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Romanian vs Tamil


Countries

Countries
Malaysia, Mauritius, Puducherry, Singapore, Sri Lanka, Tamil Nadu  
European Union, Moldova, Romania, Serbia, Transnistria, Ukraine  

Total No. Of Countries
6  
9
6  
9

National Language
Singapore, Sri Lanka, Tamil Nadu  
Moldova, Romania  

Second Language
Andaman and Nicobar Islands, kerala, Puducherry  
Kazakhstan, Russia  

Speaking Continents
Asia  
Asia, Europe  

Minority Language
Canada, Malaysia, Mauritius, Reunion, Seychelles  
Hungary, Serbia, Ukraine  

Regulated By
Official language Commission of Government of Tamil Nadu, Thanjavur Tamil University  
Academia de Ştiinţe a Moldovei, Institutul de Lingvisticǎ al Academiei Române (Institute for Li  

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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  • Romanian language has distinct type of grammar and phonology compared to other Romance languages.
  • The earliest text of Romance language was found in the year 1521.
  

Similar To
Malayalam  
French, Spanish, Catalan, Portuguese and Italian Languages.  

Derived From
Not Available  
Latin  

Alphabets

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

Alphabets
247  
99+
31  
13

Phonology
  
  

How Many Vowels
12  
9
7  
4

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)  
alo  

Thank You
நன்றி (Naṉṟi)  
multumesc  

How Are You?
நீங்கள் எப்படி இருக்கிறீர்கள்? (Nīṅkaḷ eppaṭi irukkiṟīrkaḷ?)  
ce mai faci?  

Good Night
நல்ல இரவு (Good night) / irravu vanakkam (Good night)  
noapte Buna  

Good Evening
நல்ல மாலை (Nalla mālai)/ மாலை (irravu vanakkam)  
buna Seara  

Good Afternoon
பிற்பகல் வணக்கம் (perpagal vanakkam)  
buna Ziua  

Good Morning
காலை வணக்கம் (Kaalai Vanakkam)  
bună Dimineața  

Please
தயவு (Tayavu)  
Vă Rog  

Sorry
மன்னிக்கவும் (Maṉṉikkavum)  
scuze  

Bye
சென்று வருகிறேன் (Sendru Varukiren)  
La revedere  

I Love You
நான் உன்னை காதலிக்கிறேன் (Naan Unnai Kadalikiren)  
Te iubesc  

Excuse Me
என்னை மன்னியுங்கள் (Eṉṉai maṉṉiyuṅkaḷ)  
Scuza-Ma  

Dialects

Dialect 1
Kongu  
Aromanian  

Where They Speak
Kongu  
Albania, Bulgaria, Greece, Republic of Macedonia, Romania, Serbia, Turkey  

How Many People Speak
Not Available  
250,000.00  
38

Dialect 2
Madurai Tamil  
Megleno-Romanian  

Where They Speak
Madurai, South Tamil Nadu  
Greece, Republic of Macedonia, Romania, Turkey  

How Many People Speak
Not Available  
5,000.00  
99+

Dialect 3
Tirunelveli Tamil  
Istro-Romanian  

Where They Speak
South Tamil Nadu, Thoothukudi, Tirunelveli  
Croatia  

How Many People Speak
Not Available  
1,400.00  
37

Total No. Of Dialects
10  
10
10  
10

How Many People Speak

How Many People Speak?
78.00 million  
21
28.00 million  
38

Speaking Population
1.06 %  
19
0.37 %  
35

Native Speakers
70.00 million  
15
24.00 million  
33

Second Language Speakers
8.00 million  
24
4.00 million  
30

Native Name
தமிழ்  
Română  

Alternative Names
Damulian, Tamal, Tamalsan, Tambul, Tamili  
Daco-Rumanian, Moldavian, Rumanian  

French Name
tamoul  
roumain; moldave  

German Name
Tamil  
Rumänisch  

Pronunciation
[t̪ɐmɨɻ]  
[roˈmɨnə]  

Ethnicity
Tamil people or Tamilans  
Romanians  

History

Origin
300 BC  
1521  

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  
Proto-Romanian  

Standard Forms
Modern Tamil  
Romanian  

Language Position
18  
16
36  
28

Signed Forms
Signed Tamil  
Romanian Sign Language  

Scope
Individual  
Individual  

Code

ISO 639 1
ta  
ro  

ISO 639 2
  
  

ISO 639 2/T
tam  
ron  

ISO 639 2/B
tam  
rum  

ISO 639 3
tam  
ron  

ISO 639 6
tam  
Not Available  

Glottocode
tami1289, oldt1248  
roma1327  

Linguasphere
tami1289  
51-AAD-c  

Types of Language
  
  

Language Type
Living  
Living  

Language Linguistic Typology
Subject-Object-Verb  
Not Available  

Language Morphological Typology
Not Available  
Synthetic  

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Tamil and Romanian Language History

Comparison of Tamil vs Romanian language history gives us differences between origin of Tamil and Romanian language. History of Tamil language states that this language originated in 300 BC whereas history of Romanian language states that this language originated in 1521. 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 Romanian Language History.

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

Tamil vs Romanian Difficulty

The Tamil vs Romanian difficulty level basically depends on the number of Tamil Alphabets and Romanian 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 Romanian are the origin, speaking countries, language family, different greetings, speaking population of these languages. Want to know in Tamil and Romanian, which language is harder to learn? Time required to learn Tamil is 44 weeks while to learn Romanian time required is 24 weeks.

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