Countries
Malaysia, Mauritius, Puducherry, Singapore, Sri Lanka, Tamil Nadu
India
National Language
Singapore, Sri Lanka, Tamil Nadu
India
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
Great Britain, Kenya, Malawi, Oman, Pakistan, Tanzania, Uganda, United States of America, Zambia
Regulated By
Official language Commission of Government of Tamil Nadu, Thanjavur Tamil University
NA
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.
- Gujarati was the first language of Mohandas Karamchand Gandhi("Father of the Nation of India") and Vallabhbhai Patel ("Iron Man of India").
- Most of the words in Gujarati language are adopted from Sanskrit.
Similar To
Malayalam
Bengali Language
Derived From
Not Available
Sanskrit Language
Alphabets in
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Writing Direction
Left-To-Right, Horizontal
Left-To-Right, Horizontal
Language Levels
Not Available
Hello
வணக்கம் (Vanakkam)
નમસ્તે (namaste)
Thank You
நன்றி (Naṉṟi)
ધન્યવાદ (dhanvaad)
How Are You?
நீங்கள் எப்படி இருக்கிறீர்கள்? (Nīṅkaḷ eppaṭi irukkiṟīrkaḷ?)
કેમ છો (kem cho?)
Good Night
நல்ல இரவு (Good night) / irravu vanakkam (Good night)
શુભ રાત્રે (shub rātrē)
Good Evening
நல்ல மாலை (Nalla mālai)/ மாலை (irravu vanakkam)
સાંજે સારી (sān̄jē sārī)
Good Afternoon
பிற்பகல் வணக்கம் (perpagal vanakkam)
સારા બપોરે (sārā bapōrē)
Good Morning
காலை வணக்கம் (Kaalai Vanakkam)
સુ પ્રભાત (su prabhat)
Please
தயவு (Tayavu)
કૃપા કરીને(Kr̥pā karīnē)
Sorry
மன்னிக்கவும் (Maṉṉikkavum)
મન્ને મફ કરો (manne maaf karo)
Bye
சென்று வருகிறேன் (Sendru Varukiren)
બાય (Bāya)
I Love You
நான் உன்னை காதலிக்கிறேன் (Naan Unnai Kadalikiren)
હું તને પ્રેમ કરુ છું (hūṃ tane prem karū chūṃ)
Excuse Me
என்னை மன்னியுங்கள் (Eṉṉai maṉṉiyuṅkaḷ)
માફ કરશો (Māpha karaśō)
Dialect 1
Kongu
Kathiyawadi
Where They Speak
Kongu
India, Mauritius, Oman, Pakistan, Singapore, South Africa, Tanzania, United Kingdom, United States of America
Dialect 2
Madurai Tamil
Kharwa
Where They Speak
Madurai, South Tamil Nadu
India, Mauritius, Pakistan, Singapore, United Kingdom, United States of America
Dialect 3
Tirunelveli Tamil
Not Available
Where They Speak
South Tamil Nadu, Thoothukudi, Tirunelveli
Not Available
Second Language Speakers
Not Available
Native Name
தமிழ்
ગુજરાતી (gujarātī)
Alternative Names
Damulian, Tamal, Tamalsan, Tambul, Tamili
Gujerathi, Gujerati, Gujrathi
French Name
tamoul
goudjrati
German Name
Tamil
Gujarati-Sprache
Pronunciation
[t̪ɐmɨɻ]
[ɡudʒəˈɾɑːt̪i]
Ethnicity
Tamil people or Tamilans
Gujaratis
Language Family
Dravidian Family
Indo-European Family
Subgroup
Not Available
Indo-Iranian
Branch
Not Available
Indic
Early Forms
Old Tamil and Middle Tamil
Old Gujarati
Standard Forms
Modern Tamil
Modern Gujarati
Signed Forms
Signed Tamil
Not Available
Scope
Individual
Individual
ISO 639 6
tam
Not Available
Glottocode
tami1289, oldt1248
guja1252
Linguasphere
tami1289
No data available
Language Type
Living
Living
Language Linguistic Typology
Subject-Object-Verb
Subject-Object-Verb
Language Morphological Typology
Not Available
Not Available
Tamil and Gujarati Speaking population
Tamil and Gujarati speaking population is one of the factors based on which Tamil and Gujarati languages can be compared. The total count of Tamil and Gujarati Speaking population in percentage is also given. The percentage of people speaking Tamil language is 1.06 % whereas the percentage of people speaking Gujarati language is 0.74 %. 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 Gujarati on Tamil vs Gujarati where you will get native speakers, speaking population in percentage and native names.
Tamil and Gujarati Language Codes
Tamil and Gujarati language codes are used in those applications where using language names are tedious. Tamil and Gujarati Language Codes include all the international language codes, glottocodes and linguasphere.