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Malayalam and Tamil


Tamil and Malayalam


Countries

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

Total No. Of Countries
3   
12
6   
9

National Language
Kerala, India, Lakshadweep, Puducherry   
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
Andaman and Nicobar Islands   
Canada, Malaysia, Mauritius, Reunion, Seychelles   

Regulated By
Academy for Malayalam literature, Government of Kerala   
Official language Commission of Government of Tamil Nadu, Thanjavur Tamil University   

Interesting Facts
  • Malayalam language has 54 literals. Same sounds have different versions to it.
  • Malayalam script is reffered as "Rod Script" and it is derived from the Grantha script, which was developed from Indic script of Brahmi.
  
  • 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
Tamil and Sanskrit Languages   
Malayalam   

Derived From
Sanskrit Language   
Not Available   

Alphabets

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

Alphabets
53   
32
247   
99+

Phonology
  
  

How Many Vowels
15   
12
12   
9

How Many Consonants
41   
30
18   
8

Scripts
Brahmic family and derivatives   
Tamil   

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

Hard to Learn
  
  

Language Levels
2   
1
3   
2

Time Taken to Learn
44 weeks   
11
44 weeks   
11

Greetings

Hello
ഹലോ (halēā)   
வணக்கம் (Vanakkam)   

Thank You
നന്ദി (nandi)   
நன்றி (Naṉṟi)   

How Are You?
സുഖമാണോ? (sukhamāṇēā?)   
நீங்கள் எப்படி இருக்கிறீர்கள்? (Nīṅkaḷ eppaṭi irukkiṟīrkaḷ?)   

Good Night
ശുഭ രാത്രി (śubha rātri)   
நல்ல இரவு (Good night) / irravu vanakkam (Good night)   

Good Evening
ഗുഡ് ഈവനിംഗ് (guḍ īvaniṅg)   
நல்ல மாலை (Nalla mālai)/ மாலை (irravu vanakkam)   

Good Afternoon
ഗുഡ് ആഫ്റ്റർനൂൺ (guḍ āphṟṟarnūṇ)   
பிற்பகல் வணக்கம் (perpagal vanakkam)   

Good Morning
രാവിലെ (rāvile)   
காலை வணக்கம் (Kaalai Vanakkam)   

Please
ദയവായി (dayavāyi)   
தயவு (Tayavu)   

Sorry
ക്ഷമിക്കണം (kṣamikkaṇaṁ)   
மன்னிக்கவும் (Maṉṉikkavum)   

Bye
വിട (viṭa)   
சென்று வருகிறேன் (Sendru Varukiren)   

I Love You
ഞാൻ നിന്നെ സ്നേഹിക്കുന്നു (ñān ninne snēhikkunnu)   
நான் உன்னை காதலிக்கிறேன் (Naan Unnai Kadalikiren)   

Excuse Me
എക്സ്ക്യൂസ് മീ (ekskyūs mī)   
என்னை மன்னியுங்கள் (Eṉṉai maṉṉiyuṅkaḷ)   

Dialects

Dialect 1
Judeo-Malayalam   
Kongu   

Where They Speak
Israel, kerala   
Kongu   

Dialect 2
Mappila   
Madurai Tamil   

Where They Speak
India   
Madurai, South Tamil Nadu   

Dialect 3
Pandy Malayalam   
Tirunelveli Tamil   

Where They Speak
France, kerala   
South Tamil Nadu, Thoothukudi, Tirunelveli   

Total No. Of Dialects
3   
3
10   
10

How Many People Speak

How Many People Speak?
38.00 million   
33
78.00 million   
21

Speaking Population
0.57 %   
27
1.06 %   
19

Native Speakers
38.00 million   
26
70.00 million   
15

Second Language Speakers
Not Available   
8.00 million   
24

Native Name
മലയാളം (malayāḷam)   
தமிழ்   

Alternative Names
Alealum, Malayalani, Malayali, Malean, Maliyad, Mallealle, Mopla   
Damulian, Tamal, Tamalsan, Tambul, Tamili   

French Name
malayalam   
tamoul   

German Name
Malayalam   
Tamil   

Pronunciation
Not Available   
[t̪ɐmɨɻ]   

Ethnicity
Malayali   
Tamil people or Tamilans   

History

Origin
9th Century   
300 BC   

Language Family
Dravidian Family   
Dravidian Family   

Subgroup
Not Available   
Not Available   

Branch
Not Available   
Not Available   

Language Forms
  
  

Early Forms
No early form   
Old Tamil and Middle Tamil   

Standard Forms
Malayalam   
Modern Tamil   

Language Position
29   
24
18   
16

Signed Forms
Not Available   
Signed Tamil   

Scope
Individual   
Individual   

Code

ISO 639 1
ml   
ta   

ISO 639 2
  
  

ISO 639 2/T
mal   
tam   

ISO 639 2/B
mal   
tam   

ISO 639 3
mal   
tam   

ISO 639 6
Not Available   
tam   

Glottocode
mala1464   
tami1289, oldt1248   

Linguasphere
No data available   
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 Malayalam 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 Malayalam and Tamil dialects. Various dialects of Malayalam and Tamil language differ in their pronunciations and words. Dialects of Malayalam are spoken in different Malayalam Speaking Countries whereas Tamil Dialects are spoken in different Tamil speaking countries. Also the number of people speaking Malayalam vs Tamil Dialects varies from few thousands to many millions. Some of the Malayalam dialects include: Judeo-Malayalam, Mappila. Tamil dialects include: Kongu , Madurai Tamil. Also learn about dialects in South American Languages and North American Languages.

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Malayalam and Tamil Speaking population

Malayalam and Tamil speaking population is one of the factors based on which Malayalam and Tamil languages can be compared. The total count of Malayalam and Tamil Speaking population in percentage is also given. The percentage of people speaking Malayalam language is 0.57 % 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 Malayalam and Tamil on Malayalam vs Tamil where you will get native speakers, speaking population in percentage and native names.

Malayalam and Tamil Language Codes

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

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