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Tamil

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Galician



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Countries

Countries

Malaysia, Mauritius, Puducherry, Singapore, Sri Lanka, Tamil Nadu
Galicia

Total No. Of Countries

61
0 46
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National Language

Singapore, Sri Lanka, Tamil Nadu
Galicia

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
Not spoken in any of the countries

Regulated By

Official language Commission of Government of Tamil Nadu, Thanjavur Tamil University
Royal Galician Academy (Real Academia Galega)

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 Galician language, there are no compound tenses.
  • The earliest document in Galician language was written in 1228 which was legal charter for a municipality of Galicia.

Similar To

Malayalam
Portuguese Language

Derived From

-
Latin

Alphabets

Alphabets in

Alphabets

24723
18 247
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Phonology

How Many Vowels

127
0 32
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How Many Consonants

1819
9 60
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Scripts

Tamil
Latin

Writing Direction

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

Hard to Learn

Language Levels

34
2 12
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Time Taken to Learn

44 weeks28 weeks
3 88
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Greetings

Hello

வணக்கம் (Vanakkam)
Ola

Thank You

நன்றி (Naṉṟi)
Grazas

How Are You?

நீங்கள் எப்படி இருக்கிறீர்கள்? (Nīṅkaḷ eppaṭi irukkiṟīrkaḷ?)
Que tal estás?

Good Night

நல்ல இரவு (Good night) / irravu vanakkam (Good night)
Boas noites

Good Evening

நல்ல மாலை (Nalla mālai)/ மாலை (irravu vanakkam)
Boa tarde

Good Afternoon

பிற்பகல் வணக்கம் (perpagal vanakkam)
Boa tarde

Good Morning

காலை வணக்கம் (Kaalai Vanakkam)
Bos días

Please

தயவு (Tayavu)
Por favor

Sorry

மன்னிக்கவும் (Maṉṉikkavum)
Síntoo!

Bye

சென்று வருகிறேன் (Sendru Varukiren)
Adeus

I Love You

நான் உன்னை காதலிக்கிறேன் (Naan Unnai Kadalikiren)
Ámote

Excuse Me

என்னை மன்னியுங்கள் (Eṉṉai maṉṉiyuṅkaḷ)
Perdoe!

Dialects

Dialect 1

Kongu
Eastern Galician

Where They Speak

Kongu
East Galicia

How Many People Speak

77,000,000.002,700,000.00
1.5 960000000
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Dialect 2

Madurai Tamil
Central Galician

Where They Speak

Madurai, South Tamil Nadu
Central Galicia

How Many People Speak

77,000,000.002,500,000.00
700 274000000
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Dialect 3

Tirunelveli Tamil
Western Galician

Where They Speak

South Tamil Nadu, Thoothukudi, Tirunelveli
West Galicia

How Many People Speak

77,000,000.003,000,000.00
2 230000000
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Total No. Of Dialects

103
0 188
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How Many People Speak

How Many People Speak?

78.00 million2.40 million
0 1200
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Speaking Population

1.06 %0.05 %
0 89
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Native Speakers

70.00 million2.40 million
0 873
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Second Language Speakers

8.00 million3.00 million
0.01 400
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Native Name

தமிழ்
Galego

Alternative Names

Damulian, Tamal, Tamalsan, Tambul, Tamili
Galego, Gallego

French Name

tamoul
galicien

German Name

Tamil
Galicisch

Pronunciation

[t̪ɐmɨɻ]
[ɡaˈleɣo]

Ethnicity

Tamil people or Tamilans
Galician people

History

Origin

300 BC
c. 1175

Language Family

Dravidian Family
Indo-European Family

Subgroup

-
-

Branch

-
-

Language Forms

Early Forms

Old Tamil and Middle Tamil
Medieval Galician

Standard Forms

Modern Tamil
Galician

Language Position

1846
1 120
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Signed Forms

Signed Tamil
Galician Sign Language

Scope

Individual
Individual

Code

ISO 639 1

ta
gl

ISO 639 2

ISO 639 2/T

tam
glg

ISO 639 2/B

tam
glg

ISO 639 3

tam
glg

ISO 639 6

tam
glg

Glottocode

tami1289, oldt1248
gali1258

Linguasphere

tami1289
51-AAA-ab

Types of Language

Language Type

Living
Living

Language Linguistic Typology

Subject-Object-Verb
-

Language Morphological Typology

-
-

Tamil and Galician Alphabets

Tamil and Galician Alphabets provides you with alphabets, vowels and consonants in Tamil and Galician. In Tamil Alphabets there are 247 letters while in Galician Alphabets there are 23 letters. To learn Tamil and Galician languages the very first thing is to understand and learn alphabets of Tamil and Galician 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 Galician greetings, where you will find numerous useful phrases. Find whether Tamil and Galician are Most Spoken Languages.

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

Tamil and Galician Speaking population

Tamil and Galician speaking population is one of the factors based on which Tamil and Galician languages can be compared. The total count of Tamil and Galician Speaking population in percentage is also given. The percentage of people speaking Tamil language is 1.06 % whereas the percentage of people speaking Galician language is 0.05 %. 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 Galician on Tamil vs Galician where you will get native speakers, speaking population in percentage and native names.

Tamil and Galician Language Codes

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