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Greek and Tamil


Countries

Countries
Malaysia, Mauritius, Puducherry, Singapore, Sri Lanka, Tamil Nadu   
Cyprus, European Union, Greece   

Total No. Of Countries
6   
9
3   
12

National Language
Singapore, Sri Lanka, Tamil Nadu   
Albania, Cyprus, Egypt, France, Greece, Italy, Romania, Turkey, Ukraine   

Second Language
Andaman and Nicobar Islands, kerala, Puducherry   
Roman Empire   

Speaking Continents
Asia   
Asia, Europe   

Minority Language
Canada, Malaysia, Mauritius, Reunion, Seychelles   
Albania, Armenia, Australia, Hungary, Italy, Romania, Turkey, Ukraine   

Regulated By
Official language Commission of Government of Tamil Nadu, Thanjavur Tamil University   
Center for the Greek language (Κέντρον Ελληνικής Γλώσσας)   

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.
    •   
  • Greek is the longest documented language of all the Indo-European Langauges.
  • The official language of education in the Roman Empire was Greek.
  

Similar To
Malayalam   
Armenian   

Derived From
Not Available   
Latin   

Alphabets

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

Alphabets
247   
99+
24   
6

Phonology
  
  

How Many Vowels
12   
9
7   
4

How Many Consonants
18   
8
17   
7

Scripts
Tamil   
Arabic, 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
44 weeks   
11

Greetings

Hello
வணக்கம் (Vanakkam)   
γεια σας (geia sas)   

Thank You
நன்றி (Naṉṟi)   
ευχαριστώ (ef̱charistó̱)   

How Are You?
நீங்கள் எப்படி இருக்கிறீர்கள்? (Nīṅkaḷ eppaṭi irukkiṟīrkaḷ?)   
πώς είσαι (pó̱s eísai)   

Good Night
நல்ல இரவு (Good night) / irravu vanakkam (Good night)   
Καληνυχτα (Kali̱nychta)   

Good Evening
நல்ல மாலை (Nalla mālai)/ மாலை (irravu vanakkam)   
καλησπέρα (kali̱spéra)   

Good Afternoon
பிற்பகல் வணக்கம் (perpagal vanakkam)   
Καλὸ ἀπόγευμα (Kaló apóyevma)   

Good Morning
காலை வணக்கம் (Kaalai Vanakkam)   
καλημέρα (kali̱méra)   

Please
தயவு (Tayavu)   
παρακαλώ (parakaló̱)   

Sorry
மன்னிக்கவும் (Maṉṉikkavum)   
συγνώμη (sygnó̱mi̱)   

Bye
சென்று வருகிறேன் (Sendru Varukiren)   
αντίο (antío)   

I Love You
நான் உன்னை காதலிக்கிறேன் (Naan Unnai Kadalikiren)   
Σε αγαπώ (Se agapó̱)   

Excuse Me
என்னை மன்னியுங்கள் (Eṉṉai maṉṉiyuṅkaḷ)   
Με συγχωρείτε! (Me synhoríte)   

Dialects

Dialect 1
Kongu   
Cappadocian Greek   

Where They Speak
Kongu   
Greece   

How Many People Speak
Not Available   
2,800.00   
99+

Dialect 2
Madurai Tamil   
Griko   

Where They Speak
Madurai, South Tamil Nadu   
Italy   

How Many People Speak
Not Available   
50,000.00   
38

Dialect 3
Tirunelveli Tamil   
Mariupol   

Where They Speak
South Tamil Nadu, Thoothukudi, Tirunelveli   
Ukraine   

Total No. Of Dialects
10   
10
25   
21

How Many People Speak

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

Speaking Population
1.06 %   
19
0.18 %   
99+

Native Speakers
70.00 million   
15
13.00 million   
99+

Second Language Speakers
8.00 million   
24
Not Available   

Native Name
தமிழ்   
ελληνικά   

Alternative Names
Damulian, Tamal, Tamalsan, Tambul, Tamili   
Ellinika, Graecae, Grec, Greco, Neo-Hellenic, Romaic   

French Name
tamoul   
grec moderne (après 1453)   

German Name
Tamil   
Neugriechisch   

Pronunciation
[t̪ɐmɨɻ]   
[eliniˈka]   

Ethnicity
Tamil people or Tamilans   
Greeks or Hellenes   

History

Origin
300 BC   
1500 BC   

Language Family
Dravidian Family   
Indo-European Family   

Subgroup
Not Available   
Hellenic   

Branch
Not Available   
Not Available   

Language Forms
  
  

Early Forms
Old Tamil and Middle Tamil   
Proto-Greek, Mycenaean Greek, Ancient Greek, Koine Greek and Medieval Greek   

Standard Forms
Modern Tamil   
Modern Greek   

Language Position
18   
16
74   
99+

Signed Forms
Signed Tamil   
Greek Sign Language   

Scope
Individual   
Individual   

Code

ISO 639 1
ta   
el   

ISO 639 2
  
  

ISO 639 2/T
tam   
ell   

ISO 639 2/B
tam   
gre   

ISO 639 3
tam   
ell   

ISO 639 6
tam   
ells   

Glottocode
tami1289, oldt1248   
gree1276   

Linguasphere
tami1289   
56-AAA-a   

Types of Language
  
  

Language Type
Living   
Living   

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

Language Morphological Typology
Not Available   
Fusional, Synthetic   

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

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Tamil and Greek Speaking population

Tamil and Greek speaking population is one of the factors based on which Tamil and Greek languages can be compared. The total count of Tamil and Greek Speaking population in percentage is also given. The percentage of people speaking Tamil language is 1.06 % whereas the percentage of people speaking Greek language is 0.18 %. 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 Greek on Tamil vs Greek where you will get native speakers, speaking population in percentage and native names.

Tamil and Greek Language Codes

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

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