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Italian and Tamil


Countries

Countries
Malaysia, Mauritius, Puducherry, Singapore, Sri Lanka, Tamil Nadu   
Croatia, European Union, Italy, San Marino, Slovenia, Switzerland, Vatican City   

Total No. Of Countries
6   
9
7   
8

National Language
Singapore, Sri Lanka, Tamil Nadu   
Italy, San Marino, Switzerland, Vatican City   

Second Language
Andaman and Nicobar Islands, kerala, Puducherry   
Albania, Croatia, Malta, Slovenia   

Speaking Continents
Asia   
Europe   

Minority Language
Canada, Malaysia, Mauritius, Reunion, Seychelles   
Crimea, Eritrea, France, Libya, Monaco, Montenegro, Romania, Somalia   

Regulated By
Official language Commission of Government of Tamil Nadu, Thanjavur Tamil University   
Accademia della Crusca (Academy of the bran)   

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 most romantic and melodic language in the history of the world is Italian.
  • Italian Language is in the top three of the most widely spoken European languages in Europe.
  

Similar To
Malayalam   
French and Portuguese Languages   

Derived From
Not Available   
Latin   

Alphabets

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

Alphabets
247   
99+
21   
3

Phonology
  
  

How Many Vowels
12   
9
5   
2

How Many Consonants
18   
8
16   
6

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
24 weeks   
6

Greetings

Hello
வணக்கம் (Vanakkam)   
ciao   

Thank You
நன்றி (Naṉṟi)   
grazie   

How Are You?
நீங்கள் எப்படி இருக்கிறீர்கள்? (Nīṅkaḷ eppaṭi irukkiṟīrkaḷ?)   
Come stai?   

Good Night
நல்ல இரவு (Good night) / irravu vanakkam (Good night)   
buonanotte   

Good Evening
நல்ல மாலை (Nalla mālai)/ மாலை (irravu vanakkam)   
buonasera   

Good Afternoon
பிற்பகல் வணக்கம் (perpagal vanakkam)   
buon pomeriggio   

Good Morning
காலை வணக்கம் (Kaalai Vanakkam)   
buongiorno   

Please
தயவு (Tayavu)   
Per Favore   

Sorry
மன்னிக்கவும் (Maṉṉikkavum)   
scusate   

Bye
சென்று வருகிறேன் (Sendru Varukiren)   
arrivederci   

I Love You
நான் உன்னை காதலிக்கிறேன் (Naan Unnai Kadalikiren)   
Ti amo   

Excuse Me
என்னை மன்னியுங்கள் (Eṉṉai maṉṉiyuṅkaḷ)   
Scusami   

Dialects

Dialect 1
Kongu   
Romanesco   

Where They Speak
Kongu   
Lazio   

How Many People Speak
Not Available   
3,000,000.00   
21

Dialect 2
Madurai Tamil   
Central Italian   

Where They Speak
Madurai, South Tamil Nadu   
Abruzzo, central Marche, Lazio, south Tuscany, Umbria   

How Many People Speak
Not Available   
5,000,000.00   
14

Dialect 3
Tirunelveli Tamil   
Tuscan   

Where They Speak
South Tamil Nadu, Thoothukudi, Tirunelveli   
Corsica, Gallura, Haute-Corse, Sardinia, Tuscany, Umbria   

Total No. Of Dialects
10   
10
15   
14

How Many People Speak

How Many People Speak?
78.00 million   
21
78.00 million   
21

Speaking Population
1.06 %   
19
0.90 %   
22

Native Speakers
70.00 million   
15
64.00 million   
18

Second Language Speakers
8.00 million   
24
14.00 million   
20

Native Name
தமிழ்   
Italiano   

Alternative Names
Damulian, Tamal, Tamalsan, Tambul, Tamili   
Italiano   

French Name
tamoul   
italien   

German Name
Tamil   
Italienisch   

Pronunciation
[t̪ɐmɨɻ]   
[itaˈljaːno]   

Ethnicity
Tamil people or Tamilans   
Italians   

History

Origin
300 BC   
960 BC   

Language Family
Dravidian Family   
Indo-European Family   

Subgroup
Not Available   
Romance   

Branch
Not Available   
Not Available   

Language Forms
  
  

Early Forms
Old Tamil and Middle Tamil   
No early forms   

Standard Forms
Modern Tamil   
Italian   

Language Position
18   
16
27   
23

Signed Forms
Signed Tamil   
italiano segnato "Signed Italian" & italiano segnato esatto "Signed Exact Italian"   

Scope
Individual   
Individual   

Code

ISO 639 1
ta   
it   

ISO 639 2
  
  

ISO 639 2/T
tam   
ita   

ISO 639 2/B
tam   
ita   

ISO 639 3
tam   
ita   

ISO 639 6
tam   
itas   

Glottocode
tami1289, oldt1248   
ital1282   

Linguasphere
tami1289   
51-AAA-q   

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

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Tamil and Italian Speaking population

Tamil and Italian speaking population is one of the factors based on which Tamil and Italian languages can be compared. The total count of Tamil and Italian Speaking population in percentage is also given. The percentage of people speaking Tamil language is 1.06 % whereas the percentage of people speaking Italian language is 0.90 %. 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 Italian on Tamil vs Italian where you will get native speakers, speaking population in percentage and native names.

Tamil and Italian Language Codes

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

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