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Kazakh and Tamil


Countries

Countries
Malaysia, Mauritius, Puducherry, Singapore, Sri Lanka, Tamil Nadu  
China, Kazakhstan, Russia  

Total No. Of Countries
6  
9
3  
12

National Language
Singapore, Sri Lanka, Tamil Nadu  
Gambia, Kazakhstan  

Second Language
Andaman and Nicobar Islands, kerala, Puducherry  
Not spoken in any of the countries, Republic of Brazil  

Speaking Continents
Asia  
Asia, Europe  

Minority Language
Canada, Malaysia, Mauritius, Reunion, Seychelles  
Afganistan, Iran, Kyrgyzstan, Mongolia, People's Republic of China, Tajikistan, Turkey, Turkmenistan, Ukraine, Uzbekistan  

Regulated By
Official language Commission of Government of Tamil Nadu, Thanjavur Tamil University  
Kazakh language agency  

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.
    •   
  • The Kazakh language can be written using a variety of scripts.
  • Kazakh Language contains many words from Russian, Arabic, Mongol, Persian and other Turkic languages.
  

Similar To
Malayalam  
Turkish and Uzbek Languages  

Derived From
-  
-  

Alphabets

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

Alphabets
247  
99+
24  
6

Phonology
  
  

How Many Vowels
12  
9
5  
2

How Many Consonants
18  
8
17  
7

Scripts
Tamil  
Arabic, Cyrillic  

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

Hard to Learn
  
  

Language Levels
3  
2
3  
2

Time Taken to Learn
44 weeks  
17
44 weeks  
17

Greetings

Hello
வணக்கம் (Vanakkam)  
Сәлеметсіз бе (Sälemetsiz be)  

Thank You
நன்றி (Naṉṟi)  
Рақмет сізге (Raqmet sizge)  

How Are You?
நீங்கள் எப்படி இருக்கிறீர்கள்? (Nīṅkaḷ eppaṭi irukkiṟīrkaḷ?)  
Қалыңыз қалай? (Qalıñız qalay?)  

Good Night
நல்ல இரவு (Good night) / irravu vanakkam (Good night)  
қайырлы түн (qayırlı tün)  

Good Evening
நல்ல மாலை (Nalla mālai)/ மாலை (irravu vanakkam)  
қайырлы кеш (qayırlı keş)  

Good Afternoon
பிற்பகல் வணக்கம் (perpagal vanakkam)  
қайырлы күн (qayırlı kün)  

Good Morning
காலை வணக்கம் (Kaalai Vanakkam)  
қайырлы таң (qayırlı tañ)  

Please
தயவு (Tayavu)  
өтінемін (ötinemin)  

Sorry
மன்னிக்கவும் (Maṉṉikkavum)  
кешіріңіз (keşiriñiz)  

Bye
சென்று வருகிறேன் (Sendru Varukiren)  
bye  

I Love You
நான் உன்னை காதலிக்கிறேன் (Naan Unnai Kadalikiren)  
Мен сені жақсы көремін (Men seni jaqsı köremin)  

Excuse Me
என்னை மன்னியுங்கள் (Eṉṉai maṉṉiyuṅkaḷ)  
Кешіріңіз! (Keşiriñiz!)  

Dialects

Dialect 1
Kongu  
Northeastern Kazakh  

Where They Speak
Kongu  
Kazakhstan  

How Many People Speak
77,000,000.00  
10
18,000,000.00  
31

Dialect 2
Madurai Tamil  
Southern Kazakh  

Where They Speak
Madurai, South Tamil Nadu  
Kazakhstan  

How Many People Speak
77,000,000.00  
8
18,000,000.00  
28

Dialect 3
Tirunelveli Tamil  
Western Kazakh  

Where They Speak
South Tamil Nadu, Thoothukudi, Tirunelveli  
Kazakhstan  

How Many People Speak
77,000,000.00  
7
18,000,000.00  
25

Total No. Of Dialects
10  
10
3  
3

How Many People Speak

How Many People Speak?
78.00 million  
21
11.00 million  
99+

Speaking Population
1.06 %  
20
0.17 %  
99+

Native Speakers
70.00 million  
15
11.00 million  
99+

Second Language Speakers
8.00 million  
99+
18.00 million  
32

Native Name
தமிழ்  
Қазақ тілі / Qazaq tili / قازاق ٴتىلى  

Alternative Names
Damulian, Tamal, Tamalsan, Tambul, Tamili  
Kaisak, Kazak, Kosach, Qazaq  

French Name
tamoul  
kazakh  

German Name
Tamil  
Kasachisch  

Pronunciation
[t̪ɐmɨɻ]  
[qɑˈzɑq tɘˈlɘ]  

Ethnicity
Tamil people or Tamilans  
Kazahks  

History

Origin
300 BC  
17th Century  

Language Family
Dravidian Family  
Turkic Family  

Subgroup
-  
Turkic  

Branch
-  
Northwestern (Kipchak)  

Language Forms
  
  

Early Forms
Old Tamil and Middle Tamil  
No early forms  

Standard Forms
Modern Tamil  
Kazakh  

Language Position
18  
16
93  
99+

Signed Forms
Signed Tamil  
Kazakh Sign Language  

Scope
Individual  
Individual  

Code

ISO 639 1
ta  
kk  

ISO 639 2
  
  

ISO 639 2/T
tam  
kaz  

ISO 639 2/B
tam  
kaz  

ISO 639 3
tam  
kaz  

ISO 639 6
tam  
kaz  

Glottocode
tami1289, oldt1248  
kaza1248  

Linguasphere
tami1289  
No data available  

Types of Language
  
  

Language Type
Living  
Living  

Language Linguistic Typology
Subject-Object-Verb  
-  

Language Morphological Typology
-  
Agglutinative  

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

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Tamil and Kazakh Speaking population

Tamil and Kazakh speaking population is one of the factors based on which Tamil and Kazakh languages can be compared. The total count of Tamil and Kazakh Speaking population in percentage is also given. The percentage of people speaking Tamil language is 1.06 % whereas the percentage of people speaking Kazakh language is 0.17 %. 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 Kazakh on Tamil vs Kazakh where you will get native speakers, speaking population in percentage and native names.

Tamil and Kazakh Language Codes

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

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