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Gujarati and Tamil


Tamil and Gujarati


Countries

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

Total No. Of Countries
1   
14
6   
9

National Language
India   
Singapore, Sri Lanka, Tamil Nadu   

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

Speaking Continents
Asia   
Asia   

Minority Language
Great Britain, Kenya, Malawi, Oman, Pakistan, Tanzania, Uganda, United States of America, Zambia   
Canada, Malaysia, Mauritius, Reunion, Seychelles   

Regulated By
NA   
Official language Commission of Government of Tamil Nadu, Thanjavur Tamil University   

Interesting Facts
  • Gujarati was the first language of Mohandas Karamchand Gandhi("Father of the Nation of India") and Vallabhbhai Patel ("Iron Man of India").
  • Most of the words in Gujarati language are adopted from Sanskrit.
  
  • 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
Bengali Language   
Malayalam   

Derived From
Sanskrit Language   
Not Available   

Alphabets

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

Alphabets
47   
27
247   
99+

Phonology
  
  

How Many Vowels
8   
5
12   
9

How Many Consonants
31   
21
18   
8

Scripts
Devanagari   
Tamil   

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

Hard to Learn
  
  

Language Levels
Not Available   
3   
2

Time Taken to Learn
18 weeks   
4
44 weeks   
11

Greetings

Hello
નમસ્તે (namaste)   
வணக்கம் (Vanakkam)   

Thank You
ધન્યવાદ (dhanvaad)   
நன்றி (Naṉṟi)   

How Are You?
કેમ છો (kem cho?)   
நீங்கள் எப்படி இருக்கிறீர்கள்? (Nīṅkaḷ eppaṭi irukkiṟīrkaḷ?)   

Good Night
શુભ રાત્રે (shub rātrē)   
நல்ல இரவு (Good night) / irravu vanakkam (Good night)   

Good Evening
સાંજે સારી (sān̄jē sārī)   
நல்ல மாலை (Nalla mālai)/ மாலை (irravu vanakkam)   

Good Afternoon
સારા બપોરે (sārā bapōrē)   
பிற்பகல் வணக்கம் (perpagal vanakkam)   

Good Morning
સુ પ્રભાત (su prabhat)   
காலை வணக்கம் (Kaalai Vanakkam)   

Please
કૃપા કરીને(Kr̥pā karīnē)   
தயவு (Tayavu)   

Sorry
મન્ને મફ કરો (manne maaf karo)   
மன்னிக்கவும் (Maṉṉikkavum)   

Bye
બાય (Bāya)   
சென்று வருகிறேன் (Sendru Varukiren)   

I Love You
હું તને પ્રેમ કરુ છું (hūṃ tane prem karū chūṃ)   
நான் உன்னை காதலிக்கிறேன் (Naan Unnai Kadalikiren)   

Excuse Me
માફ કરશો (Māpha karaśō)   
என்னை மன்னியுங்கள் (Eṉṉai maṉṉiyuṅkaḷ)   

Dialects

Dialect 1
Kathiyawadi   
Kongu   

Where They Speak
India, Mauritius, Oman, Pakistan, Singapore, South Africa, Tanzania, United Kingdom, United States of America   
Kongu   

Dialect 2
Kharwa   
Madurai Tamil   

Where They Speak
India, Mauritius, Pakistan, Singapore, United Kingdom, United States of America   
Madurai, South Tamil Nadu   

Dialect 3
Not Available   
Tirunelveli Tamil   

Where They Speak
Not Available   
South Tamil Nadu, Thoothukudi, Tirunelveli   

Total No. Of Dialects
8   
8
10   
10

How Many People Speak

How Many People Speak?
60.00 million   
27
78.00 million   
21

Speaking Population
0.74 %   
24
1.06 %   
19

Native Speakers
50.00 million   
22
70.00 million   
15

Second Language Speakers
Not Available   
8.00 million   
24

Native Name
ગુજરાતી (gujarātī)   
தமிழ்   

Alternative Names
Gujerathi, Gujerati, Gujrathi   
Damulian, Tamal, Tamalsan, Tambul, Tamili   

French Name
goudjrati   
tamoul   

German Name
Gujarati-Sprache   
Tamil   

Pronunciation
[ɡudʒəˈɾɑːt̪i]   
[t̪ɐmɨɻ]   

Ethnicity
Gujaratis   
Tamil people or Tamilans   

History

Origin
15   
300 BC   

Language Family
Indo-European Family   
Dravidian Family   

Subgroup
Indo-Iranian   
Not Available   

Branch
Indic   
Not Available   

Language Forms
  
  

Early Forms
Old Gujarati   
Old Tamil and Middle Tamil   

Standard Forms
Modern Gujarati   
Modern Tamil   

Language Position
23   
19
18   
16

Signed Forms
Not Available   
Signed Tamil   

Scope
Individual   
Individual   

Code

ISO 639 1
gu   
ta   

ISO 639 2
  
  

ISO 639 2/T
guj   
tam   

ISO 639 2/B
guj   
tam   

ISO 639 3
guj   
tam   

ISO 639 6
Not Available   
tam   

Glottocode
guja1252   
tami1289, oldt1248   

Linguasphere
No data available   
tami1289   

Types of Language
  
  

Language Type
Living   
Living   

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

Language Morphological Typology
Not Available   
Not Available   

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

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Gujarati and Tamil Speaking population

Gujarati and Tamil speaking population is one of the factors based on which Gujarati and Tamil languages can be compared. The total count of Gujarati and Tamil Speaking population in percentage is also given. The percentage of people speaking Gujarati language is 0.74 % 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 Gujarati and Tamil on Gujarati vs Tamil where you will get native speakers, speaking population in percentage and native names.

Gujarati and Tamil Language Codes

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

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