Countries
Bulgaria, European Union
Malaysia, Mauritius, Puducherry, Singapore, Sri Lanka, Tamil Nadu
Total No. Of Countries
26
0
46
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National Language
Bulgaria
Singapore, Sri Lanka, Tamil Nadu
Second Language
Not spoken in any of the countries
Andaman and Nicobar Islands, kerala, Puducherry
Speaking Continents
Africa, Europe
Asia
Minority Language
Hungary, Romania, Serbia, Slovakia, Ukraine
Canada, Malaysia, Mauritius, Reunion, Seychelles
Regulated By
Institute for the Bulgarian language
Official language Commission of Government of Tamil Nadu, Thanjavur Tamil University
Interesting Facts
- The only Slavic language which has lost all its grammatical cases is Bulgarian.
- The first Slavic language to be written was Bulgarian in 9th century.
- 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
Macedonian language
Malayalam
Derived From
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-
Alphabets in
Alphabets
30247
18
247
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Phonology
How Many Vowels
612
0
32
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How Many Consonants
3618
9
60
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Scripts
Cyrillic
Tamil
Writing Direction
Left-To-Right, Horizontal
Left-To-Right, Horizontal
Hard to Learn
Language Levels
33
2
12
👆🏻
Time Taken to Learn
44 weeks44 weeks
3
88
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Hello
Здравейте (Zdraveĭte)
வணக்கம் (Vanakkam)
Thank You
Благодаря ти (blagodarya ti)
நன்றி (Naṉṟi)
How Are You?
Как си? (Kak si?)
நீங்கள் எப்படி இருக்கிறீர்கள்? (Nīṅkaḷ eppaṭi irukkiṟīrkaḷ?)
Good Night
Лека нощ (Leka nošt)
நல்ல இரவு (Good night) / irravu vanakkam (Good night)
Good Evening
Добър вечер (Dobãr večer)
நல்ல மாலை (Nalla mālai)/ மாலை (irravu vanakkam)
Good Afternoon
Добър ден (Dobãr den)
பிற்பகல் வணக்கம் (perpagal vanakkam)
Good Morning
Добро утро (Dobro utro)
காலை வணக்கம் (Kaalai Vanakkam)
Please
Моля (Molja)
தயவு (Tayavu)
Sorry
Съжалявам (Sãžaljavam)
மன்னிக்கவும் (Maṉṉikkavum)
Bye
Довиждане (Doviždane)
சென்று வருகிறேன் (Sendru Varukiren)
I Love You
Обичам те (Običam te)
நான் உன்னை காதலிக்கிறேன் (Naan Unnai Kadalikiren)
Excuse Me
Извинете ме (Izvinete me)
என்னை மன்னியுங்கள் (Eṉṉai maṉṉiyuṅkaḷ)
Dialect 1
Kotel-Elena-Dryanovo
Kongu
Where They Speak
Bulgaria
Kongu
How Many People Speak
9,200,000.0077,000,000.00
1.5
960000000
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Dialect 2
Panagyurishte
Madurai Tamil
Where They Speak
Bulgaria
Madurai, South Tamil Nadu
How Many People Speak
9,000,000.0077,000,000.00
700
274000000
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Dialect 3
Pirdop
Tirunelveli Tamil
Where They Speak
Bulgaria
South Tamil Nadu, Thoothukudi, Tirunelveli
How Many People Speak
9,000,000.0077,000,000.00
2
230000000
👆🏻
Total No. Of Dialects
5810
0
188
👆🏻
How Many People Speak?
7.80 million78.00 million
0
1200
👆🏻
Speaking Population
0.21 %1.06 %
0
89
👆🏻
Native Speakers
7.80 million70.00 million
0
873
👆🏻
Second Language Speakers
9.00 million8.00 million
0.01
400
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Native Name
български (bãlgarski)
தமிழ்
Alternative Names
Balgarski
Damulian, Tamal, Tamalsan, Tambul, Tamili
French Name
bulgare
tamoul
German Name
Bulgarisch
Tamil
Pronunciation
[ˈbɤɫɡɐrski]
[t̪ɐmɨɻ]
Ethnicity
Bulgarian people
Tamil people or Tamilans
Origin
9th Century
300 BC
Language Family
Indo-European Family
Dravidian Family
Subgroup
Slavic
-
Branch
Southern
-
Language Forms
Early Forms
Old Bulgarian, Middle Bulgarian, Modern Bulgarian
Old Tamil and Middle Tamil
Standard Forms
Standard Bulgarian
Modern Tamil
Language Position
8818
1
120
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Signed Forms
Bulgarian Sign Language
Signed Tamil
Scope
Individual
Individual
ISO 639 1
bg
ta
ISO 639 2
ISO 639 2/T
bul
tam
ISO 639 2/B
bul
tam
ISO 639 3
bul
tam
ISO 639 6
buls
tam
Glottocode
bulg1262
tami1289, oldt1248
Linguasphere
53-AAA-hb
tami1289
Types of Language
Language Type
Living
Living
Language Linguistic Typology
Subject-Verb-Object
Subject-Object-Verb
Language Morphological Typology
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