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Tamil and Italian


Countries

Countries
Croatia, European Union, Italy, San Marino, Slovenia, Switzerland, Vatican City   
Malaysia, Mauritius, Puducherry, Singapore, Sri Lanka, Tamil Nadu   

Total No. Of Countries
7   
8
6   
9

National Language
Italy, San Marino, Switzerland, Vatican City   
Singapore, Sri Lanka, Tamil Nadu   

Second Language
Albania, Croatia, Malta, Slovenia   
Andaman and Nicobar Islands, kerala, Puducherry   

Speaking Continents
Europe   
Asia   

Minority Language
Crimea, Eritrea, France, Libya, Monaco, Montenegro, Romania, Somalia   
Canada, Malaysia, Mauritius, Reunion, Seychelles   

Regulated By
Accademia della Crusca (Academy of the bran)   
Official language Commission of Government of Tamil Nadu, Thanjavur Tamil University   

Interesting Facts
  • One of the most romantic and melodic language in the history of the world is Italian.
  • Italian Language is in the top three of the most widely spoken European languages in Europe.
  
  • 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
French and Portuguese Languages   
Malayalam   

Derived From
Latin   
Not Available   

Alphabets

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

Alphabets
21   
3
247   
99+

Phonology
  
  

How Many Vowels
5   
2
12   
9

How Many Consonants
16   
6
18   
8

Scripts
Latin   
Tamil   

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

Hard to Learn
  
  

Language Levels
6   
5
3   
2

Time Taken to Learn
24 weeks   
6
44 weeks   
11

Greetings

Hello
ciao   
வணக்கம் (Vanakkam)   

Thank You
grazie   
நன்றி (Naṉṟi)   

How Are You?
Come stai?   
நீங்கள் எப்படி இருக்கிறீர்கள்? (Nīṅkaḷ eppaṭi irukkiṟīrkaḷ?)   

Good Night
buonanotte   
நல்ல இரவு (Good night) / irravu vanakkam (Good night)   

Good Evening
buonasera   
நல்ல மாலை (Nalla mālai)/ மாலை (irravu vanakkam)   

Good Afternoon
buon pomeriggio   
பிற்பகல் வணக்கம் (perpagal vanakkam)   

Good Morning
buongiorno   
காலை வணக்கம் (Kaalai Vanakkam)   

Please
Per Favore   
தயவு (Tayavu)   

Sorry
scusate   
மன்னிக்கவும் (Maṉṉikkavum)   

Bye
arrivederci   
சென்று வருகிறேன் (Sendru Varukiren)   

I Love You
Ti amo   
நான் உன்னை காதலிக்கிறேன் (Naan Unnai Kadalikiren)   

Excuse Me
Scusami   
என்னை மன்னியுங்கள் (Eṉṉai maṉṉiyuṅkaḷ)   

Dialects

Dialect 1
Romanesco   
Kongu   

Where They Speak
Lazio   
Kongu   

How Many People Speak
3,000,000.00   
21
Not Available   

Dialect 2
Central Italian   
Madurai Tamil   

Where They Speak
Abruzzo, central Marche, Lazio, south Tuscany, Umbria   
Madurai, South Tamil Nadu   

How Many People Speak
5,000,000.00   
14
Not Available   

Dialect 3
Tuscan   
Tirunelveli Tamil   

Where They Speak
Corsica, Gallura, Haute-Corse, Sardinia, Tuscany, Umbria   
South Tamil Nadu, Thoothukudi, Tirunelveli   

Total No. Of Dialects
15   
14
10   
10

How Many People Speak

How Many People Speak?
78.00 million   
21
78.00 million   
21

Speaking Population
0.90 %   
22
1.06 %   
19

Native Speakers
64.00 million   
18
70.00 million   
15

Second Language Speakers
14.00 million   
20
8.00 million   
24

Native Name
Italiano   
தமிழ்   

Alternative Names
Italiano   
Damulian, Tamal, Tamalsan, Tambul, Tamili   

French Name
italien   
tamoul   

German Name
Italienisch   
Tamil   

Pronunciation
[itaˈljaːno]   
[t̪ɐmɨɻ]   

Ethnicity
Italians   
Tamil people or Tamilans   

History

Origin
960 BC   
300 BC   

Language Family
Indo-European Family   
Dravidian Family   

Subgroup
Romance   
Not Available   

Branch
Not Available   
Not Available   

Language Forms
  
  

Early Forms
No early forms   
Old Tamil and Middle Tamil   

Standard Forms
Italian   
Modern Tamil   

Language Position
27   
23
18   
16

Signed Forms
italiano segnato "Signed Italian" & italiano segnato esatto "Signed Exact Italian"   
Signed Tamil   

Scope
Individual   
Individual   

Code

ISO 639 1
it   
ta   

ISO 639 2
  
  

ISO 639 2/T
ita   
tam   

ISO 639 2/B
ita   
tam   

ISO 639 3
ita   
tam   

ISO 639 6
itas   
tam   

Glottocode
ital1282   
tami1289, oldt1248   

Linguasphere
51-AAA-q   
tami1289   

Types of Language
  
  

Language Type
Living   
Living   

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

Language Morphological Typology
Fusional, Synthetic   
Not Available   

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

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Italian and Tamil Speaking population

Italian and Tamil speaking population is one of the factors based on which Italian and Tamil languages can be compared. The total count of Italian and Tamil Speaking population in percentage is also given. The percentage of people speaking Italian language is 0.90 % 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 Italian and Tamil on Italian vs Tamil where you will get native speakers, speaking population in percentage and native names.

Italian and Tamil Language Codes

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

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