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Tamil and Mongolian


Mongolian and Tamil


Countries

Countries
Malaysia, Mauritius, Puducherry, Singapore, Sri Lanka, Tamil Nadu  
China, Mongolia  

Total No. Of Countries
6  
9
2  
13

National Language
Singapore, Sri Lanka, Tamil Nadu  
China, Mongolia  

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

Speaking Continents
Asia  
Asia  

Minority Language
Canada, Malaysia, Mauritius, Reunion, Seychelles  
Not spoken in any of the countries  

Regulated By
Official language Commission of Government of Tamil Nadu, Thanjavur Tamil University  
Council for Language and Literature Work, State Language Council (Mongolia)  

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.
    •   
  • Mongolian was first written using Phagspa script in late 13th century.
  • There is no connection between Mongolian, Japanese and Korean, but still in terms of grammar and sentence structure they are very similar.
  

Similar To
Malayalam  
Turkish Language  

Derived From
Not Available  
Not Available  

Alphabets

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

Alphabets
247  
99+
35  
17

Phonology
  
  

How Many Vowels
12  
9
13  
10

How Many Consonants
18  
8
20  
10

Scripts
Tamil  
Mongolian alphabets: Traditional Mongolian script  

Writing Direction
Left-To-Right, Horizontal  
Not Available  

Hard to Learn
  
  

Language Levels
3  
2
3  
2

Time Taken to Learn
44 weeks  
11
44 weeks  
11

Greetings

Hello
வணக்கம் (Vanakkam)  
Сайн уу (Sain uu)  

Thank You
நன்றி (Naṉṟi)  
та бүхэнд баярлалаа (ta bükhend bayarlalaa)  

How Are You?
நீங்கள் எப்படி இருக்கிறீர்கள்? (Nīṅkaḷ eppaṭi irukkiṟīrkaḷ?)  
Юу байна? (Yuu baina?)  

Good Night
நல்ல இரவு (Good night) / irravu vanakkam (Good night)  
Сайн шөнийн (Sain shöniin)  

Good Evening
நல்ல மாலை (Nalla mālai)/ மாலை (irravu vanakkam)  
Сайн үдэш (Sain üdesh)  

Good Afternoon
பிற்பகல் வணக்கம் (perpagal vanakkam)  
Сайн Үдээс хойш (Sain Üdees khoish)  

Good Morning
காலை வணக்கம் (Kaalai Vanakkam)  
Өглөөний мэнд (Öglöönii mend)  

Please
தயவு (Tayavu)  
Хэрэв (Kherev)  

Sorry
மன்னிக்கவும் (Maṉṉikkavum)  
Уучлаарай (Uuchlaarai)  

Bye
சென்று வருகிறேன் (Sendru Varukiren)  
Баяртай (Bayartai)  

I Love You
நான் உன்னை காதலிக்கிறேன் (Naan Unnai Kadalikiren)  
Би чамд хайртай (Bi chamd khairtai)  

Excuse Me
என்னை மன்னியுங்கள் (Eṉṉai maṉṉiyuṅkaḷ)  
Өршөөгөөрэй (Örshöögöörei)  

Dialects

Dialect 1
Kongu  
Khalkha Mongolian  

Where They Speak
Kongu  
Mongolia  

Dialect 2
Madurai Tamil  
Ordos Mongolian  

Where They Speak
Madurai, South Tamil Nadu  
Mongolia  

How Many People Speak
Not Available  
123,000.00  
34

Dialect 3
Tirunelveli Tamil  
Khorchin Mongolian  

Where They Speak
South Tamil Nadu, Thoothukudi, Tirunelveli  
Mongolia  

Total No. Of Dialects
10  
10
8  
8

How Many People Speak

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

Speaking Population
1.06 %  
19
Not Available  

Native Speakers
70.00 million  
15
5.70 million  
99+

Second Language Speakers
8.00 million  
24
Not Available  

Native Name
தமிழ்  
монгол (mongol) монгол хэл (mongol hêl)  

Alternative Names
Damulian, Tamal, Tamalsan, Tambul, Tamili  
Not Available  

French Name
tamoul  
mongol  

German Name
Tamil  
Mongolisch  

Pronunciation
[t̪ɐmɨɻ]  
/mɔŋɢɔ̆ɮ xiɮ/  

Ethnicity
Tamil people or Tamilans  
Not Available  

History

Origin
300 BC  
1224-1225  

Language Family
Dravidian Family  
Mongolic family  

Subgroup
Not Available  
Mongolian  

Branch
Not Available  
Not Available  

Language Forms
  
  

Early Forms
Old Tamil and Middle Tamil  
Middle Mongolian, Classical Mongolian, Mongolian  

Standard Forms
Modern Tamil  
Khalkha, Southern Mongolian  

Language Position
18  
16
Not Available  

Signed Forms
Signed Tamil  
Mongolian Sign Language  

Scope
Individual  
Macrolanguage  

Code

ISO 639 1
ta  
mn  

ISO 639 2
  
  

ISO 639 2/T
tam  
mon  

ISO 639 2/B
tam  
mon  

ISO 639 3
tam  
mon  

ISO 639 6
tam  
Not Available  

Glottocode
tami1289, oldt1248  
mong1331  

Linguasphere
tami1289  
part of 44-BAA-b  

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

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Tamil and Mongolian Speaking population

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

Tamil and Mongolian Language Codes

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

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