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Turkish vs Tamil


Countries

Countries
Malaysia, Mauritius, Puducherry, Singapore, Sri Lanka, Tamil Nadu   
Azerbaijan, Bosnia, Bulgaria, Cyprus, Greece, Iraq, Kosovo, Macedonia, Northern Cyprus, Romania, Turkey   

Total No. Of Countries
6   
9
11   
5

National Language
Singapore, Sri Lanka, Tamil Nadu   
Turkey   

Second Language
Andaman and Nicobar Islands, kerala, Puducherry   
Not spoken in any of the countries   

Speaking Continents
Asia   
Asia, Europe   

Minority Language
Canada, Malaysia, Mauritius, Reunion, Seychelles   
Bosnia and Herzegovina, Greece, Iraq, Kosovo, Macedonia, Romania   

Regulated By
Official language Commission of Government of Tamil Nadu, Thanjavur Tamil University   
Turkish Language Association   

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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  • Turkish language oldest written records are found upon stone monuments in Central Asia, in Orhun, Yenisey and Talas regions.
  • Turkish language was developed in the Middle East, streching all the way to Eastern Europe.
  

Similar To
Malayalam   
Azerbaijani Language   

Derived From
Not Available   
Not Available   

Alphabets

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

Alphabets
247   
99+
29   
11

Phonology
  
  

How Many Vowels
12   
9
8   
5

How Many Consonants
18   
8
21   
11

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
44 weeks   
11

Greetings

Hello
வணக்கம் (Vanakkam)   
Merhaba   

Thank You
நன்றி (Naṉṟi)   
teşekkür ederim   

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

Good Night
நல்ல இரவு (Good night) / irravu vanakkam (Good night)   
İyi Geceler   

Good Evening
நல்ல மாலை (Nalla mālai)/ மாலை (irravu vanakkam)   
İyi Akşamlar   

Good Afternoon
பிற்பகல் வணக்கம் (perpagal vanakkam)   
Tünaydın   

Good Morning
காலை வணக்கம் (Kaalai Vanakkam)   
günaydın   

Please
தயவு (Tayavu)   
lütfen   

Sorry
மன்னிக்கவும் (Maṉṉikkavum)   
üzgünüm   

Bye
சென்று வருகிறேன் (Sendru Varukiren)   
Hoşçakal   

I Love You
நான் உன்னை காதலிக்கிறேன் (Naan Unnai Kadalikiren)   
Seni seviyorum   

Excuse Me
என்னை மன்னியுங்கள் (Eṉṉai maṉṉiyuṅkaḷ)   
Afedersiniz   

Dialects

Dialect 1
Kongu   
Azerbaijani Turkish   

Where They Speak
Kongu   
Azerbaijan, Georgia, Iran, Iraq, Russia, Syria, Turkey   

How Many People Speak
Not Available   
26,000,000.00   
9

Dialect 2
Madurai Tamil   
Crimean Turkish   

Where They Speak
Madurai, South Tamil Nadu   
Bulgaria, Kyrgyzstan, Romania, Russia, Turkey, Ukraine, Uzbekistan   

How Many People Speak
Not Available   
480,000.00   
29

Dialect 3
Tirunelveli Tamil   
Gagauz   

Where They Speak
South Tamil Nadu, Thoothukudi, Tirunelveli   
Moldova, Russia, Turkey, Ukraine   

How Many People Speak
Not Available   
140,000.00   
26

Total No. Of Dialects
10   
10
9   
9

How Many People Speak

How Many People Speak?
78.00 million   
21
75.00 million   
23

Speaking Population
1.06 %   
19
0.95 %   
21

Native Speakers
70.00 million   
15
60.00 million   
20

Second Language Speakers
8.00 million   
24
15.00 million   
18

Native Name
தமிழ்   
Türkçe   

Alternative Names
Damulian, Tamal, Tamalsan, Tambul, Tamili   
Anatolian, Türkisch   

French Name
tamoul   
turc   

German Name
Tamil   
Türkisch   

Pronunciation
[t̪ɐmɨɻ]   
[ˈtyɾct͡ʃɛ]   

Ethnicity
Tamil people or Tamilans   
Turkish   

History

Origin
300 BC   
c. 1350   

Language Family
Dravidian Family   
Turkic Family   

Subgroup
Not Available   
Turkic   

Branch
Not Available   
Southwestern(Oghuz)   

Language Forms
  
  

Early Forms
Old Tamil and Middle Tamil   
Old Anatalian Turkish, Ottoman Turkish and Turkish   

Standard Forms
Modern Tamil   
Ottoman Turkish(defunct)   

Language Position
18   
16
19   
17

Signed Forms
Signed Tamil   
Turkish Sign Language   

Scope
Individual   
Individual   

Code

ISO 639 1
ta   
tr   

ISO 639 2
  
  

ISO 639 2/T
tam   
tur   

ISO 639 2/B
tam   
tur   

ISO 639 3
tam   
tur   

ISO 639 6
tam   
Not Available   

Glottocode
tami1289, oldt1248   
nucl1301   

Linguasphere
tami1289   
44-AAB-a   

Types of Language
  
  

Language Type
Living   
Living   

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

Language Morphological Typology
Not Available   
Synthetic   

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Tamil and Turkish Language History

Comparison of Tamil vs Turkish language history gives us differences between origin of Tamil and Turkish language. History of Tamil language states that this language originated in 300 BC whereas history of Turkish language states that this language originated in c. 1350. 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 Turkish Language History.

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

Tamil vs Turkish Difficulty

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

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