Countries
European Union, Slovenia
Malaysia, Mauritius, Puducherry, Singapore, Sri Lanka, Tamil Nadu
Total No. Of Countries
26
0
46
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National Language
Austria, Croatia, Hungary, Italy, Slovenia
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
Austria, Hungary, Italy
Canada, Malaysia, Mauritius, Reunion, Seychelles
Regulated By
Slovenian Academy of Sciences and Arts
Official language Commission of Government of Tamil Nadu, Thanjavur Tamil University
Interesting Facts
- The Freising Monuments is the oldest preserved records of written Slovene from 10th century.
- The first Slovene book was printed in 1550.
- 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
Serbo-Croatian
Malayalam
Derived From
-
-
Alphabets in
Alphabets
25247
18
247
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Phonology
How Many Vowels
512
0
32
👆🏻
How Many Consonants
2018
9
60
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Scripts
Latin
Tamil
Writing Direction
Left-To-Right, Horizontal
Left-To-Right, Horizontal
Hard to Learn
Language Levels
23
2
12
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Time Taken to Learn
44 weeks44 weeks
3
88
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Hello
Halo
வணக்கம் (Vanakkam)
Thank You
Hvala
நன்றி (Naṉṟi)
How Are You?
Kako se imate?
நீங்கள் எப்படி இருக்கிறீர்கள்? (Nīṅkaḷ eppaṭi irukkiṟīrkaḷ?)
Good Night
Lahko noč
நல்ல இரவு (Good night) / irravu vanakkam (Good night)
Good Evening
Dober večer
நல்ல மாலை (Nalla mālai)/ மாலை (irravu vanakkam)
Good Afternoon
Dober dan
பிற்பகல் வணக்கம் (perpagal vanakkam)
Good Morning
Dobro jutro
காலை வணக்கம் (Kaalai Vanakkam)
Please
Prosim
தயவு (Tayavu)
Sorry
Oprostite
மன்னிக்கவும் (Maṉṉikkavum)
Bye
Nasvidenje
சென்று வருகிறேன் (Sendru Varukiren)
I Love You
Ljubim te
நான் உன்னை காதலிக்கிறேன் (Naan Unnai Kadalikiren)
Excuse Me
Oprostite
என்னை மன்னியுங்கள் (Eṉṉai maṉṉiyuṅkaḷ)
Dialect 1
Prekmurje Slovene
Kongu
Where They Speak
Hungary, Slovenia
Kongu
How Many People Speak
80,000.0077,000,000.00
1.5
960000000
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Dialect 2
Resian
Madurai Tamil
Where They Speak
Italy
Madurai, South Tamil Nadu
How Many People Speak
2,500,000.0077,000,000.00
700
274000000
👆🏻
Dialect 3
Styrian
Tirunelveli Tamil
Where They Speak
Slovenia
South Tamil Nadu, Thoothukudi, Tirunelveli
How Many People Speak
2,500,000.0077,000,000.00
2
230000000
👆🏻
Total No. Of Dialects
4810
0
188
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How Many People Speak?
2.50 million78.00 million
0
1200
👆🏻
Speaking Population
0.03 %1.06 %
0
89
👆🏻
Native Speakers
2.50 million70.00 million
0
873
👆🏻
Second Language Speakers
2.00 million8.00 million
0.01
400
👆🏻
Native Name
Slovenščina
தமிழ்
Alternative Names
Slovenian, Slovenscina
Damulian, Tamal, Tamalsan, Tambul, Tamili
French Name
slovène
tamoul
German Name
Slowenisch
Tamil
Pronunciation
[slɔˈʋèːnski ˈjɛ̀ːzik], [slɔˈʋèːnʃt͡ʃina]
[t̪ɐmɨɻ]
Ethnicity
Slovenes
Tamil people or Tamilans
Origin
972-1093
300 BC
Language Family
Indo-European Family
Dravidian Family
Subgroup
-
-
Branch
-
-
Language Forms
Early Forms
No early forms
Old Tamil and Middle Tamil
Standard Forms
Slovene
Modern Tamil
Language Position
2818
1
120
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Signed Forms
Slovene Sign Language
Signed Tamil
Scope
Individual
Individual
ISO 639 1
sl
ta
ISO 639 2
ISO 639 2/T
slv
tam
ISO 639 2/B
slv
tam
ISO 639 3
slv
tam
ISO 639 6
slv
tam
Glottocode
slov1268
tami1289, oldt1248
Linguasphere
53-AAA-f
tami1289
Types of Language
Language Type
Living
Living
Language Linguistic Typology
-
Subject-Object-Verb
Language Morphological Typology
Fusional
-