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Tamil vs Kazakh


Kazakh vs Tamil


Countries

Countries
Malaysia, Mauritius, Puducherry, Singapore, Sri Lanka, Tamil Nadu  
China, Kazakhstan, Russia  

Total No. Of Countries
6  
9
3  
12

National Language
Singapore, Sri Lanka, Tamil Nadu  
Gambia, Kazakhstan  

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

Speaking Continents
Asia  
Asia, Europe  

Minority Language
Canada, Malaysia, Mauritius, Reunion, Seychelles  
Afganistan, Iran, Kyrgyzstan, Mongolia, People's Republic of China, Tajikistan, Turkey, Turkmenistan, Ukraine, Uzbekistan  

Regulated By
Official language Commission of Government of Tamil Nadu, Thanjavur Tamil University  
Kazakh language agency  

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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  • The Kazakh language can be written using a variety of scripts.
  • Kazakh Language contains many words from Russian, Arabic, Mongol, Persian and other Turkic languages.
  

Similar To
Malayalam  
Turkish and Uzbek Languages  

Derived From
-  
-  

Alphabets

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

Alphabets
247  
99+
24  
6

Phonology
  
  

How Many Vowels
12  
9
5  
2

How Many Consonants
18  
8
17  
7

Scripts
Tamil  
Arabic, Cyrillic  

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

Hard to Learn
  
  

Language Levels
3  
2
3  
2

Time Taken to Learn
44 weeks  
17
44 weeks  
17

Greetings

Hello
வணக்கம் (Vanakkam)  
Сәлеметсіз бе (Sälemetsiz be)  

Thank You
நன்றி (Naṉṟi)  
Рақмет сізге (Raqmet sizge)  

How Are You?
நீங்கள் எப்படி இருக்கிறீர்கள்? (Nīṅkaḷ eppaṭi irukkiṟīrkaḷ?)  
Қалыңыз қалай? (Qalıñız qalay?)  

Good Night
நல்ல இரவு (Good night) / irravu vanakkam (Good night)  
қайырлы түн (qayırlı tün)  

Good Evening
நல்ல மாலை (Nalla mālai)/ மாலை (irravu vanakkam)  
қайырлы кеш (qayırlı keş)  

Good Afternoon
பிற்பகல் வணக்கம் (perpagal vanakkam)  
қайырлы күн (qayırlı kün)  

Good Morning
காலை வணக்கம் (Kaalai Vanakkam)  
қайырлы таң (qayırlı tañ)  

Please
தயவு (Tayavu)  
өтінемін (ötinemin)  

Sorry
மன்னிக்கவும் (Maṉṉikkavum)  
кешіріңіз (keşiriñiz)  

Bye
சென்று வருகிறேன் (Sendru Varukiren)  
bye  

I Love You
நான் உன்னை காதலிக்கிறேன் (Naan Unnai Kadalikiren)  
Мен сені жақсы көремін (Men seni jaqsı köremin)  

Excuse Me
என்னை மன்னியுங்கள் (Eṉṉai maṉṉiyuṅkaḷ)  
Кешіріңіз! (Keşiriñiz!)  

Dialects

Dialect 1
Kongu  
Northeastern Kazakh  

Where They Speak
Kongu  
Kazakhstan  

How Many People Speak
77,000,000.00  
10
18,000,000.00  
31

Dialect 2
Madurai Tamil  
Southern Kazakh  

Where They Speak
Madurai, South Tamil Nadu  
Kazakhstan  

How Many People Speak
77,000,000.00  
8
18,000,000.00  
28

Dialect 3
Tirunelveli Tamil  
Western Kazakh  

Where They Speak
South Tamil Nadu, Thoothukudi, Tirunelveli  
Kazakhstan  

How Many People Speak
77,000,000.00  
7
18,000,000.00  
25

Total No. Of Dialects
10  
10
3  
3

How Many People Speak

How Many People Speak?
78.00 million  
21
11.00 million  
99+

Speaking Population
1.06 %  
20
0.17 %  
99+

Native Speakers
70.00 million  
15
11.00 million  
99+

Second Language Speakers
8.00 million  
99+
18.00 million  
32

Native Name
தமிழ்  
Қазақ тілі / Qazaq tili / قازاق ٴتىلى  

Alternative Names
Damulian, Tamal, Tamalsan, Tambul, Tamili  
Kaisak, Kazak, Kosach, Qazaq  

French Name
tamoul  
kazakh  

German Name
Tamil  
Kasachisch  

Pronunciation
[t̪ɐmɨɻ]  
[qɑˈzɑq tɘˈlɘ]  

Ethnicity
Tamil people or Tamilans  
Kazahks  

History

Origin
300 BC  
17th Century  

Language Family
Dravidian Family  
Turkic Family  

Subgroup
-  
Turkic  

Branch
-  
Northwestern (Kipchak)  

Language Forms
  
  

Early Forms
Old Tamil and Middle Tamil  
No early forms  

Standard Forms
Modern Tamil  
Kazakh  

Language Position
18  
16
93  
99+

Signed Forms
Signed Tamil  
Kazakh Sign Language  

Scope
Individual  
Individual  

Code

ISO 639 1
ta  
kk  

ISO 639 2
  
  

ISO 639 2/T
tam  
kaz  

ISO 639 2/B
tam  
kaz  

ISO 639 3
tam  
kaz  

ISO 639 6
tam  
kaz  

Glottocode
tami1289, oldt1248  
kaza1248  

Linguasphere
tami1289  
No data available  

Types of Language
  
  

Language Type
Living  
Living  

Language Linguistic Typology
Subject-Object-Verb  
-  

Language Morphological Typology
-  
Agglutinative  

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Tamil and Kazakh Language History

Comparison of Tamil vs Kazakh language history gives us differences between origin of Tamil and Kazakh language. History of Tamil language states that this language originated in 300 BC whereas history of Kazakh language states that this language originated in 17th Century. 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 Kazakh Language History.

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Tamil and Kazakh 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 Kazakh greetings helps you to understand basic phrases in Tamil and Kazakh language. Tamil word for "Hello" is வணக்கம் (Vanakkam) or Kazakh word for "Thank You" is Рақмет сізге (Raqmet sizge). Find more of such common Tamil Greetings and Kazakh Greetings. These greetings will help you to be more confident when conversing with natives that speak these languages.

Tamil vs Kazakh Difficulty

The Tamil vs Kazakh difficulty level basically depends on the number of Tamil Alphabets and Kazakh 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 Kazakh are the origin, speaking countries, language family, different greetings, speaking population of these languages. Want to know in Tamil and Kazakh, which language is harder to learn? Time required to learn Tamil is 44 weeks while to learn Kazakh time required is 44 weeks.

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