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Greek vs Tamil


Countries

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

Total No. Of Countries
6  
9
3  
12

National Language
Singapore, Sri Lanka, Tamil Nadu  
Albania, Cyprus, Egypt, France, Greece, Italy, Romania, Turkey, Ukraine  

Second Language
Andaman and Nicobar Islands, kerala, Puducherry  
Roman Empire  

Speaking Continents
Asia  
Asia, Europe  

Minority Language
Canada, Malaysia, Mauritius, Reunion, Seychelles  
Albania, Armenia, Australia, Hungary, Italy, Romania, Turkey, Ukraine  

Regulated By
Official language Commission of Government of Tamil Nadu, Thanjavur Tamil University  
Center for the Greek language (Κέντρον Ελληνικής Γλώσσας)  

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.
    •   
  • Greek is the longest documented language of all the Indo-European Langauges.
  • The official language of education in the Roman Empire was Greek.
  

Similar To
Malayalam  
Armenian  

Derived From
Not Available  
Latin  

Alphabets

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

Alphabets
247  
99+
24  
6

Phonology
  
  

How Many Vowels
12  
9
7  
4

How Many Consonants
18  
8
17  
7

Scripts
Tamil  
Arabic, 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
44 weeks  
11

Greetings

Hello
வணக்கம் (Vanakkam)  
γεια σας (geia sas)  

Thank You
நன்றி (Naṉṟi)  
ευχαριστώ (ef̱charistó̱)  

How Are You?
நீங்கள் எப்படி இருக்கிறீர்கள்? (Nīṅkaḷ eppaṭi irukkiṟīrkaḷ?)  
πώς είσαι (pó̱s eísai)  

Good Night
நல்ல இரவு (Good night) / irravu vanakkam (Good night)  
Καληνυχτα (Kali̱nychta)  

Good Evening
நல்ல மாலை (Nalla mālai)/ மாலை (irravu vanakkam)  
καλησπέρα (kali̱spéra)  

Good Afternoon
பிற்பகல் வணக்கம் (perpagal vanakkam)  
Καλὸ ἀπόγευμα (Kaló apóyevma)  

Good Morning
காலை வணக்கம் (Kaalai Vanakkam)  
καλημέρα (kali̱méra)  

Please
தயவு (Tayavu)  
παρακαλώ (parakaló̱)  

Sorry
மன்னிக்கவும் (Maṉṉikkavum)  
συγνώμη (sygnó̱mi̱)  

Bye
சென்று வருகிறேன் (Sendru Varukiren)  
αντίο (antío)  

I Love You
நான் உன்னை காதலிக்கிறேன் (Naan Unnai Kadalikiren)  
Σε αγαπώ (Se agapó̱)  

Excuse Me
என்னை மன்னியுங்கள் (Eṉṉai maṉṉiyuṅkaḷ)  
Με συγχωρείτε! (Me synhoríte)  

Dialects

Dialect 1
Kongu  
Cappadocian Greek  

Where They Speak
Kongu  
Greece  

How Many People Speak
Not Available  
2,800.00  
99+

Dialect 2
Madurai Tamil  
Griko  

Where They Speak
Madurai, South Tamil Nadu  
Italy  

How Many People Speak
Not Available  
50,000.00  
38

Dialect 3
Tirunelveli Tamil  
Mariupol  

Where They Speak
South Tamil Nadu, Thoothukudi, Tirunelveli  
Ukraine  

Total No. Of Dialects
10  
10
25  
21

How Many People Speak

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

Speaking Population
1.06 %  
19
0.18 %  
99+

Native Speakers
70.00 million  
15
13.00 million  
99+

Second Language Speakers
8.00 million  
24
Not Available  

Native Name
தமிழ்  
ελληνικά  

Alternative Names
Damulian, Tamal, Tamalsan, Tambul, Tamili  
Ellinika, Graecae, Grec, Greco, Neo-Hellenic, Romaic  

French Name
tamoul  
grec moderne (après 1453)  

German Name
Tamil  
Neugriechisch  

Pronunciation
[t̪ɐmɨɻ]  
[eliniˈka]  

Ethnicity
Tamil people or Tamilans  
Greeks or Hellenes  

History

Origin
300 BC  
1500 BC  

Language Family
Dravidian Family  
Indo-European Family  

Subgroup
Not Available  
Hellenic  

Branch
Not Available  
Not Available  

Language Forms
  
  

Early Forms
Old Tamil and Middle Tamil  
Proto-Greek, Mycenaean Greek, Ancient Greek, Koine Greek and Medieval Greek  

Standard Forms
Modern Tamil  
Modern Greek  

Language Position
18  
16
74  
99+

Signed Forms
Signed Tamil  
Greek Sign Language  

Scope
Individual  
Individual  

Code

ISO 639 1
ta  
el  

ISO 639 2
  
  

ISO 639 2/T
tam  
ell  

ISO 639 2/B
tam  
gre  

ISO 639 3
tam  
ell  

ISO 639 6
tam  
ells  

Glottocode
tami1289, oldt1248  
gree1276  

Linguasphere
tami1289  
56-AAA-a  

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 Greek Language History

Comparison of Tamil vs Greek language history gives us differences between origin of Tamil and Greek language. History of Tamil language states that this language originated in 300 BC whereas history of Greek language states that this language originated in 1500 BC. 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 Greek Language History.

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Tamil and Greek 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 Greek greetings helps you to understand basic phrases in Tamil and Greek language. Tamil word for "Hello" is வணக்கம் (Vanakkam) or Greek word for "Thank You" is ευχαριστώ (ef̱charistó̱). Find more of such common Tamil Greetings and Greek Greetings. These greetings will help you to be more confident when conversing with natives that speak these languages.

Tamil vs Greek Difficulty

The Tamil vs Greek difficulty level basically depends on the number of Tamil Alphabets and Greek 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 Greek are the origin, speaking countries, language family, different greetings, speaking population of these languages. Want to know in Tamil and Greek, which language is harder to learn? Time required to learn Tamil is 44 weeks while to learn Greek time required is 44 weeks.

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