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Macedonian and Tamil


Tamil and Macedonian


Countries

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

Total No. Of Countries
1   
14
6   
9

National Language
Albania, Bulgaria, Greece, Macedonia, Romania, Serbia   
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
Albania, Romania, Serbia   
Canada, Malaysia, Mauritius, Reunion, Seychelles   

Regulated By
Macedonian Language Institute "Krste Misirkov"   
Official language Commission of Government of Tamil Nadu, Thanjavur Tamil University   

Interesting Facts
  • There are plenty of loan words in Macedonian language from the Serbian, Bulgarian and Russian languages.
  • The only Indo-European language that make use of the narrative mood is Macedonian 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
Bulgarian, Polish, Russian and Serbian Languages   
Malayalam   

Derived From
Not Available   
Not Available   

Alphabets

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

Alphabets
31   
13
247   
99+

Phonology
  
  

How Many Vowels
5   
2
12   
9

How Many Consonants
26   
16
18   
8

Scripts
Cyrillic, Macedonian Braille   
Tamil   

Writing Direction
Not Available   
Left-To-Right, Horizontal   

Hard to Learn
  
  

Language Levels
3   
2
3   
2

Time Taken to Learn
44 weeks   
11
44 weeks   
11

Greetings

Hello
Здраво (Zdravo)   
வணக்கம் (Vanakkam)   

Thank You
Благодарам (Blagodaram)   
நன்றி (Naṉṟi)   

How Are You?
Како си? (Kako si?)   
நீங்கள் எப்படி இருக்கிறீர்கள்? (Nīṅkaḷ eppaṭi irukkiṟīrkaḷ?)   

Good Night
Добра ноќ (Dobra nok)   
நல்ல இரவு (Good night) / irravu vanakkam (Good night)   

Good Evening
Добра вечер (Dobra večer)   
நல்ல மாலை (Nalla mālai)/ மாலை (irravu vanakkam)   

Good Afternoon
Добар ден (Dobar den)   
பிற்பகல் வணக்கம் (perpagal vanakkam)   

Good Morning
Добро утро (Dobro utro)   
காலை வணக்கம் (Kaalai Vanakkam)   

Please
Ве молиме (Ve molime)   
தயவு (Tayavu)   

Sorry
жал (žal)   
மன்னிக்கவும் (Maṉṉikkavum)   

Bye
Чао (Čao)   
சென்று வருகிறேன் (Sendru Varukiren)   

I Love You
Те сакам (Te sakam)   
நான் உன்னை காதலிக்கிறேன் (Naan Unnai Kadalikiren)   

Excuse Me
Извинете ме (Izvinete me)   
என்னை மன்னியுங்கள் (Eṉṉai maṉṉiyuṅkaḷ)   

Dialects

Dialect 1
Torlakian   
Kongu   

Where They Speak
Bulgaria, Kosovo, Macedonia, Romania, Serbia   
Kongu   

How Many People Speak
1.50   
99+
Not Available   

Dialect 2
Debar   
Madurai Tamil   

Where They Speak
Macedonia   
Madurai, South Tamil Nadu   

Dialect 3
Galičnik   
Tirunelveli Tamil   

Where They Speak
Macedonia   
South Tamil Nadu, Thoothukudi, Tirunelveli   

Total No. Of Dialects
28   
23
10   
10

How Many People Speak

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

Speaking Population
Not Available   
1.06 %   
19

Native Speakers
2.50 million   
99+
70.00 million   
15

Second Language Speakers
Not Available   
8.00 million   
24

Native Name
македонски (Makedonski) македонски јазик (makedonski jazik)   
தமிழ்   

Alternative Names
Macedonian Slavic, Makedonski, Slavic   
Damulian, Tamal, Tamalsan, Tambul, Tamili   

French Name
macédonien   
tamoul   

German Name
Makedonisch   
Tamil   

Pronunciation
[maˈkɛdɔnski ˈjazik]   
[t̪ɐmɨɻ]   

Ethnicity
Macedonians   
Tamil people or Tamilans   

History

Origin
2200 BC   
300 BC   

Language Family
Indo-European Family   
Dravidian Family   

Subgroup
Slavic   
Not Available   

Branch
Southern   
Not Available   

Language Forms
  
  

Early Forms
No early forms   
Old Tamil and Middle Tamil   

Standard Forms
Macedonian   
Modern Tamil   

Language Position
Not Available   
18   
16

Signed Forms
Macedonian Sign Language   
Signed Tamil   

Scope
Individual   
Individual   

Code

ISO 639 1
mk   
ta   

ISO 639 2
  
  

ISO 639 2/T
mkd   
tam   

ISO 639 2/B
mac   
tam   

ISO 639 3
mkd   
tam   

ISO 639 6
Not Available   
tam   

Glottocode
mace1250   
tami1289, oldt1248   

Linguasphere
53-AAA-ha   
tami1289   

Types of Language
  
  

Language Type
Living   
Living   

Language Linguistic Typology
Not Available   
Subject-Object-Verb   

Language Morphological Typology
Analytic   
Not Available   

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

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Macedonian and Tamil Speaking population

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

Macedonian and Tamil Language Codes

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

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