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Tamil vs Gujarati


Gujarati vs Tamil


Countries

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

Total No. Of Countries
6  
9
1  
14

National Language
Singapore, Sri Lanka, Tamil Nadu  
India  

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

Speaking Continents
Asia  
Asia  

Minority Language
Canada, Malaysia, Mauritius, Reunion, Seychelles  
Great Britain, Kenya, Malawi, Oman, Pakistan, Tanzania, Uganda, United States of America, Zambia  

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.
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  • Gujarati was the first language of Mohandas Karamchand Gandhi("Father of the Nation of India") and Vallabhbhai Patel ("Iron Man of India").
  • Most of the words in Gujarati language are adopted from Sanskrit.
  

Similar To
Malayalam  
Bengali Language  

Derived From
-  
Sanskrit Language  

Alphabets

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

Alphabets
247  
99+
47  
27

Phonology
  
  

How Many Vowels
12  
9
8  
5

How Many Consonants
18  
8
31  
21

Scripts
Tamil  
Devanagari  

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

Hard to Learn
  
  

Language Levels
3  
2
6  
5

Time Taken to Learn
44 weeks  
17
18 weeks  
4

Greetings

Hello
வணக்கம் (Vanakkam)  
નમસ્તે (namaste)  

Thank You
நன்றி (Naṉṟi)  
ધન્યવાદ (dhanvaad)  

How Are You?
நீங்கள் எப்படி இருக்கிறீர்கள்? (Nīṅkaḷ eppaṭi irukkiṟīrkaḷ?)  
કેમ છો (kem cho?)  

Good Night
நல்ல இரவு (Good night) / irravu vanakkam (Good night)  
શુભ રાત્રે (shub rātrē)  

Good Evening
நல்ல மாலை (Nalla mālai)/ மாலை (irravu vanakkam)  
સાંજે સારી (sān̄jē sārī)  

Good Afternoon
பிற்பகல் வணக்கம் (perpagal vanakkam)  
સારા બપોરે (sārā bapōrē)  

Good Morning
காலை வணக்கம் (Kaalai Vanakkam)  
સુ પ્રભાત (su prabhat)  

Please
தயவு (Tayavu)  
કૃપા કરીને(Kr̥pā karīnē)  

Sorry
மன்னிக்கவும் (Maṉṉikkavum)  
મન્ને મફ કરો (manne maaf karo)  

Bye
சென்று வருகிறேன் (Sendru Varukiren)  
બાય (Bāya)  

I Love You
நான் உன்னை காதலிக்கிறேன் (Naan Unnai Kadalikiren)  
હું તને પ્રેમ કરુ છું (hūṃ tane prem karū chūṃ)  

Excuse Me
என்னை மன்னியுங்கள் (Eṉṉai maṉṉiyuṅkaḷ)  
માફ કરશો (Māpha karaśō)  

Dialects

Dialect 1
Kongu  
Kathiyawadi  

Where They Speak
Kongu  
India, Mauritius, Oman, Pakistan, Singapore, South Africa, Tanzania, United Kingdom, United States of America  

How Many People Speak
77,000,000.00  
10
46,000,000.00  
16

Dialect 2
Madurai Tamil  
Kharwa  

Where They Speak
Madurai, South Tamil Nadu  
India, Mauritius, Pakistan, Singapore, United Kingdom, United States of America  

How Many People Speak
77,000,000.00  
8
56,000,000.00  
13

Dialect 3
Tirunelveli Tamil  
Surati  

Where They Speak
South Tamil Nadu, Thoothukudi, Tirunelveli  
-  

How Many People Speak
77,000,000.00  
7
56,000,000.00  
13

Total No. Of Dialects
10  
10
8  
8

How Many People Speak

How Many People Speak?
78.00 million  
21
60.00 million  
27

Speaking Population
1.06 %  
20
0.74 %  
25

Native Speakers
70.00 million  
15
50.00 million  
22

Second Language Speakers
8.00 million  
99+
55.00 million  
16

Native Name
தமிழ்  
ગુજરાતી (gujarātī)  

Alternative Names
Damulian, Tamal, Tamalsan, Tambul, Tamili  
Gujerathi, Gujerati, Gujrathi  

French Name
tamoul  
goudjrati  

German Name
Tamil  
Gujarati-Sprache  

Pronunciation
[t̪ɐmɨɻ]  
[ɡudʒəˈɾɑːt̪i]  

Ethnicity
Tamil people or Tamilans  
Gujaratis  

History

Origin
300 BC  
15  

Language Family
Dravidian Family  
Indo-European Family  

Subgroup
-  
Indo-Iranian  

Branch
-  
Indic  

Language Forms
  
  

Early Forms
Old Tamil and Middle Tamil  
Old Gujarati  

Standard Forms
Modern Tamil  
Modern Gujarati  

Language Position
18  
16
23  
21

Signed Forms
Signed Tamil  
Signed Gujarati  

Scope
Individual  
Individual  

Code

ISO 639 1
ta  
gu  

ISO 639 2
  
  

ISO 639 2/T
tam  
guj  

ISO 639 2/B
tam  
guj  

ISO 639 3
tam  
guj  

ISO 639 6
tam  
guj  

Glottocode
tami1289, oldt1248  
guja1252  

Linguasphere
tami1289  
No data available  

Types of Language
  
  

Language Type
Living  
Living  

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

Language Morphological Typology
-  
-  

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Tamil and Gujarati Language History

Comparison of Tamil vs Gujarati language history gives us differences between origin of Tamil and Gujarati language. History of Tamil language states that this language originated in 300 BC whereas history of Gujarati language states that this language originated in 15. Family of the language also forms a part of history of that language. More on language families of these languages can be found out on Tamil and Gujarati Language History.

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Tamil and Gujarati Greetings

People around the world use different languages to interact with each other. Even if we cannot communicate fluently in any language, it will always be beneficial to know about some of the common greetings or phrases from that language. This is where Tamil and Gujarati greetings helps you to understand basic phrases in Tamil and Gujarati language. Tamil word for "Hello" is வணக்கம் (Vanakkam) or Gujarati word for "Thank You" is ધન્યવાદ (dhanvaad). Find more of such common Tamil Greetings and Gujarati Greetings. These greetings will help you to be more confident when conversing with natives that speak these languages.

Tamil vs Gujarati Difficulty

The Tamil vs Gujarati difficulty level basically depends on the number of Tamil Alphabets and Gujarati Alphabets. Also the number of vowels and consonants in the language plays an important role in deciding the difficulty level of that language. The important points to be considered when we compare Tamil and Gujarati are the origin, speaking countries, language family, different greetings, speaking population of these languages. Want to know in Tamil and Gujarati, which language is harder to learn? Time required to learn Tamil is 44 weeks while to learn Gujarati time required is 18 weeks.

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