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Nepali and Tamil


Tamil and Nepali


Countries

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

Total No. Of Countries
2   
13
6   
9

National Language
Nepal   
Singapore, Sri Lanka, Tamil Nadu   

Second Language
Republic of Brazil   
Andaman and Nicobar Islands, kerala, Puducherry   

Speaking Continents
Asia   
Asia   

Minority Language
People's Republic of China   
Canada, Malaysia, Mauritius, Reunion, Seychelles   

Regulated By
Language Academy of Nepal   
Official language Commission of Government of Tamil Nadu, Thanjavur Tamil University   

Interesting Facts
  • Before the term "Nepali" was coined, historically the language was first called the Khas language, Gorkhali or Gukhali.
  • Nepali has borrowed many loanwords from neighboring Tibeto-Burmese 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.
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Similar To
Hindi   
Malayalam   

Derived From
Sanskrit Language   
Not Available   

Alphabets

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

Alphabets
48   
28
247   
99+

Phonology
  
  

How Many Vowels
12   
9
12   
9

How Many Consonants
36   
26
18   
8

Scripts
Devanagari   
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
नमस्ते (namaste)   
வணக்கம் (Vanakkam)   

Thank You
धन्यवाद (dhanyabad)   
நன்றி (Naṉṟi)   

How Are You?
तिमीलाई कस्तो छ? (timi lai kasto cha?)   
நீங்கள் எப்படி இருக்கிறீர்கள்? (Nīṅkaḷ eppaṭi irukkiṟīrkaḷ?)   

Good Night
शुभ रात्री (subha ratri)   
நல்ல இரவு (Good night) / irravu vanakkam (Good night)   

Good Evening
शुभ सन्ध्या (subha sandhya)   
நல்ல மாலை (Nalla mālai)/ மாலை (irravu vanakkam)   

Good Afternoon
Good afternoon   
பிற்பகல் வணக்கம் (perpagal vanakkam)   

Good Morning
शुभ प्रभात (subha prabhat)   
காலை வணக்கம் (Kaalai Vanakkam)   

Please
कृपया   
தயவு (Tayavu)   

Sorry
माफ गनुस् (maapha ganus)   
மன்னிக்கவும் (Maṉṉikkavum)   

Bye
नमस्ते (namaste)   
சென்று வருகிறேன் (Sendru Varukiren)   

I Love You
म तपाइलाइ माया गर्छु। (ma tapainlai maya garchu)   
நான் உன்னை காதலிக்கிறேன் (Naan Unnai Kadalikiren)   

Excuse Me
माफ गनुस् (maapha ganus)   
என்னை மன்னியுங்கள் (Eṉṉai maṉṉiyuṅkaḷ)   

Dialects

Dialect 1
Doteli   
Kongu   

Where They Speak
Nepal   
Kongu   

How Many People Speak
790,000.00   
30
Not Available   

Dialect 2
Bajhangi   
Madurai Tamil   

Where They Speak
India, Nepal   
Madurai, South Tamil Nadu   

Dialect 3
Baitadeli   
Tirunelveli Tamil   

Where They Speak
Nepal   
South Tamil Nadu, Thoothukudi, Tirunelveli   

Total No. Of Dialects
12   
12
10   
10

How Many People Speak

How Many People Speak?
30.00 million   
36
78.00 million   
21

Speaking Population
0.25 %   
99+
1.06 %   
19

Native Speakers
25.00 million   
32
70.00 million   
15

Second Language Speakers
5.00 million   
29
8.00 million   
24

Native Name
नेपाली (nēpālī)   
தமிழ்   

Alternative Names
Eastern Pahadi, Gorkhali, Gurkhali, Khaskura, Nepalese, Parbate   
Damulian, Tamal, Tamalsan, Tambul, Tamili   

French Name
népalais   
tamoul   

German Name
Nepali   
Tamil   

Pronunciation
Not Available   
[t̪ɐmɨɻ]   

Ethnicity
Gurkha, Khas people, Madhesi and Tharu   
Tamil people or Tamilans   

History

Origin
19 BC   
300 BC   

Language Family
Indo-European Family   
Dravidian Family   

Subgroup
Indo-Iranian   
Not Available   

Branch
Indic   
Not Available   

Language Forms
  
  

Early Forms
Khas language, Gurkhali, Parbatiya, Dzongkha Lhotshammikha   
Old Tamil and Middle Tamil   

Standard Forms
Nepali   
Modern Tamil   

Language Position
59   
99+
18   
16

Signed Forms
Signed Nepali   
Signed Tamil   

Scope
Individual, Macrolanguage   
Individual   

Code

ISO 639 1
ne   
ta   

ISO 639 2
  
  

ISO 639 2/T
nep   
tam   

ISO 639 2/B
nep   
tam   

ISO 639 3
npi   
tam   

ISO 639 6
Not Available   
tam   

Glottocode
nepa1254   
tami1289, oldt1248   

Linguasphere
12   
tami1289   

Types of Language
  
  

Language Type
Living   
Living   

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

Language Morphological Typology
Agglutinative   
Not Available   

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

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Nepali and Tamil Speaking population

Nepali and Tamil speaking population is one of the factors based on which Nepali and Tamil languages can be compared. The total count of Nepali and Tamil Speaking population in percentage is also given. The percentage of people speaking Nepali language is 0.25 % 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 Nepali and Tamil on Nepali vs Tamil where you will get native speakers, speaking population in percentage and native names.

Nepali and Tamil Language Codes

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

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