×

Tamil
Tamil

Portuguese
Portuguese



ADD
Compare
X
Tamil
X
Portuguese

Tamil and Portuguese

Add ⊕

Countries

Countries

Malaysia, Mauritius, Puducherry, Singapore, Sri Lanka, Tamil Nadu
Angola, Brazil, Cape Verde, East Timor, Equatorial Guinea, Guinea-Bissau, Macau, Mozambique, Portugal, São Tomé and Príncipe

Total No. Of Countries

610
0 46
👆🏻

National Language

Singapore, Sri Lanka, Tamil Nadu
Portugal

Second Language

Andaman and Nicobar Islands, kerala, Puducherry
United States of America

Speaking Continents

Asia
Africa, Asia, Australia, Europe, South America

Minority Language

Canada, Malaysia, Mauritius, Reunion, Seychelles
Australia, Daman and Diu, France, Germany, Goa, Italy, Japan, United States of America

Regulated By

Official language Commission of Government of Tamil Nadu, Thanjavur Tamil University
Academia Brasileira de Letras (Brazilian Literary Academy), Academia das Ciências de Lisboa, Classe de Letras

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.
  • Portuguese language has absorbed many words from French, Italian, Arabic and also from indigenous South American and African languages.
  • The first written document in Portuguese language was found in the 12th century.

Similar To

Malayalam
Spanish and Galician Languages

Derived From

-
Latin

Alphabets

Alphabets in

Alphabets

24723
18 247
👆🏻

Phonology

How Many Vowels

129
0 32
👆🏻

How Many Consonants

1819
9 60
👆🏻

Scripts

Tamil
Latin

Writing Direction

Left-To-Right, Horizontal
Left-To-Right, Horizontal

Hard to Learn

Language Levels

36
2 12
👆🏻

Time Taken to Learn

44 weeks24 weeks
3 88
👆🏻

Greetings

Hello

வணக்கம் (Vanakkam)
Olá

Thank You

நன்றி (Naṉṟi)
obrigado

How Are You?

நீங்கள் எப்படி இருக்கிறீர்கள்? (Nīṅkaḷ eppaṭi irukkiṟīrkaḷ?)
Como você está?

Good Night

நல்ல இரவு (Good night) / irravu vanakkam (Good night)
boa noite

Good Evening

நல்ல மாலை (Nalla mālai)/ மாலை (irravu vanakkam)
boa Noite

Good Afternoon

பிற்பகல் வணக்கம் (perpagal vanakkam)
boa Tarde

Good Morning

காலை வணக்கம் (Kaalai Vanakkam)
bom Dia

Please

தயவு (Tayavu)
Por Favor

Sorry

மன்னிக்கவும் (Maṉṉikkavum)
pesaroso

Bye

சென்று வருகிறேன் (Sendru Varukiren)
tchau

I Love You

நான் உன்னை காதலிக்கிறேன் (Naan Unnai Kadalikiren)
Eu te amo

Excuse Me

என்னை மன்னியுங்கள் (Eṉṉai maṉṉiyuṅkaḷ)
desculpe me

Dialects

Dialect 1

Kongu
Brazilian Portuguese

Where They Speak

Kongu
Brazil

How Many People Speak

77,000,000.00204,000,000.00
1.5 960000000
👆🏻

Dialect 2

Madurai Tamil
European Portuguese

Where They Speak

Madurai, South Tamil Nadu
Portugal

How Many People Speak

77,000,000.0010,000,000.00
700 274000000
👆🏻

Dialect 3

Tirunelveli Tamil
Daman and Diu Portuguese creole

Where They Speak

South Tamil Nadu, Thoothukudi, Tirunelveli
Daman and Diu

How Many People Speak

77,000,000.004,000.00
2 230000000
👆🏻

Total No. Of Dialects

1026
0 188
👆🏻

How Many People Speak

How Many People Speak?

78.00 million231.00 million
0 1200
👆🏻

Speaking Population

1.06 %3.27 %
0 89
👆🏻

Native Speakers

70.00 million216.00 million
0 873
👆🏻

Second Language Speakers

8.00 million15.00 million
0.01 400
👆🏻

Native Name

தமிழ்
Português

Alternative Names

Damulian, Tamal, Tamalsan, Tambul, Tamili
Português

French Name

tamoul
portugais

German Name

Tamil
Portugiesisch

Pronunciation

[t̪ɐmɨɻ]
[puɾtuˈɣeʃ], [poʁtuˈɡes]

Ethnicity

Tamil people or Tamilans
Portuguese people or portugueses

History

Origin

300 BC
3rd Century

Language Family

Dravidian Family
Indo-European Family

Subgroup

-
Romance

Branch

-
-

Language Forms

Early Forms

Old Tamil and Middle Tamil
Medieval Galician

Standard Forms

Modern Tamil
Portuguese

Language Position

186
1 120
👆🏻

Signed Forms

Signed Tamil
Signed Portuguese

Scope

Individual
Individual

Code

ISO 639 1

ta
pt

ISO 639 2

ISO 639 2/T

tam
por

ISO 639 2/B

tam
por

ISO 639 3

tam
por

ISO 639 6

tam
por

Glottocode

tami1289, oldt1248
port1283

Linguasphere

tami1289
51-AAA-a

Types of Language

Language Type

Living
Living

Language Linguistic Typology

Subject-Object-Verb
Subject-Verb-Object

Language Morphological Typology

-
-

Tamil and Portuguese Alphabets

Tamil and Portuguese Alphabets provides you with alphabets, vowels and consonants in Tamil and Portuguese. In Tamil Alphabets there are 247 letters while in Portuguese Alphabets there are 23 letters. To learn Tamil and Portuguese languages the very first thing is to understand and learn alphabets of Tamil and Portuguese 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 Portuguese greetings, where you will find numerous useful phrases. Find whether Tamil and Portuguese are Most Spoken Languages.

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

Tamil and Portuguese Speaking population

Tamil and Portuguese speaking population is one of the factors based on which Tamil and Portuguese languages can be compared. The total count of Tamil and Portuguese Speaking population in percentage is also given. The percentage of people speaking Tamil language is 1.06 % whereas the percentage of people speaking Portuguese language is 3.27 %. 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 Portuguese on Tamil vs Portuguese where you will get native speakers, speaking population in percentage and native names.

Tamil and Portuguese Language Codes

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