Home
Languagevs


Tamil and Azerbaijani


Azerbaijani and Tamil


Countries

Countries
Malaysia, Mauritius, Puducherry, Singapore, Sri Lanka, Tamil Nadu   
Azerbaijan, Georgia, Iran, Iraq, Russia, Syria, Turkey   

Total No. Of Countries
6   
9
7   
8

National Language
Singapore, Sri Lanka, Tamil Nadu   
Azerbaijan, Gambia   

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

Speaking Continents
Asia   
Asia   

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   
Azerbaijan National Academy of Sciences   

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.
    •   
  • Even though Official language of Azerbaijan is Azerbaijani, the Business language is Azerbaijani, English and Russian.
  • Azerbaijan is known as “Land of Fire”, is country with unique culture and spellbinding history.
  

Similar To
Malayalam   
Turkish   

Derived From
Not Available   
Osmanly language   

Alphabets

Alphabets in
Tamil-Alphabets.jpg#200   
Azerbaijani-alphabets.jpg#200   

Alphabets
247   
99+
32   
14

Phonology
  
  

How Many Vowels
12   
9
9   
6

How Many Consonants
18   
8
23   
13

Scripts
Tamil   
Latin   

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
44 weeks   
11

Greetings

Hello
வணக்கம் (Vanakkam)   
Salam   

Thank You
நன்றி (Naṉṟi)   
Təşəkkür edirəm   

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

Good Night
நல்ல இரவு (Good night) / irravu vanakkam (Good night)   
yaxşı gecə   

Good Evening
நல்ல மாலை (Nalla mālai)/ மாலை (irravu vanakkam)   
Axşamınız xeyir   

Good Afternoon
பிற்பகல் வணக்கம் (perpagal vanakkam)   
Günortanız Xeyir   

Good Morning
காலை வணக்கம் (Kaalai Vanakkam)   
Sabahınız xeyir   

Please
தயவு (Tayavu)   
lütfən   

Sorry
மன்னிக்கவும் (Maṉṉikkavum)   
üzr   

Bye
சென்று வருகிறேன் (Sendru Varukiren)   
xudafiz   

I Love You
நான் உன்னை காதலிக்கிறேன் (Naan Unnai Kadalikiren)   
Mən səni sevirəm   

Excuse Me
என்னை மன்னியுங்கள் (Eṉṉai maṉṉiyuṅkaḷ)   
Bağışlayın   

Dialects

Dialect 1
Kongu   
Derbent   

Where They Speak
Kongu   
Russia   

Dialect 2
Madurai Tamil   
Gazakh   

Where They Speak
Madurai, South Tamil Nadu   
Azerbaijan   

Dialect 3
Tirunelveli Tamil   
Baku   

Where They Speak
South Tamil Nadu, Thoothukudi, Tirunelveli   
Azerbaijan   

Total No. Of Dialects
10   
10
33   
26

How Many People Speak

How Many People Speak?
78.00 million   
21
26.00 million   
39

Speaking Population
1.06 %   
19
0.34 %   
37

Native Speakers
70.00 million   
15
23.00 million   
34

Second Language Speakers
8.00 million   
24
Not Available   

Native Name
தமிழ்   
Azərbaycan dili / Азәрбајҹан дили / آذربايجانجا ديلي   

Alternative Names
Damulian, Tamal, Tamalsan, Tambul, Tamili   
Azeri, Azari, Azeri Turkish, Azerbaijani Turkish   

French Name
tamoul   
azéri   

German Name
Tamil   
Aserbeidschanisch   

Pronunciation
[t̪ɐmɨɻ]   
[ɑzærbɑjdʒɑn dili]   

Ethnicity
Tamil people or Tamilans   
Azerbaijani   

History

Origin
300 BC   
16th Century   

Language Family
Dravidian Family   
Turkic Family   

Subgroup
Not Available   
Turkic   

Branch
Not Available   
Southwestern(Oghuz)   

Language Forms
  
  

Early Forms
Old Tamil and Middle Tamil   
No early forms   

Standard Forms
Modern Tamil   
Azerbaijani   

Language Position
18   
16
38   
30

Signed Forms
Signed Tamil   
Not Available   

Scope
Individual   
Macrolanguage   

Code

ISO 639 1
ta   
az   

ISO 639 2
  
  

ISO 639 2/T
tam   
aze   

ISO 639 2/B
tam   
aze   

ISO 639 3
tam   
aze   

ISO 639 6
tam   
Not Available   

Glottocode
tami1289, oldt1248   
azer1255   

Linguasphere
tami1289   
44-AAB-a   

Types of Language
  
  

Language Type
Living   
Living   

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

Language Morphological Typology
Not Available   
Agglutinative   

Summary >>
<< Code

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

Compare Most Spoken Languages

Tamil and Azerbaijani Speaking population

Tamil and Azerbaijani speaking population is one of the factors based on which Tamil and Azerbaijani languages can be compared. The total count of Tamil and Azerbaijani Speaking population in percentage is also given. The percentage of people speaking Tamil language is 1.06 % whereas the percentage of people speaking Azerbaijani language is 0.34 %. 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 Azerbaijani on Tamil vs Azerbaijani where you will get native speakers, speaking population in percentage and native names.

Tamil and Azerbaijani Language Codes

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

Most Spoken Languages

Most Spoken Languages

» More Most Spoken Languages

Compare Most Spoken Languages

» More Compare Most Spoken Languages