Countries
Wales
  
Malaysia, Mauritius, Puducherry, Singapore, Sri Lanka, Tamil Nadu
  
National Language
Wales
  
Singapore, Sri Lanka, Tamil Nadu
  
Second Language
Not spoken in any of the countries
  
Andaman and Nicobar Islands, kerala, Puducherry
  
Speaking Continents
Europe
  
Asia
  
Minority Language
Argentina, United Kingdom
  
Canada, Malaysia, Mauritius, Reunion, Seychelles
  
Regulated By
Welsh Language Commissioner
  
Official language Commission of Government of Tamil Nadu, Thanjavur Tamil University
  
Interesting Facts
- One of the Celtic language still spoken with great numbers of speakers is Welsh language.
- Welsh was evolved from British , which was spoken by ancient Britons.
  
- 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
English Language
  
Malayalam
  
Derived From
British Language
  
Not Available
  
Alphabets in
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Tamil-Alphabets.jpg#200
  
Phonology
  
  
Scripts
Latin
  
Tamil
  
Writing Direction
Not Available
  
Left-To-Right, Horizontal
  
Hard to Learn
  
  
Hello
Helô
  
வணக்கம் (Vanakkam)
  
Thank You
Diolch
  
நன்றி (Naṉṟi)
  
How Are You?
Sut ydych chi?
  
நீங்கள் எப்படி இருக்கிறீர்கள்? (Nīṅkaḷ eppaṭi irukkiṟīrkaḷ?)
  
Good Night
Nos da
  
நல்ல இரவு (Good night) / irravu vanakkam (Good night)
  
Good Evening
Noswaith dda
  
நல்ல மாலை (Nalla mālai)/ மாலை (irravu vanakkam)
  
Good Afternoon
P'nawn da
  
பிற்பகல் வணக்கம் (perpagal vanakkam)
  
Good Morning
Bore da
  
காலை வணக்கம் (Kaalai Vanakkam)
  
Please
os gwelwch yn dda
  
தயவு (Tayavu)
  
Sorry
Mae'n ddrwg gennym
  
மன்னிக்கவும் (Maṉṉikkavum)
  
Bye
Hwyl
  
சென்று வருகிறேன் (Sendru Varukiren)
  
I Love You
Dw i'n dy garu di
  
நான் உன்னை காதலிக்கிறேன் (Naan Unnai Kadalikiren)
  
Excuse Me
Esgusodwch fi
  
என்னை மன்னியுங்கள் (Eṉṉai maṉṉiyuṅkaḷ)
  
Dialect 1
Patagonian Welsh
  
Kongu
  
Where They Speak
Argentina
  
Kongu
  
How Many People Speak
Not Available
  
Dialect 2
Y Wyndodeg
  
Madurai Tamil
  
Where They Speak
Gwynedd
  
Madurai, South Tamil Nadu
  
Dialect 3
Y Bowyseg
  
Tirunelveli Tamil
  
Where They Speak
Powys
  
South Tamil Nadu, Thoothukudi, Tirunelveli
  
How Many People Speak?
7.40 million
  
99+
78.00 million
  
21
Speaking Population
Not Available
  
Native Speakers
7.40 million
  
99+
70.00 million
  
15
Second Language Speakers
Not Available
  
8.00 million
  
24
Native Name
Cymraeg / Y Gymraeg
  
தமிழ்
  
Alternative Names
Cymraeg
  
Damulian, Tamal, Tamalsan, Tambul, Tamili
  
French Name
gallois
  
tamoul
  
German Name
Kymrisch
  
Tamil
  
Pronunciation
[kəmˈrɑːɨɡ]
  
[t̪ɐmɨɻ]
  
Ethnicity
Welsh people
  
Tamil people or Tamilans
  
Origin
9th Century
  
300 BC
  
Language Family
Indo-European Family
  
Dravidian Family
  
Subgroup
Celtic
  
Not Available
  
Branch
Brythonic
  
Not Available
  
Language Forms
  
  
Early Forms
Common Brittonic, Old Welsh, Middle Welsh
  
Old Tamil and Middle Tamil
  
Standard Forms
Welsh
  
Modern Tamil
  
Language Position
Not Available
  
Signed Forms
Not Available
  
Signed Tamil
  
Scope
Individual
  
Individual
  
ISO 639 1
cy
  
ta
  
ISO 639 2
  
  
ISO 639 2/T
cym
  
tam
  
ISO 639 2/B
wel
  
tam
  
ISO 639 3
cym
  
tam
  
ISO 639 6
Not Available
  
tam
  
Glottocode
wels1247
  
tami1289, oldt1248
  
Linguasphere
50-ABA
  
tami1289
  
Types of Language
  
  
Language Type
Historical
  
Living
  
Language Linguistic Typology
Verb-Subject-Object
  
Subject-Object-Verb
  
Language Morphological Typology
Fusional
  
Not Available
  
Welsh and Tamil Speaking population
Welsh and Tamil speaking population is one of the factors based on which Welsh and Tamil languages can be compared. The total count of Welsh and Tamil Speaking population in percentage is also given. The percentage of people speaking Welsh language is Not Available 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 Welsh and Tamil on Welsh vs Tamil where you will get native speakers, speaking population in percentage and native names.
Welsh and Tamil Language Codes
Welsh and Tamil language codes are used in those applications where using language names are tedious. Welsh and Tamil Language Codes include all the international language codes, glottocodes and linguasphere.