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Countries

Countries

Malaysia, Mauritius, Puducherry, Singapore, Sri Lanka, Tamil Nadu
Belgium, Benin, Burkina Faso, Burundi, Cameroon, Canada, Central African Republic, Chad, Comoros, Congo, Cote d'Ivoire, Djibouti, Equatorial Guinea, France, Gabon, Guernesey, Guinea, Haiti, Italy, Jersey, Luxembourg, Madagascar, Mali, Mauritius, Monaco, Niger, Rwanda, Senegal, Seychelles, Switzerland, Togo, Vanuatu

Total No. Of Countries

632
0 46
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National Language

Singapore, Sri Lanka, Tamil Nadu
France

Second Language

Andaman and Nicobar Islands, kerala, Puducherry
Africa, Canada

Speaking Continents

Asia
Africa, Australia, Europe, North America, Oceania, Pacific, South America

Minority Language

Canada, Malaysia, Mauritius, Reunion, Seychelles
Brazil, Cambodia, United States of America, Vietnam

Regulated By

Official language Commission of Government of Tamil Nadu, Thanjavur Tamil University
Académie française (French Academy), Office québécois de la langue française

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.
  • French is the only language, with English, that is taught in every country of the world.
  • French is the top language in Culinary Scene.

Similar To

Malayalam
Italian Language

Derived From

-
Latin

Alphabets

Alphabets in

Alphabets

24726
18 247
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Phonology

How Many Vowels

126
0 32
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How Many Consonants

1820
9 60
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Scripts

Tamil
Latin

Writing Direction

Left-To-Right, Horizontal
Left-To-Right, Horizontal

Hard to Learn

Language Levels

36
2 12
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Time Taken to Learn

44 weeks24 weeks
3 88
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Greetings

Hello

வணக்கம் (Vanakkam)
bonjour

Thank You

நன்றி (Naṉṟi)
Merci

How Are You?

நீங்கள் எப்படி இருக்கிறீர்கள்? (Nīṅkaḷ eppaṭi irukkiṟīrkaḷ?)
Comment allez-vous?

Good Night

நல்ல இரவு (Good night) / irravu vanakkam (Good night)
bonne Nuit

Good Evening

நல்ல மாலை (Nalla mālai)/ மாலை (irravu vanakkam)
bonsoir

Good Afternoon

பிற்பகல் வணக்கம் (perpagal vanakkam)
bon Après-Midi

Good Morning

காலை வணக்கம் (Kaalai Vanakkam)
Bonjour

Please

தயவு (Tayavu)
S'il vous plaît

Sorry

மன்னிக்கவும் (Maṉṉikkavum)
désolé

Bye

சென்று வருகிறேன் (Sendru Varukiren)
au revoir

I Love You

நான் உன்னை காதலிக்கிறேன் (Naan Unnai Kadalikiren)
Je t'aime

Excuse Me

என்னை மன்னியுங்கள் (Eṉṉai maṉṉiyuṅkaḷ)
Excuse Moi

Dialects

Dialect 1

Kongu
Quebec French

Where They Speak

Kongu
New Brunswick, New England, Ontario, Quebec, Western Canada

How Many People Speak

77,000,000.006,200,000.00
1.5 960000000
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Dialect 2

Madurai Tamil
African French

Where They Speak

Madurai, South Tamil Nadu
Africa

How Many People Speak

77,000,000.00274,000,000.00
700 274000000
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Dialect 3

Tirunelveli Tamil
Swiss French

Where They Speak

South Tamil Nadu, Thoothukudi, Tirunelveli
Northeast France, Switzerland

How Many People Speak

77,000,000.001,800,000.00
2 230000000
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Total No. Of Dialects

1025
0 188
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How Many People Speak

How Many People Speak?

78.00 million163.00 million
0 1200
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Speaking Population

1.06 %1.12 %
0 89
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Native Speakers

70.00 million76.00 million
0 873
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Second Language Speakers

8.00 million87.00 million
0.01 400
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Native Name

தமிழ்
français

Alternative Names

Damulian, Tamal, Tamalsan, Tambul, Tamili
Français

French Name

tamoul
français

German Name

Tamil
Französisch

Pronunciation

[t̪ɐmɨɻ]
[fʁɑ̃sɛ]

Ethnicity

Tamil people or Tamilans
French people

History

Origin

300 BC
9th Century

Language Family

Dravidian Family
Indo-European Family

Subgroup

-
Romance

Branch

-
-

Language Forms

Early Forms

Old Tamil and Middle Tamil
Old French, Middle French and French

Standard Forms

Modern Tamil
Standard French

Language Position

1813
1 120
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Signed Forms

Signed Tamil
le Français Signé (Signed French, France)

Scope

Individual
Individual

Code

ISO 639 1

ta
fr

ISO 639 2

ISO 639 2/T

tam
fra

ISO 639 2/B

tam
fre

ISO 639 3

tam
fra

ISO 639 6

tam
fras

Glottocode

tami1289, oldt1248
stan1290

Linguasphere

tami1289
51-AAA-i

Types of Language

Language Type

Living
Living

Language Linguistic Typology

Subject-Object-Verb
Subject-Verb-Object

Language Morphological Typology

-
Fusional, Synthetic

Tamil and French Alphabets

Tamil and French Alphabets provides you with alphabets, vowels and consonants in Tamil and French. In Tamil Alphabets there are 247 letters while in French Alphabets there are 26 letters. To learn Tamil and French languages the very first thing is to understand and learn alphabets of Tamil and French languages. The Tamil phonology consist Tamil vowels and Tamil consonants. After alphabets, words are to be learned and after words, phrases in that language. Take a look at Tamil greetings vs French greetings, where you will find numerous useful phrases. Find whether Tamil and French are Most Spoken Languages.

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

Tamil and French Speaking population

Tamil and French speaking population is one of the factors based on which Tamil and French languages can be compared. The total count of Tamil and French Speaking population in percentage is also given. The percentage of people speaking Tamil language is 1.06 % whereas the percentage of people speaking French language is 1.12 %. 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 French on Tamil vs French where you will get native speakers, speaking population in percentage and native names.

Tamil and French Language Codes

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