Countries
Albanian diaspora, Southeastern Europe
Malaysia, Mauritius, Puducherry, Singapore, Sri Lanka, Tamil Nadu
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
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Alphabets in
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Writing Direction
Left-To-Right, Horizontal
Left-To-Right, Horizontal
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
Not Available
Dialect 2
Tosk Albanian
Madurai Tamil
Where They Speak
Albania, Greece, Kosovo, Republic of Macedonia, Turkey
Madurai, South Tamil Nadu
How Many People Speak
Not Available
Dialect 3
Arbëresh
Tirunelveli Tamil
Where They Speak
Italy
South Tamil Nadu, Thoothukudi, Tirunelveli
How Many People Speak
Not Available
Speaking Population
Not Available
Native Name
shqip / gjuha shqipe
தமிழ்
Alternative Names
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Damulian, Tamal, Tamalsan, Tambul, Tamili
French Name
albanais
tamoul
German Name
Albanisch
Tamil
Pronunciation
[ʃcip]
[t̪ɐmɨɻ]
Ethnicity
Albanians
Tamil people or Tamilans
Language Family
Indo-European Family
Dravidian Family
Subgroup
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Branch
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Early Forms
Old Albanian
Old Tamil and Middle Tamil
Standard Forms
Standard Albanian
Modern Tamil
Language Position
Not Available
Signed Forms
Albanian Sign Language (AlbSL, in Albanian Gjuha Shenjave e Shqipe)
Signed Tamil
Scope
Individual
Individual
ISO 639 6
Not Available
tam
Glottocode
alba1267
tami1289, oldt1248
Linguasphere
55-AAA-aaa
tami1289
Language Type
Living
Living
Language Linguistic Typology
Subject-Verb-Object
Subject-Object-Verb
Language Morphological Typology
Synthetic
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Albanian and Tamil Greetings
People around the world use different languages to interact with each other. Even if we cannot communicate fluently in any language, it will always be beneficial to know about some of the common greetings or phrases from that language. This is where Albanian and Tamil greetings helps you to understand basic phrases in Albanian and Tamil language. Albanian word for "Hello" is Përshëndetje or Tamil word for "Thank You" is நன்றி (Naṉṟi). Find more of such common Albanian Greetings and Tamil Greetings. These greetings will help you to be more confident when conversing with natives that speak these languages.
Albanian vs Tamil Difficulty
The Albanian vs Tamil difficulty level basically depends on the number of Albanian Alphabets and Tamil Alphabets. Also the number of vowels and consonants in the language plays an important role in deciding the difficulty level of that language. The important points to be considered when we compare Albanian and Tamil are the origin, speaking countries, language family, different greetings, speaking population of these languages. Want to know in Albanian and Tamil, which language is harder to learn? Time required to learn Albanian is 44 weeks while to learn Tamil time required is 44 weeks.