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French vs Tamil


Countries

Countries
Malaysia, Mauritius, Puducherry, Singapore, Sri Lanka, Tamil Nadu   
Belgium, Benin, Burkina Faso, Burundi, Cameroon, Canada, Central African Republic, Chad, Comoros, Congo, Cote d'Ivoire, Djibouti, Equatorial Guinea, France, Gabon, Guernesey, Guinea, Haiti, Italy, Jersey, Luxembourg, Madagascar, Mali, Mauritius, Monaco, Niger, Rwanda, Senegal, Seychelles, Switzerland, Togo, Vanuatu   

Total No. Of Countries
6   
9
32   
3

National Language
Singapore, Sri Lanka, Tamil Nadu   
France   

Second Language
Andaman and Nicobar Islands, kerala, Puducherry   
Africa, Canada   

Speaking Continents
Asia   
Africa, Australia, Europe, North America, Oceania, Pacific, South America   

Minority Language
Canada, Malaysia, Mauritius, Reunion, Seychelles   
Brazil, Cambodia, United States of America, Vietnam   

Regulated By
Official language Commission of Government of Tamil Nadu, Thanjavur Tamil University   
Académie française (French Academy), Office québécois de la langue française   

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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  • French is the only language, with English, that is taught in every country of the world.
  • French is the top language in Culinary Scene.
  

Similar To
Malayalam   
Italian Language   

Derived From
Not Available   
Latin   

Alphabets

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

Alphabets
247   
99+
26   
8

Phonology
  
  

How Many Vowels
12   
9
6   
3

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)   
bonjour   

Thank You
நன்றி (Naṉṟi)   
Merci   

How Are You?
நீங்கள் எப்படி இருக்கிறீர்கள்? (Nīṅkaḷ eppaṭi irukkiṟīrkaḷ?)   
Comment allez-vous?   

Good Night
நல்ல இரவு (Good night) / irravu vanakkam (Good night)   
bonne Nuit   

Good Evening
நல்ல மாலை (Nalla mālai)/ மாலை (irravu vanakkam)   
bonsoir   

Good Afternoon
பிற்பகல் வணக்கம் (perpagal vanakkam)   
bon Après-Midi   

Good Morning
காலை வணக்கம் (Kaalai Vanakkam)   
Bonjour   

Please
தயவு (Tayavu)   
S'il vous plaît   

Sorry
மன்னிக்கவும் (Maṉṉikkavum)   
désolé   

Bye
சென்று வருகிறேன் (Sendru Varukiren)   
au revoir   

I Love You
நான் உன்னை காதலிக்கிறேன் (Naan Unnai Kadalikiren)   
Je t'aime   

Excuse Me
என்னை மன்னியுங்கள் (Eṉṉai maṉṉiyuṅkaḷ)   
Excuse Moi   

Dialects

Dialect 1
Kongu   
Quebec French   

Where They Speak
Kongu   
New Brunswick, New England, Ontario, Quebec, Western Canada   

How Many People Speak
Not Available   
6,200,000.00   
15

Dialect 2
Madurai Tamil   
African French   

Where They Speak
Madurai, South Tamil Nadu   
Africa   

Dialect 3
Tirunelveli Tamil   
Swiss French   

Where They Speak
South Tamil Nadu, Thoothukudi, Tirunelveli   
Northeast France, Switzerland   

How Many People Speak
Not Available   
1,800,000.00   
16

Total No. Of Dialects
10   
10
25   
21

How Many People Speak

How Many People Speak?
78.00 million   
21
163.00 million   
11

Speaking Population
1.06 %   
19
1.12 %   
17

Native Speakers
70.00 million   
15
76.00 million   
13

Second Language Speakers
8.00 million   
24
87.00 million   
11

Native Name
தமிழ்   
français   

Alternative Names
Damulian, Tamal, Tamalsan, Tambul, Tamili   
Français   

French Name
tamoul   
français   

German Name
Tamil   
Französisch   

Pronunciation
[t̪ɐmɨɻ]   
[fʁɑ̃sɛ]   

Ethnicity
Tamil people or Tamilans   
Not Available   

History

Origin
300 BC   
9th Century   

Language Family
Dravidian Family   
Indo-European Family   

Subgroup
Not Available   
Romance   

Branch
Not Available   
Not Available   

Language Forms
  
  

Early Forms
Old Tamil and Middle Tamil   
Old French, Middle French and French   

Standard Forms
Modern Tamil   
Standard French   

Language Position
18   
16
13   
12

Signed Forms
Signed Tamil   
le Français Signé (Signed French, France)   

Scope
Individual   
Individual   

Code

ISO 639 1
ta   
fr   

ISO 639 2
  
  

ISO 639 2/T
tam   
fra   

ISO 639 2/B
tam   
fre   

ISO 639 3
tam   
fra   

ISO 639 6
tam   
fras   

Glottocode
tami1289, oldt1248   
stan1290   

Linguasphere
tami1289   
51-AAA-i   

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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Tamil and French Language History

Comparison of Tamil vs French language history gives us differences between origin of Tamil and French language. History of Tamil language states that this language originated in 300 BC whereas history of French language states that this language originated in 9th Century. Family of the language also forms a part of history of that language. More on language families of these languages can be found out on Tamil and French Language History.

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Tamil and French Greetings

People around the world use different languages to interact with each other. Even if we cannot communicate fluently in any language, it will always be beneficial to know about some of the common greetings or phrases from that language. This is where Tamil and French greetings helps you to understand basic phrases in Tamil and French language. Tamil word for "Hello" is வணக்கம் (Vanakkam) or French word for "Thank You" is Merci. Find more of such common Tamil Greetings and French Greetings. These greetings will help you to be more confident when conversing with natives that speak these languages.

Tamil vs French Difficulty

The Tamil vs French difficulty level basically depends on the number of Tamil Alphabets and French Alphabets. Also the number of vowels and consonants in the language plays an important role in deciding the difficulty level of that language. The important points to be considered when we compare Tamil and French are the origin, speaking countries, language family, different greetings, speaking population of these languages. Want to know in Tamil and French, which language is harder to learn? Time required to learn Tamil is 44 weeks while to learn French time required is 24 weeks.

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