Countries
Malaysia, Mauritius, Puducherry, Singapore, Sri Lanka, Tamil Nadu
Israel
Total No. Of Countries
61
0
46
👆🏻
National Language
Singapore, Sri Lanka, Tamil Nadu
Israel
Second Language
Andaman and Nicobar Islands, kerala, Puducherry
Israel
Speaking Continents
Asia
Africa, Asia, Europe
Minority Language
Canada, Malaysia, Mauritius, Reunion, Seychelles
Poland
Regulated By
Official language Commission of Government of Tamil Nadu, Thanjavur Tamil University
Academy of the Hebrew 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.
- The original language of Bible is Hebrew.
- The men and women use different verbs in hebrew language.
Similar To
Malayalam
Arabic and Aramaic languages
Derived From
-
Aramaic Language
Alphabets in
Alphabets
24722
18
247
👆🏻
Phonology
How Many Vowels
120
0
32
👆🏻
How Many Consonants
1822
9
60
👆🏻
Scripts
Tamil
Hebrew
Writing Direction
Left-To-Right, Horizontal
Right-To-Left, Horizontal
Hard to Learn
Language Levels
36
2
12
👆🏻
Time Taken to Learn
44 weeks44 weeks
3
88
👆🏻
Hello
வணக்கம் (Vanakkam)
שלום (Shalom)
Thank You
நன்றி (Naṉṟi)
תודה (Toda)
How Are You?
நீங்கள் எப்படி இருக்கிறீர்கள்? (Nīṅkaḷ eppaṭi irukkiṟīrkaḷ?)
מה שלומך? (ma shlomxa)
Good Night
நல்ல இரவு (Good night) / irravu vanakkam (Good night)
לילה טוב (Laila tov)
Good Evening
நல்ல மாலை (Nalla mālai)/ மாலை (irravu vanakkam)
ערב טוב (Erev tov)
Good Afternoon
பிற்பகல் வணக்கம் (perpagal vanakkam)
אחר צהריים טובים (Achar tzahara'im tovim)
Good Morning
காலை வணக்கம் (Kaalai Vanakkam)
בוקר טוב (Boker tov)
Please
தயவு (Tayavu)
בבקשה (bevekshah)
Sorry
மன்னிக்கவும் (Maṉṉikkavum)
סליחה! (Slicha)
Bye
சென்று வருகிறேன் (Sendru Varukiren)
להתראות (Lehitraot)
I Love You
நான் உன்னை காதலிக்கிறேன் (Naan Unnai Kadalikiren)
אני אוהבת אותך (Ani ohevet otcha)
Excuse Me
என்னை மன்னியுங்கள் (Eṉṉai maṉṉiyuṅkaḷ)
בבקשה!
Dialect 1
Kongu
Ashkenazi Hebrew
Where They Speak
Kongu
Israel
How Many People Speak
77,000,000.009,200,000.00
1.5
960000000
👆🏻
Dialect 2
Madurai Tamil
Samaritan Hebrew
Where They Speak
Madurai, South Tamil Nadu
Israel, Palestine
How Many People Speak
77,000,000.009,000,000.00
700
274000000
👆🏻
Dialect 3
Tirunelveli Tamil
Yemenite Hebrew
Where They Speak
South Tamil Nadu, Thoothukudi, Tirunelveli
Israel
How Many People Speak
77,000,000.009,000,000.00
2
230000000
👆🏻
Total No. Of Dialects
107
0
188
👆🏻
How Many People Speak?
78.00 million9.00 million
0
1200
👆🏻
Speaking Population
1.06 %0.11 %
0
89
👆🏻
Native Speakers
70.00 million4.40 million
0
873
👆🏻
Second Language Speakers
8.00 million5.60 million
0.01
400
👆🏻
Native Name
தமிழ்
עברית / עִבְרִית (ivrit)
Alternative Names
Damulian, Tamal, Tamalsan, Tambul, Tamili
Israeli, Ivrit
French Name
tamoul
hébreu
German Name
Tamil
Hebräisch
Pronunciation
[t̪ɐmɨɻ]
[(ʔ)ivˈʁit] - [(ʔ)ivˈɾit]
Ethnicity
Tamil people or Tamilans
Hebrew-speaking people
Origin
300 BC
1000 BC
Language Family
Dravidian Family
Afro-Asiatic Family
Subgroup
-
Semitic
Branch
-
Canaanitic
Language Forms
Early Forms
Old Tamil and Middle Tamil
Biblical Hebrew, Mishnaic Hebrew, Medieval Hebrew, Hebrew
Standard Forms
Modern Tamil
Modern Hebrew
Language Position
1823
1
120
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Signed Forms
Signed Tamil
Signed Hebrew
Scope
Individual
Individual
ISO 639 1
ta
he
ISO 639 2
ISO 639 2/T
tam
heb
ISO 639 2/B
tam
heb
ISO 639 3
tam
heb
ISO 639 6
tam
heb
Glottocode
tami1289, oldt1248
hebr1246
Linguasphere
tami1289
12-AAB-a
Types of Language
Language Type
Living
Living
Language Linguistic Typology
Subject-Object-Verb
Subject-Verb-Object, Verb-Subject-Object
Language Morphological Typology
-
Fusional, Synthetic