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Tamil and Hindi


Countries

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

Total No. Of Countries
2   
13
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, Oceania   
Asia   

Minority Language
Not spoken in any of the countries   
Canada, Malaysia, Mauritius, Reunion, Seychelles   

Regulated By
Central Hindi Directorate   
Official language Commission of Government of Tamil Nadu, Thanjavur Tamil University   

Interesting Facts
  • In Hindi language, nouns are followed by post positions.
  • In Hindi, there are many familiar words in English which are in Hindi or of Hindi origin.
  
  • 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
Urdu   
Malayalam   

Derived From
Sanskrit Language   
Not Available   

Alphabets

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

Alphabets
44   
24
247   
99+

Phonology
  
  

How Many Vowels
11   
8
12   
9

How Many Consonants
33   
23
18   
8

Scripts
Devanagari   
Tamil   

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

Hard to Learn
  
  

Language Levels
4   
3
3   
2

Time Taken to Learn
44 weeks   
11
44 weeks   
11

Greetings

Hello
नमस्ते (Namastē)   
வணக்கம் (Vanakkam)   

Thank You
धन्यवाद (Dhan'yavāda)   
நன்றி (Naṉṟi)   

How Are You?
तुम कैसे हो? (Tuma kaisē hō?)   
நீங்கள் எப்படி இருக்கிறீர்கள்? (Nīṅkaḷ eppaṭi irukkiṟīrkaḷ?)   

Good Night
शुभरात्रि (Śubharātri)   
நல்ல இரவு (Good night) / irravu vanakkam (Good night)   

Good Evening
शुभ सन्ध्या (shubh sandhya)   
நல்ல மாலை (Nalla mālai)/ மாலை (irravu vanakkam)   

Good Afternoon
दोपहर के बाद नमस्कार (dopahar ke bad namaskar)   
பிற்பகல் வணக்கம் (perpagal vanakkam)   

Good Morning
सुप्रभात (Suprabhāta)   
காலை வணக்கம் (Kaalai Vanakkam)   

Please
कृपया (Kr̥payā)   
தயவு (Tayavu)   

Sorry
खेद (Khēda)   
மன்னிக்கவும் (Maṉṉikkavum)   

Bye
अलविदा (Alavidā)   
சென்று வருகிறேன் (Sendru Varukiren)   

I Love You
मैं आपसे प्यार करता (Maiṁ āpasē pyāra karatā)   
நான் உன்னை காதலிக்கிறேன் (Naan Unnai Kadalikiren)   

Excuse Me
मुझे माफ करें (Mujhē māpha karēṁ)   
என்னை மன்னியுங்கள் (Eṉṉai maṉṉiyuṅkaḷ)   

Dialects

Dialect 1
Khariboli   
Kongu   

Where They Speak
Delhi, Haryana, Western Uttar Pradesh   
Kongu   

How Many People Speak
240,000,000.00   
2
Not Available   

Dialect 2
Marwari   
Madurai Tamil   

Where They Speak
Gujarat, Haryana, Rajasthan, Sindh   
Madurai, South Tamil Nadu   

How Many People Speak
22,000,000.00   
3
Not Available   

Dialect 3
Bundeli   
Tirunelveli Tamil   

Where They Speak
Bundelkhand   
South Tamil Nadu, Thoothukudi, Tirunelveli   

How Many People Speak
20,000,000.00   
4
Not Available   

Total No. Of Dialects
21   
19
10   
10

How Many People Speak

How Many People Speak?
380.00 million   
5
78.00 million   
21

Speaking Population
4.70 %   
5
1.06 %   
19

Native Speakers
260.00 million   
4
70.00 million   
15

Second Language Speakers
120.00 million   
6
8.00 million   
24

Native Name
हिन्दी   
தமிழ்   

Alternative Names
Khadi Boli, Khari Boli   
Damulian, Tamal, Tamalsan, Tambul, Tamili   

French Name
hindi   
tamoul   

German Name
Hindi   
Tamil   

Pronunciation
[ˈmaːnək ˈɦin̪d̪iː]   
[t̪ɐmɨɻ]   

Ethnicity
Hindustani people   
Tamil people or Tamilans   

History

Origin
7th Century   
300 BC   

Language Family
Indo-European Family   
Dravidian Family   

Subgroup
Indo-Iranian   
Not Available   

Branch
Indic   
Not Available   

Language Forms
  
  

Early Forms
No early forms   
Old Tamil and Middle Tamil   

Standard Forms
Standard Hindi   
Modern Tamil   

Language Position
5   
5
18   
16

Signed Forms
Indian Signing System   
Signed Tamil   

Scope
Individual   
Individual   

Code

ISO 639 1
hi   
ta   

ISO 639 2
  
  

ISO 639 2/T
hin   
tam   

ISO 639 2/B
hin   
tam   

ISO 639 3
hin   
tam   

ISO 639 6
hins   
tam   

Glottocode
hind1269   
tami1289, oldt1248   

Linguasphere
59-AAF-qf   
tami1289   

Types of Language
  
  

Language Type
Living   
Living   

Language Linguistic Typology
Not Available   
Subject-Object-Verb   

Language Morphological Typology
Fusional, Synthetic   
Not Available   

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

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Hindi and Tamil Speaking population

Hindi and Tamil speaking population is one of the factors based on which Hindi and Tamil languages can be compared. The total count of Hindi and Tamil Speaking population in percentage is also given. The percentage of people speaking Hindi language is 4.70 % 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 Hindi and Tamil on Hindi vs Tamil where you will get native speakers, speaking population in percentage and native names.

Hindi and Tamil Language Codes

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

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