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Galician and Tamil


Tamil and Galician


Countries

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

Total No. Of Countries
1   
14
6   
9

National Language
Galicia   
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
Royal Galician Academy (Real Academia Galega)   
Official language Commission of Government of Tamil Nadu, Thanjavur Tamil University   

Interesting Facts
  • In Galician language, there are no compound tenses.
  • The earliest document in Galician language was written in 1228 which was legal charter for a municipality of Galicia.
  
  • 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
Portuguese Language   
Malayalam   

Derived From
Latin   
Not Available   

Alphabets

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

Alphabets
23   
5
247   
99+

Phonology
  
  

How Many Vowels
7   
4
12   
9

How Many Consonants
19   
9
18   
8

Scripts
Latin   
Tamil   

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

Hard to Learn
  
  

Language Levels
Not Available   
3   
2

Time Taken to Learn
Not Available   
44 weeks   
11

Greetings

Hello
Ola   
வணக்கம் (Vanakkam)   

Thank You
Grazas   
நன்றி (Naṉṟi)   

How Are You?
Que tal estás?   
நீங்கள் எப்படி இருக்கிறீர்கள்? (Nīṅkaḷ eppaṭi irukkiṟīrkaḷ?)   

Good Night
Boas noites   
நல்ல இரவு (Good night) / irravu vanakkam (Good night)   

Good Evening
Boa tarde   
நல்ல மாலை (Nalla mālai)/ மாலை (irravu vanakkam)   

Good Afternoon
Boa tarde   
பிற்பகல் வணக்கம் (perpagal vanakkam)   

Good Morning
Bos días   
காலை வணக்கம் (Kaalai Vanakkam)   

Please
Por favor   
தயவு (Tayavu)   

Sorry
Síntoo!   
மன்னிக்கவும் (Maṉṉikkavum)   

Bye
Adeus   
சென்று வருகிறேன் (Sendru Varukiren)   

I Love You
Ámote   
நான் உன்னை காதலிக்கிறேன் (Naan Unnai Kadalikiren)   

Excuse Me
Perdoe!   
என்னை மன்னியுங்கள் (Eṉṉai maṉṉiyuṅkaḷ)   

Dialects

Dialect 1
Eastern Galician   
Kongu   

Where They Speak
East Galicia   
Kongu   

Dialect 2
Central Galician   
Madurai Tamil   

Where They Speak
Central Galicia   
Madurai, South Tamil Nadu   

Dialect 3
Western Galician   
Tirunelveli Tamil   

Where They Speak
West Galicia   
South Tamil Nadu, Thoothukudi, Tirunelveli   

Total No. Of Dialects
3   
3
10   
10

How Many People Speak

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

Speaking Population
Not Available   
1.06 %   
19

Native Speakers
2.40 million   
99+
70.00 million   
15

Second Language Speakers
Not Available   
8.00 million   
24

Native Name
Galego   
தமிழ்   

Alternative Names
Galego, Gallego   
Damulian, Tamal, Tamalsan, Tambul, Tamili   

French Name
galicien   
tamoul   

German Name
Galicisch   
Tamil   

Pronunciation
[ɡaˈleɣo]   
[t̪ɐmɨɻ]   

Ethnicity
Not Available   
Tamil people or Tamilans   

History

Origin
c. 1175   
300 BC   

Language Family
Indo-European Family   
Dravidian Family   

Subgroup
Not Available   
Not Available   

Branch
Not Available   
Not Available   

Language Forms
  
  

Early Forms
Medieval Galician   
Old Tamil and Middle Tamil   

Standard Forms
Galician   
Modern Tamil   

Language Position
Not Available   
18   
16

Signed Forms
Not Available   
Signed Tamil   

Scope
Individual   
Individual   

Code

ISO 639 1
gl   
ta   

ISO 639 2
  
  

ISO 639 2/T
glg   
tam   

ISO 639 2/B
glg   
tam   

ISO 639 3
glg   
tam   

ISO 639 6
Not Available   
tam   

Glottocode
gali1258   
tami1289, oldt1248   

Linguasphere
51-AAA-ab   
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 Galician 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 Galician and Tamil dialects. Various dialects of Galician and Tamil language differ in their pronunciations and words. Dialects of Galician are spoken in different Galician Speaking Countries whereas Tamil Dialects are spoken in different Tamil speaking countries. Also the number of people speaking Galician vs Tamil Dialects varies from few thousands to many millions. Some of the Galician dialects include: Eastern Galician, Central Galician. Tamil dialects include: Kongu , Madurai Tamil. Also learn about dialects in South American Languages and North American Languages.

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Galician and Tamil Speaking population

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

Galician and Tamil Language Codes

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

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