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Irish and Tamil


Tamil and Irish


Countries

Countries
European Union, Ireland   
Malaysia, Mauritius, Puducherry, Singapore, Sri Lanka, Tamil Nadu   

Total No. Of Countries
2   
13
6   
9

National Language
Ireland   
Singapore, Sri Lanka, Tamil Nadu   

Second Language
Ireland   
Andaman and Nicobar Islands, kerala, Puducherry   

Speaking Continents
Europe   
Asia   

Minority Language
United Kingdom   
Canada, Malaysia, Mauritius, Reunion, Seychelles   

Regulated By
Foras na Gaeilge   
Official language Commission of Government of Tamil Nadu, Thanjavur Tamil University   

Interesting Facts
  • In Irish language, there are no exact words for "yes" or "no".
  • There are different set of numbers for counting humans and another set for counting non-humans in Irish 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.
    •   

Similar To
Not Available   
Malayalam   

Derived From
Not Available   
Not Available   

Alphabets

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

Alphabets
18   
1
247   
99+

Phonology
  
  

How Many Vowels
5   
2
12   
9

How Many Consonants
13   
3
18   
8

Scripts
Latin   
Tamil   

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

Hard to Learn
  
  

Language Levels
5   
4
3   
2

Time Taken to Learn
36 weeks   
10
44 weeks   
11

Greetings

Hello
Dia dhuit   
வணக்கம் (Vanakkam)   

Thank You
Go raibh maith agat   
நன்றி (Naṉṟi)   

How Are You?
Conas atá tú ?   
நீங்கள் எப்படி இருக்கிறீர்கள்? (Nīṅkaḷ eppaṭi irukkiṟīrkaḷ?)   

Good Night
Oíche mhaith   
நல்ல இரவு (Good night) / irravu vanakkam (Good night)   

Good Evening
Tráthnóna maith duit   
நல்ல மாலை (Nalla mālai)/ மாலை (irravu vanakkam)   

Good Afternoon
Tráthnóna maith duit   
பிற்பகல் வணக்கம் (perpagal vanakkam)   

Good Morning
Dia dhuit ar maidin   
காலை வணக்கம் (Kaalai Vanakkam)   

Please
le do thoil   
தயவு (Tayavu)   

Sorry
Tá brón orm   
மன்னிக்கவும் (Maṉṉikkavum)   

Bye
Slán   
சென்று வருகிறேன் (Sendru Varukiren)   

I Love You
Is breá liom thú   
நான் உன்னை காதலிக்கிறேன் (Naan Unnai Kadalikiren)   

Excuse Me
Gabh mo leithscéal   
என்னை மன்னியுங்கள் (Eṉṉai maṉṉiyuṅkaḷ)   

Dialects

Dialect 1
Connacht Irish   
Kongu   

Where They Speak
Connacht   
Kongu   

Dialect 2
Munster Irish   
Madurai Tamil   

Where They Speak
Munster   
Madurai, South Tamil Nadu   

Dialect 3
Ulster Irish   
Tirunelveli Tamil   

Where They Speak
Ulster   
South Tamil Nadu, Thoothukudi, Tirunelveli   

Total No. Of Dialects
4   
4
10   
10

How Many People Speak

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

Speaking Population
Not Available   
1.06 %   
19

Native Speakers
0.14 million   
99+
70.00 million   
15

Second Language Speakers
1.65 million   
35
8.00 million   
24

Native Name
Gaeilge (na hÉireann) / An Ghaeilge   
தமிழ்   

Alternative Names
Erse, Gaeilge, Gaelic Irish   
Damulian, Tamal, Tamalsan, Tambul, Tamili   

French Name
irlandais moyen   
tamoul   

German Name
Mittelirisch   
Tamil   

Pronunciation
[ˈɡeːlʲɟə]   
[t̪ɐmɨɻ]   

Ethnicity
Irish people   
Tamil people or Tamilans   

History

Origin
c. 750   
300 BC   

Language Family
Indo-European Family   
Dravidian Family   

Subgroup
Celtic   
Not Available   

Branch
Goidelic   
Not Available   

Language Forms
  
  

Early Forms
Primitive Irish, Old Irish, Middle Irish, Classical Irish, Irish   
Old Tamil and Middle Tamil   

Standard Forms
An Caighdeán Oifigiúil   
Modern Tamil   

Language Position
Not Available   
18   
16

Signed Forms
Irish Sign Language   
Signed Tamil   

Scope
Individual   
Individual   

Code

ISO 639 1
ga   
ta   

ISO 639 2
  
  

ISO 639 2/T
gle   
tam   

ISO 639 2/B
gle   
tam   

ISO 639 3
gle   
tam   

ISO 639 6
Not Available   
tam   

Glottocode
iris1253   
tami1289, oldt1248   

Linguasphere
50-AAA   
tami1289   

Types of Language
  
  

Language Type
Living   
Living   

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

Language Morphological Typology
Fusional   
Not Available   

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

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Irish and Tamil Speaking population

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

Irish and Tamil Language Codes

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

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