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Welsh vs Tamil


Tamil vs Welsh


Countries

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

Total No. Of Countries
1  
14
6  
9

National Language
Wales  
Singapore, Sri Lanka, Tamil Nadu  

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

Speaking Continents
Europe  
Asia  

Minority Language
Argentina, United Kingdom  
Canada, Malaysia, Mauritius, Reunion, Seychelles  

Regulated By
Welsh Language Commissioner  
Official language Commission of Government of Tamil Nadu, Thanjavur Tamil University  

Interesting Facts
  • One of the Celtic language still spoken with great numbers of speakers is Welsh language.
  • Welsh was evolved from British , which was spoken by ancient Britons.
  
  • 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
English Language  
Malayalam  

Derived From
British Language  
-  

Alphabets

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

Alphabets
29  
11
247  
99+

Phonology
  
  

How Many Vowels
7  
4
12  
9

How Many Consonants
21  
11
18  
8

Scripts
Latin  
Tamil  

Writing Direction
-  
Left-To-Right, Horizontal  

Hard to Learn
  
  

Language Levels
4  
3
3  
2

Time Taken to Learn
30 weeks  
10
44 weeks  
17

Greetings

Hello
Helô  
வணக்கம் (Vanakkam)  

Thank You
Diolch  
நன்றி (Naṉṟi)  

How Are You?
Sut ydych chi?  
நீங்கள் எப்படி இருக்கிறீர்கள்? (Nīṅkaḷ eppaṭi irukkiṟīrkaḷ?)  

Good Night
Nos da  
நல்ல இரவு (Good night) / irravu vanakkam (Good night)  

Good Evening
Noswaith dda  
நல்ல மாலை (Nalla mālai)/ மாலை (irravu vanakkam)  

Good Afternoon
P'nawn da  
பிற்பகல் வணக்கம் (perpagal vanakkam)  

Good Morning
Bore da  
காலை வணக்கம் (Kaalai Vanakkam)  

Please
os gwelwch yn dda  
தயவு (Tayavu)  

Sorry
Mae'n ddrwg gennym  
மன்னிக்கவும் (Maṉṉikkavum)  

Bye
Hwyl  
சென்று வருகிறேன் (Sendru Varukiren)  

I Love You
Dw i'n dy garu di  
நான் உன்னை காதலிக்கிறேன் (Naan Unnai Kadalikiren)  

Excuse Me
Esgusodwch fi  
என்னை மன்னியுங்கள் (Eṉṉai maṉṉiyuṅkaḷ)  

Dialects

Dialect 1
Patagonian Welsh  
Kongu  

Where They Speak
Argentina  
Kongu  

How Many People Speak
38,000.00  
99+
77,000,000.00  
10

Dialect 2
Y Wyndodeg  
Madurai Tamil  

Where They Speak
Gwynedd  
Madurai, South Tamil Nadu  

How Many People Speak
700,000.00  
99+
77,000,000.00  
8

Dialect 3
Y Bowyseg  
Tirunelveli Tamil  

Where They Speak
Powys  
South Tamil Nadu, Thoothukudi, Tirunelveli  

How Many People Speak
700,000.00  
99+
77,000,000.00  
7

Total No. Of Dialects
8  
8
10  
10

How Many People Speak

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

Speaking Population
0.24 %  
99+
1.06 %  
20

Native Speakers
7.40 million  
99+
70.00 million  
15

Second Language Speakers
0.70 million  
99+
8.00 million  
99+

Native Name
Cymraeg / Y Gymraeg  
தமிழ்  

Alternative Names
Cymraeg  
Damulian, Tamal, Tamalsan, Tambul, Tamili  

French Name
gallois  
tamoul  

German Name
Kymrisch  
Tamil  

Pronunciation
[kəmˈrɑːɨɡ]  
[t̪ɐmɨɻ]  

Ethnicity
Welsh people  
Tamil people or Tamilans  

History

Origin
9th Century  
300 BC  

Language Family
Indo-European Family  
Dravidian Family  

Subgroup
Celtic  
-  

Branch
Brythonic  
-  

Language Forms
  
  

Early Forms
Common Brittonic, Old Welsh, Middle Welsh  
Old Tamil and Middle Tamil  

Standard Forms
Welsh  
Modern Tamil  

Language Position
31  
29
18  
16

Signed Forms
Welsh Sign Language  
Signed Tamil  

Scope
Individual  
Individual  

Code

ISO 639 1
cy  
ta  

ISO 639 2
  
  

ISO 639 2/T
cym  
tam  

ISO 639 2/B
wel  
tam  

ISO 639 3
cym  
tam  

ISO 639 6
cym  
tam  

Glottocode
wels1247  
tami1289, oldt1248  

Linguasphere
50-ABA  
tami1289  

Types of Language
  
  

Language Type
Historical  
Living  

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

Language Morphological Typology
Fusional  
-  

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Welsh and Tamil Language History

Comparison of Welsh vs Tamil language history gives us differences between origin of Welsh and Tamil language. History of Welsh language states that this language originated in 9th Century whereas history of Tamil language states that this language originated in 300 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 Welsh and Tamil Language History.

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

Welsh vs Tamil Difficulty

The Welsh vs Tamil difficulty level basically depends on the number of Welsh Alphabets and Tamil 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 Welsh and Tamil are the origin, speaking countries, language family, different greetings, speaking population of these languages. Want to know in Welsh and Tamil, which language is harder to learn? Time required to learn Welsh is 30 weeks while to learn Tamil time required is 44 weeks.

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