Countries
Malaysia, Mauritius, Puducherry, Singapore, Sri Lanka, Tamil Nadu
Galicia
Total No. Of Countries
61
0
46
👆🏻
National Language
Singapore, Sri Lanka, Tamil Nadu
Galicia
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
Not spoken in any of the countries
Regulated By
Official language Commission of Government of Tamil Nadu, Thanjavur Tamil University
Royal Galician Academy (Real Academia Galega)
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 Galician language, there are no compound tenses.
- The earliest document in Galician language was written in 1228 which was legal charter for a municipality of Galicia.
Similar To
Malayalam
Portuguese Language
Derived From
-
Latin
Alphabets in
Alphabets
24723
18
247
👆🏻
Phonology
How Many Vowels
127
0
32
👆🏻
How Many Consonants
1819
9
60
👆🏻
Scripts
Tamil
Latin
Writing Direction
Left-To-Right, Horizontal
Left-To-Right, Horizontal
Hard to Learn
Language Levels
34
2
12
👆🏻
Time Taken to Learn
44 weeks28 weeks
3
88
👆🏻
Hello
வணக்கம் (Vanakkam)
Ola
Thank You
நன்றி (Naṉṟi)
Grazas
How Are You?
நீங்கள் எப்படி இருக்கிறீர்கள்? (Nīṅkaḷ eppaṭi irukkiṟīrkaḷ?)
Que tal estás?
Good Night
நல்ல இரவு (Good night) / irravu vanakkam (Good night)
Boas noites
Good Evening
நல்ல மாலை (Nalla mālai)/ மாலை (irravu vanakkam)
Boa tarde
Good Afternoon
பிற்பகல் வணக்கம் (perpagal vanakkam)
Boa tarde
Good Morning
காலை வணக்கம் (Kaalai Vanakkam)
Bos días
Please
தயவு (Tayavu)
Por favor
Sorry
மன்னிக்கவும் (Maṉṉikkavum)
Síntoo!
Bye
சென்று வருகிறேன் (Sendru Varukiren)
Adeus
I Love You
நான் உன்னை காதலிக்கிறேன் (Naan Unnai Kadalikiren)
Ámote
Excuse Me
என்னை மன்னியுங்கள் (Eṉṉai maṉṉiyuṅkaḷ)
Perdoe!
Dialect 1
Kongu
Eastern Galician
Where They Speak
Kongu
East Galicia
How Many People Speak
77,000,000.002,700,000.00
1.5
960000000
👆🏻
Dialect 2
Madurai Tamil
Central Galician
Where They Speak
Madurai, South Tamil Nadu
Central Galicia
How Many People Speak
77,000,000.002,500,000.00
700
274000000
👆🏻
Dialect 3
Tirunelveli Tamil
Western Galician
Where They Speak
South Tamil Nadu, Thoothukudi, Tirunelveli
West Galicia
How Many People Speak
77,000,000.003,000,000.00
2
230000000
👆🏻
Total No. Of Dialects
103
0
188
👆🏻
How Many People Speak?
78.00 million2.40 million
0
1200
👆🏻
Speaking Population
1.06 %0.05 %
0
89
👆🏻
Native Speakers
70.00 million2.40 million
0
873
👆🏻
Second Language Speakers
8.00 million3.00 million
0.01
400
👆🏻
Native Name
தமிழ்
Galego
Alternative Names
Damulian, Tamal, Tamalsan, Tambul, Tamili
Galego, Gallego
French Name
tamoul
galicien
German Name
Tamil
Galicisch
Pronunciation
[t̪ɐmɨɻ]
[ɡaˈleɣo]
Ethnicity
Tamil people or Tamilans
Galician people
Origin
300 BC
c. 1175
Language Family
Dravidian Family
Indo-European Family
Subgroup
-
-
Branch
-
-
Language Forms
Early Forms
Old Tamil and Middle Tamil
Medieval Galician
Standard Forms
Modern Tamil
Galician
Language Position
1846
1
120
👆🏻
Signed Forms
Signed Tamil
Galician Sign Language
Scope
Individual
Individual
ISO 639 1
ta
gl
ISO 639 2
ISO 639 2/T
tam
glg
ISO 639 2/B
tam
glg
ISO 639 3
tam
glg
ISO 639 6
tam
glg
Glottocode
tami1289, oldt1248
gali1258
Linguasphere
tami1289
51-AAA-ab
Types of Language
Language Type
Living
Living
Language Linguistic Typology
Subject-Object-Verb
-
Language Morphological Typology
-
-