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Ukrainian and Tamil


Countries

Countries
Malaysia, Mauritius, Puducherry, Singapore, Sri Lanka, Tamil Nadu   
Ukraine   

Total No. Of Countries
6   
9
1   
14

National Language
Singapore, Sri Lanka, Tamil Nadu   
Ukraine   

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   
Bosnia and Herzegovina, Croatia, Czech Republic, Hungary, Moldova, Poland, Romania, Russia, Serbia   

Regulated By
Official language Commission of Government of Tamil Nadu, Thanjavur Tamil University   
National Academy of Sciences of Ukraine: Institute for the Ukrainian Language   

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.
    •   
  • Ukrainian Language is second most widespread among the Slavic languages after the Russian Language.
  • Ukrainian Language is among the top three most melodious language in the world.
  

Similar To
Malayalam   
Russian and Belarusian Languages   

Derived From
Not Available   
Not Available   

Alphabets

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

Alphabets
247   
99+
33   
15

Phonology
  
  

How Many Vowels
12   
9
6   
3

How Many Consonants
18   
8
22   
12

Scripts
Tamil   
Cyrillic, Ukrainian Braille   

Writing Direction
Left-To-Right, Horizontal   
Not Available   

Hard to Learn
  
  

Language Levels
3   
2
6   
5

Time Taken to Learn
44 weeks   
11
44 weeks   
11

Greetings

Hello
வணக்கம் (Vanakkam)   
Здравствуйте (Zdravstvuyte)   

Thank You
நன்றி (Naṉṟi)   
Дякую (Dyakuyu)   

How Are You?
நீங்கள் எப்படி இருக்கிறீர்கள்? (Nīṅkaḷ eppaṭi irukkiṟīrkaḷ?)   
Як ти поживаєш? (Jak ty požyvajesh?)   

Good Night
நல்ல இரவு (Good night) / irravu vanakkam (Good night)   
На добраніч (Na dobranič)   

Good Evening
நல்ல மாலை (Nalla mālai)/ மாலை (irravu vanakkam)   
Доброго вечора (Dobroho večora)   

Good Afternoon
பிற்பகல் வணக்கம் (perpagal vanakkam)   
Доброго дня (Dobroho dnia)   

Good Morning
காலை வணக்கம் (Kaalai Vanakkam)   
Доброго ранку! (Dobroho ranku)   

Please
தயவு (Tayavu)   
будь ласк   

Sorry
மன்னிக்கவும் (Maṉṉikkavum)   
вибачте (vybachte)   

Bye
சென்று வருகிறேன் (Sendru Varukiren)   
до побачення (do pobachennya)   

I Love You
நான் உன்னை காதலிக்கிறேன் (Naan Unnai Kadalikiren)   
я тебе люблю (ya tebe lyublyu)   

Excuse Me
என்னை மன்னியுங்கள் (Eṉṉai maṉṉiyuṅkaḷ)   
Перепрошую! (Pereprošuju)   

Dialects

Dialect 1
Kongu   
Podillian   

Where They Speak
Kongu   
North Odessa Oblast, South Khmelnytskyi, South Vinnytsia   

Dialect 2
Madurai Tamil   
Volynian   

Where They Speak
Madurai, South Tamil Nadu   
Rivne, Volyn   

Dialect 3
Tirunelveli Tamil   
Steppe   

Where They Speak
South Tamil Nadu, Thoothukudi, Tirunelveli   
South Ukraine, Southeastern Ukraine   

Total No. Of Dialects
10   
10
15   
14

How Many People Speak

How Many People Speak?
78.00 million   
21
39.00 million   
32

Speaking Population
1.06 %   
19
0.46 %   
30

Native Speakers
70.00 million   
15
39.00 million   
25

Second Language Speakers
8.00 million   
24
Not Available   

Native Name
தமிழ்   
Українська (Ukrajins'ka)   

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

French Name
tamoul   
ukrainien   

German Name
Tamil   
Ukrainisch   

Pronunciation
[t̪ɐmɨɻ]   
[ukrɑˈjiɲsʲkɐ ˈmɔwɐ]   

Ethnicity
Tamil people or Tamilans   
Ukrainians   

History

Origin
300 BC   
1561   

Language Family
Dravidian Family   
Indo-European Family   

Subgroup
Not Available   
Slavic   

Branch
Not Available   
Eastern   

Language Forms
  
  

Early Forms
Old Tamil and Middle Tamil   
Old East Slavic, Ukrainian   

Standard Forms
Modern Tamil   
Modern Ukrainian   

Language Position
18   
16
26   
22

Signed Forms
Signed Tamil   
Ukrainian Sign Language   

Scope
Individual   
Individual   

Code

ISO 639 1
ta   
uk   

ISO 639 2
  
  

ISO 639 2/T
tam   
ukr   

ISO 639 2/B
tam   
ukr   

ISO 639 3
tam   
ukr   

ISO 639 6
tam   
Not Available   

Glottocode
tami1289, oldt1248   
ukra1253   

Linguasphere
tami1289   
53-AAA-eda to 53-AAA-edq   

Types of Language
  
  

Language Type
Living   
Living   

Language Linguistic Typology
Subject-Object-Verb   
Subject-Verb-Object   

Language Morphological Typology
Not Available   
Fusional, Synthetic   

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

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Tamil and Ukrainian Speaking population

Tamil and Ukrainian speaking population is one of the factors based on which Tamil and Ukrainian languages can be compared. The total count of Tamil and Ukrainian Speaking population in percentage is also given. The percentage of people speaking Tamil language is 1.06 % whereas the percentage of people speaking Ukrainian language is 0.46 %. 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 Ukrainian on Tamil vs Ukrainian where you will get native speakers, speaking population in percentage and native names.

Tamil and Ukrainian Language Codes

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

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