Countries
European Union, Malta
Malaysia, Mauritius, Puducherry, Singapore, Sri Lanka, Tamil Nadu
Total No. Of Countries
26
0
46
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National Language
Malta
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
Australia, Canada, Italy, United States of America
Canada, Malaysia, Mauritius, Reunion, Seychelles
Regulated By
National Council for the Maltese Language
Official language Commission of Government of Tamil Nadu, Thanjavur Tamil University
Interesting Facts
- Maltese language is the only semitic language written in Latin characters.
- Maltese language has borrowed many loan words from English, Italian and French.
- 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
Western Arabic Dialects
Malayalam
Derived From
Roman Languages
-
Alphabets in
Alphabets
30247
18
247
👆🏻
Phonology
How Many Vowels
612
0
32
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How Many Consonants
2418
9
60
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Scripts
Latin
Tamil
Writing Direction
-
Left-To-Right, Horizontal
Hard to Learn
Language Levels
63
2
12
👆🏻
Time Taken to Learn
30 weeks44 weeks
3
88
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Hello
Ħello
வணக்கம் (Vanakkam)
Thank You
Grazzi
நன்றி (Naṉṟi)
How Are You?
Kif int?
நீங்கள் எப்படி இருக்கிறீர்கள்? (Nīṅkaḷ eppaṭi irukkiṟīrkaḷ?)
Good Night
Il-Lejla it-tajba
நல்ல இரவு (Good night) / irravu vanakkam (Good night)
Good Evening
Il-Lejla it-tajba
நல்ல மாலை (Nalla mālai)/ மாலை (irravu vanakkam)
Good Afternoon
Wara nofs in-nar it-tajjeb
பிற்பகல் வணக்கம் (perpagal vanakkam)
Good Morning
L-għodwa t-tajba
காலை வணக்கம் (Kaalai Vanakkam)
Please
Jekk jogħġbok
தயவு (Tayavu)
Sorry
Skużani!
மன்னிக்கவும் (Maṉṉikkavum)
Bye
Ċaw
சென்று வருகிறேன் (Sendru Varukiren)
I Love You
Inħobbok ħafna
நான் உன்னை காதலிக்கிறேன் (Naan Unnai Kadalikiren)
Excuse Me
Skużi!
என்னை மன்னியுங்கள் (Eṉṉai maṉṉiyuṅkaḷ)
Dialect 1
Qormi
Kongu
Where They Speak
Malta
Kongu
How Many People Speak
520,000.0077,000,000.00
1.5
960000000
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Dialect 2
Żejtun
Madurai Tamil
Where They Speak
Malta
Madurai, South Tamil Nadu
How Many People Speak
500,000.0077,000,000.00
700
274000000
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Dialect 3
Not Present
Tirunelveli Tamil
Where They Speak
-
South Tamil Nadu, Thoothukudi, Tirunelveli
How Many People Speak
500,000.0077,000,000.00
2
230000000
👆🏻
Total No. Of Dialects
210
0
188
👆🏻
How Many People Speak?
0.52 million78.00 million
0
1200
👆🏻
Speaking Population
0.02 %1.06 %
0
89
👆🏻
Native Speakers
0.52 million70.00 million
0
873
👆🏻
Second Language Speakers
0.50 million8.00 million
0.01
400
👆🏻
Native Name
Malti
தமிழ்
Alternative Names
Malti
Damulian, Tamal, Tamalsan, Tambul, Tamili
French Name
maltais
tamoul
German Name
Maltesisch
Tamil
Pronunciation
[mɔːltiːz]
[t̪ɐmɨɻ]
Ethnicity
Maltese
Tamil people or Tamilans
Origin
c. 1470
300 BC
Language Family
Afro-Asiatic Family
Dravidian Family
Subgroup
Semitic
-
Branch
North Abric
-
Language Forms
Early Forms
No early forms
Old Tamil and Middle Tamil
Standard Forms
Maltese
Modern Tamil
Language Position
2518
1
120
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Signed Forms
Maltese Sign Language
Signed Tamil
Scope
Individual
Individual
ISO 639 1
mt
ta
ISO 639 2
ISO 639 2/T
mlt
tam
ISO 639 2/B
mlt
tam
ISO 639 3
mlt
tam
ISO 639 6
mlt
tam
Glottocode
malt1254
tami1289, oldt1248
Linguasphere
12-AAC-c
tami1289
Types of Language
Language Type
Living
Living
Language Linguistic Typology
Subject-Object-Verb
Subject-Object-Verb
Language Morphological Typology
Synthetic
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