Countries
European Union, Latvia
Malaysia, Mauritius, Puducherry, Singapore, Sri Lanka, Tamil Nadu
Total No. Of Countries
26
0
46
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National Language
Latvia
Singapore, Sri Lanka, Tamil Nadu
Second Language
Not spoken in any of the countries
Andaman and Nicobar Islands, kerala, Puducherry
Speaking Continents
Europe
Asia
Minority Language
Not spoken in any of the countries
Canada, Malaysia, Mauritius, Reunion, Seychelles
Regulated By
Latvian State Language Center
Official language Commission of Government of Tamil Nadu, Thanjavur Tamil University
Interesting Facts
- The first written form of Latvian dates from 16th century was found in religious texts.
- The old latvian language was based on the a Gothic script.
- 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
Lithuanian Language
Malayalam
Derived From
-
-
Alphabets in
Alphabets
33247
18
247
👆🏻
Phonology
How Many Vowels
912
0
32
👆🏻
How Many Consonants
2418
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
👆🏻
Time Taken to Learn
44 weeks44 weeks
3
88
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Hello
Sveiki
வணக்கம் (Vanakkam)
Thank You
Paldies
நன்றி (Naṉṟi)
How Are You?
Kā jums klājas?
நீங்கள் எப்படி இருக்கிறீர்கள்? (Nīṅkaḷ eppaṭi irukkiṟīrkaḷ?)
Good Night
Ar labunakti
நல்ல இரவு (Good night) / irravu vanakkam (Good night)
Good Evening
Labvakar
நல்ல மாலை (Nalla mālai)/ மாலை (irravu vanakkam)
Good Afternoon
Labdien
பிற்பகல் வணக்கம் (perpagal vanakkam)
Good Morning
Labrīt
காலை வணக்கம் (Kaalai Vanakkam)
Please
lūdzu
தயவு (Tayavu)
Sorry
Piedodiet!
மன்னிக்கவும் (Maṉṉikkavum)
Bye
Uz redzēšanos
சென்று வருகிறேன் (Sendru Varukiren)
I Love You
Es tevi mīlu
நான் உன்னை காதலிக்கிறேன் (Naan Unnai Kadalikiren)
Excuse Me
Piedodiet!
என்னை மன்னியுங்கள் (Eṉṉai maṉṉiyuṅkaḷ)
Dialect 1
Livonian
Kongu
Where They Speak
Latvia
Kongu
How Many People Speak
1,500,000.0077,000,000.00
1.5
960000000
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Dialect 2
Middle Latvian
Madurai Tamil
Where They Speak
Latvia
Madurai, South Tamil Nadu
How Many People Speak
2,000,000.0077,000,000.00
700
274000000
👆🏻
Dialect 3
High Latvian
Tirunelveli Tamil
Where They Speak
France, Latvia
South Tamil Nadu, Thoothukudi, Tirunelveli
How Many People Speak
1,500,000.0077,000,000.00
2
230000000
👆🏻
Total No. Of Dialects
310
0
188
👆🏻
How Many People Speak?
1.75 million78.00 million
0
1200
👆🏻
Speaking Population
0.07 %1.06 %
0
89
👆🏻
Native Speakers
1.75 million70.00 million
0
873
👆🏻
Second Language Speakers
2.00 million8.00 million
0.01
400
👆🏻
Native Name
latviešu valoda
தமிழ்
Alternative Names
Lettish
Damulian, Tamal, Tamalsan, Tambul, Tamili
French Name
letton
tamoul
German Name
Lettisch
Tamil
Pronunciation
[ˈlætviən]
[t̪ɐmɨɻ]
Ethnicity
Latvians or Letts
Tamil people or Tamilans
Origin
1530
300 BC
Language Family
Indo-European Family
Dravidian Family
Subgroup
Baltic
-
Branch
-
-
Language Forms
Early Forms
No early forms
Old Tamil and Middle Tamil
Standard Forms
Latvian
Modern Tamil
Language Position
918
1
120
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Signed Forms
Latvian Sign Language
Signed Tamil
Scope
Macrolanguage
Individual
ISO 639 1
lv
ta
ISO 639 2
ISO 639 2/T
lav
tam
ISO 639 2/B
lav
tam
ISO 639 3
lav
tam
ISO 639 6
lav
tam
Glottocode
latv1249
tami1289, oldt1248
Linguasphere
54-AAB-a
tami1289
Types of Language
Language Type
Living
Living
Language Linguistic Typology
Subject-Verb-Object
Subject-Object-Verb
Language Morphological Typology
Synthetic
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