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Lithuanian and Tamil


Tamil and Lithuanian


Countries

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

Total No. Of Countries
2   
13
6   
9

National Language
Lithuania   
Singapore, Sri Lanka, Tamil Nadu   

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

Speaking Continents
Europe   
Asia   

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

Regulated By
Commission of the Lithuanian Language   
Official language Commission of Government of Tamil Nadu, Thanjavur Tamil University   

Interesting Facts
  • Lithuanian has many loanwords that originate from Slavic, Germanic and other Baltic languages.
  • "Catheciusmus" is the oldest known book in Lithuanian language in 1547.
  
  • 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
Latvian   
Malayalam   

Derived From
Not Available   
Not Available   

Alphabets

Alphabets in
Lithuanian-Alpahbets.jpg#200   
Tamil-Alphabets.jpg#200   

Alphabets
32   
14
247   
99+

Phonology
  
  

How Many Vowels
12   
9
12   
9

How Many Consonants
20   
10
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
44 weeks   
11
44 weeks   
11

Greetings

Hello
Sveiki   
வணக்கம் (Vanakkam)   

Thank You
Ačiū   
நன்றி (Naṉṟi)   

How Are You?
Kaip sekasi?   
நீங்கள் எப்படி இருக்கிறீர்கள்? (Nīṅkaḷ eppaṭi irukkiṟīrkaḷ?)   

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

Good Evening
Labas vakaras   
நல்ல மாலை (Nalla mālai)/ மாலை (irravu vanakkam)   

Good Afternoon
Laba diena   
பிற்பகல் வணக்கம் (perpagal vanakkam)   

Good Morning
Labas rytas   
காலை வணக்கம் (Kaalai Vanakkam)   

Please
Prašom   
தயவு (Tayavu)   

Sorry
atsiprašau   
மன்னிக்கவும் (Maṉṉikkavum)   

Bye
Ate   
சென்று வருகிறேன் (Sendru Varukiren)   

I Love You
Aš myliu tave   
நான் உன்னை காதலிக்கிறேன் (Naan Unnai Kadalikiren)   

Excuse Me
Atsiprašau   
என்னை மன்னியுங்கள் (Eṉṉai maṉṉiyuṅkaḷ)   

Dialects

Dialect 1
Samogitian   
Kongu   

Where They Speak
Lithuania   
Kongu   

How Many People Speak
500,000.00   
34
Not Available   

Dialect 2
Aukštaitian   
Madurai Tamil   

Where They Speak
Lithuania   
Madurai, South Tamil Nadu   

Dialect 3
Curonian   
Tirunelveli Tamil   

Where They Speak
Lithuania   
South Tamil Nadu, Thoothukudi, Tirunelveli   

Total No. Of Dialects
10   
10
10   
10

How Many People Speak

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

Speaking Population
Not Available   
1.06 %   
19

Native Speakers
3.00 million   
99+
70.00 million   
15

Second Language Speakers
Not Available   
8.00 million   
24

Native Name
lietuvių kalba   
தமிழ்   

Alternative Names
Lietuvi, Lietuviskai, Litauische, Litewski, Litovskiy   
Damulian, Tamal, Tamalsan, Tambul, Tamili   

French Name
lituanien   
tamoul   

German Name
Litauisch   
Tamil   

Pronunciation
Not Available   
[t̪ɐmɨɻ]   

Ethnicity
Lithuanians   
Tamil people or Tamilans   

History

Origin
c. 1503   
300 BC   

Language Family
Indo-European Family   
Dravidian Family   

Subgroup
Not Available   
Not Available   

Branch
Baltic   
Not Available   

Language Forms
  
  

Early Forms
No early forms   
Old Tamil and Middle Tamil   

Standard Forms
Lithuanian   
Modern Tamil   

Language Position
Not Available   
18   
16

Signed Forms
Lithuanian Sign Language   
Signed Tamil   

Scope
Individual   
Individual   

Code

ISO 639 1
lt   
ta   

ISO 639 2
  
  

ISO 639 2/T
lit   
tam   

ISO 639 2/B
lit   
tam   

ISO 639 3
lit   
tam   

ISO 639 6
Not Available   
tam   

Glottocode
lith1251   
tami1289, oldt1248   

Linguasphere
54-AAA-a   
tami1289   

Types of Language
  
  

Language Type
Living   
Living   

Language Linguistic Typology
Not Available   
Subject-Object-Verb   

Language Morphological Typology
Synthetic   
Not Available   

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

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Lithuanian and Tamil Speaking population

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

Lithuanian and Tamil Language Codes

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

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