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Mongolian and Tamil


Tamil and Mongolian


Countries

Countries
China, Mongolia   
Malaysia, Mauritius, Puducherry, Singapore, Sri Lanka, Tamil Nadu   

Total No. Of Countries
2   
13
6   
9

National Language
China, Mongolia   
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
Council for Language and Literature Work, State Language Council (Mongolia)   
Official language Commission of Government of Tamil Nadu, Thanjavur Tamil University   

Interesting Facts
  • Mongolian was first written using Phagspa script in late 13th century.
  • There is no connection between Mongolian, Japanese and Korean, but still in terms of grammar and sentence structure they are very similar.
  
  • 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
Turkish Language   
Malayalam   

Derived From
Not Available   
Not Available   

Alphabets

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

Alphabets
35   
17
247   
99+

Phonology
  
  

How Many Vowels
13   
10
12   
9

How Many Consonants
20   
10
18   
8

Scripts
Mongolian alphabets: Traditional Mongolian script   
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
Сайн уу (Sain uu)   
வணக்கம் (Vanakkam)   

Thank You
та бүхэнд баярлалаа (ta bükhend bayarlalaa)   
நன்றி (Naṉṟi)   

How Are You?
Юу байна? (Yuu baina?)   
நீங்கள் எப்படி இருக்கிறீர்கள்? (Nīṅkaḷ eppaṭi irukkiṟīrkaḷ?)   

Good Night
Сайн шөнийн (Sain shöniin)   
நல்ல இரவு (Good night) / irravu vanakkam (Good night)   

Good Evening
Сайн үдэш (Sain üdesh)   
நல்ல மாலை (Nalla mālai)/ மாலை (irravu vanakkam)   

Good Afternoon
Сайн Үдээс хойш (Sain Üdees khoish)   
பிற்பகல் வணக்கம் (perpagal vanakkam)   

Good Morning
Өглөөний мэнд (Öglöönii mend)   
காலை வணக்கம் (Kaalai Vanakkam)   

Please
Хэрэв (Kherev)   
தயவு (Tayavu)   

Sorry
Уучлаарай (Uuchlaarai)   
மன்னிக்கவும் (Maṉṉikkavum)   

Bye
Баяртай (Bayartai)   
சென்று வருகிறேன் (Sendru Varukiren)   

I Love You
Би чамд хайртай (Bi chamd khairtai)   
நான் உன்னை காதலிக்கிறேன் (Naan Unnai Kadalikiren)   

Excuse Me
Өршөөгөөрэй (Örshöögöörei)   
என்னை மன்னியுங்கள் (Eṉṉai maṉṉiyuṅkaḷ)   

Dialects

Dialect 1
Khalkha Mongolian   
Kongu   

Where They Speak
Mongolia   
Kongu   

Dialect 2
Ordos Mongolian   
Madurai Tamil   

Where They Speak
Mongolia   
Madurai, South Tamil Nadu   

How Many People Speak
123,000.00   
34
Not Available   

Dialect 3
Khorchin Mongolian   
Tirunelveli Tamil   

Where They Speak
Mongolia   
South Tamil Nadu, Thoothukudi, Tirunelveli   

Total No. Of Dialects
8   
8
10   
10

How Many People Speak

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

Speaking Population
Not Available   
1.06 %   
19

Native Speakers
5.70 million   
99+
70.00 million   
15

Second Language Speakers
Not Available   
8.00 million   
24

Native Name
монгол (mongol) монгол хэл (mongol hêl)   
தமிழ்   

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

French Name
mongol   
tamoul   

German Name
Mongolisch   
Tamil   

Pronunciation
/mɔŋɢɔ̆ɮ xiɮ/   
[t̪ɐmɨɻ]   

Ethnicity
Not Available   
Tamil people or Tamilans   

History

Origin
1224-1225   
300 BC   

Language Family
Mongolic family   
Dravidian Family   

Subgroup
Mongolian   
Not Available   

Branch
Not Available   
Not Available   

Language Forms
  
  

Early Forms
Middle Mongolian, Classical Mongolian, Mongolian   
Old Tamil and Middle Tamil   

Standard Forms
Khalkha, Southern Mongolian   
Modern Tamil   

Language Position
Not Available   
18   
16

Signed Forms
Mongolian Sign Language   
Signed Tamil   

Scope
Macrolanguage   
Individual   

Code

ISO 639 1
mn   
ta   

ISO 639 2
  
  

ISO 639 2/T
mon   
tam   

ISO 639 2/B
mon   
tam   

ISO 639 3
mon   
tam   

ISO 639 6
Not Available   
tam   

Glottocode
mong1331   
tami1289, oldt1248   

Linguasphere
part of 44-BAA-b   
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 Mongolian 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 Mongolian and Tamil dialects. Various dialects of Mongolian and Tamil language differ in their pronunciations and words. Dialects of Mongolian are spoken in different Mongolian Speaking Countries whereas Tamil Dialects are spoken in different Tamil speaking countries. Also the number of people speaking Mongolian vs Tamil Dialects varies from few thousands to many millions. Some of the Mongolian dialects include: Khalkha Mongolian, Ordos Mongolian. Tamil dialects include: Kongu , Madurai Tamil. Also learn about dialects in South American Languages and North American Languages.

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Mongolian and Tamil Speaking population

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

Mongolian and Tamil Language Codes

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

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