Countries
Autonomous Republic of Abkhazia, Georgia, Republic of Abkhazia
Malaysia, Mauritius, Puducherry, Singapore, Sri Lanka, Tamil Nadu
Total No. Of Countries
36
0
46
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National Language
Abkhazia
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
Not spoken in any of the countries
Canada, Malaysia, Mauritius, Reunion, Seychelles
Regulated By
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Official language Commission of Government of Tamil Nadu, Thanjavur Tamil University
Interesting Facts
- Abkhaz is a north-west Caucasian language.
- Abkhaz is spoken in Abkhazia by only 100,000 people, while in Turkey there are 500,000 people speaking Abkhaz.
- 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
Adyghe language, Abaza language
Malayalam
Derived From
Caucasian languages
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Alphabets in
Alphabets
62247
18
247
👆🏻
Phonology
How Many Vowels
212
0
32
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How Many Consonants
6018
9
60
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Scripts
Cyrillic
Tamil
Writing Direction
Right-To-Left, Horizontal
Left-To-Right, Horizontal
Hard to Learn
Language Levels
63
2
12
👆🏻
Time Taken to Learn
27 weeks44 weeks
3
88
👆🏻
Hello
Бзиа збаша (Bzia zbaşa)
வணக்கம் (Vanakkam)
Thank You
Иҭабуп (It̢abup)
நன்றி (Naṉṟi)
How Are You?
Ушҧаҟоу? (Ušṗaꝁou?)
நீங்கள் எப்படி இருக்கிறீர்கள்? (Nīṅkaḷ eppaṭi irukkiṟīrkaḷ?)
Good Night
Ашара шәзыбзиарахааит (Ašara šəzybziaraxaait)
நல்ல இரவு (Good night) / irravu vanakkam (Good night)
Good Evening
Уа, мшы бзиа (Ua, mšy bzia)
நல்ல மாலை (Nalla mālai)/ மாலை (irravu vanakkam)
Good Afternoon
Уа, мшы бзиа (Ua, mšy bzia)
பிற்பகல் வணக்கம் (perpagal vanakkam)
Good Morning
Уа, Шьыжьы бзиа (Ua, Š’yž’y bzia)
காலை வணக்கம் (Kaalai Vanakkam)
Please
амритана
தயவு (Tayavu)
Sorry
Амарахь
மன்னிக்கவும் (Maṉṉikkavum)
Bye
Абзиараз (Abziaraz)
சென்று வருகிறேன் (Sendru Varukiren)
I Love You
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நான் உன்னை காதலிக்கிறேன் (Naan Unnai Kadalikiren)
Excuse Me
Извините (Izvinite)
என்னை மன்னியுங்கள் (Eṉṉai maṉṉiyuṅkaḷ)
Dialect 1
Bzyb
Kongu
Where They Speak
Abkhazia
Kongu
How Many People Speak
106,000.0077,000,000.00
1.5
960000000
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Dialect 2
Abzhywa
Madurai Tamil
Where They Speak
Caucasus
Madurai, South Tamil Nadu
How Many People Speak
106,000.0077,000,000.00
700
274000000
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Dialect 3
Sadz
Tirunelveli Tamil
Where They Speak
Turkey
South Tamil Nadu, Thoothukudi, Tirunelveli
How Many People Speak
106,000.0077,000,000.00
2
230000000
👆🏻
Total No. Of Dialects
310
0
188
👆🏻
How Many People Speak?
0.13 million78.00 million
0
1200
👆🏻
Speaking Population
0.01 %1.06 %
0
89
👆🏻
Native Speakers
0.13 million70.00 million
0
873
👆🏻
Second Language Speakers
-8.00 million
0.01
400
👆🏻
Native Name
аҧсуа бызшәа (aṗsua byzš˚a)
தமிழ்
Alternative Names
Abxazo, Abkhazian
Damulian, Tamal, Tamalsan, Tambul, Tamili
French Name
abkhaze
tamoul
German Name
Abchasisch
Tamil
Pronunciation
[abxaz]
[t̪ɐmɨɻ]
Ethnicity
Abkhaz people
Tamil people or Tamilans
Origin
c. 1650
300 BC
Language Family
Northwest Caucasian
Dravidian Family
Subgroup
-
-
Branch
-
-
Language Forms
Early Forms
No early forms
Old Tamil and Middle Tamil
Standard Forms
Abkhaz
Modern Tamil
Language Position
2818
1
120
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Signed Forms
Abkhaz Sign Language
Signed Tamil
Scope
Individual
Individual
ISO 639 1
ab
ta
ISO 639 2
ISO 639 2/T
abk
tam
ISO 639 2/B
abk
tam
ISO 639 3
abk
tam
ISO 639 6
abks
tam
Glottocode
abkh1244
tami1289, oldt1248
Linguasphere
No data Available
tami1289
Types of Language
Language Type
Historical
Living
Language Linguistic Typology
Subject-Object-Verb
Subject-Object-Verb
Language Morphological Typology
Agglutinative
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