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Tamil and Oriya


Oriya and Tamil


Countries

Countries
Malaysia, Mauritius, Puducherry, Singapore, Sri Lanka, Tamil Nadu  
India  

Total No. Of Countries
6  
9
1  
14

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  
Not spoken in any of the countries  

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

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.
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  • The earliest literature in Oriya was traced in 7th to 9th centuries.
  • Since Odia is having a long literary history and has not borrowed largely from other languages, it is the 6th classical language in India.
  

Similar To
Malayalam  
Bengali and Assamese  

Derived From
-  
Sanskrit Language  

Alphabets

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

Alphabets
247  
99+
42  
22

Phonology
  
  

How Many Vowels
12  
9
11  
8

How Many Consonants
18  
8
31  
21

Scripts
Tamil  
Bengali, Odia alphabet (Brahmic)  

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

Hard to Learn
  
  

Language Levels
3  
2
3  
2

Time Taken to Learn
44 weeks  
17
44 weeks  
17

Greetings

Hello
வணக்கம் (Vanakkam)  
ନମସ୍କାର (namascara)  

Thank You
நன்றி (Naṉṟi)  
ଧନ୍ୟବାଦ୍ (dhanyabaad)  

How Are You?
நீங்கள் எப்படி இருக்கிறீர்கள்? (Nīṅkaḷ eppaṭi irukkiṟīrkaḷ?)  
କେମିତି ଅତ୍ଚନ୍ଥି? (kemiti achanti?)  

Good Night
நல்ல இரவு (Good night) / irravu vanakkam (Good night)  
ସୁଭରାତ୍ର (shubharaatra)  

Good Evening
நல்ல மாலை (Nalla mālai)/ மாலை (irravu vanakkam)  
ସୁଭସନ୍ଧ୍ୟା (subha sandhya)  

Good Afternoon
பிற்பகல் வணக்கம் (perpagal vanakkam)  
ସୁଭ ଖରା ବେଳ (shubha kharaa bela)  

Good Morning
காலை வணக்கம் (Kaalai Vanakkam)  
ସୁପ୍ରଭାତ (suprabhaata)  

Please
தயவு (Tayavu)  
ଦୟାକରି  

Sorry
மன்னிக்கவும் (Maṉṉikkavum)  
ମୁଁ ଦୁଃଖିତ (mū duḥkhita)  

Bye
சென்று வருகிறேன் (Sendru Varukiren)  
ସୁବିଦାୟ (shubidaaya)  

I Love You
நான் உன்னை காதலிக்கிறேன் (Naan Unnai Kadalikiren)  
ମୁଁ ତୁମକୁ ଭଲ ପାଏ (mu tumoku bhala paye)  

Excuse Me
என்னை மன்னியுங்கள் (Eṉṉai maṉṉiyuṅkaḷ)  
କ୍ଷମା କରିବେ (kyamā karibe)  

Dialects

Dialect 1
Kongu  
Baleswari  

Where They Speak
Kongu  
India  

How Many People Speak
77,000,000.00  
10
33,800,000.00  
22

Dialect 2
Madurai Tamil  
Ganjami  

Where They Speak
Madurai, South Tamil Nadu  
India  

How Many People Speak
77,000,000.00  
8
33,800,000.00  
20

Dialect 3
Tirunelveli Tamil  
Kosli  

Where They Speak
South Tamil Nadu, Thoothukudi, Tirunelveli  
India  

How Many People Speak
77,000,000.00  
7
520,000.00  
99+

Total No. Of Dialects
10  
10
8  
8

How Many People Speak

How Many People Speak?
78.00 million  
21
33.00 million  
34

Speaking Population
1.06 %  
20
0.50 %  
31

Native Speakers
70.00 million  
15
33.00 million  
28

Second Language Speakers
8.00 million  
99+
35.00 million  
24

Native Name
தமிழ்  
ଓଡ଼ିଆ (ōṛiyā)  

Alternative Names
Damulian, Tamal, Tamalsan, Tambul, Tamili  
Odisha, Odri, Odrum, Oliya, Uriya, Utkali, Vadiya, Yudhia  

French Name
tamoul  
oriya  

German Name
Tamil  
Oriya-Sprache  

Pronunciation
[t̪ɐmɨɻ]  
[ˈoɽia]  

Ethnicity
Tamil people or Tamilans  
Odias  

History

Origin
300 BC  
3 BC  

Language Family
Dravidian Family  
Indo-European Family  

Subgroup
-  
Indo-Iranian  

Branch
-  
Indic  

Language Forms
  
  

Early Forms
Old Tamil and Middle Tamil  
No early forms  

Standard Forms
Modern Tamil  
Standard Odia  

Language Position
18  
16
32  
30

Signed Forms
Signed Tamil  
Indian Signing System  

Scope
Individual  
Individual, Macrolanguage  

Code

ISO 639 1
ta  
or  

ISO 639 2
  
  

ISO 639 2/T
tam  
ori  

ISO 639 2/B
tam  
ori  

ISO 639 3
tam  
ori  

ISO 639 6
tam  
ori  

Glottocode
tami1289, oldt1248  
macr1269  

Linguasphere
tami1289  
No data available  

Types of Language
  
  

Language Type
Living  
Living  

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

Language Morphological Typology
-  
-  

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

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Tamil and Oriya Speaking population

Tamil and Oriya speaking population is one of the factors based on which Tamil and Oriya languages can be compared. The total count of Tamil and Oriya Speaking population in percentage is also given. The percentage of people speaking Tamil language is 1.06 % whereas the percentage of people speaking Oriya language is 0.50 %. 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 Oriya on Tamil vs Oriya where you will get native speakers, speaking population in percentage and native names.

Tamil and Oriya Language Codes

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

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