Countries
Belgium, Benin, Burkina Faso, Burundi, Cameroon, Canada, Central African Republic, Chad, Comoros, Congo, Cote d'Ivoire, Djibouti, Equatorial Guinea, France, Gabon, Guernesey, Guinea, Haiti, Italy, Jersey, Luxembourg, Madagascar, Mali, Mauritius, Monaco, Niger, Rwanda, Senegal, Seychelles, Switzerland, Togo, Vanuatu
Malaysia, Mauritius, Puducherry, Singapore, Sri Lanka, Tamil Nadu
National Language
France
Singapore, Sri Lanka, Tamil Nadu
Second Language
Africa, Canada
Andaman and Nicobar Islands, kerala, Puducherry
Speaking Continents
Africa, Australia, Europe, North America, Oceania, Pacific, South America
Asia
Minority Language
Brazil, Cambodia, United States of America, Vietnam
Canada, Malaysia, Mauritius, Reunion, Seychelles
Regulated By
Académie française (French Academy), Office québécois de la langue française
Official language Commission of Government of Tamil Nadu, Thanjavur Tamil University
Interesting Facts
- French is the only language, with English, that is taught in every country of the world.
- French is the top language in Culinary Scene.
- 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
Italian Language
Malayalam
Derived From
Latin
Not Available
Alphabets in
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Writing Direction
Left-To-Right, Horizontal
Left-To-Right, Horizontal
Hello
bonjour
வணக்கம் (Vanakkam)
Thank You
Merci
நன்றி (Naṉṟi)
How Are You?
Comment allez-vous?
நீங்கள் எப்படி இருக்கிறீர்கள்? (Nīṅkaḷ eppaṭi irukkiṟīrkaḷ?)
Good Night
bonne Nuit
நல்ல இரவு (Good night) / irravu vanakkam (Good night)
Good Evening
bonsoir
நல்ல மாலை (Nalla mālai)/ மாலை (irravu vanakkam)
Good Afternoon
bon Après-Midi
பிற்பகல் வணக்கம் (perpagal vanakkam)
Good Morning
Bonjour
காலை வணக்கம் (Kaalai Vanakkam)
Please
S'il vous plaît
தயவு (Tayavu)
Sorry
désolé
மன்னிக்கவும் (Maṉṉikkavum)
Bye
au revoir
சென்று வருகிறேன் (Sendru Varukiren)
I Love You
Je t'aime
நான் உன்னை காதலிக்கிறேன் (Naan Unnai Kadalikiren)
Excuse Me
Excuse Moi
என்னை மன்னியுங்கள் (Eṉṉai maṉṉiyuṅkaḷ)
Dialect 1
Quebec French
Kongu
Where They Speak
New Brunswick, New England, Ontario, Quebec, Western Canada
Kongu
How Many People Speak
Not Available
Dialect 2
African French
Madurai Tamil
Where They Speak
Africa
Madurai, South Tamil Nadu
Dialect 3
Swiss French
Tirunelveli Tamil
Where They Speak
Northeast France, Switzerland
South Tamil Nadu, Thoothukudi, Tirunelveli
How Many People Speak
Not Available
Native Name
français
தமிழ்
Alternative Names
Français
Damulian, Tamal, Tamalsan, Tambul, Tamili
French Name
français
tamoul
German Name
Französisch
Tamil
Pronunciation
[fʁɑ̃sɛ]
[t̪ɐmɨɻ]
Ethnicity
Not Available
Tamil people or Tamilans
Origin
9th Century
300 BC
Language Family
Indo-European Family
Dravidian Family
Subgroup
Romance
Not Available
Branch
Not Available
Not Available
Early Forms
Old French, Middle French and French
Old Tamil and Middle Tamil
Standard Forms
Standard French
Modern Tamil
Signed Forms
le Français Signé (Signed French, France)
Signed Tamil
Scope
Individual
Individual
Glottocode
stan1290
tami1289, oldt1248
Linguasphere
51-AAA-i
tami1289
Language Type
Living
Living
Language Linguistic Typology
Subject-Verb-Object
Subject-Object-Verb
Language Morphological Typology
Fusional, Synthetic
Not Available