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Spanish vs Tamil


Countries

Countries
Malaysia, Mauritius, Puducherry, Singapore, Sri Lanka, Tamil Nadu  
Andora, Argentina, Aruba, Australia, Belize, Bolivia, Brazil, Canada, Chile, Colombia, Costa Rica, Cuba, Dominican Republic, Ecuador, El Salvador, Equatorial Guinea, France, Gibraltar, Guatemala, Honduras, Jamaica, Latvia, Luxembourg, Mexico, Morocco, Namibia, Netherlands Antilles, New Zealand, Nicaragua, Norway, Panama, Paraguay, Peru, Philippines, Puerto Rico, Russia, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland, Trinidad and Tobago, Turkey, United Kingdom, United States of America, Uruguay, Venezuela, Western Sahara  

Total No. Of Countries
6  
9
46  
1

National Language
Singapore, Sri Lanka, Tamil Nadu  
Spain  

Second Language
Andaman and Nicobar Islands, kerala, Puducherry  
Andora, Aruba, Australia, Austria, Belgium, Belize, Brazil, Bulgaria, Canada, Denmark, France, Germany, Ireland, Israel, Italy, Jamaica, Luxembourg, Morocco, Netherlands, Netherlands Antilles, New Zealand, Philippines, Poland, Portugal, Romania, Russia, Slovenia, Switzerland, Trinidad and Tobago, Turkey, United Kingdom, United States of America, US Virgin Islands  

Speaking Continents
Asia  
Africa, Asia, Europe, North America, South America  

Minority Language
Canada, Malaysia, Mauritius, Reunion, Seychelles  
Brazil, France, Germany, Italy, Japan, Morocco, United Kingdom  

Regulated By
Official language Commission of Government of Tamil Nadu, Thanjavur Tamil University  
Asociación de Academias de la Lengua Española  

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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  • One of the world's most phonetic language is Spanish.
  • Up to the 18th century, Spanish was diplomatic language.
  

Similar To
Malayalam  
French Language  

Derived From
Not Available  
Latin  

Alphabets

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

Alphabets
247  
99+
27  
9

Phonology
  
  

How Many Vowels
12  
9
5  
2

How Many Consonants
18  
8
22  
12

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)  
hola  

Thank You
நன்றி (Naṉṟi)  
Gracias  

How Are You?
நீங்கள் எப்படி இருக்கிறீர்கள்? (Nīṅkaḷ eppaṭi irukkiṟīrkaḷ?)  
Cómo estás?  

Good Night
நல்ல இரவு (Good night) / irravu vanakkam (Good night)  
Buenas Noches  

Good Evening
நல்ல மாலை (Nalla mālai)/ மாலை (irravu vanakkam)  
Bonne soirée  

Good Afternoon
பிற்பகல் வணக்கம் (perpagal vanakkam)  
Buenas Tardes  

Good Morning
காலை வணக்கம் (Kaalai Vanakkam)  
Buenos Días  

Please
தயவு (Tayavu)  
Por Favor  

Sorry
மன்னிக்கவும் (Maṉṉikkavum)  
triste  

Bye
சென்று வருகிறேன் (Sendru Varukiren)  
adiós  

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

Excuse Me
என்னை மன்னியுங்கள் (Eṉṉai maṉṉiyuṅkaḷ)  
Discúlpeme  

Dialects

Dialect 1
Kongu  
Mexican Spanish  

Where They Speak
Kongu  
Mexico  

How Many People Speak
Not Available  
105,000,000.00  
5

Dialect 2
Madurai Tamil  
Cuban Spanish  

Where They Speak
Madurai, South Tamil Nadu  
Cuba  

How Many People Speak
Not Available  
11,000,000.00  
8

Dialect 3
Tirunelveli Tamil  
Puerto Rican Spanish  

Where They Speak
South Tamil Nadu, Thoothukudi, Tirunelveli  
Puerto Rico  

How Many People Speak
Not Available  
3,900,000.00  
9

Total No. Of Dialects
10  
10
21  
19

How Many People Speak

How Many People Speak?
78.00 million  
21
489.00 million  
3

Speaking Population
1.06 %  
19
6.15 %  
3

Native Speakers
70.00 million  
15
410.00 million  
2

Second Language Speakers
8.00 million  
24
89.50 million  
9

Native Name
தமிழ்  
Español  

Alternative Names
Damulian, Tamal, Tamalsan, Tambul, Tamili  
Castellano, Castilian, Español  

French Name
tamoul  
espagnol; castillan  

German Name
Tamil  
Spanisch  

Pronunciation
[t̪ɐmɨɻ]  
[espaˈɲol], [kasteˈʎano]  

Ethnicity
Tamil people or Tamilans  
Not Available  

History

Origin
300 BC  
210 BC  

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 Spanish and Spanish  

Standard Forms
Modern Tamil  
Pluricentric Standard Spanish  

Language Position
18  
16
2  
2

Signed Forms
Signed Tamil  
Signed Spanish  

Scope
Individual  
Individual  

Code

ISO 639 1
ta  
es  

ISO 639 2
  
  

ISO 639 2/T
tam  
spa  

ISO 639 2/B
tam  
spa  

ISO 639 3
tam  
spa  

ISO 639 6
tam  
Not Available  

Glottocode
tami1289, oldt1248  
stan1288  

Linguasphere
tami1289  
51-AAA-b  

Types of Language
  
  

Language Type
Living  
Living  

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

Language Morphological Typology
Not Available  
Fusional, Synthetic  

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Tamil and Spanish Language History

Comparison of Tamil vs Spanish language history gives us differences between origin of Tamil and Spanish language. History of Tamil language states that this language originated in 300 BC whereas history of Spanish language states that this language originated in 210 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 Spanish Language History.

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

Tamil vs Spanish Difficulty

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

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