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Tamil
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Tamil and Vietnamese


Countries
Countries
Vietnam   
Malaysia, Mauritius, Puducherry, Singapore, Sri Lanka, Tamil Nadu   
Total No. Of Countries
1   
14
6   
9
National Language
Vietnam   
Singapore, Sri Lanka, Tamil Nadu   
Second Language
Australia, East Asia, North America, Southeast Asia, Western Europe   
Andaman and Nicobar Islands, kerala, Puducherry   
Speaking Continents
Asia   
Asia   
Minority Language
Czech Republic   
Canada, Malaysia, Mauritius, Reunion, Seychelles   
Regulated By
Not Available   
Official language Commission of Government of Tamil Nadu, Thanjavur Tamil University   
Interesting Facts
  • The vocabulary of Vietnamese language is influenced by Chinese Language.
  • The only language in East Asia that uses the Latin alphabet is Vietnamese.
  
  • 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.
      •   
Similar To
Chinese Language   
Malayalam   
Derived From
Chinese Language   
Not Available   
Alphabets
Alphabets in
Vietnamese-Alphabets.jpg#200   
Tamil-Alphabets.jpg#200   
Alphabets
37   
19
247   
99+
Phonology
  
  
How Many Vowels
12   
9
12   
9
How Many Consonants
21   
11
18   
8
Scripts
Latin   
Tamil   
Writing Direction
Not Available   
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
Xin chào   
வணக்கம் (Vanakkam)   
Thank You
Cam on   
நன்றி (Naṉṟi)   
How Are You?
Bạn khỏe không?   
நீங்கள் எப்படி இருக்கிறீர்கள்? (Nīṅkaḷ eppaṭi irukkiṟīrkaḷ?)   
Good Night
Chúc ngủ ngon   
நல்ல இரவு (Good night) / irravu vanakkam (Good night)   
Good Evening
Chào buổi tối   
நல்ல மாலை (Nalla mālai)/ மாலை (irravu vanakkam)   
Good Afternoon
Chào buổi trưa   
பிற்பகல் வணக்கம் (perpagal vanakkam)   
Good Morning
Chào buổi sáng   
காலை வணக்கம் (Kaalai Vanakkam)   
Please
xin vui lòng   
தயவு (Tayavu)   
Sorry
Xin lỗi   
மன்னிக்கவும் (Maṉṉikkavum)   
Bye
Tạm biệt   
சென்று வருகிறேன் (Sendru Varukiren)   
I Love You
tôi yêu bạn   
நான் உன்னை காதலிக்கிறேன் (Naan Unnai Kadalikiren)   
Excuse Me
Xin loi   
என்னை மன்னியுங்கள் (Eṉṉai maṉṉiyuṅkaḷ)   
Dialects
Dialect 1
Northern Vietnamese   
Kongu   
Where They Speak
Dong Bac, Haiphong, Hanoi, Red River Delta, Tay Bac   
Kongu   
Dialect 2
North-central Vietnamese   
Madurai Tamil   
Where They Speak
Ha Tinh, Nghe An, Thanh Hoa   
Madurai, South Tamil Nadu   
Dialect 3
Mid-Central Vietnamese   
Tirunelveli Tamil   
Where They Speak
Hue, Quang Tri, Thua Thien   
South Tamil Nadu, Thoothukudi, Tirunelveli   
Total No. Of Dialects
5   
5
10   
10
How Many People Speak
How Many People Speak?
91.00 million   
16
78.00 million   
21
Speaking Population
1.14 %   
16
1.06 %   
19
Native Speakers
75.00 million   
14
70.00 million   
15
Second Language Speakers
16.00 million   
17
8.00 million   
24
Native Name
tiếng việt (㗂越)   
தமிழ்   
Alternative Names
Annamese, Ching, Gin, Jing, Kinh, Viet   
Damulian, Tamal, Tamalsan, Tambul, Tamili   
French Name
vietnamien   
tamoul   
German Name
Vietnamesisch   
Tamil   
Pronunciation
[tĭəŋ vìəˀt] (Northern) [tǐəŋ jìək] (Southern)   
[t̪ɐmɨɻ]   
Ethnicity
Vietnamese (Kinh) people   
Tamil people or Tamilans   
History
Origin
c. 1440   
300 BC   
Language Family
Austroasiatic Family   
Dravidian Family   
Subgroup
Not Available   
Not Available   
Branch
Not Available   
Not Available   
Language Forms
  
  
Early Forms
Pre-Vietnamese, Proto-Vietnamese, Archaic Vietnamese, Ancient Vietnamese, Middle Vietnamese, Modern Vietnamese   
Old Tamil and Middle Tamil   
Standard Forms
Standard Vietnamese   
Modern Tamil   
Language Position
14   
13
18   
16
Signed Forms
Vietnamese sign languages   
Signed Tamil   
Scope
Individual   
Individual   
Code
ISO 639 1
vi   
ta   
ISO 639 2
  
  
ISO 639 2/T
vie   
tam   
ISO 639 2/B
vie   
tam   
ISO 639 3
vie   
tam   
ISO 639 6
Not Available   
tam   
Glottocode
viet1252   
tami1289, oldt1248   
Linguasphere
46-EBA   
tami1289   
Types of Language
  
  
Language Type
Living   
Living   
Language Linguistic Typology
Subject-Verb-Object   
Subject-Object-Verb   
Language Morphological Typology
Analytic, Isolating   
Not Available   
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All Vietnamese 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 Vietnamese and Tamil dialects. Various dialects of Vietnamese and Tamil language differ in their pronunciations and words. Dialects of Vietnamese are spoken in different Vietnamese Speaking Countries whereas Tamil Dialects are spoken in different Tamil speaking countries. Also the number of people speaking Vietnamese vs Tamil Dialects varies from few thousands to many millions. Some of the Vietnamese dialects include: Northern Vietnamese, North-central Vietnamese. Tamil dialects include: Kongu , Madurai Tamil. Also learn about dialects in South American Languages and North American Languages.

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Vietnamese and Tamil Speaking population

Vietnamese and Tamil speaking population is one of the factors based on which Vietnamese and Tamil languages can be compared. The total count of Vietnamese and Tamil Speaking population in percentage is also given. The percentage of people speaking Vietnamese language is 1.14 % 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 Vietnamese and Tamil on Vietnamese vs Tamil where you will get native speakers, speaking population in percentage and native names.

Vietnamese and Tamil Language Codes

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

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