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Ukrainian and Tamil


Countries

Countries
Malaysia, Mauritius, Puducherry, Singapore, Sri Lanka, Tamil Nadu  
Ukraine  

Total No. Of Countries
6  
9
1  
14

National Language
Singapore, Sri Lanka, Tamil Nadu  
Ukraine  

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  
Bosnia and Herzegovina, Croatia, Czech Republic, Hungary, Moldova, Poland, Romania, Russia, Serbia  

Regulated By
Official language Commission of Government of Tamil Nadu, Thanjavur Tamil University  
National Academy of Sciences of Ukraine: Institute for the Ukrainian 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.
    •   
  • Ukrainian Language is second most widespread among the Slavic languages after the Russian Language.
  • Ukrainian Language is among the top three most melodious language in the world.
  

Similar To
Malayalam  
Russian and Belarusian Languages  

Derived From
-  
-  

Alphabets

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

Alphabets
247  
99+
33  
15

Phonology
  
  

How Many Vowels
12  
9
6  
3

How Many Consonants
18  
8
22  
12

Scripts
Tamil  
Cyrillic, Ukrainian Braille  

Writing Direction
Left-To-Right, Horizontal  
-  

Hard to Learn
  
  

Language Levels
3  
2
6  
5

Time Taken to Learn
44 weeks  
17
44 weeks  
17

Greetings

Hello
வணக்கம் (Vanakkam)  
Здравствуйте (Zdravstvuyte)  

Thank You
நன்றி (Naṉṟi)  
Дякую (Dyakuyu)  

How Are You?
நீங்கள் எப்படி இருக்கிறீர்கள்? (Nīṅkaḷ eppaṭi irukkiṟīrkaḷ?)  
Як ти поживаєш? (Jak ty požyvajesh?)  

Good Night
நல்ல இரவு (Good night) / irravu vanakkam (Good night)  
На добраніч (Na dobranič)  

Good Evening
நல்ல மாலை (Nalla mālai)/ மாலை (irravu vanakkam)  
Доброго вечора (Dobroho večora)  

Good Afternoon
பிற்பகல் வணக்கம் (perpagal vanakkam)  
Доброго дня (Dobroho dnia)  

Good Morning
காலை வணக்கம் (Kaalai Vanakkam)  
Доброго ранку! (Dobroho ranku)  

Please
தயவு (Tayavu)  
будь ласк  

Sorry
மன்னிக்கவும் (Maṉṉikkavum)  
вибачте (vybachte)  

Bye
சென்று வருகிறேன் (Sendru Varukiren)  
до побачення (do pobachennya)  

I Love You
நான் உன்னை காதலிக்கிறேன் (Naan Unnai Kadalikiren)  
я тебе люблю (ya tebe lyublyu)  

Excuse Me
என்னை மன்னியுங்கள் (Eṉṉai maṉṉiyuṅkaḷ)  
Перепрошую! (Pereprošuju)  

Dialects

Dialect 1
Kongu  
Podillian  

Where They Speak
Kongu  
North Odessa Oblast, South Khmelnytskyi, South Vinnytsia  

How Many People Speak
77,000,000.00  
10
42,000,000.00  
17

Dialect 2
Madurai Tamil  
Volynian  

Where They Speak
Madurai, South Tamil Nadu  
Rivne, Volyn  

How Many People Speak
77,000,000.00  
8
44,000,000.00  
15

Dialect 3
Tirunelveli Tamil  
Steppe  

Where They Speak
South Tamil Nadu, Thoothukudi, Tirunelveli  
South Ukraine, Southeastern Ukraine  

How Many People Speak
77,000,000.00  
7
42,000,000.00  
14

Total No. Of Dialects
10  
10
15  
14

How Many People Speak

How Many People Speak?
78.00 million  
21
39.00 million  
32

Speaking Population
1.06 %  
20
0.46 %  
32

Native Speakers
70.00 million  
15
39.00 million  
25

Second Language Speakers
8.00 million  
99+
30.00 million  
26

Native Name
தமிழ்  
Українська (Ukrajins'ka)  

Alternative Names
Damulian, Tamal, Tamalsan, Tambul, Tamili  
Ukrayins'ka Mova  

French Name
tamoul  
ukrainien  

German Name
Tamil  
Ukrainisch  

Pronunciation
[t̪ɐmɨɻ]  
[ukrɑˈjiɲsʲkɐ ˈmɔwɐ]  

Ethnicity
Tamil people or Tamilans  
Ukrainians  

History

Origin
300 BC  
1561  

Language Family
Dravidian Family  
Indo-European Family  

Subgroup
-  
Slavic  

Branch
-  
Eastern  

Language Forms
  
  

Early Forms
Old Tamil and Middle Tamil  
Old East Slavic, Ukrainian  

Standard Forms
Modern Tamil  
Modern Ukrainian  

Language Position
18  
16
26  
24

Signed Forms
Signed Tamil  
Ukrainian Sign Language  

Scope
Individual  
Individual  

Code

ISO 639 1
ta  
uk  

ISO 639 2
  
  

ISO 639 2/T
tam  
ukr  

ISO 639 2/B
tam  
ukr  

ISO 639 3
tam  
ukr  

ISO 639 6
tam  
ukr  

Glottocode
tami1289, oldt1248  
ukra1253  

Linguasphere
tami1289  
53-AAA-eda to 53-AAA-edq  

Types of Language
  
  

Language Type
Living  
Living  

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

Language Morphological Typology
-  
Fusional, Synthetic  

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

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Tamil and Ukrainian Speaking population

Tamil and Ukrainian speaking population is one of the factors based on which Tamil and Ukrainian languages can be compared. The total count of Tamil and Ukrainian Speaking population in percentage is also given. The percentage of people speaking Tamil language is 1.06 % whereas the percentage of people speaking Ukrainian language is 0.46 %. 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 Ukrainian on Tamil vs Ukrainian where you will get native speakers, speaking population in percentage and native names.

Tamil and Ukrainian Language Codes

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

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