟi)  
شكرا  

How Are You?
நீங்கள் எப்படி இருக்கிறீர்கள்? (Nīṅkaḷ eppaṭi irukkiṟīrkaḷ?)  
كيف حالك؟  

Good Night
நல்ல இரவு (Good night) / irravu vanakkam (Good night)  
تصبح على خير  

Good Evening
நல்ல மாலை (Nalla mālai)/ மாலை (irravu vanakkam)  
مساء الخير  

Good Afternoon
பிற்பகல் வணக்கம் (perpagal vanakkam)  
مساء الخير  

Good Morning
காலை வணக்கம் (Kaalai Vanakkam)  
صباح الخير  

Please
தயவு (Tayavu)  
من فضلك  

Sorry
மன்னிக்கவும் (Maṉṉikkavum)  
آسف  

Bye
சென்று வருகிறேன் (Sendru Varukiren)  
وداعا  

I Love You
நான் உன்னை காதலிக்கிறேன் (Naan Unnai Kadalikiren)  
أحبك  

Excuse Me
என்னை மன்னியுங்கள் (Eṉṉai maṉṉiyuṅkaḷ)  
اعذرني  

Dialects

Dialect 1
Kongu  
Maghrebi  

Where They Speak
Kongu  
Algeria, Libya, Maghreb, Morocco, Tunisia  

How Many People Speak
77,000,000.00  
10
310,000,000.00  
2

Dialect 2
Madurai Tamil  
Sudanese  

Where They Speak
Madurai, South Tamil Nadu  
Sudan  

How Many People Speak
77,000,000.00  
8
17,000,000.00  
29

Dialect 3
Tirunelveli Tamil  
Levantine  

Where They Speak
South Tamil Nadu, Thoothukudi, Tirunelveli  
Cyprus, Levant  

How Many People Speak
77,000,000.00  
7
21,000,000.00  
23

Total No. Of Dialects
10  
10
26  
22

How Many People Speak

How Many People Speak?
78.00 million  
21
452.00 million  
4

Speaking Population
1.06 %  
20
4.43 %  
6

Native Speakers
70.00 million  
15
206.00 million  
6

Second Language Speakers
8.00 million  
99+
246.00 million  
2

Native Name
தமிழ்  
(al arabiya) العربية  

Alternative Names
Damulian, Tamal, Tamalsan, Tambul, Tamili  
Al-’Arabiyya, Al-Fusha, Literary Arabic  

French Name
tamoul  
arabe  

German Name
Tamil  
Arabisch  

Pronunciation
[t̪ɐmɨɻ]  
/al ʕarabijja/, /ʕarabi/  

Ethnicity
Tamil people or Tamilans  
Arabs  

History

Origin
300 BC  
512 CE  

Language Family
Dravidian Family  
Afro-Asiatic Family, Semitic Family  

Subgroup
-  
Semitic  

Branch
-  
North Arabic  

Language Forms
  
  

Early Forms
Old Tamil and Middle Tamil  
No early forms  

Standard Forms
Modern Tamil  
Modern Standard Arabic  

Language Position
18  
16
25  
23

Signed Forms
Signed Tamil  
Signed Arabic  

Scope
Individual  
Macrolanguage  

Code

ISO 639 1
ta  
ar  

ISO 639 2
  
  

ISO 639 2/T
tam  
ara  

ISO 639 2/B
tam  
ara  

ISO 639 3
tam  
ara  

ISO 639 6
tam  
ara  

Glottocode
tami1289, oldt1248  
arab1395  

Linguasphere
tami1289  
12-AAC  

Types of Language
  
  

Language Type
Living  
Living  

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

Language Morphological Typology
-  
Fusional, Synthetic  

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

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Tamil and Arabic Speaking population

Tamil and Arabic speaking population is one of the factors based on which Tamil and Arabic languages can be compared. The total count of Tamil and Arabic Speaking population in percentage is also given. The percentage of people speaking Tamil language is 1.06 % whereas the percentage of people speaking Arabic language is 4.43 %. 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 Tamil and Arabic on Tamil vs Arabic where you will get native speakers, speaking population in percentage and native names.

Tamil and Arabic Language Codes

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

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