Countries
Andorra, Balearic Islands, Catalonia, Latin Union, Spain, Valencian Community
Malaysia, Mauritius, Puducherry, Singapore, Sri Lanka, Tamil Nadu
Total No. Of Countries
66
0
46
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National Language
Andorra, France, Italy, Spain
Singapore, Sri Lanka, Tamil Nadu
Second Language
Spain
Andaman and Nicobar Islands, kerala, Puducherry
Speaking Continents
Europe
Asia
Minority Language
Aragon, France, Italy, Spain
Canada, Malaysia, Mauritius, Reunion, Seychelles
Regulated By
Institut d'Estudis Catalans, Acadèmia Valenciana de la Llengua, National Languages Committee
Official language Commission of Government of Tamil Nadu, Thanjavur Tamil University
Interesting Facts
- Catalan is 6th most largely spoken Romance language.
- Catalan went through a golden age in low middle ages, reaching a peak of maturity and cultural richness.
- 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 Language, Occitan Language, Italian Language, French Language
Malayalam
Derived From
Latin
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Alphabets in
Alphabets
27247
18
247
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Phonology
How Many Vowels
512
0
32
👆🏻
How Many Consonants
2318
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
24 weeks44 weeks
3
88
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Hello
Hola
வணக்கம் (Vanakkam)
Thank You
Gràcies
நன்றி (Naṉṟi)
How Are You?
Com estàs?
நீங்கள் எப்படி இருக்கிறீர்கள்? (Nīṅkaḷ eppaṭi irukkiṟīrkaḷ?)
Good Night
Bona nit
நல்ல இரவு (Good night) / irravu vanakkam (Good night)
Good Evening
Bona nit
நல்ல மாலை (Nalla mālai)/ மாலை (irravu vanakkam)
Good Afternoon
Bona tarda
பிற்பகல் வணக்கம் (perpagal vanakkam)
Good Morning
Bon dia
காலை வணக்கம் (Kaalai Vanakkam)
Please
Sisplau
தயவு (Tayavu)
Sorry
Perdó!
மன்னிக்கவும் (Maṉṉikkavum)
Bye
Adéu
சென்று வருகிறேன் (Sendru Varukiren)
I Love You
T'estimo
நான் உன்னை காதலிக்கிறேன் (Naan Unnai Kadalikiren)
Excuse Me
Dispensi!
என்னை மன்னியுங்கள் (Eṉṉai maṉṉiyuṅkaḷ)
Dialect 1
Caló
Kongu
Where They Speak
France, Portugal, Spain
Kongu
How Many People Speak
440,000.0077,000,000.00
1.5
960000000
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Dialect 2
Valencian
Madurai Tamil
Where They Speak
Spain
Madurai, South Tamil Nadu
How Many People Speak
2,400,000.0077,000,000.00
700
274000000
👆🏻
Dialect 3
Ribagorçan
Tirunelveli Tamil
Where They Speak
Spain
South Tamil Nadu, Thoothukudi, Tirunelveli
How Many People Speak
4,000,000.0077,000,000.00
2
230000000
👆🏻
Total No. Of Dialects
810
0
188
👆🏻
How Many People Speak?
9.20 million78.00 million
0
1200
👆🏻
Speaking Population
0.12 %1.06 %
0
89
👆🏻
Native Speakers
4.10 million70.00 million
0
873
👆🏻
Second Language Speakers
5.10 million8.00 million
0.01
400
👆🏻
Native Name
català
தமிழ்
Alternative Names
Català, Catalán, Catalan-Valencian-Balear, Catalonian, Valencian
Damulian, Tamal, Tamalsan, Tambul, Tamili
French Name
catalan; valencien
tamoul
German Name
Katalanisch
Tamil
Pronunciation
[kətəˈɫa] (EC) ~ [kataˈɫa] (WC)
[t̪ɐmɨɻ]
Ethnicity
Catalan people
Tamil people or Tamilans
Origin
c. 1028
300 BC
Language Family
Indo-European Family
Dravidian Family
Subgroup
Romance
-
Branch
-
-
Language Forms
Early Forms
Old Catalan
Old Tamil and Middle Tamil
Standard Forms
Standard Catalan, Standard Valencian
Modern Tamil
Language Position
3218
1
120
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Signed Forms
Signed Catalan
Signed Tamil
Scope
Individual
Individual
ISO 639 1
ca
ta
ISO 639 2
ISO 639 2/T
cat
tam
ISO 639 2/B
cat
tam
ISO 639 3
cat
tam
ISO 639 6
cat
tam
Glottocode
stan1289
tami1289, oldt1248
Linguasphere
51-AAA-e
tami1289
Types of Language
Language Type
Living
Living
Language Linguistic Typology
Subject-Verb-Object
Subject-Object-Verb
Language Morphological Typology
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