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Uyghur and Tamil


Tamil and Uyghur


Countries

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

Total No. Of Countries
1  
14
6  
9

National Language
China  
Singapore, Sri Lanka, Tamil Nadu  

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

Speaking Continents
Asia  
Asia  

Minority Language
Kazakhstan, Uzbekistan  
Canada, Malaysia, Mauritius, Reunion, Seychelles  

Regulated By
Working Committee of Ethnic Language and Writing of Xinjiang Uyghur Autonomous Region  
Official language Commission of Government of Tamil Nadu, Thanjavur Tamil University  

Interesting Facts
  • Uyghur language has large quantity of loan words from Persian, Russian and Chinese.
  • Uyghur was originally written with the Orkhon Alphabets.
  
  • 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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Similar To
Uzbek Language  
Malayalam  

Derived From
Gokturk Language  
-  

Alphabets

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

Alphabets
36  
18
247  
99+

Phonology
  
  

How Many Vowels
9  
6
12  
9

How Many Consonants
27  
17
18  
8

Scripts
Arabic, Cyrillic, Latin  
Tamil  

Writing Direction
Left-To-Right, Vertical, Top-To-Bottom  
Left-To-Right, Horizontal  

Hard to Learn
  
  

Language Levels
5  
4
3  
2

Time Taken to Learn
44 weeks  
17
44 weeks  
17

Greetings

Hello
Ässalamu läykum.  
வணக்கம் (Vanakkam)  

Thank You
rakhmat  
நன்றி (Naṉṟi)  

How Are You?
Yakshimasiz? / Qandaq ahwalingiz?  
நீங்கள் எப்படி இருக்கிறீர்கள்? (Nīṅkaḷ eppaṭi irukkiṟīrkaḷ?)  

Good Night
Kachlikingz khayrilik bolsun  
நல்ல இரவு (Good night) / irravu vanakkam (Good night)  

Good Evening
Kachlikingz khayrilik bolsun!  
நல்ல மாலை (Nalla mālai)/ மாலை (irravu vanakkam)  

Good Afternoon
تۆنۈگۈن خەير  
பிற்பகல் வணக்கம் (perpagal vanakkam)  

Good Morning
Atiganlikingz khayrilik bolsun!  
காலை வணக்கம் (Kaalai Vanakkam)  

Please
birdam  
தயவு (Tayavu)  

Sorry
kachurung  
மன்னிக்கவும் (Maṉṉikkavum)  

Bye
Khayr khosh  
சென்று வருகிறேன் (Sendru Varukiren)  

I Love You
sizni yahshi kOrman  
நான் உன்னை காதலிக்கிறேன் (Naan Unnai Kadalikiren)  

Excuse Me
Kachurung  
என்னை மன்னியுங்கள் (Eṉṉai maṉṉiyuṅkaḷ)  

Dialects

Dialect 1
Turpan  
Kongu  

Where They Speak
China  
Kongu  

How Many People Speak
10,000,000.00  
37
77,000,000.00  
10

Dialect 2
Hotan  
Madurai Tamil  

Where They Speak
China  
Madurai, South Tamil Nadu  

How Many People Speak
10,000,000.00  
37
77,000,000.00  
8

Dialect 3
Lop Nur  
Tirunelveli Tamil  

Where They Speak
China  
South Tamil Nadu, Thoothukudi, Tirunelveli  

How Many People Speak
25,000,000.00  
21
77,000,000.00  
7

Total No. Of Dialects
7  
7
10  
10

How Many People Speak

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

Speaking Population
0.12 %  
99+
1.06 %  
20

Native Speakers
8.20 million  
99+
70.00 million  
15

Second Language Speakers
25.00 million  
27
8.00 million  
99+

Native Name
Уйғур /ئۇيغۇر (ujġgur / uyghur)  
தமிழ்  

Alternative Names
Uighuir, Uighur, Uiguir, Uigur, Uygur, Weiwu’er, Wiga  
Damulian, Tamal, Tamalsan, Tambul, Tamili  

French Name
ouïgour  
tamoul  

German Name
Uigurisch  
Tamil  

Pronunciation
[ʊjʁʊrˈtʃɛ], [ʊjˈʁʊr tili]  
[t̪ɐmɨɻ]  

Ethnicity
Uyghur  
Tamil people or Tamilans  

History

Origin
11  
300 BC  

Language Family
Turkic Family  
Dravidian Family  

Subgroup
-  
-  

Branch
-  
-  

Language Forms
  
  

Early Forms
Karakhanid, Chagatai, Eastern Turki  
Old Tamil and Middle Tamil  

Standard Forms
Uyghur  
Modern Tamil  

Language Position
98  
99+
18  
16

Signed Forms
Signed Uyghur  
Signed Tamil  

Scope
-  
Individual  

Code

ISO 639 1
ug  
ta  

ISO 639 2
  
  

ISO 639 2/T
uig  
tam  

ISO 639 2/B
uig  
tam  

ISO 639 3
uig  
tam  

ISO 639 6
uig  
tam  

Glottocode
uigh1240  
tami1289, oldt1248  

Linguasphere
No data Available  
tami1289  

Types of Language
  
  

Language Type
-  
Living  

Language Linguistic Typology
-  
Subject-Object-Verb  

Language Morphological Typology
-  
-  

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

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Uyghur and Tamil Speaking population

Uyghur and Tamil speaking population is one of the factors based on which Uyghur and Tamil languages can be compared. The total count of Uyghur and Tamil Speaking population in percentage is also given. The percentage of people speaking Uyghur language is 0.12 % 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 Uyghur and Tamil on Uyghur vs Tamil where you will get native speakers, speaking population in percentage and native names.

Uyghur and Tamil Language Codes

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

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