Countries
Malaysia, Mauritius, Puducherry, Singapore, Sri Lanka, Tamil Nadu
Estonia, European Union
National Language
Singapore, Sri Lanka, Tamil Nadu
Estonia, Gambia
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
Denmark, Russia, Sweden
Regulated By
Official language Commission of Government of Tamil Nadu, Thanjavur Tamil University
Institute of the Estonian Language
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.
- Estonian language is considered to be powerful symbol of Estonian identity and culture.
- Estonian language has adopted many words with Finnish language.
Similar To
Malayalam
Finnish
Derived From
Not Available
Not Available
Alphabets in
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Writing Direction
Left-To-Right, Horizontal
Left-To-Right, Horizontal
Hello
வணக்கம் (Vanakkam)
Tere
Thank You
நன்றி (Naṉṟi)
aitäh
How Are You?
நீங்கள் எப்படி இருக்கிறீர்கள்? (Nīṅkaḷ eppaṭi irukkiṟīrkaḷ?)
kuidas sul läheb
Good Night
நல்ல இரவு (Good night) / irravu vanakkam (Good night)
Head ööd
Good Evening
நல்ல மாலை (Nalla mālai)/ மாலை (irravu vanakkam)
Tere õhtust
Good Afternoon
பிற்பகல் வணக்கம் (perpagal vanakkam)
Tere päevast
Good Morning
காலை வணக்கம் (Kaalai Vanakkam)
Tere hommikust
Please
தயவு (Tayavu)
Palun
Sorry
மன்னிக்கவும் (Maṉṉikkavum)
Vabandust
Bye
சென்று வருகிறேன் (Sendru Varukiren)
Head aega
I Love You
நான் உன்னை காதலிக்கிறேன் (Naan Unnai Kadalikiren)
ma armastan sind
Excuse Me
என்னை மன்னியுங்கள் (Eṉṉai maṉṉiyuṅkaḷ)
Vabandage
Dialect 1
Kongu
Keskmurre
Where They Speak
Kongu
Gabon, Northeastern coast of Estonia
Dialect 2
Madurai Tamil
Tartu
Where They Speak
Madurai, South Tamil Nadu
Georgia, South Estonia
Dialect 3
Tirunelveli Tamil
Idamurre
Where They Speak
South Tamil Nadu, Thoothukudi, Tirunelveli
France, Northwestern shore of Lake Peipsi.
Speaking Population
Not Available
Second Language Speakers
Not Available
Native Name
தமிழ்
eesti keel
Alternative Names
Damulian, Tamal, Tamalsan, Tambul, Tamili
Eesti keel
French Name
tamoul
estonien
German Name
Tamil
Estnisch
Pronunciation
[t̪ɐmɨɻ]
Not Available
Ethnicity
Tamil people or Tamilans
Estonians
Origin
300 BC
13th century
Language Family
Dravidian Family
Uralic Family
Subgroup
Not Available
Finno-Ugric
Branch
Not Available
Finnic
Early Forms
Old Tamil and Middle Tamil
No early forms
Standard Forms
Modern Tamil
Estonian
Language Position
Not Available
Signed Forms
Signed Tamil
Estonian Sign Language
Scope
Individual
Macrolanguage
ISO 639 6
tam
Not Available
Glottocode
tami1289, oldt1248
esto1258
Linguasphere
tami1289
No data available
Language Type
Living
Living
Language Linguistic Typology
Subject-Object-Verb
Subject-Verb-Object
Language Morphological Typology
Not Available
Agglutinative
All Tamil and Estonian Dialects
Most languages have dialects where each dialect differ from other dialect with respect to grammar and vocabulary. Here you will get to know all Tamil and Estonian dialects. Various dialects of Tamil and Estonian language differ in their pronunciations and words. Dialects of Tamil are spoken in different Tamil Speaking Countries whereas Estonian Dialects are spoken in different Estonian speaking countries. Also the number of people speaking Tamil vs Estonian Dialects varies from few thousands to many millions. Some of the Tamil dialects include: Kongu, Madurai Tamil. Estonian dialects include: Keskmurre , Tartu. Also learn about dialects in South American Languages and North American Languages.
Tamil and Estonian Speaking population
Tamil and Estonian speaking population is one of the factors based on which Tamil and Estonian languages can be compared. The total count of Tamil and Estonian Speaking population in percentage is also given. The percentage of people speaking Tamil language is 1.06 % whereas the percentage of people speaking Estonian language is Not Available. 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 Estonian on Tamil vs Estonian where you will get native speakers, speaking population in percentage and native names.
Tamil and Estonian Language Codes
Tamil and Estonian language codes are used in those applications where using language names are tedious. Tamil and Estonian Language Codes include all the international language codes, glottocodes and linguasphere.