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Countries

Countries

Malaysia, Mauritius, Puducherry, Singapore, Sri Lanka, Tamil Nadu
Azerbaijan, Bosnia, Bulgaria, Cyprus, Greece, Iraq, Kosovo, Macedonia, Northern Cyprus, Romania, Turkey

Total No. Of Countries

611
0 46
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National Language

Singapore, Sri Lanka, Tamil Nadu
Turkey

Second Language

Andaman and Nicobar Islands, kerala, Puducherry
Not spoken in any of the countries

Speaking Continents

Asia
Asia, Europe

Minority Language

Canada, Malaysia, Mauritius, Reunion, Seychelles
Bosnia and Herzegovina, Greece, Iraq, Kosovo, Macedonia, Romania

Regulated By

Official language Commission of Government of Tamil Nadu, Thanjavur Tamil University
Turkish Language Association

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.
  • Turkish language oldest written records are found upon stone monuments in Central Asia, in Orhun, Yenisey and Talas regions.
  • Turkish language was developed in the Middle East, streching all the way to Eastern Europe.

Similar To

Malayalam
Azerbaijani Language

Derived From

-
-

Alphabets

Alphabets in

Alphabets

24729
18 247
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Phonology

How Many Vowels

128
0 32
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How Many Consonants

1821
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 weeks44 weeks
3 88
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Greetings

Hello

வணக்கம் (Vanakkam)
Merhaba

Thank You

நன்றி (Naṉṟi)
teşekkür ederim

How Are You?

நீங்கள் எப்படி இருக்கிறீர்கள்? (Nīṅkaḷ eppaṭi irukkiṟīrkaḷ?)
Nasılsın?

Good Night

நல்ல இரவு (Good night) / irravu vanakkam (Good night)
İyi Geceler

Good Evening

நல்ல மாலை (Nalla mālai)/ மாலை (irravu vanakkam)
İyi Akşamlar

Good Afternoon

பிற்பகல் வணக்கம் (perpagal vanakkam)
Tünaydın

Good Morning

காலை வணக்கம் (Kaalai Vanakkam)
günaydın

Please

தயவு (Tayavu)
lütfen

Sorry

மன்னிக்கவும் (Maṉṉikkavum)
üzgünüm

Bye

சென்று வருகிறேன் (Sendru Varukiren)
Hoşçakal

I Love You

நான் உன்னை காதலிக்கிறேன் (Naan Unnai Kadalikiren)
Seni seviyorum

Excuse Me

என்னை மன்னியுங்கள் (Eṉṉai maṉṉiyuṅkaḷ)
Afedersiniz

Dialects

Dialect 1

Kongu
Azerbaijani Turkish

Where They Speak

Kongu
Azerbaijan, Georgia, Iran, Iraq, Russia, Syria, Turkey

How Many People Speak

77,000,000.0026,000,000.00
1.5 960000000
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Dialect 2

Madurai Tamil
Crimean Turkish

Where They Speak

Madurai, South Tamil Nadu
Bulgaria, Kyrgyzstan, Romania, Russia, Turkey, Ukraine, Uzbekistan

How Many People Speak

77,000,000.00480,000.00
700 274000000
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Dialect 3

Tirunelveli Tamil
Gagauz

Where They Speak

South Tamil Nadu, Thoothukudi, Tirunelveli
Moldova, Russia, Turkey, Ukraine

How Many People Speak

77,000,000.00140,000.00
2 230000000
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Total No. Of Dialects

109
0 188
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How Many People Speak

How Many People Speak?

78.00 million75.00 million
0 1200
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Speaking Population

1.06 %0.95 %
0 89
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Native Speakers

70.00 million60.00 million
0 873
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Second Language Speakers

8.00 million15.00 million
0.01 400
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Native Name

தமிழ்
Türkçe

Alternative Names

Damulian, Tamal, Tamalsan, Tambul, Tamili
Anatolian, Türkisch

French Name

tamoul
turc

German Name

Tamil
Türkisch

Pronunciation

[t̪ɐmɨɻ]
[ˈtyɾct͡ʃɛ]

Ethnicity

Tamil people or Tamilans
Turkish

History

Origin

300 BC
c. 1350

Language Family

Dravidian Family
Turkic Family

Subgroup

-
Turkic

Branch

-
Southwestern(Oghuz)

Language Forms

Early Forms

Old Tamil and Middle Tamil
Old Anatalian Turkish, Ottoman Turkish and Turkish

Standard Forms

Modern Tamil
Ottoman Turkish(defunct)

Language Position

1819
1 120
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Signed Forms

Signed Tamil
Turkish Sign Language

Scope

Individual
Individual

Code

ISO 639 1

ta
tr

ISO 639 2

ISO 639 2/T

tam
tur

ISO 639 2/B

tam
tur

ISO 639 3

tam
tur

ISO 639 6

tam
tur

Glottocode

tami1289, oldt1248
nucl1301

Linguasphere

tami1289
44-AAB-a

Types of Language

Language Type

Living
Living

Language Linguistic Typology

Subject-Object-Verb
Subject-Object-Verb

Language Morphological Typology

-
Synthetic

Tamil and Turkish Alphabets

Tamil and Turkish Alphabets provides you with alphabets, vowels and consonants in Tamil and Turkish. In Tamil Alphabets there are 247 letters while in Turkish Alphabets there are 29 letters. To learn Tamil and Turkish languages the very first thing is to understand and learn alphabets of Tamil and Turkish 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 Turkish greetings, where you will find numerous useful phrases. Find whether Tamil and Turkish are Most Spoken Languages.

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

Tamil and Turkish Speaking population

Tamil and Turkish speaking population is one of the factors based on which Tamil and Turkish languages can be compared. The total count of Tamil and Turkish Speaking population in percentage is also given. The percentage of people speaking Tamil language is 1.06 % whereas the percentage of people speaking Turkish language is 0.95 %. 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 Turkish on Tamil vs Turkish where you will get native speakers, speaking population in percentage and native names.

Tamil and Turkish Language Codes

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