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Tamil and Basque


Basque and Tamil


Countries

Countries
Malaysia, Mauritius, Puducherry, Singapore, Sri Lanka, Tamil Nadu  
Basque Autonomous Community, Navarre  

Total No. Of Countries
6  
9
2  
13

National Language
Singapore, Sri Lanka, Tamil Nadu  
France, Spain  

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

Speaking Continents
Asia  
Asia, Europe  

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  
Euskaltzaindia, National Languages Committee  

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.
    •   
  • The Basque language is the oldest European language.
  • Basque alphabet include many Roman letters.
  

Similar To
Malayalam  
Spanish  

Derived From
-  
-  

Alphabets

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

Alphabets
247  
99+
27  
9

Phonology
  
  

How Many Vowels
12  
9
5  
2

How Many Consonants
18  
8
21  
11

Scripts
Tamil  
Latin  

Writing Direction
Left-To-Right, Horizontal  
-  

Hard to Learn
  
  

Language Levels
3  
2
3  
2

Time Taken to Learn
44 weeks  
17
88 weeks  
19

Greetings

Hello
வணக்கம் (Vanakkam)  
Kaixo  

Thank You
நன்றி (Naṉṟi)  
Eskerrik asko  

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

Good Night
நல்ல இரவு (Good night) / irravu vanakkam (Good night)  
Gabon  

Good Evening
நல்ல மாலை (Nalla mālai)/ மாலை (irravu vanakkam)  
Arratsalde on  

Good Afternoon
பிற்பகல் வணக்கம் (perpagal vanakkam)  
Arratsalde on  

Good Morning
காலை வணக்கம் (Kaalai Vanakkam)  
Egun on  

Please
தயவு (Tayavu)  
Mesedez  

Sorry
மன்னிக்கவும் (Maṉṉikkavum)  
Barkatu  

Bye
சென்று வருகிறேன் (Sendru Varukiren)  
Agur  

I Love You
நான் உன்னை காதலிக்கிறேன் (Naan Unnai Kadalikiren)  
Maite zaitut  

Excuse Me
என்னை மன்னியுங்கள் (Eṉṉai maṉṉiyuṅkaḷ)  
Barkatu  

Dialects

Dialect 1
Kongu  
Navarro-Lapurdian  

Where They Speak
Kongu  
France  

How Many People Speak
77,000,000.00  
10
68,000.00  
99+

Dialect 2
Madurai Tamil  
Souletin  

Where They Speak
Madurai, South Tamil Nadu  
France, Soule, Spain  

How Many People Speak
77,000,000.00  
8
8,700.00  
99+

Dialect 3
Tirunelveli Tamil  
Biscayan  

Where They Speak
South Tamil Nadu, Thoothukudi, Tirunelveli  
Spain  

How Many People Speak
77,000,000.00  
7
750,000.00  
99+

Total No. Of Dialects
10  
10
6  
6

How Many People Speak

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

Speaking Population
1.06 %  
20
0.12 %  
99+

Native Speakers
70.00 million  
15
7.20 million  
99+

Second Language Speakers
8.00 million  
99+
0.70 million  
99+

Native Name
தமிழ்  
Euskara  

Alternative Names
Damulian, Tamal, Tamalsan, Tambul, Tamili  
Euskara, Euskera, Vascuense  

French Name
tamoul  
basque  

German Name
Tamil  
Baskisch  

Pronunciation
[t̪ɐmɨɻ]  
[bɑːsk]  

Ethnicity
Tamil people or Tamilans  
Basque people  

History

Origin
300 BC  
c. 1000  

Language Family
Dravidian Family  
Vasconic Family  

Subgroup
-  
-  

Branch
-  
-  

Language Forms
  
  

Early Forms
Old Tamil and Middle Tamil  
Proto-Basque, Aquitanian  

Standard Forms
Modern Tamil  
Basque  

Language Position
18  
16
30  
28

Signed Forms
Signed Tamil  
Basque Sign Language  

Scope
Individual  
-  

Code

ISO 639 1
ta  
eu  

ISO 639 2
  
  

ISO 639 2/T
tam  
eus  

ISO 639 2/B
tam  
baq  

ISO 639 3
tam  
eus  

ISO 639 6
tam  
eus  

Glottocode
tami1289, oldt1248  
basq1248  

Linguasphere
tami1289  
40-AAA-a  

Types of Language
  
  

Language Type
Living  
-  

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

Language Morphological Typology
-  
Agglutinative  

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

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Tamil and Basque Speaking population

Tamil and Basque speaking population is one of the factors based on which Tamil and Basque languages can be compared. The total count of Tamil and Basque Speaking population in percentage is also given. The percentage of people speaking Tamil language is 1.06 % whereas the percentage of people speaking Basque language is 0.12 %. 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 Basque on Tamil vs Basque where you will get native speakers, speaking population in percentage and native names.

Tamil and Basque Language Codes

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

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