Countries
Cyprus, European Union, Greece
Malaysia, Mauritius, Puducherry, Singapore, Sri Lanka, Tamil Nadu
National Language
Albania, Cyprus, Egypt, France, Greece, Italy, Romania, Turkey, Ukraine
Singapore, Sri Lanka, Tamil Nadu
Second Language
Roman Empire
Andaman and Nicobar Islands, kerala, Puducherry
Speaking Continents
Asia, Europe
Asia
Minority Language
Albania, Armenia, Australia, Hungary, Italy, Romania, Turkey, Ukraine
Canada, Malaysia, Mauritius, Reunion, Seychelles
Regulated By
Center for the Greek language (Κέντρον Ελληνικής Γλώσσας)
Official language Commission of Government of Tamil Nadu, Thanjavur Tamil University
Interesting Facts
- Greek is the longest documented language of all the Indo-European Langauges.
- The official language of education in the Roman Empire was Greek.
- 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
Armenian
Malayalam
Derived From
Latin
Not Available
Alphabets in
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Scripts
Arabic, Latin
Tamil
Writing Direction
Left-To-Right, Horizontal
Left-To-Right, Horizontal
Hello
γεια σας (geia sas)
வணக்கம் (Vanakkam)
Thank You
ευχαριστώ (ef̱charistó̱)
நன்றி (Naṉṟi)
How Are You?
πώς είσαι (pó̱s eísai)
நீங்கள் எப்படி இருக்கிறீர்கள்? (Nīṅkaḷ eppaṭi irukkiṟīrkaḷ?)
Good Night
Καληνυχτα (Kali̱nychta)
நல்ல இரவு (Good night) / irravu vanakkam (Good night)
Good Evening
καλησπέρα (kali̱spéra)
நல்ல மாலை (Nalla mālai)/ மாலை (irravu vanakkam)
Good Afternoon
Καλὸ ἀπόγευμα (Kaló apóyevma)
பிற்பகல் வணக்கம் (perpagal vanakkam)
Good Morning
καλημέρα (kali̱méra)
காலை வணக்கம் (Kaalai Vanakkam)
Please
παρακαλώ (parakaló̱)
தயவு (Tayavu)
Sorry
συγνώμη (sygnó̱mi̱)
மன்னிக்கவும் (Maṉṉikkavum)
Bye
αντίο (antío)
சென்று வருகிறேன் (Sendru Varukiren)
I Love You
Σε αγαπώ (Se agapó̱)
நான் உன்னை காதலிக்கிறேன் (Naan Unnai Kadalikiren)
Excuse Me
Με συγχωρείτε! (Me synhoríte)
என்னை மன்னியுங்கள் (Eṉṉai maṉṉiyuṅkaḷ)
Dialect 1
Cappadocian Greek
Kongu
Where They Speak
Greece
Kongu
How Many People Speak
Not Available
Dialect 2
Griko
Madurai Tamil
Where They Speak
Italy
Madurai, South Tamil Nadu
How Many People Speak
Not Available
Dialect 3
Mariupol
Tirunelveli Tamil
Where They Speak
Ukraine
South Tamil Nadu, Thoothukudi, Tirunelveli
Second Language Speakers
Not Available
Native Name
ελληνικά
தமிழ்
Alternative Names
Ellinika, Graecae, Grec, Greco, Neo-Hellenic, Romaic
Damulian, Tamal, Tamalsan, Tambul, Tamili
French Name
grec moderne (après 1453)
tamoul
German Name
Neugriechisch
Tamil
Pronunciation
[eliniˈka]
[t̪ɐmɨɻ]
Ethnicity
Greeks or Hellenes
Tamil people or Tamilans
Language Family
Indo-European Family
Dravidian Family
Subgroup
Hellenic
Not Available
Branch
Not Available
Not Available
Early Forms
Proto-Greek, Mycenaean Greek, Ancient Greek, Koine Greek and Medieval Greek
Old Tamil and Middle Tamil
Standard Forms
Modern Greek
Modern Tamil
Signed Forms
Greek Sign Language
Signed Tamil
Scope
Individual
Individual
Glottocode
gree1276
tami1289, oldt1248
Linguasphere
56-AAA-a
tami1289
Language Type
Living
Living
Language Linguistic Typology
Subject-Verb-Object
Subject-Object-Verb
Language Morphological Typology
Fusional, Synthetic
Not Available
Greek and Tamil Speaking population
Greek and Tamil speaking population is one of the factors based on which Greek and Tamil languages can be compared. The total count of Greek and Tamil Speaking population in percentage is also given. The percentage of people speaking Greek language is 0.18 % 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 Greek and Tamil on Greek vs Tamil where you will get native speakers, speaking population in percentage and native names.
Greek and Tamil Language Codes
Greek and Tamil language codes are used in those applications where using language names are tedious. Greek and Tamil Language Codes include all the international language codes, glottocodes and linguasphere.
