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Abkhaz and Tamil


Tamil and Abkhaz


Countries

Countries
Autonomous Republic of Abkhazia, Georgia, Republic of Abkhazia   
Malaysia, Mauritius, Puducherry, Singapore, Sri Lanka, Tamil Nadu   

Total No. Of Countries
3   
12
6   
9

National Language
Abkhazia   
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
Not spoken in any of the countries   
Canada, Malaysia, Mauritius, Reunion, Seychelles   

Regulated By
Not Available   
Official language Commission of Government of Tamil Nadu, Thanjavur Tamil University   

Interesting Facts
  • Abkhaz is a north-west Caucasian language.
  • Abkhaz is spoken in Abkhazia by only 100,000 people, while in Turkey there are 500,000 people speaking Abkhaz.
  
  • 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.
    •   

Similar To
Adyghe language, Abaza language   
Malayalam   

Derived From
Caucasian languages   
Not Available   

Alphabets

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

Alphabets
62   
36
247   
99+

Phonology
  
  

How Many Vowels
2   
1
12   
9

How Many Consonants
60   
36
18   
8

Scripts
Cyrillic   
Tamil   

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

Hard to Learn
  
  

Language Levels
Not Available   
3   
2

Time Taken to Learn
27 weeks   
8
44 weeks   
11

Greetings

Hello
Бзиа збаша (Bzia zbaşa)   
வணக்கம் (Vanakkam)   

Thank You
Иҭабуп (It̢abup)   
நன்றி (Naṉṟi)   

How Are You?
Ушҧаҟоу? (Ušṗaꝁou?)   
நீங்கள் எப்படி இருக்கிறீர்கள்? (Nīṅkaḷ eppaṭi irukkiṟīrkaḷ?)   

Good Night
Ашара шәзыбзиарахааит (Ašara šəzybziaraxaait)   
நல்ல இரவு (Good night) / irravu vanakkam (Good night)   

Good Evening
Уа, мшы бзиа (Ua, mšy bzia)   
நல்ல மாலை (Nalla mālai)/ மாலை (irravu vanakkam)   

Good Afternoon
Уа, мшы бзиа (Ua, mšy bzia)   
பிற்பகல் வணக்கம் (perpagal vanakkam)   

Good Morning
Уа, Шьыжьы бзиа (Ua, Š’yž’y bzia)   
காலை வணக்கம் (Kaalai Vanakkam)   

Please
Not Available   
தயவு (Tayavu)   

Sorry
Not Available   
மன்னிக்கவும் (Maṉṉikkavum)   

Bye
Абзиараз (Abziaraz)   
சென்று வருகிறேன் (Sendru Varukiren)   

I Love You
Not available   
நான் உன்னை காதலிக்கிறேன் (Naan Unnai Kadalikiren)   

Excuse Me
Not available   
என்னை மன்னியுங்கள் (Eṉṉai maṉṉiyuṅkaḷ)   

Dialects

Dialect 1
Bzyb   
Kongu   

Where They Speak
Abkhazia   
Kongu   

Dialect 2
Abzhywa   
Madurai Tamil   

Where They Speak
Caucasus   
Madurai, South Tamil Nadu   

Dialect 3
Sadz   
Tirunelveli Tamil   

Where They Speak
Turkey   
South Tamil Nadu, Thoothukudi, Tirunelveli   

Total No. Of Dialects
3   
3
10   
10

How Many People Speak

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

Speaking Population
Not Available   
1.06 %   
19

Native Speakers
0.13 million   
99+
70.00 million   
15

Second Language Speakers
Not Available   
8.00 million   
24

Native Name
аҧсуа бызшәа (aṗsua byzš˚a)   
தமிழ்   

Alternative Names
Abxazo, Abkhazian   
Damulian, Tamal, Tamalsan, Tambul, Tamili   

French Name
abkhaze   
tamoul   

German Name
Abchasisch   
Tamil   

Pronunciation
Not Available   
[t̪ɐmɨɻ]   

Ethnicity
Abkhaz people   
Tamil people or Tamilans   

History

Origin
c. 1650   
300 BC   

Language Family
Northwest Caucasian   
Dravidian Family   

Subgroup
Not Available   
Not Available   

Branch
Not Available   
Not Available   

Language Forms
  
  

Early Forms
No early forms   
Old Tamil and Middle Tamil   

Standard Forms
Abkhaz   
Modern Tamil   

Language Position
Not Available   
18   
16

Signed Forms
Not Available   
Signed Tamil   

Scope
Individual   
Individual   

Code

ISO 639 1
ab   
ta   

ISO 639 2
  
  

ISO 639 2/T
abk   
tam   

ISO 639 2/B
abk   
tam   

ISO 639 3
abk   
tam   

ISO 639 6
abks   
tam   

Glottocode
abkh1244   
tami1289, oldt1248   

Linguasphere
No data Available   
tami1289   

Types of Language
  
  

Language Type
Historical   
Living   

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

Language Morphological Typology
Agglutinative   
Not Available   

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

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Abkhaz and Tamil Speaking population

Abkhaz and Tamil speaking population is one of the factors based on which Abkhaz and Tamil languages can be compared. The total count of Abkhaz and Tamil Speaking population in percentage is also given. The percentage of people speaking Abkhaz language is Not Available 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 Abkhaz and Tamil on Abkhaz vs Tamil where you will get native speakers, speaking population in percentage and native names.

Abkhaz and Tamil Language Codes

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

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