Countries
Albanian diaspora, Southeastern Europe
Malaysia, Mauritius, Puducherry, Singapore, Sri Lanka, Tamil Nadu
Total No. Of Countries
26
0
46
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National Language
Albanian diaspora, Southeastern Europe
Singapore, Sri Lanka, Tamil Nadu
Second Language
Kosovo, Macedonia, Serbia
Andaman and Nicobar Islands, kerala, Puducherry
Speaking Continents
Europe
Asia
Minority Language
Italian Repubilc, Montenegro, Republic of Macedonia, Republic of Serbia, Romania
Canada, Malaysia, Mauritius, Reunion, Seychelles
Regulated By
Academy of Sciences of Albania, Tirana
Official language Commission of Government of Tamil Nadu, Thanjavur Tamil University
Interesting Facts
- Albanian Language has adopted words from Latin, Greek, Turkish, Italian and Slavic languages.
- 74% Albanian people are atheist, they never go to church or mosque.
- 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
Romanian
Malayalam
Derived From
-
-
Alphabets in
Alphabets
36247
18
247
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Phonology
How Many Vowels
712
0
32
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How Many Consonants
2918
9
60
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Scripts
Latin
Tamil
Writing Direction
Left-To-Right, Horizontal
Left-To-Right, Horizontal
Hard to Learn
Language Levels
53
2
12
👆🏻
Time Taken to Learn
44 weeks44 weeks
3
88
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Hello
Përshëndetje
வணக்கம் (Vanakkam)
Thank You
Ju faleminderit
நன்றி (Naṉṟi)
How Are You?
Si jeni?
நீங்கள் எப்படி இருக்கிறீர்கள்? (Nīṅkaḷ eppaṭi irukkiṟīrkaḷ?)
Good Night
natën e mirë
நல்ல இரவு (Good night) / irravu vanakkam (Good night)
Good Evening
mirëmbrëma
நல்ல மாலை (Nalla mālai)/ மாலை (irravu vanakkam)
Good Afternoon
mirëdita
பிற்பகல் வணக்கம் (perpagal vanakkam)
Good Morning
mirëmengjes
காலை வணக்கம் (Kaalai Vanakkam)
Please
Ju lutem
தயவு (Tayavu)
Sorry
Me fal
மன்னிக்கவும் (Maṉṉikkavum)
Bye
mirupafshim
சென்று வருகிறேன் (Sendru Varukiren)
I Love You
unë e dua ju
நான் உன்னை காதலிக்கிறேன் (Naan Unnai Kadalikiren)
Excuse Me
Më falni
என்னை மன்னியுங்கள் (Eṉṉai maṉṉiyuṅkaḷ)
Dialect 1
Gheg Albanian
Kongu
Where They Speak
Albania, Kosovo, Macedonia, Montenegro, Serbia
Kongu
How Many People Speak
3,400,000.0077,000,000.00
1.5
960000000
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Dialect 2
Tosk Albanian
Madurai Tamil
Where They Speak
Albania, Greece, Kosovo, Republic of Macedonia, Turkey
Madurai, South Tamil Nadu
How Many People Speak
1,800,000.0077,000,000.00
700
274000000
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Dialect 3
Arbëresh
Tirunelveli Tamil
Where They Speak
Italy
South Tamil Nadu, Thoothukudi, Tirunelveli
How Many People Speak
100,000.0077,000,000.00
2
230000000
👆🏻
Total No. Of Dialects
410
0
188
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How Many People Speak?
7.50 million78.00 million
0
1200
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Speaking Population
0.11 %1.06 %
0
89
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Native Speakers
3.10 million70.00 million
0
873
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Second Language Speakers
3.60 million8.00 million
0.01
400
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Native Name
shqip / gjuha shqipe
தமிழ்
Alternative Names
Shqip
Damulian, Tamal, Tamalsan, Tambul, Tamili
French Name
albanais
tamoul
German Name
Albanisch
Tamil
Pronunciation
[ʃcip]
[t̪ɐmɨɻ]
Ethnicity
Albanians
Tamil people or Tamilans
Origin
1462 AD
300 BC
Language Family
Indo-European Family
Dravidian Family
Subgroup
-
-
Branch
-
-
Language Forms
Early Forms
Old Albanian
Old Tamil and Middle Tamil
Standard Forms
Standard Albanian
Modern Tamil
Language Position
1418
1
120
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Signed Forms
Albanian Sign Language (AlbSL, in Albanian Gjuha Shenjave e Shqipe)
Signed Tamil
Scope
Individual
Individual
ISO 639 1
sq
ta
ISO 639 2
ISO 639 2/T
sqi
tam
ISO 639 2/B
alb
tam
ISO 639 3
sqi
tam
ISO 639 6
sqi
tam
Glottocode
alba1267
tami1289, oldt1248
Linguasphere
55-AAA-aaa
tami1289
Types of Language
Language Type
Living
Living
Language Linguistic Typology
Subject-Verb-Object
Subject-Object-Verb
Language Morphological Typology
Synthetic
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