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Uyghur and Tamil


Tamil and Uyghur


Countries

Countries
China   
Malaysia, Mauritius, Puducherry, Singapore, Sri Lanka, Tamil Nadu   

Total No. Of Countries
1   
14
6   
9

National Language
China   
Singapore, Sri Lanka, Tamil Nadu   

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

Speaking Continents
Asia   
Asia   

Minority Language
Kazakhstan, Uzbekistan   
Canada, Malaysia, Mauritius, Reunion, Seychelles   

Regulated By
Working Committee of Ethnic Language and Writing of Xinjiang Uyghur Autonomous Region   
Official language Commission of Government of Tamil Nadu, Thanjavur Tamil University   

Interesting Facts
  • Uyghur language has large quantity of loan words from Persian, Russian and Chinese.
  • Uyghur was originally written with the Orkhon Alphabets.
  
  • 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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Similar To
Uzbek Language   
Malayalam   

Derived From
Gokturk Language   
Not Available   

Alphabets

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

Alphabets
36   
18
247   
99+

Phonology
  
  

How Many Vowels
9   
6
12   
9

How Many Consonants
27   
17
18   
8

Scripts
Arabic, Cyrillic, Latin   
Tamil   

Writing Direction
Left-To-Right, Vertical, Top-To-Bottom   
Left-To-Right, Horizontal   

Hard to Learn
  
  

Language Levels
5   
4
3   
2

Time Taken to Learn
44 weeks   
11
44 weeks   
11

Greetings

Hello
Ässalamu läykum.   
வணக்கம் (Vanakkam)   

Thank You
rakhmat   
நன்றி (Naṉṟi)   

How Are You?
Yakshimasiz? / Qandaq ahwalingiz?   
நீங்கள் எப்படி இருக்கிறீர்கள்? (Nīṅkaḷ eppaṭi irukkiṟīrkaḷ?)   

Good Night
Kachlikingz khayrilik bolsun   
நல்ல இரவு (Good night) / irravu vanakkam (Good night)   

Good Evening
Kachlikingz khayrilik bolsun!   
நல்ல மாலை (Nalla mālai)/ மாலை (irravu vanakkam)   

Good Afternoon
Not Available   
பிற்பகல் வணக்கம் (perpagal vanakkam)   

Good Morning
Atiganlikingz khayrilik bolsun!   
காலை வணக்கம் (Kaalai Vanakkam)   

Please
birdam   
தயவு (Tayavu)   

Sorry
kachurung   
மன்னிக்கவும் (Maṉṉikkavum)   

Bye
Khayr khosh   
சென்று வருகிறேன் (Sendru Varukiren)   

I Love You
sizni yahshi kOrman   
நான் உன்னை காதலிக்கிறேன் (Naan Unnai Kadalikiren)   

Excuse Me
Kachurung   
என்னை மன்னியுங்கள் (Eṉṉai maṉṉiyuṅkaḷ)   

Dialects

Dialect 1
Turpan   
Kongu   

Where They Speak
China   
Kongu   

Dialect 2
Hotan   
Madurai Tamil   

Where They Speak
China   
Madurai, South Tamil Nadu   

Dialect 3
Lop Nur   
Tirunelveli Tamil   

Where They Speak
China   
South Tamil Nadu, Thoothukudi, Tirunelveli   

Total No. Of Dialects
7   
7
10   
10

How Many People Speak

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

Speaking Population
0.12 %   
99+
1.06 %   
19

Native Speakers
8.20 million   
99+
70.00 million   
15

Second Language Speakers
Not Available   
8.00 million   
24

Native Name
Уйғур /ئۇيغۇر (ujġgur / uyghur)   
தமிழ்   

Alternative Names
Uighuir, Uighur, Uiguir, Uigur, Uygur, Weiwu’er, Wiga   
Damulian, Tamal, Tamalsan, Tambul, Tamili   

French Name
ouïgour   
tamoul   

German Name
Uigurisch   
Tamil   

Pronunciation
[ʊjʁʊrˈtʃɛ], [ʊjˈʁʊr tili]   
[t̪ɐmɨɻ]   

Ethnicity
Uyghur   
Tamil people or Tamilans   

History

Origin
11   
300 BC   

Language Family
Turkic Family   
Dravidian Family   

Subgroup
Not Available   
Not Available   

Branch
Not Available   
Not Available   

Language Forms
  
  

Early Forms
Karakhanid, Chagatai, Eastern Turki   
Old Tamil and Middle Tamil   

Standard Forms
Uyghur   
Modern Tamil   

Language Position
98   
99+
18   
16

Signed Forms
Not Available   
Signed Tamil   

Scope
Not Available   
Individual   

Code

ISO 639 1
ug   
ta   

ISO 639 2
  
  

ISO 639 2/T
uig   
tam   

ISO 639 2/B
uig   
tam   

ISO 639 3
uig   
tam   

ISO 639 6
Not Available   
tam   

Glottocode
uigh1240   
tami1289, oldt1248   

Linguasphere
No data Available   
tami1289   

Types of Language
  
  

Language Type
Not Available   
Living   

Language Linguistic Typology
Not Available   
Subject-Object-Verb   

Language Morphological Typology
Not Available   
Not Available   

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All Uyghur and Tamil Dialects

Most languages have dialects where each dialect differ from other dialect with respect to grammar and vocabulary. Here you will get to know all Uyghur and Tamil dialects. Various dialects of Uyghur and Tamil language differ in their pronunciations and words. Dialects of Uyghur are spoken in different Uyghur Speaking Countries whereas Tamil Dialects are spoken in different Tamil speaking countries. Also the number of people speaking Uyghur vs Tamil Dialects varies from few thousands to many millions. Some of the Uyghur dialects include: Turpan, Hotan. Tamil dialects include: Kongu , Madurai Tamil. Also learn about dialects in South American Languages and North American Languages.

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Uyghur and Tamil Speaking population

Uyghur and Tamil speaking population is one of the factors based on which Uyghur and Tamil languages can be compared. The total count of Uyghur and Tamil Speaking population in percentage is also given. The percentage of people speaking Uyghur language is 0.12 % whereas the percentage of people speaking Tamil language is 1.06 %. When we compare the speaking population of any two languages we get to know which of two languages is more popular. Find more details about how many people speak Uyghur and Tamil on Uyghur vs Tamil where you will get native speakers, speaking population in percentage and native names.

Uyghur and Tamil Language Codes

Uyghur and Tamil language codes are used in those applications where using language names are tedious. Uyghur and Tamil Language Codes include all the international language codes, glottocodes and linguasphere.

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