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Italian and Tamil


Countries

Countries
Malaysia, Mauritius, Puducherry, Singapore, Sri Lanka, Tamil Nadu  
Croatia, European Union, Italy, San Marino, Slovenia, Switzerland, Vatican City  

Total No. Of Countries
6  
9
7  
8

National Language
Singapore, Sri Lanka, Tamil Nadu  
Italy, San Marino, Switzerland, Vatican City  

Second Language
Andaman and Nicobar Islands, kerala, Puducherry  
Albania, Croatia, Malta, Slovenia  

Speaking Continents
Asia  
Europe  

Minority Language
Canada, Malaysia, Mauritius, Reunion, Seychelles  
Crimea, Eritrea, France, Libya, Monaco, Montenegro, Romania, Somalia  

Regulated By
Official language Commission of Government of Tamil Nadu, Thanjavur Tamil University  
Accademia della Crusca (Academy of the bran)  

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.
    •   
  • One of the most romantic and melodic language in the history of the world is Italian.
  • Italian Language is in the top three of the most widely spoken European languages in Europe.
  

Similar To
Malayalam  
French and Portuguese Languages  

Derived From
-  
Latin  

Alphabets

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

Alphabets
247  
99+
21  
3

Phonology
  
  

How Many Vowels
12  
9
5  
2

How Many Consonants
18  
8
16  
6

Scripts
Tamil  
Latin  

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

Hard to Learn
  
  

Language Levels
3  
2
6  
5

Time Taken to Learn
44 weeks  
17
24 weeks  
6

Greetings

Hello
வணக்கம் (Vanakkam)  
ciao  

Thank You
நன்றி (Naṉṟi)  
grazie  

How Are You?
நீங்கள் எப்படி இருக்கிறீர்கள்? (Nīṅkaḷ eppaṭi irukkiṟīrkaḷ?)  
Come stai?  

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

Good Evening
நல்ல மாலை (Nalla mālai)/ மாலை (irravu vanakkam)  
buonasera  

Good Afternoon
பிற்பகல் வணக்கம் (perpagal vanakkam)  
buon pomeriggio  

Good Morning
காலை வணக்கம் (Kaalai Vanakkam)  
buongiorno  

Please
தயவு (Tayavu)  
Per Favore  

Sorry
மன்னிக்கவும் (Maṉṉikkavum)  
scusate  

Bye
சென்று வருகிறேன் (Sendru Varukiren)  
arrivederci  

I Love You
நான் உன்னை காதலிக்கிறேன் (Naan Unnai Kadalikiren)  
Ti amo  

Excuse Me
என்னை மன்னியுங்கள் (Eṉṉai maṉṉiyuṅkaḷ)  
Scusami  

Dialects

Dialect 1
Kongu  
Romanesco  

Where They Speak
Kongu  
Lazio  

How Many People Speak
77,000,000.00  
10
3,000,000.00  
99+

Dialect 2
Madurai Tamil  
Central Italian  

Where They Speak
Madurai, South Tamil Nadu  
Abruzzo, central Marche, Lazio, south Tuscany, Umbria  

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

Dialect 3
Tirunelveli Tamil  
Tuscan  

Where They Speak
South Tamil Nadu, Thoothukudi, Tirunelveli  
Corsica, Gallura, Haute-Corse, Sardinia, Tuscany, Umbria  

How Many People Speak
77,000,000.00  
7
69,000,000.00  
11

Total No. Of Dialects
10  
10
15  
14

How Many People Speak

How Many People Speak?
78.00 million  
21
78.00 million  
21

Speaking Population
1.06 %  
20
0.90 %  
23

Native Speakers
70.00 million  
15
64.00 million  
18

Second Language Speakers
8.00 million  
99+
14.00 million  
36

Native Name
தமிழ்  
Italiano  

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

French Name
tamoul  
italien  

German Name
Tamil  
Italienisch  

Pronunciation
[t̪ɐmɨɻ]  
[itaˈljaːno]  

Ethnicity
Tamil people or Tamilans  
Italians  

History

Origin
300 BC  
960 BC  

Language Family
Dravidian Family  
Indo-European Family  

Subgroup
-  
Romance  

Branch
-  
-  

Language Forms
  
  

Early Forms
Old Tamil and Middle Tamil  
No early forms  

Standard Forms
Modern Tamil  
Italian  

Language Position
18  
16
27  
25

Signed Forms
Signed Tamil  
italiano segnato "Signed Italian" & italiano segnato esatto "Signed Exact Italian"  

Scope
Individual  
Individual  

Code

ISO 639 1
ta  
it  

ISO 639 2
  
  

ISO 639 2/T
tam  
ita  

ISO 639 2/B
tam  
ita  

ISO 639 3
tam  
ita  

ISO 639 6
tam  
itas  

Glottocode
tami1289, oldt1248  
ital1282  

Linguasphere
tami1289  
51-AAA-q  

Types of Language
  
  

Language Type
Living  
Living  

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

Language Morphological Typology
-  
Fusional, Synthetic  

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

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Tamil and Italian Speaking population

Tamil and Italian speaking population is one of the factors based on which Tamil and Italian languages can be compared. The total count of Tamil and Italian Speaking population in percentage is also given. The percentage of people speaking Tamil language is 1.06 % whereas the percentage of people speaking Italian language is 0.90 %. 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 Italian on Tamil vs Italian where you will get native speakers, speaking population in percentage and native names.

Tamil and Italian Language Codes

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

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