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Kashmiri and Tamil


Tamil and Kashmiri


Countries

Countries
India, Pakistan   
Malaysia, Mauritius, Puducherry, Singapore, Sri Lanka, Tamil Nadu   

Total No. Of Countries
2   
13
6   
9

National Language
India, Pakistan   
Singapore, Sri Lanka, Tamil Nadu   

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

Speaking Continents
Asia   
Asia   

Minority Language
Not spoken in any of the countries   
Canada, Malaysia, Mauritius, Reunion, Seychelles   

Regulated By
Not Available   
Official language Commission of Government of Tamil Nadu, Thanjavur Tamil University   

Interesting Facts
  • Kashmiri is the only Daridc language with literature which was originated more than seven hundred and fifty years ago.
  • Kashmiri has thousands of loan words from Persian and Arabic Languages.
  
  • 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
Hindi and Urdu Languages   
Malayalam   

Derived From
Sanskrit Language   
Not Available   

Alphabets

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

Alphabets
44   
24
247   
99+

Phonology
  
  

How Many Vowels
17   
14
12   
9

How Many Consonants
27   
17
18   
8

Scripts
Arabic, Perso-Arabic script   
Tamil   

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

Hard to Learn
  
  

Language Levels
6   
5
3   
2

Time Taken to Learn
44 weeks   
11
44 weeks   
11

Greetings

Hello
Assalām ‘alaikum   
வணக்கம் (Vanakkam)   

Thank You
शुकिया / شکریہ (shukriya)   
நன்றி (Naṉṟi)   

How Are You?
तोहय छिवा वारय? (tohy ch'ivaa vaarai?)   
நீங்கள் எப்படி இருக்கிறீர்கள்? (Nīṅkaḷ eppaṭi irukkiṟīrkaḷ?)   

Good Night
शबे खैर । (shabey k'eūr)   
நல்ல இரவு (Good night) / irravu vanakkam (Good night)   

Good Evening
Not Available   
நல்ல மாலை (Nalla mālai)/ மாலை (irravu vanakkam)   

Good Afternoon
Hach t'ochoktiya   
பிற்பகல் வணக்கம் (perpagal vanakkam)   

Good Morning
Hach ch'i   
காலை வணக்கம் (Kaalai Vanakkam)   

Please
Not Available   
தயவு (Tayavu)   

Sorry
माफ कॅरिव । (maap' keuriv)   
மன்னிக்கவும் (Maṉṉikkavum)   

Bye
Khuda hāfiz   
சென்று வருகிறேன் (Sendru Varukiren)   

I Love You
be chus che seth mohabat karaan   
நான் உன்னை காதலிக்கிறேன் (Naan Unnai Kadalikiren)   

Excuse Me
वय त्रॅाविव । (vat' treūviv)   
என்னை மன்னியுங்கள் (Eṉṉai maṉṉiyuṅkaḷ)   

Dialects

Dialect 1
Kashtawari   
Kongu   

Where They Speak
India, Koshtawar valley, southeast kashmir, India   
Kongu   

Dialect 2
Poguli   
Madurai Tamil   

Where They Speak
Pogul and Paristan valleys   
Madurai, South Tamil Nadu   

Dialect 3
Rambani   
Tirunelveli Tamil   

Where They Speak
India   
South Tamil Nadu, Thoothukudi, Tirunelveli   

Total No. Of Dialects
4   
4
10   
10

How Many People Speak

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

Speaking Population
Not Available   
1.06 %   
19

Native Speakers
5.42 million   
99+
70.00 million   
15

Second Language Speakers
Not Available   
8.00 million   
24

Native Name
कॉशुर / كٲشُر   
தமிழ்   

Alternative Names
Cashmeeree, Cashmiri, Kacmiri, Kaschemiri, Keshur, Koshur   
Damulian, Tamal, Tamalsan, Tambul, Tamili   

French Name
kashmiri   
tamoul   

German Name
Kaschmiri   
Tamil   

Pronunciation
[kəːʃur]   
[t̪ɐmɨɻ]   

Ethnicity
Kashmiris or koshur   
Tamil people or Tamilans   

History

Origin
12th 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
Kashmiri   
Modern Tamil   

Language Position
Not Available   
18   
16

Signed Forms
Indian Signing System (ISS)   
Signed Tamil   

Scope
Individual   
Individual   

Code

ISO 639 1
ks   
ta   

ISO 639 2
  
  

ISO 639 2/T
kas   
tam   

ISO 639 2/B
kas   
tam   

ISO 639 3
kas   
tam   

ISO 639 6
Not Available   
tam   

Glottocode
kash1277   
tami1289, oldt1248   

Linguasphere
No data available   
tami1289   

Types of Language
  
  

Language Type
Living   
Living   

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

Language Morphological Typology
Not Available   
Not Available   

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

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Kashmiri and Tamil Speaking population

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

Kashmiri and Tamil Language Codes

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

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