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Bulgarian and Tamil


Tamil and Bulgarian


Countries

Countries
Bulgaria, European Union   
Malaysia, Mauritius, Puducherry, Singapore, Sri Lanka, Tamil Nadu   

Total No. Of Countries
2   
13
6   
9

National Language
Bulgaria   
Singapore, Sri Lanka, Tamil Nadu   

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

Speaking Continents
Africa, Europe   
Asia   

Minority Language
Hungary, Romania, Serbia, Slovakia, Ukraine   
Canada, Malaysia, Mauritius, Reunion, Seychelles   

Regulated By
Institute for the Bulgarian language   
Official language Commission of Government of Tamil Nadu, Thanjavur Tamil University   

Interesting Facts
  • The only Slavic language which has lost all its grammatical cases is Bulgarian.
  • The first Slavic language to be written was Bulgarian in 9th century.
  
  • 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
Macedonian language   
Malayalam   

Derived From
Not Available   
Not Available   

Alphabets

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

Alphabets
30   
12
247   
99+

Phonology
  
  

How Many Vowels
6   
3
12   
9

How Many Consonants
36   
26
18   
8

Scripts
Cyrillic   
Tamil   

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

Hard to Learn
  
  

Language Levels
3   
2
3   
2

Time Taken to Learn
44 weeks   
11
44 weeks   
11

Greetings

Hello
Здравейте (Zdraveĭte)   
வணக்கம் (Vanakkam)   

Thank You
Благодаря ти (blagodarya ti)   
நன்றி (Naṉṟi)   

How Are You?
Как си? (Kak si?)   
நீங்கள் எப்படி இருக்கிறீர்கள்? (Nīṅkaḷ eppaṭi irukkiṟīrkaḷ?)   

Good Night
Лека нощ (Leka nošt)   
நல்ல இரவு (Good night) / irravu vanakkam (Good night)   

Good Evening
Добър вечер (Dobãr večer)   
நல்ல மாலை (Nalla mālai)/ மாலை (irravu vanakkam)   

Good Afternoon
Добър ден (Dobãr den)   
பிற்பகல் வணக்கம் (perpagal vanakkam)   

Good Morning
Добро утро (Dobro utro)   
காலை வணக்கம் (Kaalai Vanakkam)   

Please
Моля (Molja)   
தயவு (Tayavu)   

Sorry
Съжалявам (Sãžaljavam)   
மன்னிக்கவும் (Maṉṉikkavum)   

Bye
Довиждане (Doviždane)   
சென்று வருகிறேன் (Sendru Varukiren)   

I Love You
Обичам те (Običam te)   
நான் உன்னை காதலிக்கிறேன் (Naan Unnai Kadalikiren)   

Excuse Me
Извинете ме (Izvinete me)   
என்னை மன்னியுங்கள் (Eṉṉai maṉṉiyuṅkaḷ)   

Dialects

Dialect 1
Kotel-Elena-Dryanovo   
Kongu   

Where They Speak
Bulgaria   
Kongu   

Dialect 2
Panagyurishte   
Madurai Tamil   

Where They Speak
Bulgaria   
Madurai, South Tamil Nadu   

Dialect 3
Pirdop   
Tirunelveli Tamil   

Where They Speak
Bulgaria   
South Tamil Nadu, Thoothukudi, Tirunelveli   

Total No. Of Dialects
58   
32
10   
10

How Many People Speak

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

Speaking Population
Not Available   
1.06 %   
19

Native Speakers
7.80 million   
99+
70.00 million   
15

Second Language Speakers
Not Available   
8.00 million   
24

Native Name
български (bãlgarski)   
தமிழ்   

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

French Name
bulgare   
tamoul   

German Name
Bulgarisch   
Tamil   

Pronunciation
Not Available   
[t̪ɐmɨɻ]   

Ethnicity
Not Available   
Tamil people or Tamilans   

History

Origin
9th Century   
300 BC   

Language Family
Indo-European Family   
Dravidian Family   

Subgroup
Slavic   
Not Available   

Branch
Southern   
Not Available   

Language Forms
  
  

Early Forms
Old Bulgarian, Middle Bulgarian, Modern Bulgarian   
Old Tamil and Middle Tamil   

Standard Forms
Standard Bulgarian   
Modern Tamil   

Language Position
88   
99+
18   
16

Signed Forms
Bulgarian Sign Language   
Signed Tamil   

Scope
Individual   
Individual   

Code

ISO 639 1
bg   
ta   

ISO 639 2
  
  

ISO 639 2/T
bul   
tam   

ISO 639 2/B
bul   
tam   

ISO 639 3
bul   
tam   

ISO 639 6
buls   
tam   

Glottocode
bulg1262   
tami1289, oldt1248   

Linguasphere
53-AAA-hb   
tami1289   

Types of Language
  
  

Language Type
Living   
Living   

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

Language Morphological Typology
Not Available   
Not Available   

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

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Bulgarian and Tamil Speaking population

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

Bulgarian and Tamil Language Codes

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

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