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Bosnian and Tamil


Tamil and Bosnian


Countries

Countries
Bosnia and Herzegovina   
Malaysia, Mauritius, Puducherry, Singapore, Sri Lanka, Tamil Nadu   

Total No. Of Countries
2   
13
6   
9

National Language
Bosnia and Herzegovina   
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
Croatia, Kosovo, Macedonia, Montenegro, Serbia   
Canada, Malaysia, Mauritius, Reunion, Seychelles   

Regulated By
University of Sarajevo   
Official language Commission of Government of Tamil Nadu, Thanjavur Tamil University   

Interesting Facts
  • South Slavic language group developed Bosnian Language.
  • The muslim Bosnians are referred as "Bosniaks", who are the primary speakers of Bosnian language.
  
  • 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
Serbian and Croatian   
Malayalam   

Derived From
Not Available   
Not Available   

Alphabets

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

Alphabets
30   
12
247   
99+

Phonology
  
  

How Many Vowels
5   
2
12   
9

How Many Consonants
25   
15
18   
8

Scripts
Cyrillic, Latin   
Tamil   

Writing Direction
Not Available   
Left-To-Right, Horizontal   

Hard to Learn
  
  

Language Levels
5   
4
3   
2

Time Taken to Learn
44 weeks   
11
44 weeks   
11

Greetings

Hello
Zdravo   
வணக்கம் (Vanakkam)   

Thank You
Hvala   
நன்றி (Naṉṟi)   

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

Good Night
Laku noc   
நல்ல இரவு (Good night) / irravu vanakkam (Good night)   

Good Evening
Dobro veće   
நல்ல மாலை (Nalla mālai)/ மாலை (irravu vanakkam)   

Good Afternoon
Dobar dan   
பிற்பகல் வணக்கம் (perpagal vanakkam)   

Good Morning
Dobro jutro   
காலை வணக்கம் (Kaalai Vanakkam)   

Please
molim vas   
தயவு (Tayavu)   

Sorry
Oprostite   
மன்னிக்கவும் (Maṉṉikkavum)   

Bye
Zbogom   
சென்று வருகிறேன் (Sendru Varukiren)   

I Love You
Volim te   
நான் உன்னை காதலிக்கிறேன் (Naan Unnai Kadalikiren)   

Excuse Me
Oprostite   
என்னை மன்னியுங்கள் (Eṉṉai maṉṉiyuṅkaḷ)   

Dialects

Dialect 1
Shtokavian   
Kongu   

Where They Speak
Bosnia, Croatia, Herzegovina, Hungary, Montenegro, Romania, Serbia   
Kongu   

How Many People Speak
13,000,000.00   
11
Not Available   

Dialect 2
Chakavian   
Madurai Tamil   

Where They Speak
Croatia   
Madurai, South Tamil Nadu   

How Many People Speak
660,000.00   
28
Not Available   

Dialect 3
Kajkavian   
Tirunelveli Tamil   

Where They Speak
Croatia   
South Tamil Nadu, Thoothukudi, Tirunelveli   

Total No. Of Dialects
6   
6
10   
10

How Many People Speak

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

Speaking Population
Not Available   
1.06 %   
19

Native Speakers
3.00 million   
99+
70.00 million   
15

Second Language Speakers
Not Available   
8.00 million   
24

Native Name
bosanski / босански / بۉسانسقى   
தமிழ்   

Alternative Names
Not Available   
Damulian, Tamal, Tamalsan, Tambul, Tamili   

French Name
bosniaque   
tamoul   

German Name
Bosnisch   
Tamil   

Pronunciation
[bɔ̌sanskiː]   
[t̪ɐmɨɻ]   

Ethnicity
Bosniaks   
Tamil people or Tamilans   

History

Origin
19th Century   
300 BC   

Language Family
Indo-European Family   
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
Bosnian   
Modern Tamil   

Language Position
Not Available   
18   
16

Signed Forms
Not Available   
Signed Tamil   

Scope
Individual   
Individual   

Code

ISO 639 1
bs   
ta   

ISO 639 2
  
  

ISO 639 2/T
bos   
tam   

ISO 639 2/B
bos   
tam   

ISO 639 3
bos   
tam   

ISO 639 6
boss   
tam   

Glottocode
bosn1245   
tami1289, oldt1248   

Linguasphere
part of 53-AAA-g   
tami1289   

Types of Language
  
  

Language Type
Living   
Living   

Language Linguistic Typology
Not Available   
Subject-Object-Verb   

Language Morphological Typology
Not Available   
Not Available   

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

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Bosnian and Tamil Speaking population

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

Bosnian and Tamil Language Codes

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

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