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Tamil and Marathi


Marathi and Tamil


Countries

Countries
Malaysia, Mauritius, Puducherry, Singapore, Sri Lanka, Tamil Nadu   
Dadra and Nagar Haveli, Daman and Diu, Goa, India, Maharashtra   

Total No. Of Countries
6   
9
4   
11

National Language
Singapore, Sri Lanka, Tamil Nadu   
India   

Second Language
Andaman and Nicobar Islands, kerala, Puducherry   
Andra Pradesh, Chhattisgarh, Dadra and Nagar Haveli, Daman and Diu, Gujarat, Karnataka, Madhya Pradesh, Tamil Nadu, Telangana   

Speaking Continents
Asia   
Asia   

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

Regulated By
Official language Commission of Government of Tamil Nadu, Thanjavur Tamil University   
Maharashtra Sahitya Parishad   

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.
    •   
  • Marathi ranks 4th in India based on the number of native speakers.
  • Marathi language has borrowed plenty of loanwords from Urdu, Persian, Arabic and Sanskrit.
  

Similar To
Malayalam   
Konkani Language   

Derived From
Not Available   
Sanskrit Language   

Alphabets

Alphabets in
Tamil-Alphabets.jpg#200   
Marathi-Alphabet.jpg#200   

Alphabets
247   
99+
52   
31

Phonology
  
  

How Many Vowels
12   
9
16   
13

How Many Consonants
18   
8
36   
26

Scripts
Tamil   
Devanagari   

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

Hard to Learn
  
  

Language Levels
3   
2
3   
2

Time Taken to Learn
44 weeks   
11
4 weeks   
2

Greetings

Hello
வணக்கம் (Vanakkam)   
हॅलो (Hĕlō)   

Thank You
நன்றி (Naṉṟi)   
धन्यवाद (Dhan'yavāda)   

How Are You?
நீங்கள் எப்படி இருக்கிறீர்கள்? (Nīṅkaḷ eppaṭi irukkiṟīrkaḷ?)   
तू कसा आहेस? (Tū kasā āhēsa?)   

Good Night
நல்ல இரவு (Good night) / irravu vanakkam (Good night)   
शुभ रात्री (Śubha rātrī)   

Good Evening
நல்ல மாலை (Nalla mālai)/ மாலை (irravu vanakkam)   
चांगले संध्याकाळी (Cāṅgalē sandhyākāḷī)   

Good Afternoon
பிற்பகல் வணக்கம் (perpagal vanakkam)   
शुभ दुपार (Śubha dupāra)   

Good Morning
காலை வணக்கம் (Kaalai Vanakkam)   
शुभ प्रभात (Śubha prabhāta)   

Please
தயவு (Tayavu)   
कृपया (Kr̥payā)   

Sorry
மன்னிக்கவும் (Maṉṉikkavum)   
क्षमस्व (Kṣamasva)   

Bye
சென்று வருகிறேன் (Sendru Varukiren)   
बाय (Bāya)   

I Love You
நான் உன்னை காதலிக்கிறேன் (Naan Unnai Kadalikiren)   
मी तुझ्यावर प्रेम करतो (Mī tujhyāvara prēma karatō)   

Excuse Me
என்னை மன்னியுங்கள் (Eṉṉai maṉṉiyuṅkaḷ)   
मला माफ करा (Malā māpha karā)   

Dialects

Dialect 1
Kongu   
Maharashtrian Konkani   

Where They Speak
Kongu   
Kokan   

How Many People Speak
Not Available   
2,400,000.00   
23

Dialect 2
Madurai Tamil   
Varhadi   

Where They Speak
Madurai, South Tamil Nadu   
Vidarbha   

How Many People Speak
Not Available   
7,000,000.00   
12

Dialect 3
Tirunelveli Tamil   
Khandeshi   

Where They Speak
South Tamil Nadu, Thoothukudi, Tirunelveli   
Khandesh   

How Many People Speak
Not Available   
1,900,000.00   
15

Total No. Of Dialects
10   
10
42   
29

How Many People Speak

How Many People Speak?
78.00 million   
21
71.00 million   
25

Speaking Population
1.06 %   
19
1.10 %   
18

Native Speakers
70.00 million   
15
68.00 million   
16

Second Language Speakers
8.00 million   
24
3.00 million   
32

Native Name
தமிழ்   
मराठी (marāṭhī)   

Alternative Names
Damulian, Tamal, Tamalsan, Tambul, Tamili   
Maharashtra, Maharathi, Malhatee, Marthi, Muruthu   

French Name
tamoul   
marathe   

German Name
Tamil   
Marathi   

Pronunciation
[t̪ɐmɨɻ]   
[məˈɾaʈʰi]   

Ethnicity
Tamil people or Tamilans   
Marathi people   

History

Origin
300 BC   
10th century   

Language Family
Dravidian Family   
Indo-European Family   

Subgroup
Not Available   
Indo-Iranian   

Branch
Not Available   
Indic   

Language Forms
  
  

Early Forms
Old Tamil and Middle Tamil   
Maharashtri Prakrit   

Standard Forms
Modern Tamil   
Marathi   

Language Position
18   
16
17   
15

Signed Forms
Signed Tamil   
Indian Signing System (ISS)   

Scope
Individual   
Individual   

Code

ISO 639 1
ta   
mr   

ISO 639 2
  
  

ISO 639 2/T
tam   
mar   

ISO 639 2/B
tam   
mar   

ISO 639 3
tam   
mar   

ISO 639 6
tam   
Not Available   

Glottocode
tami1289, oldt1248   
mara1378   

Linguasphere
tami1289   
omr   

Types of Language
  
  

Language Type
Living   
Living   

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

Language Morphological Typology
Not Available   
Not Available   

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

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Tamil and Marathi Speaking population

Tamil and Marathi speaking population is one of the factors based on which Tamil and Marathi languages can be compared. The total count of Tamil and Marathi Speaking population in percentage is also given. The percentage of people speaking Tamil language is 1.06 % whereas the percentage of people speaking Marathi language is 1.10 %. 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 Marathi on Tamil vs Marathi where you will get native speakers, speaking population in percentage and native names.

Tamil and Marathi Language Codes

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

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