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Countries

Countries

Malaysia, Mauritius, Puducherry, Singapore, Sri Lanka, Tamil Nadu
Vietnam

Total No. Of Countries

61
0 46
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National Language

Singapore, Sri Lanka, Tamil Nadu
Vietnam

Second Language

Andaman and Nicobar Islands, kerala, Puducherry
Australia, East Asia, North America, Southeast Asia, Western Europe

Speaking Continents

Asia
Asia

Minority Language

Canada, Malaysia, Mauritius, Reunion, Seychelles
Czech Republic

Regulated By

Official language Commission of Government of Tamil Nadu, Thanjavur Tamil University
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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.
  • The vocabulary of Vietnamese language is influenced by Chinese Language.
  • The only language in East Asia that uses the Latin alphabet is Vietnamese.

Similar To

Malayalam
Chinese Language

Derived From

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Chinese Language

Alphabets

Alphabets in

Alphabets

24737
18 247
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Phonology

How Many Vowels

1212
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
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Hard to Learn

Language Levels

33
2 12
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Time Taken to Learn

44 weeks44 weeks
3 88
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Greetings

Hello

வணக்கம் (Vanakkam)
Xin chào

Thank You

நன்றி (Naṉṟi)
Cam on

How Are You?

நீங்கள் எப்படி இருக்கிறீர்கள்? (Nīṅkaḷ eppaṭi irukkiṟīrkaḷ?)
Bạn khỏe không?

Good Night

நல்ல இரவு (Good night) / irravu vanakkam (Good night)
Chúc ngủ ngon

Good Evening

நல்ல மாலை (Nalla mālai)/ மாலை (irravu vanakkam)
Chào buổi tối

Good Afternoon

பிற்பகல் வணக்கம் (perpagal vanakkam)
Chào buổi trưa

Good Morning

காலை வணக்கம் (Kaalai Vanakkam)
Chào buổi sáng

Please

தயவு (Tayavu)
xin vui lòng

Sorry

மன்னிக்கவும் (Maṉṉikkavum)
Xin lỗi

Bye

சென்று வருகிறேன் (Sendru Varukiren)
Tạm biệt

I Love You

நான் உன்னை காதலிக்கிறேன் (Naan Unnai Kadalikiren)
tôi yêu bạn

Excuse Me

என்னை மன்னியுங்கள் (Eṉṉai maṉṉiyuṅkaḷ)
Xin loi

Dialects

Dialect 1

Kongu
Northern Vietnamese

Where They Speak

Kongu
Dong Bac, Haiphong, Hanoi, Red River Delta, Tay Bac

How Many People Speak

77,000,000.0076,000,000.00
1.5 960000000
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Dialect 2

Madurai Tamil
North-central Vietnamese

Where They Speak

Madurai, South Tamil Nadu
Ha Tinh, Nghe An, Thanh Hoa

How Many People Speak

77,000,000.0076,000,000.00
700 274000000
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Dialect 3

Tirunelveli Tamil
Mid-Central Vietnamese

Where They Speak

South Tamil Nadu, Thoothukudi, Tirunelveli
Hue, Quang Tri, Thua Thien

How Many People Speak

77,000,000.0076,000,000.00
2 230000000
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Total No. Of Dialects

105
0 188
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How Many People Speak

How Many People Speak?

78.00 million91.00 million
0 1200
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Speaking Population

1.06 %1.14 %
0 89
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Native Speakers

70.00 million75.00 million
0 873
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Second Language Speakers

8.00 million16.00 million
0.01 400
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Native Name

தமிழ்
tiếng việt (㗂越)

Alternative Names

Damulian, Tamal, Tamalsan, Tambul, Tamili
Annamese, Ching, Gin, Jing, Kinh, Viet

French Name

tamoul
vietnamien

German Name

Tamil
Vietnamesisch

Pronunciation

[t̪ɐmɨɻ]
[tĭəŋ vìəˀt] (Northern) [tǐəŋ jìək] (Southern)

Ethnicity

Tamil people or Tamilans
Vietnamese (Kinh) people

History

Origin

300 BC
c. 1440

Language Family

Dravidian Family
Austroasiatic Family

Subgroup

-
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Branch

-
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Language Forms

Early Forms

Old Tamil and Middle Tamil
Pre-Vietnamese, Proto-Vietnamese, Archaic Vietnamese, Ancient Vietnamese, Middle Vietnamese, Modern Vietnamese

Standard Forms

Modern Tamil
Standard Vietnamese

Language Position

1814
1 120
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Signed Forms

Signed Tamil
Vietnamese sign languages

Scope

Individual
Individual

Code

ISO 639 1

ta
vi

ISO 639 2

ISO 639 2/T

tam
vie

ISO 639 2/B

tam
vie

ISO 639 3

tam
vie

ISO 639 6

tam
vie

Glottocode

tami1289, oldt1248
viet1252

Linguasphere

tami1289
46-EBA

Types of Language

Language Type

Living
Living

Language Linguistic Typology

Subject-Object-Verb
Subject-Verb-Object

Language Morphological Typology

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Analytic, Isolating

Tamil and Vietnamese Alphabets

Tamil and Vietnamese Alphabets provides you with alphabets, vowels and consonants in Tamil and Vietnamese. In Tamil Alphabets there are 247 letters while in Vietnamese Alphabets there are 37 letters. To learn Tamil and Vietnamese languages the very first thing is to understand and learn alphabets of Tamil and Vietnamese 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 Vietnamese greetings, where you will find numerous useful phrases. Find whether Tamil and Vietnamese are Most Spoken Languages.

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

Tamil and Vietnamese Speaking population

Tamil and Vietnamese speaking population is one of the factors based on which Tamil and Vietnamese languages can be compared. The total count of Tamil and Vietnamese Speaking population in percentage is also given. The percentage of people speaking Tamil language is 1.06 % whereas the percentage of people speaking Vietnamese language is 1.14 %. 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 Vietnamese on Tamil vs Vietnamese where you will get native speakers, speaking population in percentage and native names.

Tamil and Vietnamese Language Codes

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