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Serbian and Tamil


Countries

Countries
Malaysia, Mauritius, Puducherry, Singapore, Sri Lanka, Tamil Nadu  
Bosnia and Herzegovina, Kosovo, Serbia, Slovakia  

Total No. Of Countries
6  
9
4  
11

National Language
Singapore, Sri Lanka, Tamil Nadu  
Bosnia, Croatia, Montenegro, Serbia  

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  
Croatia, Czech Republic, Hungary, Macedonia, Montenegro, Romania, Slovakia  

Regulated By
Official language Commission of Government of Tamil Nadu, Thanjavur Tamil University  
Board for Standardization of the Serbian 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.
    •   
  • Serbian language was derived from the Old Church Salvic, as the language was commonly spoken by most of Slavic people in the 9th Century.
  • Serbian language is based on Stokavian dialect.
  

Similar To
Malayalam  
Bosnian and Croatian Languages  

Derived From
-  
-  

Alphabets

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

Alphabets
247  
99+
30  
12

Phonology
  
  

How Many Vowels
12  
9
5  
2

How Many Consonants
18  
8
25  
15

Scripts
Tamil  
Cyrillic, Latin  

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

Hard to Learn
  
  

Language Levels
3  
2
5  
4

Time Taken to Learn
44 weeks  
17
44 weeks  
17

Greetings

Hello
வணக்கம் (Vanakkam)  
Здраво (Zdravo)  

Thank You
நன்றி (Naṉṟi)  
Хвала лепо (Hvala lepo)  

How Are You?
நீங்கள் எப்படி இருக்கிறீர்கள்? (Nīṅkaḷ eppaṭi irukkiṟīrkaḷ?)  
Како си? (Kako si?)  

Good Night
நல்ல இரவு (Good night) / irravu vanakkam (Good night)  
Лаку ноћ (Laku noć)  

Good Evening
நல்ல மாலை (Nalla mālai)/ மாலை (irravu vanakkam)  
Добро вече (Dobro veče)  

Good Afternoon
பிற்பகல் வணக்கம் (perpagal vanakkam)  
Добар дан (Dobar dan)  

Good Morning
காலை வணக்கம் (Kaalai Vanakkam)  
Добро јутро (Dobro jutro)  

Please
தயவு (Tayavu)  
Молим (Molim)  

Sorry
மன்னிக்கவும் (Maṉṉikkavum)  
Жао ми је (Žao mi je)  

Bye
சென்று வருகிறேன் (Sendru Varukiren)  
Довиђења (Doviđenja)  

I Love You
நான் உன்னை காதலிக்கிறேன் (Naan Unnai Kadalikiren)  
Волим те (Volim te)  

Excuse Me
என்னை மன்னியுங்கள் (Eṉṉai maṉṉiyuṅkaḷ)  
Извините (Izvinite)  

Dialects

Dialect 1
Kongu  
Prizren-Timok  

Where They Speak
Kongu  
Southeastern Serbia  

How Many People Speak
77,000,000.00  
10
12,000,000.00  
35

Dialect 2
Madurai Tamil  
Smederevo–Vršac  

Where They Speak
Madurai, South Tamil Nadu  
Serbia  

How Many People Speak
77,000,000.00  
8
12,000,000.00  
34

Dialect 3
Tirunelveli Tamil  
Torlakian  

Where They Speak
South Tamil Nadu, Thoothukudi, Tirunelveli  
Bulgaria, France, Kosovo, Macedonia, Romania, Serbia  

How Many People Speak
77,000,000.00  
7
1,500,000.00  
99+

Total No. Of Dialects
10  
10
3  
3

How Many People Speak

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

Speaking Population
1.06 %  
20
0.13 %  
99+

Native Speakers
70.00 million  
15
8.70 million  
99+

Second Language Speakers
8.00 million  
99+
12.00 million  
38

Native Name
தமிழ்  
српски (srpski) српски језик (srpski jezik)  

Alternative Names
Damulian, Tamal, Tamalsan, Tambul, Tamili  
Montenegrin  

French Name
tamoul  
serbe  

German Name
Tamil  
Serbisch  

Pronunciation
[t̪ɐmɨɻ]  
[sr̩̂pskiː]  

Ethnicity
Tamil people or Tamilans  
Serbs  

History

Origin
300 BC  
11th Century  

Language Family
Dravidian Family  
Indo-European Family  

Subgroup
-  
-  

Branch
-  
-  

Language Forms
  
  

Early Forms
Old Tamil and Middle Tamil  
No early forms  

Standard Forms
Modern Tamil  
Standard Serbian  

Language Position
18  
16
44  
99+

Signed Forms
Signed Tamil  
Srpski Znakovni Jezik (SZJ)  

Scope
Individual  
Individual  

Code

ISO 639 1
ta  
sr  

ISO 639 2
  
  

ISO 639 2/T
tam  
srp  

ISO 639 2/B
tam  
srp  

ISO 639 3
tam  
srp  

ISO 639 6
tam  
srp  

Glottocode
tami1289, oldt1248  
serb1264  

Linguasphere
tami1289  
53-AAA-g  

Types of Language
  
  

Language Type
Living  
Living  

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

Language Morphological Typology
-  
-  

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

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Tamil and Serbian Speaking population

Tamil and Serbian speaking population is one of the factors based on which Tamil and Serbian languages can be compared. The total count of Tamil and Serbian Speaking population in percentage is also given. The percentage of people speaking Tamil language is 1.06 % whereas the percentage of people speaking Serbian language is 0.13 %. 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 Serbian on Tamil vs Serbian where you will get native speakers, speaking population in percentage and native names.

Tamil and Serbian Language Codes

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

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