Countries
Basque Autonomous Community, Navarre
Malaysia, Mauritius, Puducherry, Singapore, Sri Lanka, Tamil Nadu
Total No. Of Countries
26
0
46
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National Language
France, Spain
Singapore, Sri Lanka, Tamil Nadu
Second Language
Not spoken in any of the countries
Andaman and Nicobar Islands, kerala, Puducherry
Speaking Continents
Asia, Europe
Asia
Minority Language
Not spoken in any of the countries
Canada, Malaysia, Mauritius, Reunion, Seychelles
Regulated By
Euskaltzaindia, National Languages Committee
Official language Commission of Government of Tamil Nadu, Thanjavur Tamil University
Interesting Facts
- The Basque language is the oldest European language.
- Basque alphabet include many Roman letters.
- 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
Spanish
Malayalam
Derived From
-
-
Alphabets in
Alphabets
27247
18
247
👆🏻
Phonology
How Many Vowels
512
0
32
👆🏻
How Many Consonants
2118
9
60
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Scripts
Latin
Tamil
Writing Direction
-
Left-To-Right, Horizontal
Hard to Learn
Language Levels
33
2
12
👆🏻
Time Taken to Learn
88 weeks44 weeks
3
88
👆🏻
Hello
Kaixo
வணக்கம் (Vanakkam)
Thank You
Eskerrik asko
நன்றி (Naṉṟi)
How Are You?
Zer moduz?
நீங்கள் எப்படி இருக்கிறீர்கள்? (Nīṅkaḷ eppaṭi irukkiṟīrkaḷ?)
Good Night
Gabon
நல்ல இரவு (Good night) / irravu vanakkam (Good night)
Good Evening
Arratsalde on
நல்ல மாலை (Nalla mālai)/ மாலை (irravu vanakkam)
Good Afternoon
Arratsalde on
பிற்பகல் வணக்கம் (perpagal vanakkam)
Good Morning
Egun on
காலை வணக்கம் (Kaalai Vanakkam)
Please
Mesedez
தயவு (Tayavu)
Sorry
Barkatu
மன்னிக்கவும் (Maṉṉikkavum)
Bye
Agur
சென்று வருகிறேன் (Sendru Varukiren)
I Love You
Maite zaitut
நான் உன்னை காதலிக்கிறேன் (Naan Unnai Kadalikiren)
Excuse Me
Barkatu
என்னை மன்னியுங்கள் (Eṉṉai maṉṉiyuṅkaḷ)
Dialect 1
Navarro-Lapurdian
Kongu
Where They Speak
France
Kongu
How Many People Speak
68,000.0077,000,000.00
1.5
960000000
👆🏻
Dialect 2
Souletin
Madurai Tamil
Where They Speak
France, Soule, Spain
Madurai, South Tamil Nadu
How Many People Speak
8,700.0077,000,000.00
700
274000000
👆🏻
Dialect 3
Biscayan
Tirunelveli Tamil
Where They Speak
Spain
South Tamil Nadu, Thoothukudi, Tirunelveli
How Many People Speak
750,000.0077,000,000.00
2
230000000
👆🏻
Total No. Of Dialects
610
0
188
👆🏻
How Many People Speak?
7.20 million78.00 million
0
1200
👆🏻
Speaking Population
0.12 %1.06 %
0
89
👆🏻
Native Speakers
7.20 million70.00 million
0
873
👆🏻
Second Language Speakers
0.70 million8.00 million
0.01
400
👆🏻
Native Name
Euskara
தமிழ்
Alternative Names
Euskara, Euskera, Vascuense
Damulian, Tamal, Tamalsan, Tambul, Tamili
French Name
basque
tamoul
German Name
Baskisch
Tamil
Pronunciation
[bɑːsk]
[t̪ɐmɨɻ]
Ethnicity
Basque people
Tamil people or Tamilans
Origin
c. 1000
300 BC
Language Family
Vasconic Family
Dravidian Family
Subgroup
-
-
Branch
-
-
Language Forms
Early Forms
Proto-Basque, Aquitanian
Old Tamil and Middle Tamil
Standard Forms
Basque
Modern Tamil
Language Position
3018
1
120
👆🏻
Signed Forms
Basque Sign Language
Signed Tamil
Scope
-
Individual
ISO 639 1
eu
ta
ISO 639 2
ISO 639 2/T
eus
tam
ISO 639 2/B
baq
tam
ISO 639 3
eus
tam
ISO 639 6
eus
tam
Glottocode
basq1248
tami1289, oldt1248
Linguasphere
40-AAA-a
tami1289
Types of Language
Language Type
-
Living
Language Linguistic Typology
Subject-Object-Verb
Subject-Object-Verb
Language Morphological Typology
Agglutinative
-