Countries
Czech Republic, European Union, Serbia, Slovakia
Malaysia, Mauritius, Puducherry, Singapore, Sri Lanka, Tamil Nadu
Total No. Of Countries
46
0
46
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National Language
Slovakia, Vojvodina, Serbia
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
Czech Republic, Hungary, Russia, Ukraine
Canada, Malaysia, Mauritius, Reunion, Seychelles
Regulated By
Ministry of Culture of the Slovak Republic
Official language Commission of Government of Tamil Nadu, Thanjavur Tamil University
Interesting Facts
- Slovak language was written using Glagolitic Alphabets,in 1843.
- Until the end of 18th century, Slovak did not exist as written language.
- 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
Czech Language
Malayalam
Derived From
Czech-Slovak Language
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Alphabets in
Alphabets
46247
18
247
👆🏻
Phonology
How Many Vowels
1512
0
32
👆🏻
How Many Consonants
3818
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
👆🏻
Hello
Ahoj
வணக்கம் (Vanakkam)
Thank You
Ďakujem vám
நன்றி (Naṉṟi)
How Are You?
Ako sa máte?
நீங்கள் எப்படி இருக்கிறீர்கள்? (Nīṅkaḷ eppaṭi irukkiṟīrkaḷ?)
Good Night
Dobrú noc
நல்ல இரவு (Good night) / irravu vanakkam (Good night)
Good Evening
Dobrý večer
நல்ல மாலை (Nalla mālai)/ மாலை (irravu vanakkam)
Good Afternoon
Dobré popoludnie
பிற்பகல் வணக்கம் (perpagal vanakkam)
Good Morning
Dobré ráno
காலை வணக்கம் (Kaalai Vanakkam)
Please
Prosím
தயவு (Tayavu)
Sorry
Pardón!
மன்னிக்கவும் (Maṉṉikkavum)
Bye
Dovidenia
சென்று வருகிறேன் (Sendru Varukiren)
I Love You
Ľúbim Ťa
நான் உன்னை காதலிக்கிறேன் (Naan Unnai Kadalikiren)
Excuse Me
Prepáčte!
என்னை மன்னியுங்கள் (Eṉṉai maṉṉiyuṅkaḷ)
Dialect 1
Eastern Slovak
Kongu
Where They Speak
Abov, Saris, Spis, Zemplin
Kongu
How Many People Speak
5,500,000.0077,000,000.00
1.5
960000000
👆🏻
Dialect 2
Central Slovak
Madurai Tamil
Where They Speak
Gemer, Hont, Liptov, Novohrad, Orava, Tekov, Turiec
Madurai, South Tamil Nadu
How Many People Speak
5,500,000.0077,000,000.00
700
274000000
👆🏻
Dialect 3
Western Slovak
Tirunelveli Tamil
Where They Speak
Kysuce, Nitra, Trencin, Trnava, Zahorie
South Tamil Nadu, Thoothukudi, Tirunelveli
How Many People Speak
5,500,000.0077,000,000.00
2
230000000
👆🏻
Total No. Of Dialects
410
0
188
👆🏻
How Many People Speak?
5.20 million78.00 million
0
1200
👆🏻
Speaking Population
0.14 %1.06 %
0
89
👆🏻
Native Speakers
5.20 million70.00 million
0
873
👆🏻
Second Language Speakers
6.00 million8.00 million
0.01
400
👆🏻
Native Name
slovenčina
தமிழ்
Alternative Names
Slovakian, Slovencina
Damulian, Tamal, Tamalsan, Tambul, Tamili
French Name
slovaque
tamoul
German Name
Slowakisch
Tamil
Pronunciation
[ˈsləʊvæk]
[t̪ɐmɨɻ]
Ethnicity
Slovaks
Tamil people or Tamilans
Origin
6th Century
300 BC
Language Family
Indo-European Family
Dravidian Family
Subgroup
Slavic
-
Branch
Western
-
Language Forms
Early Forms
Proto-Slavic
Old Tamil and Middle Tamil
Standard Forms
Slovak
Modern Tamil
Language Position
2718
1
120
👆🏻
Signed Forms
Slovak Sign Language
Signed Tamil
Scope
Individual
Individual
ISO 639 1
sk
ta
ISO 639 2
ISO 639 2/T
slk
tam
ISO 639 2/B
slo
tam
ISO 639 3
slk
tam
ISO 639 6
slk
tam
Glottocode
slov1269
tami1289, oldt1248
Linguasphere
53-AAA-db
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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