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Sanskrit and Tamil


Tamil and Sanskrit


Countries

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

Total No. Of Countries
1   
14
6   
9

National Language
India   
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
Not Available   
Official language Commission of Government of Tamil Nadu, Thanjavur Tamil University   

Interesting Facts
  • Sanskrit language has highest number of vocabularies than any other language.
  • Sanskrit Language has proved to help in speech therapy, also it increases concentration and helps to learn maths and science better.
  
  • 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
Old German Language   
Malayalam   

Derived From
Prakrit Language   
Not Available   

Alphabets

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

Alphabets
52   
31
247   
99+

Phonology
  
  

How Many Vowels
16   
13
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
3   
2
3   
2

Time Taken to Learn
20 weeks   
5
44 weeks   
11

Greetings

Hello
नमस्कारः (namaskāraḥ)   
வணக்கம் (Vanakkam)   

Thank You
धन्यवादाः (dhanyawādāh)   
நன்றி (Naṉṟi)   

How Are You?
कथमस्ति भवान् (kathamasti bhawān)   
நீங்கள் எப்படி இருக்கிறீர்கள்? (Nīṅkaḷ eppaṭi irukkiṟīrkaḷ?)   

Good Night
शुभरात्री (shubharātrī)   
நல்ல இரவு (Good night) / irravu vanakkam (Good night)   

Good Evening
शुभः सायंकालः   
நல்ல மாலை (Nalla mālai)/ மாலை (irravu vanakkam)   

Good Afternoon
शुभ दुपार   
பிற்பகல் வணக்கம் (perpagal vanakkam)   

Good Morning
सुप्रभातम् (suprabhātam)   
காலை வணக்கம் (Kaalai Vanakkam)   

Please
कृपया (kripayā)   
தயவு (Tayavu)   

Sorry
कृपया क्षम्यताम् (kripayā kshamyatām)   
மன்னிக்கவும் (Maṉṉikkavum)   

Bye
पुनः मिलामः(punah milamah)   
சென்று வருகிறேன் (Sendru Varukiren)   

I Love You
त्वामनुरजामि (twāmanurajāmi)   
நான் உன்னை காதலிக்கிறேன் (Naan Unnai Kadalikiren)   

Excuse Me
कृपया क्षम्यताम् (kripayā kshamyatām)   
என்னை மன்னியுங்கள் (Eṉṉai maṉṉiyuṅkaḷ)   

Dialects

Dialect 1
Not present   
Kongu   

Where They Speak
Not Available   
Kongu   

Dialect 2
Not present   
Madurai Tamil   

Where They Speak
Not Available   
Madurai, South Tamil Nadu   

Dialect 3
Not present   
Tirunelveli Tamil   

Where They Speak
Not Available   
South Tamil Nadu, Thoothukudi, Tirunelveli   

Total No. Of Dialects
0   
10   
10

How Many People Speak

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

Speaking Population
Not Available   
1.06 %   
19

Native Speakers
14.10 million   
99+
70.00 million   
15

Second Language Speakers
Not Available   
8.00 million   
24

Native Name
संस्कृतम् (saṃskṛtam)   
தமிழ்   

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

French Name
sanskrit   
tamoul   

German Name
Sanskrit   
Tamil   

Pronunciation
[səmskr̩t̪əm]   
[t̪ɐmɨɻ]   

Ethnicity
Not Available   
Tamil people or Tamilans   

History

Origin
2000 B.C.   
300 BC   

Language Family
Indo-European Family   
Dravidian Family   

Subgroup
Indo-Iranian   
Not Available   

Branch
Indic   
Not Available   

Language Forms
  
  

Early Forms
Vedic Sanskrit   
Old Tamil and Middle Tamil   

Standard Forms
Sanskrit   
Modern Tamil   

Language Position
Not Available   
18   
16

Signed Forms
Not Available   
Signed Tamil   

Scope
Individual   
Individual   

Code

ISO 639 1
sa   
ta   

ISO 639 2
  
  

ISO 639 2/T
san   
tam   

ISO 639 2/B
san   
tam   

ISO 639 3
san   
tam   

ISO 639 6
Not Available   
tam   

Glottocode
sans1269   
tami1289, oldt1248   

Linguasphere
No data available   
tami1289   

Types of Language
  
  

Language Type
Ancient   
Living   

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

Language Morphological Typology
Synthetic   
Not Available   

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

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Sanskrit and Tamil Speaking population

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

Sanskrit and Tamil Language Codes

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

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