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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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