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Tamil vs Polish


Polish vs Tamil


Countries

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

Total No. Of Countries
6  
9
2  
13

National Language
Singapore, Sri Lanka, Tamil Nadu  
Poland  

Second Language
Andaman and Nicobar Islands, kerala, Puducherry  
Belarus, Czech Republic, England, Lithuania, Slovakia, Ukraine  

Speaking Continents
Asia  
Europe  

Minority Language
Canada, Malaysia, Mauritius, Reunion, Seychelles  
Belarus, Czech Republic, Hungary, Slovakia, Ukraine  

Regulated By
Official language Commission of Government of Tamil Nadu, Thanjavur Tamil University  
Polish Language Council (Rada Języka Polskiego)  

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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  • Polish Language has many loanwords from Russian, Czech, French, Italian, Hebrew and German Languages.
  • The earliest writings found in polish language was list of persons and place names, is dated to 1136.
  

Similar To
Malayalam  
Czech, Slovak, Serbian Languages  

Derived From
Not Available  
Not Available  

Alphabets

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

Alphabets
247  
99+
32  
14

Phonology
  
  

How Many Vowels
12  
9
9  
6

How Many Consonants
18  
8
23  
13

Scripts
Tamil  
Latin  

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

Hard to Learn
  
  

Language Levels
3  
2
3  
2

Time Taken to Learn
44 weeks  
11
44 weeks  
11

Greetings

Hello
வணக்கம் (Vanakkam)  
cześć  

Thank You
நன்றி (Naṉṟi)  
dziękuję  

How Are You?
நீங்கள் எப்படி இருக்கிறீர்கள்? (Nīṅkaḷ eppaṭi irukkiṟīrkaḷ?)  
Jak się masz?  

Good Night
நல்ல இரவு (Good night) / irravu vanakkam (Good night)  
dobranoc  

Good Evening
நல்ல மாலை (Nalla mālai)/ மாலை (irravu vanakkam)  
dobry wieczór  

Good Afternoon
பிற்பகல் வணக்கம் (perpagal vanakkam)  
dzień dobry  

Good Morning
காலை வணக்கம் (Kaalai Vanakkam)  
Dzień dobry  

Please
தயவு (Tayavu)  
proszę  

Sorry
மன்னிக்கவும் (Maṉṉikkavum)  
Przepraszam  

Bye
சென்று வருகிறேன் (Sendru Varukiren)  
do widzenia  

I Love You
நான் உன்னை காதலிக்கிறேன் (Naan Unnai Kadalikiren)  
kocham Cię  

Excuse Me
என்னை மன்னியுங்கள் (Eṉṉai maṉṉiyuṅkaḷ)  
przepraszam  

Dialects

Dialect 1
Kongu  
Kashubian  

Where They Speak
Kongu  
Poland  

How Many People Speak
Not Available  
108,000.00  
99+

Dialect 2
Madurai Tamil  
Masovian  

Where They Speak
Madurai, South Tamil Nadu  
Poland  

Dialect 3
Tirunelveli Tamil  
Silesian  

Where They Speak
South Tamil Nadu, Thoothukudi, Tirunelveli  
Czech Republic, Poland  

How Many People Speak
Not Available  
510,000.00  
22

Total No. Of Dialects
10  
10
34  
27

How Many People Speak

How Many People Speak?
78.00 million  
21
40.00 million  
31

Speaking Population
1.06 %  
19
0.61 %  
25

Native Speakers
70.00 million  
15
40.00 million  
24

Second Language Speakers
8.00 million  
24
Not Available  

Native Name
தமிழ்  
Polski  

Alternative Names
Damulian, Tamal, Tamalsan, Tambul, Tamili  
Polnisch, Polski  

French Name
tamoul  
polonais  

German Name
Tamil  
Polnisch  

Pronunciation
[t̪ɐmɨɻ]  
[ˈpɔlski]  

Ethnicity
Tamil people or Tamilans  
Poles  

History

Origin
300 BC  
1270  

Language Family
Dravidian Family  
Indo-European Family  

Subgroup
Not Available  
Slavic  

Branch
Not Available  
Western  

Language Forms
  
  

Early Forms
Old Tamil and Middle Tamil  
Old Polish and Middle Polish  

Standard Forms
Modern Tamil  
Polish  

Language Position
18  
16
24  
20

Signed Forms
Signed Tamil  
System Językowo-Migowy (SJM) (Signed Polish)  

Scope
Individual  
Individual  

Code

ISO 639 1
ta  
pl  

ISO 639 2
  
  

ISO 639 2/T
tam  
pol  

ISO 639 2/B
tam  
pol  

ISO 639 3
tam  
pol  

ISO 639 6
tam  
pols  

Glottocode
tami1289, oldt1248  
poli1260  

Linguasphere
tami1289  
53-AAA-cc  

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 Polish Language History

Comparison of Tamil vs Polish language history gives us differences between origin of Tamil and Polish language. History of Tamil language states that this language originated in 300 BC whereas history of Polish language states that this language originated in 1270. 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 Polish Language History.

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

Tamil vs Polish Difficulty

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

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