Countries
Malaysia, Mauritius, Puducherry, Singapore, Sri Lanka, Tamil Nadu
Austria, Bosnia, Croatia, European Union, Herzegovina, Italy, Montenegro, Romania, Serbia
National Language
Singapore, Sri Lanka, Tamil Nadu
Austria
Second Language
Andaman and Nicobar Islands, kerala, Puducherry
Not spoken in any of the countries
Speaking Continents
Asia
Europe
Minority Language
Canada, Malaysia, Mauritius, Reunion, Seychelles
Austria, Hungary, Italy, Montenegro, Romania
Regulated By
Official language Commission of Government of Tamil Nadu, Thanjavur Tamil University
Institute of Croatian Language and Linguistics
Interesting Facts
- 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.
- In croatian language, everywhere there are words without vowels.
- Though croatian language was born in 9th century, the first written document in croatian was in 11th century.
Similar To
Malayalam
Serbain and Bosnian
Derived From
Not Available
Church Slavonic
Alphabets in
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Writing Direction
Left-To-Right, Horizontal
Left-To-Right, Horizontal
Hello
வணக்கம் (Vanakkam)
bok
Thank You
நன்றி (Naṉṟi)
hvala
How Are You?
நீங்கள் எப்படி இருக்கிறீர்கள்? (Nīṅkaḷ eppaṭi irukkiṟīrkaḷ?)
kako si
Good Night
நல்ல இரவு (Good night) / irravu vanakkam (Good night)
laku noć
Good Evening
நல்ல மாலை (Nalla mālai)/ மாலை (irravu vanakkam)
dobra večer
Good Afternoon
பிற்பகல் வணக்கம் (perpagal vanakkam)
dobar dan
Good Morning
காலை வணக்கம் (Kaalai Vanakkam)
dobro jutro
Please
தயவு (Tayavu)
molim
Sorry
மன்னிக்கவும் (Maṉṉikkavum)
Oprostite
Bye
சென்று வருகிறேன் (Sendru Varukiren)
Doviđenja
I Love You
நான் உன்னை காதலிக்கிறேன் (Naan Unnai Kadalikiren)
Volim te
Excuse Me
என்னை மன்னியுங்கள் (Eṉṉai maṉṉiyuṅkaḷ)
Ispričavam se
Dialect 1
Kongu
Chakavian
Where They Speak
Kongu
Croatia
How Many People Speak
Not Available
Dialect 2
Madurai Tamil
Chakavian
Where They Speak
Madurai, South Tamil Nadu
Croatia
Dialect 3
Tirunelveli Tamil
Shtokavian
Where They Speak
South Tamil Nadu, Thoothukudi, Tirunelveli
Bosnia and Herzegovina, Serbia, Croatia, Hungary, Romania
How Many People Speak
Not Available
Native Name
தமிழ்
hrvatski
Alternative Names
Damulian, Tamal, Tamalsan, Tambul, Tamili
Hrvatski
French Name
tamoul
croate
German Name
Tamil
Kroatisch
Pronunciation
[t̪ɐmɨɻ]
[xř̩ʋaːtskiː]
Ethnicity
Tamil people or Tamilans
Croats
Origin
300 BC
9th century
Language Family
Dravidian Family
Indo-European Family
Subgroup
Not Available
Not Available
Branch
Not Available
Not Available
Early Forms
Old Tamil and Middle Tamil
No early forms
Standard Forms
Modern Tamil
Pluricentric Standard Serbo-Croatian
Signed Forms
Signed Tamil
Croatian Sign Language
Scope
Individual
Individual
ISO 639 6
tam
Not Available
Glottocode
tami1289, oldt1248
croa1245
Linguasphere
tami1289
part of 53-AAA-g
Language Type
Living
Living
Language Linguistic Typology
Subject-Object-Verb
Not Available
Language Morphological Typology
Not Available
Fusional, Synthetic
Tamil and Croatian Speaking population
Tamil and Croatian speaking population is one of the factors based on which Tamil and Croatian languages can be compared. The total count of Tamil and Croatian Speaking population in percentage is also given. The percentage of people speaking Tamil language is 1.06 % whereas the percentage of people speaking Croatian language is 89.00 %. When we compare the speaking population of any two languages we get to know which of two languages is more popular. Find more details about how many people speak Tamil and Croatian on Tamil vs Croatian where you will get native speakers, speaking population in percentage and native names.
Tamil and Croatian Language Codes
Tamil and Croatian language codes are used in those applications where using language names are tedious. Tamil and Croatian Language Codes include all the international language codes, glottocodes and linguasphere.