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Tamil and Japanese


Countries

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

Total No. Of Countries
1  
14
6  
9

National Language
Japan  
Singapore, Sri Lanka, Tamil Nadu  

Second Language
Not spoken in any of the countries  
Andaman and Nicobar Islands, kerala, Puducherry  

Speaking Continents
Asia, Pacific  
Asia  

Minority Language
Palau  
Canada, Malaysia, Mauritius, Reunion, Seychelles  

Regulated By
Agency for Cultural Affairs (文化庁) at the Ministry of Education  
Official language Commission of Government of Tamil Nadu, Thanjavur Tamil University  

Interesting Facts
  • In Japanese Language, there are 4 different ways to address people: kun, chan, san and sama.
  • There are many words in Japanese language which end with vowel letter, which determines the structure and rhythm of Japanese.
  
  • 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
Korean Language  
Malayalam  

Derived From
Not Available  
Not Available  

Alphabets

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

Alphabets
99  
40
247  
99+

Phonology
  
  

How Many Vowels
5  
2
12  
9

How Many Consonants
14  
4
18  
8

Scripts
Kana  
Tamil  

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

Hard to Learn
  
  

Language Levels
5  
4
3  
2

Time Taken to Learn
88 weeks  
13
44 weeks  
11

Greetings

Hello
こんにちは (Kon'nichiwa)  
வணக்கம் (Vanakkam)  

Thank You
ありがとう (Arigatō)  
நன்றி (Naṉṟi)  

How Are You?
お元気ですか (O genki desu ka?)  
நீங்கள் எப்படி இருக்கிறீர்கள்? (Nīṅkaḷ eppaṭi irukkiṟīrkaḷ?)  

Good Night
おやすみなさい (Oyasuminasai)  
நல்ல இரவு (Good night) / irravu vanakkam (Good night)  

Good Evening
こんばんは (Konbanwa)  
நல்ல மாலை (Nalla mālai)/ மாலை (irravu vanakkam)  

Good Afternoon
こんにちは (Konnichiwa!)  
பிற்பகல் வணக்கம் (perpagal vanakkam)  

Good Morning
おはよう (Ohayō)  
காலை வணக்கம் (Kaalai Vanakkam)  

Please
お願いします (Onegaishimasu)  
தயவு (Tayavu)  

Sorry
ごめんなさい (Gomen'nasai)  
மன்னிக்கவும் (Maṉṉikkavum)  

Bye
さようなら (Sayōnara)  
சென்று வருகிறேன் (Sendru Varukiren)  

I Love You
愛しています (Aishiteimasu)  
நான் உன்னை காதலிக்கிறேன் (Naan Unnai Kadalikiren)  

Excuse Me
すみません (Sumimasen)  
என்னை மன்னியுங்கள் (Eṉṉai maṉṉiyuṅkaḷ)  

Dialects

Dialect 1
Sanuki  
Kongu  

Where They Speak
Kagawa  
Kongu  

How Many People Speak
1,000,000.00  
28
Not Available  

Dialect 2
Hakata  
Madurai Tamil  

Where They Speak
Fukuoka  
Madurai, South Tamil Nadu  

Dialect 3
Kansai  
Tirunelveli Tamil  

Where They Speak
kansai  
South Tamil Nadu, Thoothukudi, Tirunelveli  

Total No. Of Dialects
31  
25
10  
10

How Many People Speak

How Many People Speak?
128.00 million  
14
78.00 million  
21

Speaking Population
1.90 %  
10
1.06 %  
19

Native Speakers
128.00 million  
9
70.00 million  
15

Second Language Speakers
Not Available  
8.00 million  
24

Native Name
日本語  
தமிழ்  

Alternative Names
Not Available  
Damulian, Tamal, Tamalsan, Tambul, Tamili  

French Name
japonais  
tamoul  

German Name
Japanisch  
Tamil  

Pronunciation
/nihoɴɡo/: [nihõŋɡo], [nihõŋŋo]  
[t̪ɐmɨɻ]  

Ethnicity
Japanese (Yamato)  
Tamil people or Tamilans  

History

Origin
1185  
300 BC  

Language Family
Japonic Family  
Dravidian Family  

Subgroup
Not Available  
Not Available  

Branch
Not Available  
Not Available  

Language Forms
  
  

Early Forms
Old Japanese, Early Middle Japanese, Late Middle Japanese and Early Modern Japanese  
Old Tamil and Middle Tamil  

Standard Forms
Japanese  
Modern Tamil  

Language Position
8  
8
18  
16

Signed Forms
Signed Japanese  
Signed Tamil  

Scope
Individual  
Individual  

Code

ISO 639 1
ja  
ta  

ISO 639 2
  
  

ISO 639 2/T
jpn  
tam  

ISO 639 2/B
jpn  
tam  

ISO 639 3
jpn  
tam  

ISO 639 6
Not Available  
tam  

Glottocode
nucl1643  
tami1289, oldt1248  

Linguasphere
45-CAA-a  
tami1289  

Types of Language
  
  

Language Type
Living  
Living  

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

Language Morphological Typology
Agglutinative, Synthetic  
Not Available  

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

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Japanese and Tamil Speaking population

Japanese and Tamil speaking population is one of the factors based on which Japanese and Tamil languages can be compared. The total count of Japanese and Tamil Speaking population in percentage is also given. The percentage of people speaking Japanese language is 1.90 % 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 Japanese and Tamil on Japanese vs Tamil where you will get native speakers, speaking population in percentage and native names.

Japanese and Tamil Language Codes

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

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