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Tamil and Punjabi


Punjabi and Tamil


Countries

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

Total No. Of Countries
6  
9
2  
13

National Language
Singapore, Sri Lanka, Tamil Nadu  
India, Pakistan  

Second Language
Andaman and Nicobar Islands, kerala, Puducherry  
Pakistan  

Speaking Continents
Asia  
Asia  

Minority Language
Canada, Malaysia, Mauritius, Reunion, Seychelles  
Australia, Canada, United Kingdom, United States of America  

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.
    •   
  • Punjabi is 2nd most spoken in United Kingdom and 4th most spoken in Canada.
  • Punjabi is tonal language, by using various tones Punjabi speakers are able to differentiate between words.
  

Similar To
Malayalam  
Hindi Language  

Derived From
-  
Sanskrit Language  

Alphabets

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

Alphabets
247  
99+
53  
32

Phonology
  
  

How Many Vowels
12  
9
9  
6

How Many Consonants
18  
8
41  
30

Scripts
Tamil  
Gurmukhi, Shahmukhi  

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

Hard to Learn
  
  

Language Levels
3  
2
4  
3

Time Taken to Learn
44 weeks  
17
6 weeks  
3

Greetings

Hello
வணக்கம் (Vanakkam)  
ਨਮਸਕਾਰ (namaskar)  

Thank You
நன்றி (Naṉṟi)  
ਸ਼ੁਕਰੀਆ (shukrīā)  

How Are You?
நீங்கள் எப்படி இருக்கிறீர்கள்? (Nīṅkaḷ eppaṭi irukkiṟīrkaḷ?)  
ਤੁਹਾਡਾ ਕੀ ਹਾਲ ਹੈ? (tuhāḍā kī hāl he?)  

Good Night
நல்ல இரவு (Good night) / irravu vanakkam (Good night)  
ਸ਼ੁੱਭ ਰਾਤਰੀ (shubh rātri)  

Good Evening
நல்ல மாலை (Nalla mālai)/ மாலை (irravu vanakkam)  
ਸਤ ਸੀ੍ ਅਕਾਲ (Sat sri akaal)  

Good Afternoon
பிற்பகல் வணக்கம் (perpagal vanakkam)  
ਨਮਸਕਾਰ (Namasakāra)  

Good Morning
காலை வணக்கம் (Kaalai Vanakkam)  
ਸਤ ਸੀ੍ ਅਕਾਲ (Sat sri akaal)  

Please
தயவு (Tayavu)  
ਕਿਰਪਾ ਕਰਕੇ (kirpā karkē)  

Sorry
மன்னிக்கவும் (Maṉṉikkavum)  
ਖਿਮਾ/ਮਾਫ਼ ਕਰੋ ਜੀ। (kimā)  

Bye
சென்று வருகிறேன் (Sendru Varukiren)  
ਫਿਰ ਮਿਲਾੰਗੇ (Fair milaange)  

I Love You
நான் உன்னை காதலிக்கிறேன் (Naan Unnai Kadalikiren)  
ਮੈਂ ਤੈਨੂੰ ਪਿਆਰ ਕਰਦਾ ਹਾਂ। (mẽ tenū̃ piār kardā hā̃)  

Excuse Me
என்னை மன்னியுங்கள் (Eṉṉai maṉṉiyuṅkaḷ)  
ਵੇਖੋ ਜੀ। (vēkhō jī)  

Dialects

Dialect 1
Kongu  
Pothohari  

Where They Speak
Kongu  
Pakistan  

How Many People Speak
77,000,000.00  
10
2,500,000.00  
99+

Dialect 2
Madurai Tamil  
Saraiki  

Where They Speak
Madurai, South Tamil Nadu  
Afganistan, India, Pakistan  

How Many People Speak
77,000,000.00  
8
20,000,000.00  
26

Dialect 3
Tirunelveli Tamil  
Doabi  

Where They Speak
South Tamil Nadu, Thoothukudi, Tirunelveli  
Pakistan, Punjab, India  

How Many People Speak
77,000,000.00  
7
130,000,000.00  
3

Total No. Of Dialects
10  
10
30  
24

How Many People Speak

How Many People Speak?
78.00 million  
21
154.30 million  
12

Speaking Population
1.06 %  
20
1.44 %  
12

Native Speakers
70.00 million  
15
100.00 million  
11

Second Language Speakers
8.00 million  
99+
54.30 million  
17

Native Name
தமிழ்  
ਪੰਜਾਬੀ, پنجابی  

Alternative Names
Damulian, Tamal, Tamalsan, Tambul, Tamili  
Lahanda, Lahnda, Lahndi, Lahori, Majhi, Gurmukhi, Gurumukhi, Panjabi  

French Name
tamoul  
pendjabi  

German Name
Tamil  
Pandschabi-Sprache  

Pronunciation
[t̪ɐmɨɻ]  
Not Availble  

Ethnicity
Tamil people or Tamilans  
Punjabis  

History

Origin
300 BC  
1000 AD  

Language Family
Dravidian Family  
Indo-European Family  

Subgroup
-  
Indo-Iranian  

Branch
-  
Indic  

Language Forms
  
  

Early Forms
Old Tamil and Middle Tamil  
Shauraseni, Kaikeyi  

Standard Forms
Modern Tamil  
Modern Punjabi  

Language Position
18  
16
23  
21

Signed Forms
Signed Tamil  
Indian Signing System (ISS)  

Scope
Individual  
-  

Code

ISO 639 1
ta  
pa  

ISO 639 2
  
  

ISO 639 2/T
tam  
pan  

ISO 639 2/B
tam  
pan  

ISO 639 3
tam  
pan  

ISO 639 6
tam  
panj  

Glottocode
tami1289, oldt1248  
panj1256  

Linguasphere
tami1289  
No data available  

Types of Language
  
  

Language Type
Living  
-  

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

Language Morphological Typology
-  
Fusional  

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

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Tamil and Punjabi Speaking population

Tamil and Punjabi speaking population is one of the factors based on which Tamil and Punjabi languages can be compared. The total count of Tamil and Punjabi Speaking population in percentage is also given. The percentage of people speaking Tamil language is 1.06 % whereas the percentage of people speaking Punjabi language is 1.44 %. 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 Punjabi on Tamil vs Punjabi where you will get native speakers, speaking population in percentage and native names.

Tamil and Punjabi Language Codes

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

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