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Tamil and Esperanto


Esperanto and Tamil


Countries

Countries
Malaysia, Mauritius, Puducherry, Singapore, Sri Lanka, Tamil Nadu   
East Asia, European Union, South America   

Total No. Of Countries
6   
9
3   
12

National Language
Singapore, Sri Lanka, Tamil Nadu   
East Asia, European Union   

Second Language
Andaman and Nicobar Islands, kerala, Puducherry   
Central Europe, East Asia, Eastern Europe, South America   

Speaking Continents
Asia   
Asia, Europe, South America   

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   
Akademio de Esperanto   

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.
    •   
  • The most widely spoken constructed language in the world is Esperanto.
  • Esperanto is an artificial international language.
  

Similar To
Malayalam   
Not Available   

Derived From
Not Available   
Not Available   

Alphabets

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

Alphabets
247   
99+
32   
14

Phonology
  
  

How Many Vowels
12   
9
5   
2

How Many Consonants
18   
8
27   
17

Scripts
Tamil   
Latin   

Writing Direction
Left-To-Right, Horizontal   
Not Available   

Hard to Learn
  
  

Language Levels
3   
2
2   
1

Time Taken to Learn
44 weeks   
11
6 weeks   
3

Greetings

Hello
வணக்கம் (Vanakkam)   
Halo   

Thank You
நன்றி (Naṉṟi)   
Dankon   

How Are You?
நீங்கள் எப்படி இருக்கிறீர்கள்? (Nīṅkaḷ eppaṭi irukkiṟīrkaḷ?)   
Kiel vi sanas?   

Good Night
நல்ல இரவு (Good night) / irravu vanakkam (Good night)   
Bonan nokton   

Good Evening
நல்ல மாலை (Nalla mālai)/ மாலை (irravu vanakkam)   
Bonan vesperon   

Good Afternoon
பிற்பகல் வணக்கம் (perpagal vanakkam)   
Bonan posttagmezon   

Good Morning
காலை வணக்கம் (Kaalai Vanakkam)   
Bonan matenon   

Please
தயவு (Tayavu)   
Mi petas   

Sorry
மன்னிக்கவும் (Maṉṉikkavum)   
Mi bedaŭras!   

Bye
சென்று வருகிறேன் (Sendru Varukiren)   
Ĝis poste   

I Love You
நான் உன்னை காதலிக்கிறேன் (Naan Unnai Kadalikiren)   
Mi amas vin   

Excuse Me
என்னை மன்னியுங்கள் (Eṉṉai maṉṉiyuṅkaḷ)   
Pardonu!   

Dialects

Dialect 1
Kongu   
Not present   

Where They Speak
Kongu   
Not present   

Dialect 2
Madurai Tamil   
Not present   

Where They Speak
Madurai, South Tamil Nadu   
Not present   

Dialect 3
Tirunelveli Tamil   
Not present   

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

Total No. Of Dialects
10   
10
0   

How Many People Speak

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

Speaking Population
1.06 %   
19
Not Available   

Native Speakers
70.00 million   
15
0.20 million   
99+

Second Language Speakers
8.00 million   
24
2.00 million   
34

Native Name
தமிழ்   
Esperanto   

Alternative Names
Damulian, Tamal, Tamalsan, Tambul, Tamili   
Eo, La Lingvo Internacia   

French Name
tamoul   
espéranto   

German Name
Tamil   
Esperanto   

Pronunciation
[t̪ɐmɨɻ]   
[espeˈranto]   

Ethnicity
Tamil people or Tamilans   
Not Available   

History

Origin
300 BC   
1887   

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   
Proto-Esperanto   

Standard Forms
Modern Tamil   
Esperanto   

Language Position
18   
16
Not Available   

Signed Forms
Signed Tamil   
Signuno   

Scope
Individual   
Individual   

Code

ISO 639 1
ta   
eo   

ISO 639 2
  
  

ISO 639 2/T
tam   
epo   

ISO 639 2/B
tam   
epo   

ISO 639 3
tam   
epo   

ISO 639 6
tam   
Not Available   

Glottocode
tami1289, oldt1248   
espe1235   

Linguasphere
tami1289   
51-AAB-da   

Types of Language
  
  

Language Type
Living   
Constructed   

Language Linguistic Typology
Subject-Object-Verb   
Not Available   

Language Morphological Typology
Not Available   
Agglutinative   

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

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Tamil and Esperanto Speaking population

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

Tamil and Esperanto Language Codes

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

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