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Romanian and Tamil


Countries

Countries
Malaysia, Mauritius, Puducherry, Singapore, Sri Lanka, Tamil Nadu   
European Union, Moldova, Romania, Serbia, Transnistria, Ukraine   

Total No. Of Countries
6   
9
6   
9

National Language
Singapore, Sri Lanka, Tamil Nadu   
Moldova, Romania   

Second Language
Andaman and Nicobar Islands, kerala, Puducherry   
Kazakhstan, Russia   

Speaking Continents
Asia   
Asia, Europe   

Minority Language
Canada, Malaysia, Mauritius, Reunion, Seychelles   
Hungary, Serbia, Ukraine   

Regulated By
Official language Commission of Government of Tamil Nadu, Thanjavur Tamil University   
Academia de Ştiinţe a Moldovei, Institutul de Lingvisticǎ al Academiei Române (Institute for Li   

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.
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  • Romanian language has distinct type of grammar and phonology compared to other Romance languages.
  • The earliest text of Romance language was found in the year 1521.
  

Similar To
Malayalam   
French, Spanish, Catalan, Portuguese and Italian Languages.   

Derived From
Not Available   
Latin   

Alphabets

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

Alphabets
247   
99+
31   
13

Phonology
  
  

How Many Vowels
12   
9
7   
4

How Many Consonants
18   
8
20   
10

Scripts
Tamil   
Latin   

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

Hard to Learn
  
  

Language Levels
3   
2
6   
5

Time Taken to Learn
44 weeks   
11
24 weeks   
6

Greetings

Hello
வணக்கம் (Vanakkam)   
alo   

Thank You
நன்றி (Naṉṟi)   
multumesc   

How Are You?
நீங்கள் எப்படி இருக்கிறீர்கள்? (Nīṅkaḷ eppaṭi irukkiṟīrkaḷ?)   
ce mai faci?   

Good Night
நல்ல இரவு (Good night) / irravu vanakkam (Good night)   
noapte Buna   

Good Evening
நல்ல மாலை (Nalla mālai)/ மாலை (irravu vanakkam)   
buna Seara   

Good Afternoon
பிற்பகல் வணக்கம் (perpagal vanakkam)   
buna Ziua   

Good Morning
காலை வணக்கம் (Kaalai Vanakkam)   
bună Dimineața   

Please
தயவு (Tayavu)   
Vă Rog   

Sorry
மன்னிக்கவும் (Maṉṉikkavum)   
scuze   

Bye
சென்று வருகிறேன் (Sendru Varukiren)   
La revedere   

I Love You
நான் உன்னை காதலிக்கிறேன் (Naan Unnai Kadalikiren)   
Te iubesc   

Excuse Me
என்னை மன்னியுங்கள் (Eṉṉai maṉṉiyuṅkaḷ)   
Scuza-Ma   

Dialects

Dialect 1
Kongu   
Aromanian   

Where They Speak
Kongu   
Albania, Bulgaria, Greece, Republic of Macedonia, Romania, Serbia, Turkey   

How Many People Speak
Not Available   
250,000.00   
38

Dialect 2
Madurai Tamil   
Megleno-Romanian   

Where They Speak
Madurai, South Tamil Nadu   
Greece, Republic of Macedonia, Romania, Turkey   

How Many People Speak
Not Available   
5,000.00   
99+

Dialect 3
Tirunelveli Tamil   
Istro-Romanian   

Where They Speak
South Tamil Nadu, Thoothukudi, Tirunelveli   
Croatia   

How Many People Speak
Not Available   
1,400.00   
37

Total No. Of Dialects
10   
10
10   
10

How Many People Speak

How Many People Speak?
78.00 million   
21
28.00 million   
38

Speaking Population
1.06 %   
19
0.37 %   
35

Native Speakers
70.00 million   
15
24.00 million   
33

Second Language Speakers
8.00 million   
24
4.00 million   
30

Native Name
தமிழ்   
Română   

Alternative Names
Damulian, Tamal, Tamalsan, Tambul, Tamili   
Daco-Rumanian, Moldavian, Rumanian   

French Name
tamoul   
roumain; moldave   

German Name
Tamil   
Rumänisch   

Pronunciation
[t̪ɐmɨɻ]   
[roˈmɨnə]   

Ethnicity
Tamil people or Tamilans   
Romanians   

History

Origin
300 BC   
1521   

Language Family
Dravidian Family   
Indo-European Family   

Subgroup
Not Available   
Not Available   

Branch
Not Available   
Not Available   

Language Forms
  
  

Early Forms
Old Tamil and Middle Tamil   
Proto-Romanian   

Standard Forms
Modern Tamil   
Romanian   

Language Position
18   
16
36   
28

Signed Forms
Signed Tamil   
Romanian Sign Language   

Scope
Individual   
Individual   

Code

ISO 639 1
ta   
ro   

ISO 639 2
  
  

ISO 639 2/T
tam   
ron   

ISO 639 2/B
tam   
rum   

ISO 639 3
tam   
ron   

ISO 639 6
tam   
Not Available   

Glottocode
tami1289, oldt1248   
roma1327   

Linguasphere
tami1289   
51-AAD-c   

Types of Language
  
  

Language Type
Living   
Living   

Language Linguistic Typology
Subject-Object-Verb   
Not Available   

Language Morphological Typology
Not Available   
Synthetic   

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

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Tamil and Romanian Speaking population

Tamil and Romanian speaking population is one of the factors based on which Tamil and Romanian languages can be compared. The total count of Tamil and Romanian Speaking population in percentage is also given. The percentage of people speaking Tamil language is 1.06 % whereas the percentage of people speaking Romanian language is 0.37 %. 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 Romanian on Tamil vs Romanian where you will get native speakers, speaking population in percentage and native names.

Tamil and Romanian Language Codes

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

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