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1 Countries
1.1 Countries
Malaysia, Mauritius, Puducherry, Singapore, Sri Lanka, Tamil Nadu
Japan
1.2 Total No. Of Countries
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6
Rank: 9 (Overall)
1
Rank: 14 (Overall)
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1.3 National Language
Singapore, Sri Lanka, Tamil Nadu
Japan
1.4 Second Language
Andaman and Nicobar Islands, kerala, Puducherry
Not spoken in any of the countries
1.5 Speaking Continents
Asia
Asia, Pacific
1.6 Minority Language
Canada, Malaysia, Mauritius, Reunion, Seychelles
Palau
1.7 Regulated By
Official language Commission of Government of Tamil Nadu, Thanjavur Tamil University
Agency for Cultural Affairs (文化庁) at the Ministry of Education
1.8 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 Japanese Language, there are 4 different ways to address people: kun, chan, san and sama.
    • There are many words in Japanese language which end with vowel letter, which determines the structure and rhythm of Japanese.
    1.9 Similar To
    Malayalam
    Korean Language
    1.10 Derived From
    Not Available
    Not Available
    2 Alphabets
    2.1 Alphabets in
    2.2 Alphabets
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    247
    Rank: 41 (Overall)
    99
    Rank: 40 (Overall)
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    2.3 Phonology
    2.3.1 How Many Vowels
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    12
    Rank: 9 (Overall)
    5
    Rank: 2 (Overall)
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    2.3.2 How Many Consonants
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    18
    Rank: 8 (Overall)
    14
    Rank: 4 (Overall)
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    2.4 Scripts
    Tamil
    Kana
    2.5 Writing Direction
    Left-To-Right, Horizontal
    Left-To-Right, Horizontal, Top-To-Bottom
    2.6 Hard to Learn
    2.6.1 Language Levels
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    3
    Rank: 2 (Overall)
    5
    Rank: 4 (Overall)
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    2.6.2 Time Taken to Learn
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    44 weeks
    Rank: 11 (Overall)
    88 weeks
    Rank: 13 (Overall)
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    3 Greetings
    3.1 Hello
    வணக்கம் (Vanakkam)
    こんにちは (Kon'nichiwa)
    3.2 Thank You
    நன்றி (Naṉṟi)
    ありがとう (Arigatō)
    3.3 How Are You?
    நீங்கள் எப்படி இருக்கிறீர்கள்? (Nīṅkaḷ eppaṭi irukkiṟīrkaḷ?)
    お元気ですか (O genki desu ka?)
    3.4 Good Night
    நல்ல இரவு (Good night) / irravu vanakkam (Good night)
    おやすみなさい (Oyasuminasai)
    3.5 Good Evening
    நல்ல மாலை (Nalla mālai)/ மாலை (irravu vanakkam)
    こんばんは (Konbanwa)
    3.6 Good Afternoon
    பிற்பகல் வணக்கம் (perpagal vanakkam)
    こんにちは (Konnichiwa!)
    3.7 Good Morning
    காலை வணக்கம் (Kaalai Vanakkam)
    おはよう (Ohayō)
    3.8 Please
    தயவு (Tayavu)
    お願いします (Onegaishimasu)
    3.9 Sorry
    மன்னிக்கவும் (Maṉṉikkavum)
    ごめんなさい (Gomen'nasai)
    3.10 Bye
    சென்று வருகிறேன் (Sendru Varukiren)
    さようなら (Sayōnara)
    3.11 I Love You
    நான் உன்னை காதலிக்கிறேன் (Naan Unnai Kadalikiren)
    愛しています (Aishiteimasu)
    3.12 Excuse Me
    என்னை மன்னியுங்கள் (Eṉṉai maṉṉiyuṅkaḷ)
    すみません (Sumimasen)
    4 Dialects
    4.1 Dialect 1
    Kongu
    Sanuki
    4.1.1 Where They Speak
    Kongu
    Kagawa
    4.1.2 How Many People Speak
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    Rank: N/A (Overall)
    1,000,000.00
    Rank: 28 (Overall)
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    4.2 Dialect 2
    Madurai Tamil
    Hakata
    4.2.1 Where They Speak
    Madurai, South Tamil Nadu
    Fukuoka
    4.2.2 How Many People Speak
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    Not Available
    Rank: N/A (Overall)
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    Rank: N/A (Overall)
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    4.3 Dialect 3
    Tirunelveli Tamil
    Kansai
    4.3.1 Where They Speak
    South Tamil Nadu, Thoothukudi, Tirunelveli
    kansai
    4.3.2 How Many People Speak
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    4.4 Total No. Of Dialects
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    10
    Rank: 10 (Overall)
    31
    Rank: 25 (Overall)
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    5 How Many People Speak
    5.1 How Many People Speak?
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    78.00 million
    Rank: 21 (Overall)
    128.00 million
    Rank: 14 (Overall)
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    5.2 Speaking Population
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    1.06 %
    Rank: 19 (Overall)
    1.90 %
    Rank: 10 (Overall)
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    5.3 Native Speakers
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    70.00 million
    Rank: 15 (Overall)
    128.00 million
    Rank: 9 (Overall)
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    5.3.1 Second Language Speakers
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    8.00 million
    Rank: 24 (Overall)
    Not Available
    Rank: N/A (Overall)
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    5.3.2 Native Name
    தமிழ்
    日本語
    5.3.3 Alternative Names
    Damulian, Tamal, Tamalsan, Tambul, Tamili
    Not Available
    5.3.4 French Name
    tamoul
    japonais
    5.3.5 German Name
    Tamil
    Japanisch
    5.4 Pronunciation
    [t̪ɐmɨɻ]
    /nihoɴɡo/: [nihõŋɡo], [nihõŋŋo]
    5.5 Ethnicity
    Tamil people or Tamilans
    Japanese (Yamato)
    6 History
    6.1 Origin
    300 BC
    1185
    6.2 Language Family
    Dravidian Family
    Japonic Family
    6.2.1 Subgroup
    Not Available
    Not Available
    6.2.2 Branch
    Not Available
    Not Available
    6.3 Language Forms
    6.3.1 Early Forms
    Old Tamil and Middle Tamil
    Old Japanese, Early Middle Japanese, Late Middle Japanese and Early Modern Japanese
    6.3.2 Standard Forms
    Modern Tamil
    Japanese
    6.3.3 Language Position
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    6.3.4 Signed Forms
    Signed Tamil
    Signed Japanese
    6.4 Scope
    Individual
    Individual
    7 Code
    7.1 ISO 639 1
    ta
    ja
    7.2 ISO 639 2
    7.2.1 ISO 639 2/T
    tam
    jpn
    7.2.2 ISO 639 2/B
    tam
    jpn
    7.3 ISO 639 3
    tam
    jpn
    7.4 ISO 639 6
    tam
    Not Available
    7.5 Glottocode
    tami1289, oldt1248
    nucl1643
    7.6 Linguasphere
    tami1289
    45-CAA-a
    7.7 Types of Language
    7.7.1 Language Type
    Living
    Living
    7.7.2 Language Linguistic Typology
    Subject-Object-Verb
    Subject-Object-Verb
    7.7.3 Language Morphological Typology
    Not Available
    Agglutinative, Synthetic

    Tamil and Japanese Alphabets

    Tamil and Japanese Alphabets provides you with alphabets, vowels and consonants in Tamil and Japanese. In Tamil Alphabets there are 247 letters while in Japanese Alphabets there are 99 letters. To learn Tamil and Japanese languages the very first thing is to understand and learn alphabets of Tamil and Japanese 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 Japanese greetings, where you will find numerous useful phrases. Find whether Tamil and Japanese are Most Spoken Languages.

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

    Tamil and Japanese Speaking population

    Tamil and Japanese speaking population is one of the factors based on which Tamil and Japanese languages can be compared. The total count of Tamil and Japanese Speaking population in percentage is also given. The percentage of people speaking Tamil language is 1.06 % whereas the percentage of people speaking Japanese language is 1.90 %. 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 Japanese on Tamil vs Japanese where you will get native speakers, speaking population in percentage and native names.

    Tamil and Japanese Language Codes

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

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