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Kazakh and Tamil


Countries

Countries
Malaysia, Mauritius, Puducherry, Singapore, Sri Lanka, Tamil Nadu   
China, Kazakhstan, Russia   

Total No. Of Countries
6   
9
3   
12

National Language
Singapore, Sri Lanka, Tamil Nadu   
Gambia, Kazakhstan   

Second Language
Andaman and Nicobar Islands, kerala, Puducherry   
Not spoken in any of the countries, Republic of Brazil   

Speaking Continents
Asia   
Asia, Europe   

Minority Language
Canada, Malaysia, Mauritius, Reunion, Seychelles   
Afganistan, Iran, Kyrgyzstan, Mongolia, People's Republic of China, Tajikistan, Turkey, Turkmenistan, Ukraine, Uzbekistan   

Regulated By
Official language Commission of Government of Tamil Nadu, Thanjavur Tamil University   
Kazakh language agency   

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 Kazakh language can be written using a variety of scripts.
  • Kazakh Language contains many words from Russian, Arabic, Mongol, Persian and other Turkic languages.
  

Similar To
Malayalam   
Turkish and Uzbek Languages   

Derived From
Not Available   
Not Available   

Alphabets

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

Alphabets
247   
99+
24   
6

Phonology
  
  

How Many Vowels
12   
9
5   
2

How Many Consonants
18   
8
17   
7

Scripts
Tamil   
Arabic, Cyrillic   

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

Hard to Learn
  
  

Language Levels
3   
2
3   
2

Time Taken to Learn
44 weeks   
11
44 weeks   
11

Greetings

Hello
வணக்கம் (Vanakkam)   
Сәлеметсіз бе (Sälemetsiz be)   

Thank You
நன்றி (Naṉṟi)   
Рақмет сізге (Raqmet sizge)   

How Are You?
நீங்கள் எப்படி இருக்கிறீர்கள்? (Nīṅkaḷ eppaṭi irukkiṟīrkaḷ?)   
Қалыңыз қалай? (Qalıñız qalay?)   

Good Night
நல்ல இரவு (Good night) / irravu vanakkam (Good night)   
қайырлы түн (qayırlı tün)   

Good Evening
நல்ல மாலை (Nalla mālai)/ மாலை (irravu vanakkam)   
қайырлы кеш (qayırlı keş)   

Good Afternoon
பிற்பகல் வணக்கம் (perpagal vanakkam)   
қайырлы күн (qayırlı kün)   

Good Morning
காலை வணக்கம் (Kaalai Vanakkam)   
қайырлы таң (qayırlı tañ)   

Please
தயவு (Tayavu)   
өтінемін (ötinemin)   

Sorry
மன்னிக்கவும் (Maṉṉikkavum)   
кешіріңіз (keşiriñiz)   

Bye
சென்று வருகிறேன் (Sendru Varukiren)   
bye   

I Love You
நான் உன்னை காதலிக்கிறேன் (Naan Unnai Kadalikiren)   
Мен сені жақсы көремін (Men seni jaqsı köremin)   

Excuse Me
என்னை மன்னியுங்கள் (Eṉṉai maṉṉiyuṅkaḷ)   
Кешіріңіз! (Keşiriñiz!)   

Dialects

Dialect 1
Kongu   
Northeastern Kazakh   

Where They Speak
Kongu   
Kazakhstan   

Dialect 2
Madurai Tamil   
Southern Kazakh   

Where They Speak
Madurai, South Tamil Nadu   
Kazakhstan   

Dialect 3
Tirunelveli Tamil   
Western Kazakh   

Where They Speak
South Tamil Nadu, Thoothukudi, Tirunelveli   
Kazakhstan   

Total No. Of Dialects
10   
10
3   
3

How Many People Speak

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

Speaking Population
1.06 %   
19
0.17 %   
99+

Native Speakers
70.00 million   
15
11.00 million   
99+

Second Language Speakers
8.00 million   
24
Not Available   

Native Name
தமிழ்   
Қазақ тілі / Qazaq tili / قازاق ٴتىلى   

Alternative Names
Damulian, Tamal, Tamalsan, Tambul, Tamili   
Kaisak, Kazak, Kosach, Qazaq   

French Name
tamoul   
kazakh   

German Name
Tamil   
Kasachisch   

Pronunciation
[t̪ɐmɨɻ]   
[qɑˈzɑq tɘˈlɘ]   

Ethnicity
Tamil people or Tamilans   
Kazahks   

History

Origin
300 BC   
17th Century   

Language Family
Dravidian Family   
Turkic Family   

Subgroup
Not Available   
Turkic   

Branch
Not Available   
Northwestern (Kipchak)   

Language Forms
  
  

Early Forms
Old Tamil and Middle Tamil   
No early forms   

Standard Forms
Modern Tamil   
Kazakh   

Language Position
18   
16
93   
99+

Signed Forms
Signed Tamil   
Not Available   

Scope
Individual   
Individual   

Code

ISO 639 1
ta   
kk   

ISO 639 2
  
  

ISO 639 2/T
tam   
kaz   

ISO 639 2/B
tam   
kaz   

ISO 639 3
tam   
kaz   

ISO 639 6
tam   
Not Available   

Glottocode
tami1289, oldt1248   
kaza1248   

Linguasphere
tami1289   
No data available   

Types of Language
  
  

Language Type
Living   
Living   

Language Linguistic Typology
Subject-Object-Verb   
Not Available   

Language Morphological Typology
Not Available   
Agglutinative   

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

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Tamil and Kazakh Speaking population

Tamil and Kazakh speaking population is one of the factors based on which Tamil and Kazakh languages can be compared. The total count of Tamil and Kazakh Speaking population in percentage is also given. The percentage of people speaking Tamil language is 1.06 % whereas the percentage of people speaking Kazakh language is 0.17 %. 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 Kazakh on Tamil vs Kazakh where you will get native speakers, speaking population in percentage and native names.

Tamil and Kazakh Language Codes

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

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