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German and Tamil


Countries

Countries
Malaysia, Mauritius, Puducherry, Singapore, Sri Lanka, Tamil Nadu  
Austria, Belgium, Germany, Italy, Liechtenstein, Luxembourg, Switzerland  

Total No. Of Countries
6  
9
7  
8

National Language
Singapore, Sri Lanka, Tamil Nadu  
Germany  

Second Language
Andaman and Nicobar Islands, kerala, Puducherry  
North Dakota, United States of America  

Speaking Continents
Asia  
Europe  

Minority Language
Canada, Malaysia, Mauritius, Reunion, Seychelles  
Czech Republic, Denmark, Former Soviet Union, France, Hungary, Italy, Namibia, Poland, Romania, Slovakia, Slovenia  

Regulated By
Official language Commission of Government of Tamil Nadu, Thanjavur Tamil University  
Council for German Orthography  

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.
    •   
  • One of the large group of Indo-Germanic languages is German.
  • The second most popular Germanic language spoken today behind English is German language.
  

Similar To
Malayalam  
Dutch, Danish, Norwegian, Swedish and English Languages  

Derived From
Not Available  
Albanian Languages  

Alphabets

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

Alphabets
247  
99+
26  
8

Phonology
  
  

How Many Vowels
12  
9
10  
7

How Many Consonants
18  
8
9  
1

Scripts
Tamil  
Latin  

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

Hard to Learn
  
  

Language Levels
3  
2
6  
5

Time Taken to Learn
44 weeks  
11
30 weeks  
9

Greetings

Hello
வணக்கம் (Vanakkam)  
hallo  

Thank You
நன்றி (Naṉṟi)  
Danke  

How Are You?
நீங்கள் எப்படி இருக்கிறீர்கள்? (Nīṅkaḷ eppaṭi irukkiṟīrkaḷ?)  
Wie geht es dir?  

Good Night
நல்ல இரவு (Good night) / irravu vanakkam (Good night)  
gute Nacht  

Good Evening
நல்ல மாலை (Nalla mālai)/ மாலை (irravu vanakkam)  
guten Abend  

Good Afternoon
பிற்பகல் வணக்கம் (perpagal vanakkam)  
guten Tag  

Good Morning
காலை வணக்கம் (Kaalai Vanakkam)  
guten Morgen  

Please
தயவு (Tayavu)  
bitte  

Sorry
மன்னிக்கவும் (Maṉṉikkavum)  
Verzeihung  

Bye
சென்று வருகிறேன் (Sendru Varukiren)  
Tschüs  

I Love You
நான் உன்னை காதலிக்கிறேன் (Naan Unnai Kadalikiren)  
Ich liebe dich  

Excuse Me
என்னை மன்னியுங்கள் (Eṉṉai maṉṉiyuṅkaḷ)  
Entschuldigung  

Dialects

Dialect 1
Kongu  
Swiss German  

Where They Speak
Kongu  
Switzerland  

How Many People Speak
Not Available  
4,500,000.00  
18

Dialect 2
Madurai Tamil  
Swabian German  

Where They Speak
Madurai, South Tamil Nadu  
Germany  

How Many People Speak
Not Available  
820,000.00  
26

Dialect 3
Tirunelveli Tamil  
Texas German  

Where They Speak
South Tamil Nadu, Thoothukudi, Tirunelveli  
Texas  

How Many People Speak
Not Available  
6,000.00  
35

Total No. Of Dialects
10  
10
28  
23

How Many People Speak

How Many People Speak?
78.00 million  
21
229.00 million  
8

Speaking Population
1.06 %  
19
1.39 %  
12

Native Speakers
70.00 million  
15
101.00 million  
10

Second Language Speakers
8.00 million  
24
128.00 million  
5

Native Name
தமிழ்  
Deutsch  

Alternative Names
Damulian, Tamal, Tamalsan, Tambul, Tamili  
Deutsch, Tedesco  

French Name
tamoul  
allemand  

German Name
Tamil  
Deutsch  

Pronunciation
[t̪ɐmɨɻ]  
[ˈdɔʏtʃ]  

Ethnicity
Tamil people or Tamilans  
Germans  

History

Origin
300 BC  
6th Century AD  

Language Family
Dravidian Family  
Indo-European Family  

Subgroup
Not Available  
Germanic  

Branch
Not Available  
Western  

Language Forms
  
  

Early Forms
Old Tamil and Middle Tamil  
No early forms  

Standard Forms
Modern Tamil  
German Standard German, Swiss Standard German and Austrian Standard German  

Language Position
18  
16
9  
9

Signed Forms
Signed Tamil  
Signed German  

Scope
Individual  
Individual  

Code

ISO 639 1
ta  
de  

ISO 639 2
  
  

ISO 639 2/T
tam  
deu  

ISO 639 2/B
tam  
ger  

ISO 639 3
tam  
deu  

ISO 639 6
tam  
deus  

Glottocode
tami1289, oldt1248  
high1287, uppe1397  

Linguasphere
tami1289  
52-ACB–dl & -dm  

Types of Language
  
  

Language Type
Living  
Living  

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

Language Morphological Typology
Not Available  
Fusional, Synthetic  

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

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Tamil and German Speaking population

Tamil and German speaking population is one of the factors based on which Tamil and German languages can be compared. The total count of Tamil and German Speaking population in percentage is also given. The percentage of people speaking Tamil language is 1.06 % whereas the percentage of people speaking German language is 1.39 %. 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 German on Tamil vs German where you will get native speakers, speaking population in percentage and native names.

Tamil and German Language Codes

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

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