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Tamil and Romanian


Countries

Countries
European Union, Moldova, Romania, Serbia, Transnistria, Ukraine   
Malaysia, Mauritius, Puducherry, Singapore, Sri Lanka, Tamil Nadu   

Total No. Of Countries
6   
9
6   
9

National Language
Moldova, Romania   
Singapore, Sri Lanka, Tamil Nadu   

Second Language
Kazakhstan, Russia   
Andaman and Nicobar Islands, kerala, Puducherry   

Speaking Continents
Asia, Europe   
Asia   

Minority Language
Hungary, Serbia, Ukraine   
Canada, Malaysia, Mauritius, Reunion, Seychelles   

Regulated By
Academia de Ştiinţe a Moldovei, Institutul de Lingvisticǎ al Academiei Române (Institute for Li   
Official language Commission of Government of Tamil Nadu, Thanjavur Tamil University   

Interesting Facts
  • Romanian language has distinct type of grammar and phonology compared to other Romance languages.
  • The earliest text of Romance language was found in the year 1521.
  
  • 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
French, Spanish, Catalan, Portuguese and Italian Languages.   
Malayalam   

Derived From
Latin   
Not Available   

Alphabets

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

Alphabets
31   
13
247   
99+

Phonology
  
  

How Many Vowels
7   
4
12   
9

How Many Consonants
20   
10
18   
8

Scripts
Latin   
Tamil   

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

Hard to Learn
  
  

Language Levels
6   
5
3   
2

Time Taken to Learn
24 weeks   
6
44 weeks   
11

Greetings

Hello
alo   
வணக்கம் (Vanakkam)   

Thank You
multumesc   
நன்றி (Naṉṟi)   

How Are You?
ce mai faci?   
நீங்கள் எப்படி இருக்கிறீர்கள்? (Nīṅkaḷ eppaṭi irukkiṟīrkaḷ?)   

Good Night
noapte Buna   
நல்ல இரவு (Good night) / irravu vanakkam (Good night)   

Good Evening
buna Seara   
நல்ல மாலை (Nalla mālai)/ மாலை (irravu vanakkam)   

Good Afternoon
buna Ziua   
பிற்பகல் வணக்கம் (perpagal vanakkam)   

Good Morning
bună Dimineața   
காலை வணக்கம் (Kaalai Vanakkam)   

Please
Vă Rog   
தயவு (Tayavu)   

Sorry
scuze   
மன்னிக்கவும் (Maṉṉikkavum)   

Bye
La revedere   
சென்று வருகிறேன் (Sendru Varukiren)   

I Love You
Te iubesc   
நான் உன்னை காதலிக்கிறேன் (Naan Unnai Kadalikiren)   

Excuse Me
Scuza-Ma   
என்னை மன்னியுங்கள் (Eṉṉai maṉṉiyuṅkaḷ)   

Dialects

Dialect 1
Aromanian   
Kongu   

Where They Speak
Albania, Bulgaria, Greece, Republic of Macedonia, Romania, Serbia, Turkey   
Kongu   

How Many People Speak
250,000.00   
38
Not Available   

Dialect 2
Megleno-Romanian   
Madurai Tamil   

Where They Speak
Greece, Republic of Macedonia, Romania, Turkey   
Madurai, South Tamil Nadu   

How Many People Speak
5,000.00   
99+
Not Available   

Dialect 3
Istro-Romanian   
Tirunelveli Tamil   

Where They Speak
Croatia   
South Tamil Nadu, Thoothukudi, Tirunelveli   

How Many People Speak
1,400.00   
37
Not Available   

Total No. Of Dialects
10   
10
10   
10

How Many People Speak

How Many People Speak?
28.00 million   
38
78.00 million   
21

Speaking Population
0.37 %   
35
1.06 %   
19

Native Speakers
24.00 million   
33
70.00 million   
15

Second Language Speakers
4.00 million   
30
8.00 million   
24

Native Name
Română   
தமிழ்   

Alternative Names
Daco-Rumanian, Moldavian, Rumanian   
Damulian, Tamal, Tamalsan, Tambul, Tamili   

French Name
roumain; moldave   
tamoul   

German Name
Rumänisch   
Tamil   

Pronunciation
[roˈmɨnə]   
[t̪ɐmɨɻ]   

Ethnicity
Romanians   
Tamil people or Tamilans   

History

Origin
1521   
300 BC   

Language Family
Indo-European Family   
Dravidian Family   

Subgroup
Not Available   
Not Available   

Branch
Not Available   
Not Available   

Language Forms
  
  

Early Forms
Proto-Romanian   
Old Tamil and Middle Tamil   

Standard Forms
Romanian   
Modern Tamil   

Language Position
36   
28
18   
16

Signed Forms
Romanian Sign Language   
Signed Tamil   

Scope
Individual   
Individual   

Code

ISO 639 1
ro   
ta   

ISO 639 2
  
  

ISO 639 2/T
ron   
tam   

ISO 639 2/B
rum   
tam   

ISO 639 3
ron   
tam   

ISO 639 6
Not Available   
tam   

Glottocode
roma1327   
tami1289, oldt1248   

Linguasphere
51-AAD-c   
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 Romanian 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 Romanian and Tamil dialects. Various dialects of Romanian and Tamil language differ in their pronunciations and words. Dialects of Romanian are spoken in different Romanian Speaking Countries whereas Tamil Dialects are spoken in different Tamil speaking countries. Also the number of people speaking Romanian vs Tamil Dialects varies from few thousands to many millions. Some of the Romanian dialects include: Aromanian, Megleno-Romanian. Tamil dialects include: Kongu , Madurai Tamil. Also learn about dialects in South American Languages and North American Languages.

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Romanian and Tamil Speaking population

Romanian and Tamil speaking population is one of the factors based on which Romanian and Tamil languages can be compared. The total count of Romanian and Tamil Speaking population in percentage is also given. The percentage of people speaking Romanian language is 0.37 % 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 Romanian and Tamil on Romanian vs Tamil where you will get native speakers, speaking population in percentage and native names.

Romanian and Tamil Language Codes

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

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