Countries
Croatia, European Union, Italy, San Marino, Slovenia, Switzerland, Vatican City
Malaysia, Mauritius, Puducherry, Singapore, Sri Lanka, Tamil Nadu
Total No. Of Countries
76
0
46
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National Language
Italy, San Marino, Switzerland, Vatican City
Singapore, Sri Lanka, Tamil Nadu
Second Language
Albania, Croatia, Malta, Slovenia
Andaman and Nicobar Islands, kerala, Puducherry
Speaking Continents
Europe
Asia
Minority Language
Crimea, Eritrea, France, Libya, Monaco, Montenegro, Romania, Somalia
Canada, Malaysia, Mauritius, Reunion, Seychelles
Regulated By
Accademia della Crusca (Academy of the bran)
Official language Commission of Government of Tamil Nadu, Thanjavur Tamil University
Interesting Facts
- One of the most romantic and melodic language in the history of the world is Italian.
- Italian Language is in the top three of the most widely spoken European languages in Europe.
- 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
French and Portuguese Languages
Malayalam
Derived From
Latin
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Alphabets in
Alphabets
21247
18
247
👆🏻
Phonology
How Many Vowels
512
0
32
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How Many Consonants
1618
9
60
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Scripts
Latin
Tamil
Writing Direction
Left-To-Right, Horizontal
Left-To-Right, Horizontal
Hard to Learn
Language Levels
63
2
12
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Time Taken to Learn
24 weeks44 weeks
3
88
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Hello
ciao
வணக்கம் (Vanakkam)
Thank You
grazie
நன்றி (Naṉṟi)
How Are You?
Come stai?
நீங்கள் எப்படி இருக்கிறீர்கள்? (Nīṅkaḷ eppaṭi irukkiṟīrkaḷ?)
Good Night
buonanotte
நல்ல இரவு (Good night) / irravu vanakkam (Good night)
Good Evening
buonasera
நல்ல மாலை (Nalla mālai)/ மாலை (irravu vanakkam)
Good Afternoon
buon pomeriggio
பிற்பகல் வணக்கம் (perpagal vanakkam)
Good Morning
buongiorno
காலை வணக்கம் (Kaalai Vanakkam)
Please
Per Favore
தயவு (Tayavu)
Sorry
scusate
மன்னிக்கவும் (Maṉṉikkavum)
Bye
arrivederci
சென்று வருகிறேன் (Sendru Varukiren)
I Love You
Ti amo
நான் உன்னை காதலிக்கிறேன் (Naan Unnai Kadalikiren)
Excuse Me
Scusami
என்னை மன்னியுங்கள் (Eṉṉai maṉṉiyuṅkaḷ)
Dialect 1
Romanesco
Kongu
Where They Speak
Lazio
Kongu
How Many People Speak
3,000,000.0077,000,000.00
1.5
960000000
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Dialect 2
Central Italian
Madurai Tamil
Where They Speak
Abruzzo, central Marche, Lazio, south Tuscany, Umbria
Madurai, South Tamil Nadu
How Many People Speak
5,000,000.0077,000,000.00
700
274000000
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Dialect 3
Tuscan
Tirunelveli Tamil
Where They Speak
Corsica, Gallura, Haute-Corse, Sardinia, Tuscany, Umbria
South Tamil Nadu, Thoothukudi, Tirunelveli
How Many People Speak
69,000,000.0077,000,000.00
2
230000000
👆🏻
Total No. Of Dialects
1510
0
188
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How Many People Speak?
78.00 million78.00 million
0
1200
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Speaking Population
0.90 %1.06 %
0
89
👆🏻
Native Speakers
64.00 million70.00 million
0
873
👆🏻
Second Language Speakers
14.00 million8.00 million
0.01
400
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Native Name
Italiano
தமிழ்
Alternative Names
Italiano
Damulian, Tamal, Tamalsan, Tambul, Tamili
French Name
italien
tamoul
German Name
Italienisch
Tamil
Pronunciation
[itaˈljaːno]
[t̪ɐmɨɻ]
Ethnicity
Italians
Tamil people or Tamilans
Origin
960 BC
300 BC
Language Family
Indo-European Family
Dravidian Family
Subgroup
Romance
-
Branch
-
-
Language Forms
Early Forms
No early forms
Old Tamil and Middle Tamil
Standard Forms
Italian
Modern Tamil
Language Position
2718
1
120
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Signed Forms
italiano segnato "Signed Italian" & italiano segnato esatto "Signed Exact Italian"
Signed Tamil
Scope
Individual
Individual
ISO 639 1
it
ta
ISO 639 2
ISO 639 2/T
ita
tam
ISO 639 2/B
ita
tam
ISO 639 3
ita
tam
ISO 639 6
itas
tam
Glottocode
ital1282
tami1289, oldt1248
Linguasphere
51-AAA-q
tami1289
Types of Language
Language Type
Living
Living
Language Linguistic Typology
Subject-Verb-Object
Subject-Object-Verb
Language Morphological Typology
Fusional, Synthetic
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