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Tamil and Hebrew


Countries

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

Total No. Of Countries
1   
14
6   
9

National Language
Israel   
Singapore, Sri Lanka, Tamil Nadu   

Second Language
Israel   
Andaman and Nicobar Islands, kerala, Puducherry   

Speaking Continents
Africa, Asia, Europe   
Asia   

Minority Language
Poland   
Canada, Malaysia, Mauritius, Reunion, Seychelles   

Regulated By
Academy of the Hebrew Language   
Official language Commission of Government of Tamil Nadu, Thanjavur Tamil University   

Interesting Facts
  • The original language of Bible is Hebrew.
  • The men and women use different verbs in hebrew language.
  
  • 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
Arabic and Aramaic languages   
Malayalam   

Derived From
Aramaic Language   
Not Available   

Alphabets

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

Alphabets
22   
4
247   
99+

Phonology
  
  

How Many Vowels
0   
12   
9

How Many Consonants
22   
12
18   
8

Scripts
Hebrew   
Tamil   

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

Hard to Learn
  
  

Language Levels
6   
5
3   
2

Time Taken to Learn
44 weeks   
11
44 weeks   
11

Greetings

Hello
שלום (Shalom)   
வணக்கம் (Vanakkam)   

Thank You
תודה (Toda)   
நன்றி (Naṉṟi)   

How Are You?
מה שלומך? (ma shlomxa)   
நீங்கள் எப்படி இருக்கிறீர்கள்? (Nīṅkaḷ eppaṭi irukkiṟīrkaḷ?)   

Good Night
לילה טוב (Laila tov)   
நல்ல இரவு (Good night) / irravu vanakkam (Good night)   

Good Evening
ערב טוב (Erev tov)   
நல்ல மாலை (Nalla mālai)/ மாலை (irravu vanakkam)   

Good Afternoon
אחר צהריים טובים (Achar tzahara'im tovim)   
பிற்பகல் வணக்கம் (perpagal vanakkam)   

Good Morning
בוקר טוב (Boker tov)   
காலை வணக்கம் (Kaalai Vanakkam)   

Please
בבקשה (bevekshah)   
தயவு (Tayavu)   

Sorry
סליחה! (Slicha)   
மன்னிக்கவும் (Maṉṉikkavum)   

Bye
להתראות (Lehitraot)   
சென்று வருகிறேன் (Sendru Varukiren)   

I Love You
אני אוהבת אותך (Ani ohevet otcha)   
நான் உன்னை காதலிக்கிறேன் (Naan Unnai Kadalikiren)   

Excuse Me
בבקשה!   
என்னை மன்னியுங்கள் (Eṉṉai maṉṉiyuṅkaḷ)   

Dialects

Dialect 1
Ashkenazi Hebrew   
Kongu   

Where They Speak
Israel   
Kongu   

Dialect 2
Samaritan Hebrew   
Madurai Tamil   

Where They Speak
Israel, Palestine   
Madurai, South Tamil Nadu   

Dialect 3
Yemenite Hebrew   
Tirunelveli Tamil   

Where They Speak
Israel   
South Tamil Nadu, Thoothukudi, Tirunelveli   

Total No. Of Dialects
7   
7
10   
10

How Many People Speak

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

Speaking Population
Not Available   
1.06 %   
19

Native Speakers
4.40 million   
99+
70.00 million   
15

Second Language Speakers
5.60 million   
27
8.00 million   
24

Native Name
עברית / עִבְרִית (ivrit)   
தமிழ்   

Alternative Names
Israeli, Ivrit   
Damulian, Tamal, Tamalsan, Tambul, Tamili   

French Name
hébreu   
tamoul   

German Name
Hebräisch   
Tamil   

Pronunciation
[(ʔ)ivˈʁit] - [(ʔ)ivˈɾit]   
[t̪ɐmɨɻ]   

Ethnicity
Not Available   
Tamil people or Tamilans   

History

Origin
1000 BC   
300 BC   

Language Family
Afro-Asiatic Family   
Dravidian Family   

Subgroup
Semitic   
Not Available   

Branch
Canaanitic   
Not Available   

Language Forms
  
  

Early Forms
Biblical Hebrew, Mishnaic Hebrew, Medieval Hebrew, Hebrew   
Old Tamil and Middle Tamil   

Standard Forms
Modern Hebrew   
Modern Tamil   

Language Position
23   
19
18   
16

Signed Forms
Signed Hebrew   
Signed Tamil   

Scope
Individual   
Individual   

Code

ISO 639 1
he   
ta   

ISO 639 2
  
  

ISO 639 2/T
heb   
tam   

ISO 639 2/B
heb   
tam   

ISO 639 3
heb   
tam   

ISO 639 6
Not Available   
tam   

Glottocode
hebr1246   
tami1289, oldt1248   

Linguasphere
12-AAB-a   
tami1289   

Types of Language
  
  

Language Type
Living   
Living   

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

Language Morphological Typology
Fusional, Synthetic   
Not Available   

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

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Hebrew and Tamil Speaking population

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

Hebrew and Tamil Language Codes

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

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