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Tamil and Abkhaz


Abkhaz and Tamil


Countries

Countries
Malaysia, Mauritius, Puducherry, Singapore, Sri Lanka, Tamil Nadu  
Autonomous Republic of Abkhazia, Georgia, Republic of Abkhazia  

Total No. Of Countries
6  
9
3  
12

National Language
Singapore, Sri Lanka, Tamil Nadu  
Abkhazia  

Second Language
Andaman and Nicobar Islands, kerala, Puducherry  
Not spoken in any of the countries  

Speaking Continents
Asia  
Europe  

Minority Language
Canada, Malaysia, Mauritius, Reunion, Seychelles  
Not spoken in any of the countries  

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

Interesting Facts
  • 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.
    •   
  • Abkhaz is a north-west Caucasian language.
  • Abkhaz is spoken in Abkhazia by only 100,000 people, while in Turkey there are 500,000 people speaking Abkhaz.
  

Similar To
Malayalam  
Adyghe language, Abaza language  

Derived From
Not Available  
Caucasian languages  

Alphabets

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

Alphabets
247  
99+
62  
36

Phonology
  
  

How Many Vowels
12  
9
2  
1

How Many Consonants
18  
8
60  
36

Scripts
Tamil  
Cyrillic  

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

Hard to Learn
  
  

Language Levels
3  
2
Not Available  

Time Taken to Learn
44 weeks  
11
27 weeks  
8

Greetings

Hello
வணக்கம் (Vanakkam)  
Бзиа збаша (Bzia zbaşa)  

Thank You
நன்றி (Naṉṟi)  
Иҭабуп (It̢abup)  

How Are You?
நீங்கள் எப்படி இருக்கிறீர்கள்? (Nīṅkaḷ eppaṭi irukkiṟīrkaḷ?)  
Ушҧаҟоу? (Ušṗaꝁou?)  

Good Night
நல்ல இரவு (Good night) / irravu vanakkam (Good night)  
Ашара шәзыбзиарахааит (Ašara šəzybziaraxaait)  

Good Evening
நல்ல மாலை (Nalla mālai)/ மாலை (irravu vanakkam)  
Уа, мшы бзиа (Ua, mšy bzia)  

Good Afternoon
பிற்பகல் வணக்கம் (perpagal vanakkam)  
Уа, мшы бзиа (Ua, mšy bzia)  

Good Morning
காலை வணக்கம் (Kaalai Vanakkam)  
Уа, Шьыжьы бзиа (Ua, Š’yž’y bzia)  

Please
தயவு (Tayavu)  
Not Available  

Sorry
மன்னிக்கவும் (Maṉṉikkavum)  
Not Available  

Bye
சென்று வருகிறேன் (Sendru Varukiren)  
Абзиараз (Abziaraz)  

I Love You
நான் உன்னை காதலிக்கிறேன் (Naan Unnai Kadalikiren)  
Not available  

Excuse Me
என்னை மன்னியுங்கள் (Eṉṉai maṉṉiyuṅkaḷ)  
Not available  

Dialects

Dialect 1
Kongu  
Bzyb  

Where They Speak
Kongu  
Abkhazia  

Dialect 2
Madurai Tamil  
Abzhywa  

Where They Speak
Madurai, South Tamil Nadu  
Caucasus  

Dialect 3
Tirunelveli Tamil  
Sadz  

Where They Speak
South Tamil Nadu, Thoothukudi, Tirunelveli  
Turkey  

Total No. Of Dialects
10  
10
3  
3

How Many People Speak

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

Speaking Population
1.06 %  
19
Not Available  

Native Speakers
70.00 million  
15
0.13 million  
99+

Second Language Speakers
8.00 million  
24
Not Available  

Native Name
தமிழ்  
аҧсуа бызшәа (aṗsua byzš˚a)  

Alternative Names
Damulian, Tamal, Tamalsan, Tambul, Tamili  
Abxazo, Abkhazian  

French Name
tamoul  
abkhaze  

German Name
Tamil  
Abchasisch  

Pronunciation
[t̪ɐmɨɻ]  
Not Available  

Ethnicity
Tamil people or Tamilans  
Abkhaz people  

History

Origin
300 BC  
c. 1650  

Language Family
Dravidian Family  
Northwest Caucasian  

Subgroup
Not Available  
Not Available  

Branch
Not Available  
Not Available  

Language Forms
  
  

Early Forms
Old Tamil and Middle Tamil  
No early forms  

Standard Forms
Modern Tamil  
Abkhaz  

Language Position
18  
16
Not Available  

Signed Forms
Signed Tamil  
Not Available  

Scope
Individual  
Individual  

Code

ISO 639 1
ta  
ab  

ISO 639 2
  
  

ISO 639 2/T
tam  
abk  

ISO 639 2/B
tam  
abk  

ISO 639 3
tam  
abk  

ISO 639 6
tam  
abks  

Glottocode
tami1289, oldt1248  
abkh1244  

Linguasphere
tami1289  
No data Available  

Types of Language
  
  

Language Type
Living  
Historical  

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

Language Morphological Typology
Not Available  
Agglutinative  

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

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Tamil and Abkhaz Speaking population

Tamil and Abkhaz speaking population is one of the factors based on which Tamil and Abkhaz languages can be compared. The total count of Tamil and Abkhaz Speaking population in percentage is also given. The percentage of people speaking Tamil language is 1.06 % whereas the percentage of people speaking Abkhaz language is Not Available. 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 Tamil and Abkhaz on Tamil vs Abkhaz where you will get native speakers, speaking population in percentage and native names.

Tamil and Abkhaz Language Codes

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

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