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Tamil and Slovene


Slovene and Tamil


Countries

Countries
Malaysia, Mauritius, Puducherry, Singapore, Sri Lanka, Tamil Nadu   
European Union, Slovenia   

Total No. Of Countries
6   
9
2   
13

National Language
Singapore, Sri Lanka, Tamil Nadu   
Austria, Croatia, Hungary, Italy, Slovenia   

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

Speaking Continents
Asia   
Europe   

Minority Language
Canada, Malaysia, Mauritius, Reunion, Seychelles   
Austria, Hungary, Italy   

Regulated By
Official language Commission of Government of Tamil Nadu, Thanjavur Tamil University   
Slovenian Academy of Sciences and Arts   

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.
    •   
  • The Freising Monuments is the oldest preserved records of written Slovene from 10th century.
  • The first Slovene book was printed in 1550.
  

Similar To
Malayalam   
Serbo-Croatian   

Derived From
Not Available   
Not Available   

Alphabets

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

Alphabets
247   
99+
25   
7

Phonology
  
  

How Many Vowels
12   
9
5   
2

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
2   
1

Time Taken to Learn
44 weeks   
11
44 weeks   
11

Greetings

Hello
வணக்கம் (Vanakkam)   
Halo   

Thank You
நன்றி (Naṉṟi)   
Hvala   

How Are You?
நீங்கள் எப்படி இருக்கிறீர்கள்? (Nīṅkaḷ eppaṭi irukkiṟīrkaḷ?)   
Kako se imate?   

Good Night
நல்ல இரவு (Good night) / irravu vanakkam (Good night)   
Lahko noč   

Good Evening
நல்ல மாலை (Nalla mālai)/ மாலை (irravu vanakkam)   
Dober večer   

Good Afternoon
பிற்பகல் வணக்கம் (perpagal vanakkam)   
Dober dan   

Good Morning
காலை வணக்கம் (Kaalai Vanakkam)   
Dobro jutro   

Please
தயவு (Tayavu)   
Prosim   

Sorry
மன்னிக்கவும் (Maṉṉikkavum)   
Oprostite   

Bye
சென்று வருகிறேன் (Sendru Varukiren)   
Nasvidenje   

I Love You
நான் உன்னை காதலிக்கிறேன் (Naan Unnai Kadalikiren)   
Ljubim te   

Excuse Me
என்னை மன்னியுங்கள் (Eṉṉai maṉṉiyuṅkaḷ)   
Oprostite   

Dialects

Dialect 1
Kongu   
Prekmurje Slovene   

Where They Speak
Kongu   
Hungary, Slovenia   

How Many People Speak
Not Available   
80,000.00   
99+

Dialect 2
Madurai Tamil   
Resian   

Where They Speak
Madurai, South Tamil Nadu   
Italy   

Dialect 3
Tirunelveli Tamil   
Styrian   

Where They Speak
South Tamil Nadu, Thoothukudi, Tirunelveli   
Slovenia   

Total No. Of Dialects
10   
10
48   
31

How Many People Speak

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

Speaking Population
1.06 %   
19
Not Available   

Native Speakers
70.00 million   
15
2.50 million   
99+

Second Language Speakers
8.00 million   
24
Not Available   

Native Name
தமிழ்   
Not available   

Alternative Names
Damulian, Tamal, Tamalsan, Tambul, Tamili   
Slovenian, Slovenscina   

French Name
tamoul   
slovène   

German Name
Tamil   
Slowenisch   

Pronunciation
[t̪ɐmɨɻ]   
[slɔˈʋèːnski ˈjɛ̀ːzik], [slɔˈʋèːnʃt͡ʃina]   

Ethnicity
Tamil people or Tamilans   
Slovenes   

History

Origin
300 BC   
972-1093   

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   
No early forms   

Standard Forms
Modern Tamil   
Slovene   

Language Position
18   
16
Not Available   

Signed Forms
Signed Tamil   
Not Available   

Scope
Individual   
Individual   

Code

ISO 639 1
ta   
sl   

ISO 639 2
  
  

ISO 639 2/T
tam   
slv   

ISO 639 2/B
tam   
slv   

ISO 639 3
tam   
slv   

ISO 639 6
tam   
Not Available   

Glottocode
tami1289, oldt1248   
slov1268   

Linguasphere
tami1289   
53-AAA-f   

Types of Language
  
  

Language Type
Living   
Living   

Language Linguistic Typology
Subject-Object-Verb   
Not Available   

Language Morphological Typology
Not Available   
Fusional   

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

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Tamil and Slovene Speaking population

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

Tamil and Slovene Language Codes

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

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