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Indonesian and Tamil


Tamil and Indonesian


Countries

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

Total No. Of Countries
1   
14
6   
9

National Language
Indonesia   
Singapore, Sri Lanka, Tamil Nadu   

Second Language
East Timor, Indonesia   
Andaman and Nicobar Islands, kerala, Puducherry   

Speaking Continents
Asia   
Asia   

Minority Language
Denmark, East Timor, Netherlands   
Canada, Malaysia, Mauritius, Reunion, Seychelles   

Regulated By
Badan Pengembangan dan Pembinaan Bahasa   
Official language Commission of Government of Tamil Nadu, Thanjavur Tamil University   

Interesting Facts
  • The modern Indonesian language uses many loan words from Persian, Chinese and Arabic.
  • In Indonesian language, spelling is phonetically precise, so that words are spelled as they sound.
  
  • 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
Malay language   
Malayalam   

Derived From
Malay and Dutch Languages   
Not Available   

Alphabets

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

Alphabets
26   
8
247   
99+

Phonology
  
  

How Many Vowels
6   
3
12   
9

How Many Consonants
19   
9
18   
8

Scripts
Latin   
Tamil   

Writing Direction
Not Available   
Left-To-Right, Horizontal   

Hard to Learn
  
  

Language Levels
7   
6
3   
2

Time Taken to Learn
36 weeks   
10
44 weeks   
11

Greetings

Hello
Halo   
வணக்கம் (Vanakkam)   

Thank You
Terima kasih   
நன்றி (Naṉṟi)   

How Are You?
Apa kabar?   
நீங்கள் எப்படி இருக்கிறீர்கள்? (Nīṅkaḷ eppaṭi irukkiṟīrkaḷ?)   

Good Night
Selamat Malam   
நல்ல இரவு (Good night) / irravu vanakkam (Good night)   

Good Evening
Malam yang baik   
நல்ல மாலை (Nalla mālai)/ மாலை (irravu vanakkam)   

Good Afternoon
Selamat Sore   
பிற்பகல் வணக்கம் (perpagal vanakkam)   

Good Morning
Selamat Pagi   
காலை வணக்கம் (Kaalai Vanakkam)   

Please
mohon Untuk   
தயவு (Tayavu)   

Sorry
maaf   
மன்னிக்கவும் (Maṉṉikkavum)   

Bye
Selamat tinggal   
சென்று வருகிறேன் (Sendru Varukiren)   

I Love You
Aku cinta kamu   
நான் உன்னை காதலிக்கிறேன் (Naan Unnai Kadalikiren)   

Excuse Me
Permisi   
என்னை மன்னியுங்கள் (Eṉṉai maṉṉiyuṅkaḷ)   

Dialects

Dialect 1
Sundanese   
Kongu   

Where They Speak
Indonesia   
Kongu   

How Many People Speak
38,000,000.00   
8
Not Available   

Dialect 2
Balinese   
Madurai Tamil   

Where They Speak
Bali, Indonesia, Lombok and Java, Nusa Penida   
Madurai, South Tamil Nadu   

How Many People Speak
3,300,000.00   
17
Not Available   

Dialect 3
Minangkabau   
Tirunelveli Tamil   

Where They Speak
Indonesia, Malaysia   
South Tamil Nadu, Thoothukudi, Tirunelveli   

How Many People Speak
6,000,000.00   
7
Not Available   

Total No. Of Dialects
46   
30
10   
10

How Many People Speak

How Many People Speak?
163.00 million   
11
78.00 million   
21

Speaking Population
1.16 %   
14
1.06 %   
19

Native Speakers
23.00 million   
34
70.00 million   
15

Second Language Speakers
140.00 million   
4
8.00 million   
24

Native Name
Bahasa Melayu   
தமிழ்   

Alternative Names
Bahasa Indonesia   
Damulian, Tamal, Tamalsan, Tambul, Tamili   

French Name
indonésien   
tamoul   

German Name
Bahasa Indonesia   
Tamil   

Pronunciation
Not Available   
[t̪ɐmɨɻ]   

Ethnicity
Indonesians   
Tamil people or Tamilans   

History

Origin
7th Century   
300 BC   

Language Family
Austronesian Family   
Dravidian Family   

Subgroup
Indonesian   
Not Available   

Branch
Not Available   
Not Available   

Language Forms
  
  

Early Forms
Old Malay   
Old Tamil and Middle Tamil   

Standard Forms
Indonesian   
Modern Tamil   

Language Position
56   
99+
18   
16

Signed Forms
Sistem Isyarat Bahasa Indonesia (SIBI, "Signed Indonesian")   
Signed Tamil   

Scope
Individual   
Individual   

Code

ISO 639 1
id   
ta   

ISO 639 2
  
  

ISO 639 2/T
ind   
tam   

ISO 639 2/B
ind   
tam   

ISO 639 3
ind   
tam   

ISO 639 6
Not Available   
tam   

Glottocode
indo1316   
tami1289, oldt1248   

Linguasphere
No data available   
tami1289   

Types of Language
  
  

Language Type
Living   
Living   

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

Language Morphological Typology
Agglutinative   
Not Available   

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

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Indonesian and Tamil Speaking population

Indonesian and Tamil speaking population is one of the factors based on which Indonesian and Tamil languages can be compared. The total count of Indonesian and Tamil Speaking population in percentage is also given. The percentage of people speaking Indonesian language is 1.16 % 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 Indonesian and Tamil on Indonesian vs Tamil where you will get native speakers, speaking population in percentage and native names.

Indonesian and Tamil Language Codes

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

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