Countries
Galicia
  
Malaysia, Mauritius, Puducherry, Singapore, Sri Lanka, Tamil Nadu
  
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.
Similar To
Portuguese Language
  
Malayalam
  
Derived From
Latin
  
Not Available
  
Alphabets in
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Tamil-Alphabets.jpg#200
  
Phonology
  
  
Scripts
Latin
  
Tamil
  
Writing Direction
Left-To-Right, Horizontal
  
Left-To-Right, Horizontal
  
Hard to Learn
  
  
Language Levels
Not Available
  
Time Taken to Learn
Not Available
  
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)
  
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
  
How Many People Speak?
2.40 million
  
99+
78.00 million
  
21
Speaking Population
Not Available
  
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
  
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
  
Signed Forms
Not Available
  
Signed Tamil
  
Scope
Individual
  
Individual
  
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
  
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.