Countries
Countries
European Union, Moldova, Romania, Serbia, Transnistria, Ukraine
Malaysia, Mauritius, Puducherry, Singapore, Sri Lanka, Tamil Nadu
Total No. Of Countries
66
0
46
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National Language
Moldova, Romania
Singapore, Sri Lanka, Tamil Nadu
Second Language
Kazakhstan, Russia
Andaman and Nicobar Islands, kerala, Puducherry
Speaking Continents
Asia, Europe
Asia
Minority Language
Hungary, Serbia, Ukraine
Canada, Malaysia, Mauritius, Reunion, Seychelles
Regulated By
Academia de Ştiinţe a Moldovei, Institutul de Lingvisticǎ al Academiei Române (Institute for Li
Official language Commission of Government of Tamil Nadu, Thanjavur Tamil University
Interesting Facts
- Romanian language has distinct type of grammar and phonology compared to other Romance languages.
- The earliest text of Romance language was found in the year 1521.
- 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, Spanish, Catalan, Portuguese and Italian Languages.
Malayalam
Derived From
Latin
-
Alphabets
Alphabets in
Alphabets
31247
18
247
👆🏻
Phonology
How Many Vowels
712
0
32
👆🏻
How Many Consonants
2018
9
60
👆🏻
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
24 weeks44 weeks
3
88
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Greetings
Hello
alo
வணக்கம் (Vanakkam)
Thank You
multumesc
நன்றி (Naṉṟi)
How Are You?
ce mai faci?
நீங்கள் எப்படி இருக்கிறீர்கள்? (Nīṅkaḷ eppaṭi irukkiṟīrkaḷ?)
Good Night
noapte Buna
நல்ல இரவு (Good night) / irravu vanakkam (Good night)
Good Evening
buna Seara
நல்ல மாலை (Nalla mālai)/ மாலை (irravu vanakkam)
Good Afternoon
buna Ziua
பிற்பகல் வணக்கம் (perpagal vanakkam)
Good Morning
bună Dimineața
காலை வணக்கம் (Kaalai Vanakkam)
Please
Vă Rog
தயவு (Tayavu)
Sorry
scuze
மன்னிக்கவும் (Maṉṉikkavum)
Bye
La revedere
சென்று வருகிறேன் (Sendru Varukiren)
I Love You
Te iubesc
நான் உன்னை காதலிக்கிறேன் (Naan Unnai Kadalikiren)
Excuse Me
Scuza-Ma
என்னை மன்னியுங்கள் (Eṉṉai maṉṉiyuṅkaḷ)
Dialects
Dialect 1
Aromanian
Kongu
Where They Speak
Albania, Bulgaria, Greece, Republic of Macedonia, Romania, Serbia, Turkey
Kongu
How Many People Speak
250,000.0077,000,000.00
1.5
960000000
👆🏻
Dialect 2
Megleno-Romanian
Madurai Tamil
Where They Speak
Greece, Republic of Macedonia, Romania, Turkey
Madurai, South Tamil Nadu
How Many People Speak
5,000.0077,000,000.00
700
274000000
👆🏻
Dialect 3
Istro-Romanian
Tirunelveli Tamil
Where They Speak
Croatia
South Tamil Nadu, Thoothukudi, Tirunelveli
How Many People Speak
1,400.0077,000,000.00
2
230000000
👆🏻
Total No. Of Dialects
1010
0
188
👆🏻
How Many People Speak
How Many People Speak?
28.00 million78.00 million
0
1200
👆🏻
Speaking Population
0.37 %1.06 %
0
89
👆🏻
Native Speakers
24.00 million70.00 million
0
873
👆🏻
Second Language Speakers
4.00 million8.00 million
0.01
400
👆🏻
Native Name
Română
தமிழ்
Alternative Names
Daco-Rumanian, Moldavian, Rumanian
Damulian, Tamal, Tamalsan, Tambul, Tamili
French Name
roumain; moldave
tamoul
German Name
Rumänisch
Tamil
Pronunciation
[roˈmɨnə]
[t̪ɐmɨɻ]
Ethnicity
Romanians
Tamil people or Tamilans
History
Origin
1521
300 BC
Language Family
Indo-European Family
Dravidian Family
Subgroup
-
-
Branch
-
-
Language Forms
Early Forms
Proto-Romanian
Old Tamil and Middle Tamil
Standard Forms
Romanian
Modern Tamil
Language Position
3618
1
120
👆🏻
Signed Forms
Romanian Sign Language
Signed Tamil
Scope
Individual
Individual
Code
ISO 639 1
ro
ta
ISO 639 2
ISO 639 2/T
ron
tam
ISO 639 2/B
rum
tam
ISO 639 3
ron
tam
ISO 639 6
ron
tam
Glottocode
roma1327
tami1289, oldt1248
Linguasphere
51-AAD-c
tami1289
Types of Language
Language Type
Living
Living
Language Linguistic Typology
-
Subject-Object-Verb
Language Morphological Typology
Synthetic
-