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Tamil and Albanian


Albanian and Tamil


Countries

Countries
Malaysia, Mauritius, Puducherry, Singapore, Sri Lanka, Tamil Nadu  
Albanian diaspora, Southeastern Europe  

Total No. Of Countries
6  
9
2  
13

National Language
Singapore, Sri Lanka, Tamil Nadu  
Albanian diaspora, Southeastern Europe  

Second Language
Andaman and Nicobar Islands, kerala, Puducherry  
Kosovo, Macedonia, Serbia  

Speaking Continents
Asia  
Europe  

Minority Language
Canada, Malaysia, Mauritius, Reunion, Seychelles  
Italian Repubilc, Montenegro, Republic of Macedonia, Republic of Serbia, Romania  

Regulated By
Official language Commission of Government of Tamil Nadu, Thanjavur Tamil University  
Academy of Sciences of Albania, Tirana  

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.
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  • Albanian Language has adopted words from Latin, Greek, Turkish, Italian and Slavic languages.
  • 74% Albanian people are atheist, they never go to church or mosque.
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Similar To
Malayalam  
Romanian  

Derived From
Not Available  
Not Available  

Alphabets

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

Alphabets
247  
99+
36  
18

Phonology
  
  

How Many Vowels
12  
9
7  
4

How Many Consonants
18  
8
29  
19

Scripts
Tamil  
Latin  

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

Hard to Learn
  
  

Language Levels
3  
2
5  
4

Time Taken to Learn
44 weeks  
11
44 weeks  
11

Greetings

Hello
வணக்கம் (Vanakkam)  
Përshëndetje  

Thank You
நன்றி (Naṉṟi)  
Ju faleminderit  

How Are You?
நீங்கள் எப்படி இருக்கிறீர்கள்? (Nīṅkaḷ eppaṭi irukkiṟīrkaḷ?)  
Si jeni?  

Good Night
நல்ல இரவு (Good night) / irravu vanakkam (Good night)  
natën e mirë  

Good Evening
நல்ல மாலை (Nalla mālai)/ மாலை (irravu vanakkam)  
mirëmbrëma  

Good Afternoon
பிற்பகல் வணக்கம் (perpagal vanakkam)  
mirëdita  

Good Morning
காலை வணக்கம் (Kaalai Vanakkam)  
mirëmengjes  

Please
தயவு (Tayavu)  
Ju lutem  

Sorry
மன்னிக்கவும் (Maṉṉikkavum)  
Me fal  

Bye
சென்று வருகிறேன் (Sendru Varukiren)  
mirupafshim  

I Love You
நான் உன்னை காதலிக்கிறேன் (Naan Unnai Kadalikiren)  
unë e dua ju  

Excuse Me
என்னை மன்னியுங்கள் (Eṉṉai maṉṉiyuṅkaḷ)  
Më falni  

Dialects

Dialect 1
Kongu  
Gheg Albanian  

Where They Speak
Kongu  
Albania, Kosovo, Macedonia, Montenegro, Serbia  

How Many People Speak
Not Available  
3,400,000.00  
20

Dialect 2
Madurai Tamil  
Tosk Albanian  

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

How Many People Speak
Not Available  
1,800,000.00  
20

Dialect 3
Tirunelveli Tamil  
Arbëresh  

Where They Speak
South Tamil Nadu, Thoothukudi, Tirunelveli  
Italy  

How Many People Speak
Not Available  
100,000.00  
28

Total No. Of Dialects
10  
10
4  
4

How Many People Speak

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

Speaking Population
1.06 %  
19
Not Available  

Native Speakers
70.00 million  
15
3.10 million  
99+

Second Language Speakers
8.00 million  
24
3.60 million  
31

Native Name
தமிழ்  
shqip / gjuha shqipe  

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

French Name
tamoul  
albanais  

German Name
Tamil  
Albanisch  

Pronunciation
[t̪ɐmɨɻ]  
[ʃcip]  

Ethnicity
Tamil people or Tamilans  
Albanians  

History

Origin
300 BC  
1462 AD  

Language Family
Dravidian Family  
Indo-European Family  

Subgroup
Not Available  
Not Available  

Branch
Not Available  
Not Available  

Language Forms
  
  

Early Forms
Old Tamil and Middle Tamil  
Old Albanian  

Standard Forms
Modern Tamil  
Standard Albanian  

Language Position
18  
16
Not Available  

Signed Forms
Signed Tamil  
Albanian Sign Language (AlbSL, in Albanian Gjuha Shenjave e Shqipe)  

Scope
Individual  
Individual  

Code

ISO 639 1
ta  
sq  

ISO 639 2
  
  

ISO 639 2/T
tam  
sqi  

ISO 639 2/B
tam  
alb  

ISO 639 3
tam  
sqi  

ISO 639 6
tam  
Not Available  

Glottocode
tami1289, oldt1248  
alba1267  

Linguasphere
tami1289  
55-AAA-aaa  

Types of Language
  
  

Language Type
Living  
Living  

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

Language Morphological Typology
Not Available  
Synthetic  

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

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Tamil and Albanian Speaking population

Tamil and Albanian speaking population is one of the factors based on which Tamil and Albanian languages can be compared. The total count of Tamil and Albanian Speaking population in percentage is also given. The percentage of people speaking Tamil language is 1.06 % whereas the percentage of people speaking Albanian 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 Albanian on Tamil vs Albanian where you will get native speakers, speaking population in percentage and native names.

Tamil and Albanian Language Codes

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

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