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Countries

Countries

Malaysia, Mauritius, Puducherry, Singapore, Sri Lanka, Tamil Nadu
Andora, Argentina, Aruba, Australia, Belize, Bolivia, Brazil, Canada, Chile, Colombia, Costa Rica, Cuba, Dominican Republic, Ecuador, El Salvador, Equatorial Guinea, France, Gibraltar, Guatemala, Honduras, Jamaica, Latvia, Luxembourg, Mexico, Morocco, Namibia, Netherlands Antilles, New Zealand, Nicaragua, Norway, Panama, Paraguay, Peru, Philippines, Puerto Rico, Russia, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland, Trinidad and Tobago, Turkey, United Kingdom, United States of America, Uruguay, Venezuela, Western Sahara

Total No. Of Countries

646
0 46
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National Language

Singapore, Sri Lanka, Tamil Nadu
Spain

Second Language

Andaman and Nicobar Islands, kerala, Puducherry
Andora, Aruba, Australia, Austria, Belgium, Belize, Brazil, Bulgaria, Canada, Denmark, France, Germany, Ireland, Israel, Italy, Jamaica, Luxembourg, Morocco, Netherlands, Netherlands Antilles, New Zealand, Philippines, Poland, Portugal, Romania, Russia, Slovenia, Switzerland, Trinidad and Tobago, Turkey, United Kingdom, United States of America, US Virgin Islands

Speaking Continents

Asia
Africa, Asia, Europe, North America, South America

Minority Language

Canada, Malaysia, Mauritius, Reunion, Seychelles
Brazil, France, Germany, Italy, Japan, Morocco, United Kingdom

Regulated By

Official language Commission of Government of Tamil Nadu, Thanjavur Tamil University
Asociación de Academias de la Lengua Española

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.
  • One of the world's most phonetic language is Spanish.
  • Up to the 18th century, Spanish was diplomatic language.

Similar To

Malayalam
French Language

Derived From

-
Latin

Alphabets

Alphabets in

Alphabets

24727
18 247
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Phonology

How Many Vowels

125
0 32
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How Many Consonants

1822
9 60
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Scripts

Tamil
Latin

Writing Direction

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

Hard to Learn

Language Levels

36
2 12
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Time Taken to Learn

44 weeks24 weeks
3 88
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Greetings

Hello

வணக்கம் (Vanakkam)
hola

Thank You

நன்றி (Naṉṟi)
Gracias

How Are You?

நீங்கள் எப்படி இருக்கிறீர்கள்? (Nīṅkaḷ eppaṭi irukkiṟīrkaḷ?)
Cómo estás?

Good Night

நல்ல இரவு (Good night) / irravu vanakkam (Good night)
Buenas Noches

Good Evening

நல்ல மாலை (Nalla mālai)/ மாலை (irravu vanakkam)
Bonne soirée

Good Afternoon

பிற்பகல் வணக்கம் (perpagal vanakkam)
Buenas Tardes

Good Morning

காலை வணக்கம் (Kaalai Vanakkam)
Buenos Días

Please

தயவு (Tayavu)
Por Favor

Sorry

மன்னிக்கவும் (Maṉṉikkavum)
triste

Bye

சென்று வருகிறேன் (Sendru Varukiren)
adiós

I Love You

நான் உன்னை காதலிக்கிறேன் (Naan Unnai Kadalikiren)
Te Quiero

Excuse Me

என்னை மன்னியுங்கள் (Eṉṉai maṉṉiyuṅkaḷ)
Discúlpeme

Dialects

Dialect 1

Kongu
Mexican Spanish

Where They Speak

Kongu
Mexico

How Many People Speak

77,000,000.00105,000,000.00
1.5 960000000
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Dialect 2

Madurai Tamil
Cuban Spanish

Where They Speak

Madurai, South Tamil Nadu
Cuba

How Many People Speak

77,000,000.0011,000,000.00
700 274000000
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Dialect 3

Tirunelveli Tamil
Puerto Rican Spanish

Where They Speak

South Tamil Nadu, Thoothukudi, Tirunelveli
Puerto Rico

How Many People Speak

77,000,000.003,900,000.00
2 230000000
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Total No. Of Dialects

1021
0 188
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How Many People Speak

How Many People Speak?

78.00 million489.00 million
0 1200
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Speaking Population

1.06 %6.15 %
0 89
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Native Speakers

70.00 million410.00 million
0 873
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Second Language Speakers

8.00 million89.50 million
0.01 400
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Native Name

தமிழ்
Español

Alternative Names

Damulian, Tamal, Tamalsan, Tambul, Tamili
Castellano, Castilian, Español

French Name

tamoul
espagnol; castillan

German Name

Tamil
Spanisch

Pronunciation

[t̪ɐmɨɻ]
[espaˈɲol], [kasteˈʎano]

Ethnicity

Tamil people or Tamilans
Spanish people

History

Origin

300 BC
210 BC

Language Family

Dravidian Family
Indo-European Family

Subgroup

-
Romance

Branch

-
-

Language Forms

Early Forms

Old Tamil and Middle Tamil
Old Spanish and Spanish

Standard Forms

Modern Tamil
Pluricentric Standard Spanish

Language Position

182
1 120
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Signed Forms

Signed Tamil
Signed Spanish

Scope

Individual
Individual

Code

ISO 639 1

ta
es

ISO 639 2

ISO 639 2/T

tam
spa

ISO 639 2/B

tam
spa

ISO 639 3

tam
spa

ISO 639 6

tam
spa

Glottocode

tami1289, oldt1248
stan1288

Linguasphere

tami1289
51-AAA-b

Types of Language

Language Type

Living
Living

Language Linguistic Typology

Subject-Object-Verb
Subject-Object-Verb

Language Morphological Typology

-
Fusional, Synthetic

Tamil and Spanish Alphabets

Tamil and Spanish Alphabets provides you with alphabets, vowels and consonants in Tamil and Spanish. In Tamil Alphabets there are 247 letters while in Spanish Alphabets there are 27 letters. To learn Tamil and Spanish languages the very first thing is to understand and learn alphabets of Tamil and Spanish 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 Spanish greetings, where you will find numerous useful phrases. Find whether Tamil and Spanish are Most Spoken Languages.

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

Tamil and Spanish Speaking population

Tamil and Spanish speaking population is one of the factors based on which Tamil and Spanish languages can be compared. The total count of Tamil and Spanish Speaking population in percentage is also given. The percentage of people speaking Tamil language is 1.06 % whereas the percentage of people speaking Spanish language is 6.15 %. 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 Spanish on Tamil vs Spanish where you will get native speakers, speaking population in percentage and native names.

Tamil and Spanish Language Codes

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