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Tamil and French


Countries

Countries
Belgium, Benin, Burkina Faso, Burundi, Cameroon, Canada, Central African Republic, Chad, Comoros, Congo, Cote d'Ivoire, Djibouti, Equatorial Guinea, France, Gabon, Guernesey, Guinea, Haiti, Italy, Jersey, Luxembourg, Madagascar, Mali, Mauritius, Monaco, Niger, Rwanda, Senegal, Seychelles, Switzerland, Togo, Vanuatu  
Malaysia, Mauritius, Puducherry, Singapore, Sri Lanka, Tamil Nadu  

Total No. Of Countries
32  
3
6  
9

National Language
France  
Singapore, Sri Lanka, Tamil Nadu  

Second Language
Africa, Canada  
Andaman and Nicobar Islands, kerala, Puducherry  

Speaking Continents
Africa, Australia, Europe, North America, Oceania, Pacific, South America  
Asia  

Minority Language
Brazil, Cambodia, United States of America, Vietnam  
Canada, Malaysia, Mauritius, Reunion, Seychelles  

Regulated By
Académie française (French Academy), Office québécois de la langue française  
Official language Commission of Government of Tamil Nadu, Thanjavur Tamil University  

Interesting Facts
  • French is the only language, with English, that is taught in every country of the world.
  • French is the top language in Culinary Scene.
  
  • 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
Italian Language  
Malayalam  

Derived From
Latin  
Not Available  

Alphabets

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

Alphabets
26  
8
247  
99+

Phonology
  
  

How Many Vowels
6  
3
12  
9

How Many Consonants
20  
10
18  
8

Scripts
Latin  
Tamil  

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

Hard to Learn
  
  

Language Levels
6  
5
3  
2

Time Taken to Learn
24 weeks  
6
44 weeks  
11

Greetings

Hello
bonjour  
வணக்கம் (Vanakkam)  

Thank You
Merci  
நன்றி (Naṉṟi)  

How Are You?
Comment allez-vous?  
நீங்கள் எப்படி இருக்கிறீர்கள்? (Nīṅkaḷ eppaṭi irukkiṟīrkaḷ?)  

Good Night
bonne Nuit  
நல்ல இரவு (Good night) / irravu vanakkam (Good night)  

Good Evening
bonsoir  
நல்ல மாலை (Nalla mālai)/ மாலை (irravu vanakkam)  

Good Afternoon
bon Après-Midi  
பிற்பகல் வணக்கம் (perpagal vanakkam)  

Good Morning
Bonjour  
காலை வணக்கம் (Kaalai Vanakkam)  

Please
S'il vous plaît  
தயவு (Tayavu)  

Sorry
désolé  
மன்னிக்கவும் (Maṉṉikkavum)  

Bye
au revoir  
சென்று வருகிறேன் (Sendru Varukiren)  

I Love You
Je t'aime  
நான் உன்னை காதலிக்கிறேன் (Naan Unnai Kadalikiren)  

Excuse Me
Excuse Moi  
என்னை மன்னியுங்கள் (Eṉṉai maṉṉiyuṅkaḷ)  

Dialects

Dialect 1
Quebec French  
Kongu  

Where They Speak
New Brunswick, New England, Ontario, Quebec, Western Canada  
Kongu  

How Many People Speak
6,200,000.00  
15
Not Available  

Dialect 2
African French  
Madurai Tamil  

Where They Speak
Africa  
Madurai, South Tamil Nadu  

Dialect 3
Swiss French  
Tirunelveli Tamil  

Where They Speak
Northeast France, Switzerland  
South Tamil Nadu, Thoothukudi, Tirunelveli  

How Many People Speak
1,800,000.00  
16
Not Available  

Total No. Of Dialects
25  
21
10  
10

How Many People Speak

How Many People Speak?
163.00 million  
11
78.00 million  
21

Speaking Population
1.12 %  
17
1.06 %  
19

Native Speakers
76.00 million  
13
70.00 million  
15

Second Language Speakers
87.00 million  
11
8.00 million  
24

Native Name
français  
தமிழ்  

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

French Name
français  
tamoul  

German Name
Französisch  
Tamil  

Pronunciation
[fʁɑ̃sɛ]  
[t̪ɐmɨɻ]  

Ethnicity
Not Available  
Tamil people or Tamilans  

History

Origin
9th Century  
300 BC  

Language Family
Indo-European Family  
Dravidian Family  

Subgroup
Romance  
Not Available  

Branch
Not Available  
Not Available  

Language Forms
  
  

Early Forms
Old French, Middle French and French  
Old Tamil and Middle Tamil  

Standard Forms
Standard French  
Modern Tamil  

Language Position
13  
12
18  
16

Signed Forms
le Français Signé (Signed French, France)  
Signed Tamil  

Scope
Individual  
Individual  

Code

ISO 639 1
fr  
ta  

ISO 639 2
  
  

ISO 639 2/T
fra  
tam  

ISO 639 2/B
fre  
tam  

ISO 639 3
fra  
tam  

ISO 639 6
fras  
tam  

Glottocode
stan1290  
tami1289, oldt1248  

Linguasphere
51-AAA-i  
tami1289  

Types of Language
  
  

Language Type
Living  
Living  

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

Language Morphological Typology
Fusional, Synthetic  
Not Available  

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

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French and Tamil Speaking population

French and Tamil speaking population is one of the factors based on which French and Tamil languages can be compared. The total count of French and Tamil Speaking population in percentage is also given. The percentage of people speaking French language is 1.12 % 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 French and Tamil on French vs Tamil where you will get native speakers, speaking population in percentage and native names.

French and Tamil Language Codes

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

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