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Punjabi and Tamil


Tamil and Punjabi


Countries

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

Total No. Of Countries
2   
13
6   
9

National Language
India, Pakistan   
Singapore, Sri Lanka, Tamil Nadu   

Second Language
Pakistan   
Andaman and Nicobar Islands, kerala, Puducherry   

Speaking Continents
Asia   
Asia   

Minority Language
Australia, Canada, United Kingdom, United States of America   
Canada, Malaysia, Mauritius, Reunion, Seychelles   

Regulated By
Not Available   
Official language Commission of Government of Tamil Nadu, Thanjavur Tamil University   

Interesting Facts
  • Punjabi is 2nd most spoken in United Kingdom and 4th most spoken in Canada.
  • Punjabi is tonal language, by using various tones Punjabi speakers are able to differentiate between words.
  
  • 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 Language   
Malayalam   

Derived From
Sanskrit Language   
Not Available   

Alphabets

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

Alphabets
53   
32
247   
99+

Phonology
  
  

How Many Vowels
9   
6
12   
9

How Many Consonants
41   
30
18   
8

Scripts
Gurmukhi, Shahmukhi   
Tamil   

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

Hard to Learn
  
  

Language Levels
4   
3
3   
2

Time Taken to Learn
6 weeks   
3
44 weeks   
11

Greetings

Hello
ਨਮਸਕਾਰ (namaskar)   
வணக்கம் (Vanakkam)   

Thank You
ਸ਼ੁਕਰੀਆ (shukrīā)   
நன்றி (Naṉṟi)   

How Are You?
ਤੁਹਾਡਾ ਕੀ ਹਾਲ ਹੈ? (tuhāḍā kī hāl he?)   
நீங்கள் எப்படி இருக்கிறீர்கள்? (Nīṅkaḷ eppaṭi irukkiṟīrkaḷ?)   

Good Night
ਸ਼ੁੱਭ ਰਾਤਰੀ (shubh rātri)   
நல்ல இரவு (Good night) / irravu vanakkam (Good night)   

Good Evening
ਸਤ ਸੀ੍ ਅਕਾਲ (Sat sri akaal)   
நல்ல மாலை (Nalla mālai)/ மாலை (irravu vanakkam)   

Good Afternoon
ਨਮਸਕਾਰ (Namasakāra)   
பிற்பகல் வணக்கம் (perpagal vanakkam)   

Good Morning
ਸਤ ਸੀ੍ ਅਕਾਲ (Sat sri akaal)   
காலை வணக்கம் (Kaalai Vanakkam)   

Please
ਕਿਰਪਾ ਕਰਕੇ (kirpā karkē)   
தயவு (Tayavu)   

Sorry
ਖਿਮਾ/ਮਾਫ਼ ਕਰੋ ਜੀ। (kimā)   
மன்னிக்கவும் (Maṉṉikkavum)   

Bye
ਫਿਰ ਮਿਲਾੰਗੇ (Fair milaange)   
சென்று வருகிறேன் (Sendru Varukiren)   

I Love You
ਮੈਂ ਤੈਨੂੰ ਪਿਆਰ ਕਰਦਾ ਹਾਂ। (mẽ tenū̃ piār kardā hā̃)   
நான் உன்னை காதலிக்கிறேன் (Naan Unnai Kadalikiren)   

Excuse Me
ਵੇਖੋ ਜੀ। (vēkhō jī)   
என்னை மன்னியுங்கள் (Eṉṉai maṉṉiyuṅkaḷ)   

Dialects

Dialect 1
Pothohari   
Kongu   

Where They Speak
Pakistan   
Kongu   

How Many People Speak
2,500,000.00   
22
Not Available   

Dialect 2
Saraiki   
Madurai Tamil   

Where They Speak
Afganistan, India, Pakistan   
Madurai, South Tamil Nadu   

How Many People Speak
20,000,000.00   
5
Not Available   

Dialect 3
Doabi   
Tirunelveli Tamil   

Where They Speak
Pakistan, Punjab, India   
South Tamil Nadu, Thoothukudi, Tirunelveli   

Total No. Of Dialects
30   
24
10   
10

How Many People Speak

How Many People Speak?
154.30 million   
12
78.00 million   
21

Speaking Population
1.44 %   
11
1.06 %   
19

Native Speakers
100.00 million   
11
70.00 million   
15

Second Language Speakers
54.30 million   
12
8.00 million   
24

Native Name
ਪੰਜਾਬੀ, پنجابی   
தமிழ்   

Alternative Names
Lahanda, Lahnda, Lahndi, Lahori, Majhi, Gurmukhi, Gurumukhi, Panjabi   
Damulian, Tamal, Tamalsan, Tambul, Tamili   

French Name
pendjabi   
tamoul   

German Name
Pandschabi-Sprache   
Tamil   

Pronunciation
Not Availble   
[t̪ɐmɨɻ]   

Ethnicity
Punjabis   
Tamil people or Tamilans   

History

Origin
1000 AD   
300 BC   

Language Family
Indo-European Family   
Dravidian Family   

Subgroup
Indo-Iranian   
Not Available   

Branch
Indic   
Not Available   

Language Forms
  
  

Early Forms
Shauraseni, Kaikeyi   
Old Tamil and Middle Tamil   

Standard Forms
Modern Punjabi   
Modern Tamil   

Language Position
Not Available   
18   
16

Signed Forms
Indian Signing System (ISS)   
Signed Tamil   

Scope
Not Available   
Individual   

Code

ISO 639 1
pa   
ta   

ISO 639 2
  
  

ISO 639 2/T
pan   
tam   

ISO 639 2/B
pan   
tam   

ISO 639 3
pan   
tam   

ISO 639 6
Not Available   
tam   

Glottocode
panj1256   
tami1289, oldt1248   

Linguasphere
No data available   
tami1289   

Types of Language
  
  

Language Type
Not Available   
Living   

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

Language Morphological Typology
Fusional   
Not Available   

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

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Punjabi and Tamil Speaking population

Punjabi and Tamil speaking population is one of the factors based on which Punjabi and Tamil languages can be compared. The total count of Punjabi and Tamil Speaking population in percentage is also given. The percentage of people speaking Punjabi language is 1.44 % 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 Punjabi and Tamil on Punjabi vs Tamil where you will get native speakers, speaking population in percentage and native names.

Punjabi and Tamil Language Codes

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