Countries
Malaysia, Mauritius, Puducherry, Singapore, Sri Lanka, Tamil Nadu
Cyprus, European Union, Greece
Total No. Of Countries
63
0
46
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National Language
Singapore, Sri Lanka, Tamil Nadu
Albania, Cyprus, Egypt, France, Greece, Italy, Romania, Turkey, Ukraine
Second Language
Andaman and Nicobar Islands, kerala, Puducherry
Roman Empire
Speaking Continents
Asia
Asia, Europe
Minority Language
Canada, Malaysia, Mauritius, Reunion, Seychelles
Albania, Armenia, Australia, Hungary, Italy, Romania, Turkey, Ukraine
Regulated By
Official language Commission of Government of Tamil Nadu, Thanjavur Tamil University
Center for the Greek language (Κέντρον Ελληνικής Γλώσσας)
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.
- Greek is the longest documented language of all the Indo-European Langauges.
- The official language of education in the Roman Empire was Greek.
Similar To
Malayalam
Armenian
Derived From
-
Latin
Alphabets in
Alphabets
24724
18
247
👆🏻
Phonology
How Many Vowels
127
0
32
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How Many Consonants
1817
9
60
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Scripts
Tamil
Arabic, Latin
Writing Direction
Left-To-Right, Horizontal
Left-To-Right, Horizontal
Hard to Learn
Language Levels
36
2
12
👆🏻
Time Taken to Learn
44 weeks44 weeks
3
88
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Hello
வணக்கம் (Vanakkam)
γεια σας (geia sas)
Thank You
நன்றி (Naṉṟi)
ευχαριστώ (ef̱charistó̱)
How Are You?
நீங்கள் எப்படி இருக்கிறீர்கள்? (Nīṅkaḷ eppaṭi irukkiṟīrkaḷ?)
πώς είσαι (pó̱s eísai)
Good Night
நல்ல இரவு (Good night) / irravu vanakkam (Good night)
Καληνυχτα (Kali̱nychta)
Good Evening
நல்ல மாலை (Nalla mālai)/ மாலை (irravu vanakkam)
καλησπέρα (kali̱spéra)
Good Afternoon
பிற்பகல் வணக்கம் (perpagal vanakkam)
Καλὸ ἀπόγευμα (Kaló apóyevma)
Good Morning
காலை வணக்கம் (Kaalai Vanakkam)
καλημέρα (kali̱méra)
Please
தயவு (Tayavu)
παρακαλώ (parakaló̱)
Sorry
மன்னிக்கவும் (Maṉṉikkavum)
συγνώμη (sygnó̱mi̱)
Bye
சென்று வருகிறேன் (Sendru Varukiren)
αντίο (antío)
I Love You
நான் உன்னை காதலிக்கிறேன் (Naan Unnai Kadalikiren)
Σε αγαπώ (Se agapó̱)
Excuse Me
என்னை மன்னியுங்கள் (Eṉṉai maṉṉiyuṅkaḷ)
Με συγχωρείτε! (Me synhoríte)
Dialect 1
Kongu
Cappadocian Greek
Where They Speak
Kongu
Greece
How Many People Speak
77,000,000.002,800.00
1.5
960000000
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Dialect 2
Madurai Tamil
Griko
Where They Speak
Madurai, South Tamil Nadu
Italy
How Many People Speak
77,000,000.0050,000.00
700
274000000
👆🏻
Dialect 3
Tirunelveli Tamil
Mariupol
Where They Speak
South Tamil Nadu, Thoothukudi, Tirunelveli
Ukraine
How Many People Speak
77,000,000.0013,000,000.00
2
230000000
👆🏻
Total No. Of Dialects
1025
0
188
👆🏻
How Many People Speak?
78.00 million13.00 million
0
1200
👆🏻
Speaking Population
1.06 %0.18 %
0
89
👆🏻
Native Speakers
70.00 million13.00 million
0
873
👆🏻
Second Language Speakers
8.00 million13.00 million
0.01
400
👆🏻
Native Name
தமிழ்
ελληνικά
Alternative Names
Damulian, Tamal, Tamalsan, Tambul, Tamili
Ellinika, Graecae, Grec, Greco, Neo-Hellenic, Romaic
French Name
tamoul
grec moderne (après 1453)
German Name
Tamil
Neugriechisch
Pronunciation
[t̪ɐmɨɻ]
[eliniˈka]
Ethnicity
Tamil people or Tamilans
Greeks or Hellenes
Origin
300 BC
1500 BC
Language Family
Dravidian Family
Indo-European Family
Subgroup
-
Hellenic
Branch
-
-
Language Forms
Early Forms
Old Tamil and Middle Tamil
Proto-Greek, Mycenaean Greek, Ancient Greek, Koine Greek and Medieval Greek
Standard Forms
Modern Tamil
Modern Greek
Language Position
1874
1
120
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Signed Forms
Signed Tamil
Greek Sign Language
Scope
Individual
Individual
ISO 639 1
ta
el
ISO 639 2
ISO 639 2/T
tam
ell
ISO 639 2/B
tam
gre
ISO 639 3
tam
ell
ISO 639 6
tam
ells
Glottocode
tami1289, oldt1248
gree1276
Linguasphere
tami1289
56-AAA-a
Types of Language
Language Type
Living
Living
Language Linguistic Typology
Subject-Object-Verb
Subject-Verb-Object
Language Morphological Typology
-
Fusional, Synthetic