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Tamil and Lithuanian


Lithuanian and Tamil


Countries

Countries
Malaysia, Mauritius, Puducherry, Singapore, Sri Lanka, Tamil Nadu  
European Union, Lithuania  

Total No. Of Countries
6  
9
2  
13

National Language
Singapore, Sri Lanka, Tamil Nadu  
Lithuania  

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  
Poland  

Regulated By
Official language Commission of Government of Tamil Nadu, Thanjavur Tamil University  
Commission of the Lithuanian Language  

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.
    •   
  • Lithuanian has many loanwords that originate from Slavic, Germanic and other Baltic languages.
  • "Catheciusmus" is the oldest known book in Lithuanian language in 1547.
  

Similar To
Malayalam  
Latvian  

Derived From
-  
-  

Alphabets

Alphabets in
Tamil-Alphabets.jpg#200  
Lithuanian-Alpahbets.jpg#200  

Alphabets
247  
99+
32  
14

Phonology
  
  

How Many Vowels
12  
9
12  
9

How Many Consonants
18  
8
20  
10

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
44 weeks  
17

Greetings

Hello
வணக்கம் (Vanakkam)  
Sveiki  

Thank You
நன்றி (Naṉṟi)  
Ačiū  

How Are You?
நீங்கள் எப்படி இருக்கிறீர்கள்? (Nīṅkaḷ eppaṭi irukkiṟīrkaḷ?)  
Kaip sekasi?  

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

Good Evening
நல்ல மாலை (Nalla mālai)/ மாலை (irravu vanakkam)  
Labas vakaras  

Good Afternoon
பிற்பகல் வணக்கம் (perpagal vanakkam)  
Laba diena  

Good Morning
காலை வணக்கம் (Kaalai Vanakkam)  
Labas rytas  

Please
தயவு (Tayavu)  
Prašom  

Sorry
மன்னிக்கவும் (Maṉṉikkavum)  
atsiprašau  

Bye
சென்று வருகிறேன் (Sendru Varukiren)  
Ate  

I Love You
நான் உன்னை காதலிக்கிறேன் (Naan Unnai Kadalikiren)  
Aš myliu tave  

Excuse Me
என்னை மன்னியுங்கள் (Eṉṉai maṉṉiyuṅkaḷ)  
Atsiprašau  

Dialects

Dialect 1
Kongu  
Samogitian  

Where They Speak
Kongu  
Lithuania  

How Many People Speak
77,000,000.00  
10
500,000.00  
99+

Dialect 2
Madurai Tamil  
Aukštaitian  

Where They Speak
Madurai, South Tamil Nadu  
Lithuania  

How Many People Speak
77,000,000.00  
8
3,000,000.00  
99+

Dialect 3
Tirunelveli Tamil  
Curonian  

Where They Speak
South Tamil Nadu, Thoothukudi, Tirunelveli  
Lithuania  

How Many People Speak
77,000,000.00  
7
3,000,000.00  
99+

Total No. Of Dialects
10  
10
10  
10

How Many People Speak

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

Speaking Population
1.06 %  
20
0.07 %  
99+

Native Speakers
70.00 million  
15
3.00 million  
99+

Second Language Speakers
8.00 million  
99+
3.00 million  
99+

Native Name
தமிழ்  
lietuvių kalba  

Alternative Names
Damulian, Tamal, Tamalsan, Tambul, Tamili  
Lietuvi, Lietuviskai, Litauische, Litewski, Litovskiy  

French Name
tamoul  
lituanien  

German Name
Tamil  
Litauisch  

Pronunciation
[t̪ɐmɨɻ]  
[ˌlɪθuˈeɪniən]  

Ethnicity
Tamil people or Tamilans  
Lithuanians  

History

Origin
300 BC  
c. 1503  

Language Family
Dravidian Family  
Indo-European Family  

Subgroup
-  
-  

Branch
-  
Baltic  

Language Forms
  
  

Early Forms
Old Tamil and Middle Tamil  
No early forms  

Standard Forms
Modern Tamil  
Lithuanian  

Language Position
18  
16
44  
99+

Signed Forms
Signed Tamil  
Lithuanian Sign Language  

Scope
Individual  
Individual  

Code

ISO 639 1
ta  
lt  

ISO 639 2
  
  

ISO 639 2/T
tam  
lit  

ISO 639 2/B
tam  
lit  

ISO 639 3
tam  
lit  

ISO 639 6
tam  
lit  

Glottocode
tami1289, oldt1248  
lith1251  

Linguasphere
tami1289  
54-AAA-a  

Types of Language
  
  

Language Type
Living  
Living  

Language Linguistic Typology
Subject-Object-Verb  
-  

Language Morphological Typology
-  
Synthetic  

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

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Tamil and Lithuanian Speaking population

Tamil and Lithuanian speaking population is one of the factors based on which Tamil and Lithuanian languages can be compared. The total count of Tamil and Lithuanian Speaking population in percentage is also given. The percentage of people speaking Tamil language is 1.06 % whereas the percentage of people speaking Lithuanian language is 0.07 %. 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 Lithuanian on Tamil vs Lithuanian where you will get native speakers, speaking population in percentage and native names.

Tamil and Lithuanian Language Codes

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

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