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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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