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Tamil and Hebrew


Hebrew and Tamil


Countries

Countries
Malaysia, Mauritius, Puducherry, Singapore, Sri Lanka, Tamil Nadu  
Israel  

Total No. Of Countries
6  
9
1  
14

National Language
Singapore, Sri Lanka, Tamil Nadu  
Israel  

Second Language
Andaman and Nicobar Islands, kerala, Puducherry  
Israel  

Speaking Continents
Asia  
Africa, Asia, Europe  

Minority Language
Canada, Malaysia, Mauritius, Reunion, Seychelles  
Poland  

Regulated By
Official language Commission of Government of Tamil Nadu, Thanjavur Tamil University  
Academy of the Hebrew Language  

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 original language of Bible is Hebrew.
  • The men and women use different verbs in hebrew language.
  

Similar To
Malayalam  
Arabic and Aramaic languages  

Derived From
Not Available  
Aramaic Language  

Alphabets

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

Alphabets
247  
99+
22  
4

Phonology
  
  

How Many Vowels
12  
9
0  

How Many Consonants
18  
8
22  
12

Scripts
Tamil  
Hebrew  

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

Hard to Learn
  
  

Language Levels
3  
2
6  
5

Time Taken to Learn
44 weeks  
11
44 weeks  
11

Greetings

Hello
வணக்கம் (Vanakkam)  
שלום (Shalom)  

Thank You
நன்றி (Naṉṟi)  
תודה (Toda)  

How Are You?
நீங்கள் எப்படி இருக்கிறீர்கள்? (Nīṅkaḷ eppaṭi irukkiṟīrkaḷ?)  
מה שלומך? (ma shlomxa)  

Good Night
நல்ல இரவு (Good night) / irravu vanakkam (Good night)  
לילה טוב (Laila tov)  

Good Evening
நல்ல மாலை (Nalla mālai)/ மாலை (irravu vanakkam)  
ערב טוב (Erev tov)  

Good Afternoon
பிற்பகல் வணக்கம் (perpagal vanakkam)  
אחר צהריים טובים (Achar tzahara'im tovim)  

Good Morning
காலை வணக்கம் (Kaalai Vanakkam)  
בוקר טוב (Boker tov)  

Please
தயவு (Tayavu)  
בבקשה (bevekshah)  

Sorry
மன்னிக்கவும் (Maṉṉikkavum)  
סליחה! (Slicha)  

Bye
சென்று வருகிறேன் (Sendru Varukiren)  
להתראות (Lehitraot)  

I Love You
நான் உன்னை காதலிக்கிறேன் (Naan Unnai Kadalikiren)  
אני אוהבת אותך (Ani ohevet otcha)  

Excuse Me
என்னை மன்னியுங்கள் (Eṉṉai maṉṉiyuṅkaḷ)  
בבקשה!  

Dialects

Dialect 1
Kongu  
Ashkenazi Hebrew  

Where They Speak
Kongu  
Israel  

Dialect 2
Madurai Tamil  
Samaritan Hebrew  

Where They Speak
Madurai, South Tamil Nadu  
Israel, Palestine  

Dialect 3
Tirunelveli Tamil  
Yemenite Hebrew  

Where They Speak
South Tamil Nadu, Thoothukudi, Tirunelveli  
Israel  

Total No. Of Dialects
10  
10
7  
7

How Many People Speak

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

Speaking Population
1.06 %  
19
Not Available  

Native Speakers
70.00 million  
15
4.40 million  
99+

Second Language Speakers
8.00 million  
24
5.60 million  
27

Native Name
தமிழ்  
עברית / עִבְרִית (ivrit)  

Alternative Names
Damulian, Tamal, Tamalsan, Tambul, Tamili  
Israeli, Ivrit  

French Name
tamoul  
hébreu  

German Name
Tamil  
Hebräisch  

Pronunciation
[t̪ɐmɨɻ]  
[(ʔ)ivˈʁit] - [(ʔ)ivˈɾit]  

Ethnicity
Tamil people or Tamilans  
Not Available  

History

Origin
300 BC  
1000 BC  

Language Family
Dravidian Family  
Afro-Asiatic Family  

Subgroup
Not Available  
Semitic  

Branch
Not Available  
Canaanitic  

Language Forms
  
  

Early Forms
Old Tamil and Middle Tamil  
Biblical Hebrew, Mishnaic Hebrew, Medieval Hebrew, Hebrew  

Standard Forms
Modern Tamil  
Modern Hebrew  

Language Position
18  
16
23  
19

Signed Forms
Signed Tamil  
Signed Hebrew  

Scope
Individual  
Individual  

Code

ISO 639 1
ta  
he  

ISO 639 2
  
  

ISO 639 2/T
tam  
heb  

ISO 639 2/B
tam  
heb  

ISO 639 3
tam  
heb  

ISO 639 6
tam  
Not Available  

Glottocode
tami1289, oldt1248  
hebr1246  

Linguasphere
tami1289  
12-AAB-a  

Types of Language
  
  

Language Type
Living  
Living  

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

Language Morphological Typology
Not Available  
Fusional, Synthetic  

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

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Tamil and Hebrew Speaking population

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

Tamil and Hebrew Language Codes

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

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