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1 Countries
1.1 Countries
India, Pakistan
Malaysia, Mauritius, Puducherry, Singapore, Sri Lanka, Tamil Nadu
1.2 Total No. Of Countries
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Rank: 13 (Overall)
6
Rank: 9 (Overall)
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1.3 National Language
Pakistan
Singapore, Sri Lanka, Tamil Nadu
1.4 Second Language
Pakistan
Andaman and Nicobar Islands, kerala, Puducherry
1.5 Speaking Continents
Asia, Oceania
Asia
1.6 Minority Language
India
Canada, Malaysia, Mauritius, Reunion, Seychelles
1.7 Regulated By
National Council for Promotion of Urdu Language, India, National Language Authority, Pakistan
Official language Commission of Government of Tamil Nadu, Thanjavur Tamil University
1.8 Interesting Facts
  • Urdu is a language of beauty and grace, that adds meaning to prose and charm to poetry.
  • Different languages such as Arabic, Persian and Turkish gave birth and richness to Urdu.
  • 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.
    1.9 Similar To
    Arabic and Hindi Languages
    Malayalam
    1.10 Derived From
    Ghaznavid Persian Language
    Not Available
    2 Alphabets
    2.1 Alphabets in
    2.2 Alphabets
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    52
    Rank: 31 (Overall)
    247
    Rank: 41 (Overall)
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    2.3 Phonology
    2.3.1 How Many Vowels
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    10
    Rank: 7 (Overall)
    12
    Rank: 9 (Overall)
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    2.3.2 How Many Consonants
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    40
    Rank: 29 (Overall)
    18
    Rank: 8 (Overall)
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    2.4 Scripts
    Arabic
    Tamil
    2.5 Writing Direction
    Right-To-Left, Horizontal
    Left-To-Right, Horizontal
    2.6 Hard to Learn
    2.6.1 Language Levels
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    4
    Rank: 3 (Overall)
    3
    Rank: 2 (Overall)
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    2.6.2 Time Taken to Learn
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    44 weeks
    Rank: 11 (Overall)
    44 weeks
    Rank: 11 (Overall)
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    3 Greetings
    3.1 Hello
    خوش آمديد
    வணக்கம் (Vanakkam)
    3.2 Thank You
    آپ کا شکریہ
    நன்றி (Naṉṟi)
    3.3 How Are You?
    آپ کیسے ہیں؟
    நீங்கள் எப்படி இருக்கிறீர்கள்? (Nīṅkaḷ eppaṭi irukkiṟīrkaḷ?)
    3.4 Good Night
    گڈ نائٹ
    நல்ல இரவு (Good night) / irravu vanakkam (Good night)
    3.5 Good Evening
    سلام علیکم
    நல்ல மாலை (Nalla mālai)/ மாலை (irravu vanakkam)
    3.6 Good Afternoon
    گڈ آفٹر نون
    பிற்பகல் வணக்கம் (perpagal vanakkam)
    3.7 Good Morning
    گڈ مارننگ
    காலை வணக்கம் (Kaalai Vanakkam)
    3.8 Please
    براہ مہربانی
    தயவு (Tayavu)
    3.9 Sorry
    معاف کرنا
    மன்னிக்கவும் (Maṉṉikkavum)
    3.10 Bye
    الوداع
    சென்று வருகிறேன் (Sendru Varukiren)
    3.11 I Love You
    مجھے تم سے محبت
    நான் உன்னை காதலிக்கிறேன் (Naan Unnai Kadalikiren)
    3.12 Excuse Me
    معاف کیجئے گا
    என்னை மன்னியுங்கள் (Eṉṉai maṉṉiyuṅkaḷ)
    4 Dialects
    4.1 Dialect 1
    Dakhini
    Kongu
    4.1.1 Where They Speak
    India
    Kongu
    4.1.2 How Many People Speak
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    11,000,000.00
    Rank: 12 (Overall)
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    4.2 Dialect 2
    Hyderabadi Urdu
    Madurai Tamil
    4.2.1 Where They Speak
    India
    Madurai, South Tamil Nadu
    4.2.2 How Many People Speak
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    Rank: N/A (Overall)
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    Rank: N/A (Overall)
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    4.3 Dialect 3
    Rekhta
    Tirunelveli Tamil
    4.3.1 Where They Speak
    South Asia
    South Tamil Nadu, Thoothukudi, Tirunelveli
    4.3.2 How Many People Speak
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    4.4 Total No. Of Dialects
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    3
    Rank: 3 (Overall)
    10
    Rank: 10 (Overall)
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    5 How Many People Speak
    5.1 How Many People Speak?
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    104.00 million
    Rank: 15 (Overall)
    78.00 million
    Rank: 21 (Overall)
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    5.2 Speaking Population
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    0.99 %
    Rank: 20 (Overall)
    1.06 %
    Rank: 19 (Overall)
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    5.3 Native Speakers
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    61.00 million
    Rank: 19 (Overall)
    70.00 million
    Rank: 15 (Overall)
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    5.3.1 Second Language Speakers
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    43.00 million
    Rank: 14 (Overall)
    8.00 million
    Rank: 24 (Overall)
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    5.3.2 Native Name
    اُردُو
    தமிழ்
    5.3.3 Alternative Names
    Bihari
    Damulian, Tamal, Tamalsan, Tambul, Tamili
    5.3.4 French Name
    ourdou
    tamoul
    5.3.5 German Name
    Urdu
    Tamil
    5.4 Pronunciation
    [ˈʊrd̪u]
    [t̪ɐmɨɻ]
    5.5 Ethnicity
    Not Available
    Tamil people or Tamilans
    6 History
    6.1 Origin
    12th Century CE
    300 BC
    6.2 Language Family
    Indo-European Family
    Dravidian Family
    6.2.1 Subgroup
    Indo-Iranian
    Not Available
    6.2.2 Branch
    Indic
    Not Available
    6.3 Language Forms
    6.3.1 Early Forms
    No early forms
    Old Tamil and Middle Tamil
    6.3.2 Standard Forms
    Modern Standard Urdu
    Modern Tamil
    6.3.3 Language Position
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    18
    Rank: 16 (Overall)
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    6.3.4 Signed Forms
    Signed Urdu
    Signed Tamil
    6.4 Scope
    Individual
    Individual
    7 Code
    7.1 ISO 639 1
    ur
    ta
    7.2 ISO 639 2
    7.2.1 ISO 639 2/T
    urd
    tam
    7.2.2 ISO 639 2/B
    urd
    tam
    7.3 ISO 639 3
    urd
    tam
    7.4 ISO 639 6
    Not Available
    tam
    7.5 Glottocode
    urdu1245
    tami1289, oldt1248
    7.6 Linguasphere
    59-AAF-q
    tami1289
    7.7 Types of Language
    7.7.1 Language Type
    Living
    Living
    7.7.2 Language Linguistic Typology
    Not Available
    Subject-Object-Verb
    7.7.3 Language Morphological Typology
    Fusional
    Not Available

    Urdu and Tamil Alphabets

    Urdu and Tamil Alphabets provides you with alphabets, vowels and consonants in Urdu and Tamil. In Urdu Alphabets there are 52 letters while in Tamil Alphabets there are 247 letters. To learn Urdu and Tamil languages the very first thing is to understand and learn alphabets of Urdu and Tamil languages. The Urdu phonology consist Urdu vowels and Urdu consonants. After alphabets, words are to be learned and after words, phrases in that language. Take a look at Urdu greetings vs Tamil greetings, where you will find numerous useful phrases. Find whether Urdu and Tamil are Most Spoken Languages.

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

    Urdu and Tamil Speaking population

    Urdu and Tamil speaking population is one of the factors based on which Urdu and Tamil languages can be compared. The total count of Urdu and Tamil Speaking population in percentage is also given. The percentage of people speaking Urdu language is 0.99 % whereas the percentage of people speaking Tamil language is 1.06 %. 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 Urdu and Tamil on Urdu vs Tamil where you will get native speakers, speaking population in percentage and native names.

    Urdu and Tamil Language Codes

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

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