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Tamil and Azerbaijani


Azerbaijani and Tamil


Countries

Countries
Malaysia, Mauritius, Puducherry, Singapore, Sri Lanka, Tamil Nadu  
Azerbaijan, Georgia, Iran, Iraq, Russia, Syria, Turkey  

Total No. Of Countries
6  
9
7  
8

National Language
Singapore, Sri Lanka, Tamil Nadu  
Azerbaijan, Gambia  

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

Speaking Continents
Asia  
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  
Azerbaijan National Academy of Sciences  

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.
    •   
  • Even though Official language of Azerbaijan is Azerbaijani, the Business language is Azerbaijani, English and Russian.
  • Azerbaijan is known as “Land of Fire”, is country with unique culture and spellbinding history.
  

Similar To
Malayalam  
Turkish  

Derived From
-  
Osmanly language  

Alphabets

Alphabets in
Tamil-Alphabets.jpg#200  
Azerbaijani-alphabets.jpg#200  

Alphabets
247  
99+
32  
14

Phonology
  
  

How Many Vowels
12  
9
9  
6

How Many Consonants
18  
8
23  
13

Scripts
Tamil  
Latin  

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

Hard to Learn
  
  

Language Levels
3  
2
6  
5

Time Taken to Learn
44 weeks  
17
44 weeks  
17

Greetings

Hello
வணக்கம் (Vanakkam)  
Salam  

Thank You
நன்றி (Naṉṟi)  
Təşəkkür edirəm  

How Are You?
நீங்கள் எப்படி இருக்கிறீர்கள்? (Nīṅkaḷ eppaṭi irukkiṟīrkaḷ?)  
necəsən  

Good Night
நல்ல இரவு (Good night) / irravu vanakkam (Good night)  
yaxşı gecə  

Good Evening
நல்ல மாலை (Nalla mālai)/ மாலை (irravu vanakkam)  
Axşamınız xeyir  

Good Afternoon
பிற்பகல் வணக்கம் (perpagal vanakkam)  
Günortanız Xeyir  

Good Morning
காலை வணக்கம் (Kaalai Vanakkam)  
Sabahınız xeyir  

Please
தயவு (Tayavu)  
lütfən  

Sorry
மன்னிக்கவும் (Maṉṉikkavum)  
üzr  

Bye
சென்று வருகிறேன் (Sendru Varukiren)  
xudafiz  

I Love You
நான் உன்னை காதலிக்கிறேன் (Naan Unnai Kadalikiren)  
Mən səni sevirəm  

Excuse Me
என்னை மன்னியுங்கள் (Eṉṉai maṉṉiyuṅkaḷ)  
Bağışlayın  

Dialects

Dialect 1
Kongu  
Derbent  

Where They Speak
Kongu  
Russia  

How Many People Speak
77,000,000.00  
10
37,000,000.00  
20

Dialect 2
Madurai Tamil  
Gazakh  

Where They Speak
Madurai, South Tamil Nadu  
Azerbaijan  

How Many People Speak
77,000,000.00  
8
37,000,000.00  
18

Dialect 3
Tirunelveli Tamil  
Baku  

Where They Speak
South Tamil Nadu, Thoothukudi, Tirunelveli  
Azerbaijan  

How Many People Speak
77,000,000.00  
7
37.00  
99+

Total No. Of Dialects
10  
10
33  
26

How Many People Speak

How Many People Speak?
78.00 million  
21
26.00 million  
39

Speaking Population
1.06 %  
20
0.34 %  
39

Native Speakers
70.00 million  
15
23.00 million  
34

Second Language Speakers
8.00 million  
99+
25.00 million  
27

Native Name
தமிழ்  
Azərbaycan dili / Азәрбајҹан дили / آذربايجانجا ديلي  

Alternative Names
Damulian, Tamal, Tamalsan, Tambul, Tamili  
Azeri, Azari, Azeri Turkish, Azerbaijani Turkish  

French Name
tamoul  
azéri  

German Name
Tamil  
Aserbeidschanisch  

Pronunciation
[t̪ɐmɨɻ]  
[ɑzærbɑjdʒɑn dili]  

Ethnicity
Tamil people or Tamilans  
Azerbaijani  

History

Origin
300 BC  
16th Century  

Language Family
Dravidian Family  
Turkic Family  

Subgroup
-  
Turkic  

Branch
-  
Southwestern(Oghuz)  

Language Forms
  
  

Early Forms
Old Tamil and Middle Tamil  
No early forms  

Standard Forms
Modern Tamil  
Azerbaijani  

Language Position
18  
16
38  
35

Signed Forms
Signed Tamil  
Signed Azerbaijani  

Scope
Individual  
Macrolanguage  

Code

ISO 639 1
ta  
az  

ISO 639 2
  
  

ISO 639 2/T
tam  
aze  

ISO 639 2/B
tam  
aze  

ISO 639 3
tam  
aze  

ISO 639 6
tam  
aze  

Glottocode
tami1289, oldt1248  
azer1255  

Linguasphere
tami1289  
44-AAB-a  

Types of Language
  
  

Language Type
Living  
Living  

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

Language Morphological Typology
-  
Agglutinative  

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

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Tamil and Azerbaijani Speaking population

Tamil and Azerbaijani speaking population is one of the factors based on which Tamil and Azerbaijani languages can be compared. The total count of Tamil and Azerbaijani Speaking population in percentage is also given. The percentage of people speaking Tamil language is 1.06 % whereas the percentage of people speaking Azerbaijani language is 0.34 %. 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 Azerbaijani on Tamil vs Azerbaijani where you will get native speakers, speaking population in percentage and native names.

Tamil and Azerbaijani Language Codes

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

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