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Tamil vs Macedonian


Macedonian vs Tamil


Countries

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

Total No. Of Countries
6  
9
1  
14

National Language
Singapore, Sri Lanka, Tamil Nadu  
Albania, Bulgaria, Greece, Macedonia, Romania, Serbia  

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  
Albania, Romania, Serbia  

Regulated By
Official language Commission of Government of Tamil Nadu, Thanjavur Tamil University  
Macedonian Language Institute "Krste Misirkov"  

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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  • There are plenty of loan words in Macedonian language from the Serbian, Bulgarian and Russian languages.
  • The only Indo-European language that make use of the narrative mood is Macedonian language.
  

Similar To
Malayalam  
Bulgarian, Polish, Russian and Serbian Languages  

Derived From
-  
-  

Alphabets

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

Alphabets
247  
99+
31  
13

Phonology
  
  

How Many Vowels
12  
9
5  
2

How Many Consonants
18  
8
26  
16

Scripts
Tamil  
Cyrillic, Macedonian Braille  

Writing Direction
Left-To-Right, Horizontal  
-  

Hard to Learn
  
  

Language Levels
3  
2
3  
2

Time Taken to Learn
44 weeks  
17
44 weeks  
17

Greetings

Hello
வணக்கம் (Vanakkam)  
Здраво (Zdravo)  

Thank You
நன்றி (Naṉṟi)  
Благодарам (Blagodaram)  

How Are You?
நீங்கள் எப்படி இருக்கிறீர்கள்? (Nīṅkaḷ eppaṭi irukkiṟīrkaḷ?)  
Како си? (Kako si?)  

Good Night
நல்ல இரவு (Good night) / irravu vanakkam (Good night)  
Добра ноќ (Dobra nok)  

Good Evening
நல்ல மாலை (Nalla mālai)/ மாலை (irravu vanakkam)  
Добра вечер (Dobra večer)  

Good Afternoon
பிற்பகல் வணக்கம் (perpagal vanakkam)  
Добар ден (Dobar den)  

Good Morning
காலை வணக்கம் (Kaalai Vanakkam)  
Добро утро (Dobro utro)  

Please
தயவு (Tayavu)  
Ве молиме (Ve molime)  

Sorry
மன்னிக்கவும் (Maṉṉikkavum)  
жал (žal)  

Bye
சென்று வருகிறேன் (Sendru Varukiren)  
Чао (Čao)  

I Love You
நான் உன்னை காதலிக்கிறேன் (Naan Unnai Kadalikiren)  
Те сакам (Te sakam)  

Excuse Me
என்னை மன்னியுங்கள் (Eṉṉai maṉṉiyuṅkaḷ)  
Извинете ме (Izvinete me)  

Dialects

Dialect 1
Kongu  
Torlakian  

Where They Speak
Kongu  
Bulgaria, Kosovo, Macedonia, Romania, Serbia  

How Many People Speak
77,000,000.00  
10
1.50  
99+

Dialect 2
Madurai Tamil  
Debar  

Where They Speak
Madurai, South Tamil Nadu  
Macedonia  

How Many People Speak
77,000,000.00  
8
2,000,000.00  
99+

Dialect 3
Tirunelveli Tamil  
Galičnik  

Where They Speak
South Tamil Nadu, Thoothukudi, Tirunelveli  
Macedonia  

How Many People Speak
77,000,000.00  
7
2,100,000.00  
99+

Total No. Of Dialects
10  
10
28  
23

How Many People Speak

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

Speaking Population
1.06 %  
20
0.05 %  
99+

Native Speakers
70.00 million  
15
2.50 million  
99+

Second Language Speakers
8.00 million  
99+
2.00 million  
99+

Native Name
தமிழ்  
македонски (Makedonski) македонски јазик (makedonski jazik)  

Alternative Names
Damulian, Tamal, Tamalsan, Tambul, Tamili  
Macedonian Slavic, Makedonski, Slavic  

French Name
tamoul  
macédonien  

German Name
Tamil  
Makedonisch  

Pronunciation
[t̪ɐmɨɻ]  
[maˈkɛdɔnski ˈjazik]  

Ethnicity
Tamil people or Tamilans  
Macedonians  

History

Origin
300 BC  
2200 BC  

Language Family
Dravidian Family  
Indo-European Family  

Subgroup
-  
Slavic  

Branch
-  
Southern  

Language Forms
  
  

Early Forms
Old Tamil and Middle Tamil  
No early forms  

Standard Forms
Modern Tamil  
Macedonian  

Language Position
18  
16
45  
99+

Signed Forms
Signed Tamil  
Macedonian Sign Language  

Scope
Individual  
Individual  

Code

ISO 639 1
ta  
mk  

ISO 639 2
  
  

ISO 639 2/T
tam  
mkd  

ISO 639 2/B
tam  
mac  

ISO 639 3
tam  
mkd  

ISO 639 6
tam  
mkd  

Glottocode
tami1289, oldt1248  
mace1250  

Linguasphere
tami1289  
53-AAA-ha  

Types of Language
  
  

Language Type
Living  
Living  

Language Linguistic Typology
Subject-Object-Verb  
-  

Language Morphological Typology
-  
Analytic  

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Tamil and Macedonian Language History

Comparison of Tamil vs Macedonian language history gives us differences between origin of Tamil and Macedonian language. History of Tamil language states that this language originated in 300 BC whereas history of Macedonian language states that this language originated in 2200 BC. 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 Macedonian Language History.

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

Tamil vs Macedonian Difficulty

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

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