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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.
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  • 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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