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Tamil and Quechua


Quechua and Tamil


Countries

Countries
Malaysia, Mauritius, Puducherry, Singapore, Sri Lanka, Tamil Nadu   
Argentina, Bolivia, Chile, Colombia, Ecuador, Peru   

Total No. Of Countries
6   
9
6   
9

National Language
Singapore, Sri Lanka, Tamil Nadu   
Bolivia, Ecuador, Peru   

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

Speaking Continents
Asia   
South America   

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   
Not Available   

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 widely spoken indigenous language in the America is Quechua.
  • Quechua language has borrowed many words from Spanish.
  

Similar To
Malayalam   
Not Available   

Derived From
Not Available   
Not Available   

Alphabets

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

Alphabets
247   
99+
31   
13

Phonology
  
  

How Many Vowels
12   
9
5   
2

How Many Consonants
18   
8
26   
16

Scripts
Tamil   
Latin   

Writing Direction
Left-To-Right, Horizontal   
Not Available   

Hard to Learn
  
  

Language Levels
3   
2
Not Available   

Time Taken to Learn
44 weeks   
11
44 weeks   
11

Greetings

Hello
வணக்கம் (Vanakkam)   
Rimaykullayki   

Thank You
நன்றி (Naṉṟi)   
Solpayki   

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

Good Night
நல்ல இரவு (Good night) / irravu vanakkam (Good night)   
Allin tuta   

Good Evening
நல்ல மாலை (Nalla mālai)/ மாலை (irravu vanakkam)   
Wuynas nuchis   

Good Afternoon
பிற்பகல் வணக்கம் (perpagal vanakkam)   
Wuynas tardis   

Good Morning
காலை வணக்கம் (Kaalai Vanakkam)   
Wuynus diyas   

Please
தயவு (Tayavu)   
Not Available   

Sorry
மன்னிக்கவும் (Maṉṉikkavum)   
Pampachaykuway   

Bye
சென்று வருகிறேன் (Sendru Varukiren)   
bye   

I Love You
நான் உன்னை காதலிக்கிறேன் (Naan Unnai Kadalikiren)   
Kuyayki   

Excuse Me
என்னை மன்னியுங்கள் (Eṉṉai maṉṉiyuṅkaḷ)   
Pampachaway   

Dialects

Dialect 1
Kongu   
Ancash   

Where They Speak
Kongu   
Peru   

How Many People Speak
Not Available   
920,000.00   
29

Dialect 2
Madurai Tamil   
Huánuco   

Where They Speak
Madurai, South Tamil Nadu   
Peru   

How Many People Speak
Not Available   
190,000.00   
33

Dialect 3
Tirunelveli Tamil   
Yaru   

Where They Speak
South Tamil Nadu, Thoothukudi, Tirunelveli   
Peru   

How Many People Speak
Not Available   
150,000.00   
25

Total No. Of Dialects
10   
10
10   
10

How Many People Speak

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

Speaking Population
1.06 %   
19
0.13 %   
99+

Native Speakers
70.00 million   
15
8.90 million   
99+

Second Language Speakers
8.00 million   
24
Not Available   

Native Name
தமிழ்   
Qhichwa   

Alternative Names
Damulian, Tamal, Tamalsan, Tambul, Tamili   
North La Paz Quechua   

French Name
tamoul   
quechua   

German Name
Tamil   
Quechua-Sprache   

Pronunciation
[t̪ɐmɨɻ]   
Not Available   

Ethnicity
Tamil people or Tamilans   
Quechua   

History

Origin
300 BC   
16th Century   

Language Family
Dravidian Family   
Quechumaran Family   

Subgroup
Not Available   
Andean Equatorial   

Branch
Not Available   
Not Available   

Language Forms
  
  

Early Forms
Old Tamil and Middle Tamil   
No early forms   

Standard Forms
Modern Tamil   
Quechua   

Language Position
18   
16
Not Available   

Signed Forms
Signed Tamil   
Not Available   

Scope
Individual   
Macrolanguage   

Code

ISO 639 1
ta   
qu   

ISO 639 2
  
  

ISO 639 2/T
tam   
que   

ISO 639 2/B
tam   
que   

ISO 639 3
tam   
que   

ISO 639 6
tam   
Not Available   

Glottocode
tami1289, oldt1248   
quec1387   

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, Synthetic   

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

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Tamil and Quechua Speaking population

Tamil and Quechua speaking population is one of the factors based on which Tamil and Quechua languages can be compared. The total count of Tamil and Quechua Speaking population in percentage is also given. The percentage of people speaking Tamil language is 1.06 % whereas the percentage of people speaking Quechua language is 0.13 %. 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 Quechua on Tamil vs Quechua where you will get native speakers, speaking population in percentage and native names.

Tamil and Quechua Language Codes

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

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