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Tamil and Croatian


Croatian and Tamil


Countries

Countries
Malaysia, Mauritius, Puducherry, Singapore, Sri Lanka, Tamil Nadu  
Austria, Bosnia, Croatia, European Union, Herzegovina, Italy, Montenegro, Romania, Serbia  

Total No. Of Countries
6  
9
9  
7

National Language
Singapore, Sri Lanka, Tamil Nadu  
Austria  

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

Speaking Continents
Asia  
Europe  

Minority Language
Canada, Malaysia, Mauritius, Reunion, Seychelles  
Austria, Hungary, Italy, Montenegro, Romania  

Regulated By
Official language Commission of Government of Tamil Nadu, Thanjavur Tamil University  
Institute of Croatian Language and Linguistics  

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.
    •   
  • In croatian language, everywhere there are words without vowels.
  • Though croatian language was born in 9th century, the first written document in croatian was in 11th century.
  

Similar To
Malayalam  
Serbain and Bosnian  

Derived From
-  
Church Slavonic  

Alphabets

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

Alphabets
247  
99+
30  
12

Phonology
  
  

How Many Vowels
12  
9
5  
2

How Many Consonants
18  
8
25  
15

Scripts
Tamil  
Latin  

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

Hard to Learn
  
  

Language Levels
3  
2
3  
2

Time Taken to Learn
44 weeks  
17
44 weeks  
17

Greetings

Hello
வணக்கம் (Vanakkam)  
bok  

Thank You
நன்றி (Naṉṟi)  
hvala  

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

Good Night
நல்ல இரவு (Good night) / irravu vanakkam (Good night)  
laku noć  

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

Good Afternoon
பிற்பகல் வணக்கம் (perpagal vanakkam)  
dobar dan  

Good Morning
காலை வணக்கம் (Kaalai Vanakkam)  
dobro jutro  

Please
தயவு (Tayavu)  
molim  

Sorry
மன்னிக்கவும் (Maṉṉikkavum)  
Oprostite  

Bye
சென்று வருகிறேன் (Sendru Varukiren)  
Doviđenja  

I Love You
நான் உன்னை காதலிக்கிறேன் (Naan Unnai Kadalikiren)  
Volim te  

Excuse Me
என்னை மன்னியுங்கள் (Eṉṉai maṉṉiyuṅkaḷ)  
Ispričavam se  

Dialects

Dialect 1
Kongu  
Chakavian  

Where They Speak
Kongu  
Croatia  

How Many People Speak
77,000,000.00  
10
660,000.00  
99+

Dialect 2
Madurai Tamil  
Chakavian  

Where They Speak
Madurai, South Tamil Nadu  
Croatia  

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

Dialect 3
Tirunelveli Tamil  
Shtokavian  

Where They Speak
South Tamil Nadu, Thoothukudi, Tirunelveli  
Bosnia and Herzegovina, Serbia, Croatia, Hungary, Romania  

How Many People Speak
77,000,000.00  
7
13,000,000.00  
28

Total No. Of Dialects
10  
10
79  
33

How Many People Speak

How Many People Speak?
78.00 million  
21
89.00 million  
18

Speaking Population
1.06 %  
20
89.00 %  
1

Native Speakers
70.00 million  
15
5.60 million  
99+

Second Language Speakers
8.00 million  
99+
1.25 million  
99+

Native Name
தமிழ்  
hrvatski  

Alternative Names
Damulian, Tamal, Tamalsan, Tambul, Tamili  
Hrvatski  

French Name
tamoul  
croate  

German Name
Tamil  
Kroatisch  

Pronunciation
[t̪ɐmɨɻ]  
[xř̩ʋaːtskiː]  

Ethnicity
Tamil people or Tamilans  
Croats  

History

Origin
300 BC  
9th century  

Language Family
Dravidian Family  
Indo-European Family  

Subgroup
-  
-  

Branch
-  
-  

Language Forms
  
  

Early Forms
Old Tamil and Middle Tamil  
No early forms  

Standard Forms
Modern Tamil  
Pluricentric Standard Serbo-Croatian  

Language Position
18  
16
23  
21

Signed Forms
Signed Tamil  
Croatian Sign Language  

Scope
Individual  
Individual  

Code

ISO 639 1
ta  
hr  

ISO 639 2
  
  

ISO 639 2/T
tam  
hrv  

ISO 639 2/B
tam  
hrv  

ISO 639 3
tam  
hrv  

ISO 639 6
tam  
hrv  

Glottocode
tami1289, oldt1248  
croa1245  

Linguasphere
tami1289  
part of 53-AAA-g  

Types of Language
  
  

Language Type
Living  
Living  

Language Linguistic Typology
Subject-Object-Verb  
-  

Language Morphological Typology
-  
Fusional, Synthetic  

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

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Tamil and Croatian Speaking population

Tamil and Croatian speaking population is one of the factors based on which Tamil and Croatian languages can be compared. The total count of Tamil and Croatian Speaking population in percentage is also given. The percentage of people speaking Tamil language is 1.06 % whereas the percentage of people speaking Croatian language is 89.00 %. 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 Croatian on Tamil vs Croatian where you will get native speakers, speaking population in percentage and native names.

Tamil and Croatian Language Codes

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

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