Countries
Malaysia, Mauritius, Puducherry, Singapore, Sri Lanka, Tamil Nadu
Macedonia
Total No. Of Countries
61
0
46
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National Language
Singapore, Sri Lanka, Tamil Nadu
Albania, Bulgaria, Greece, Macedonia, Romania, Serbia
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
Albania, Romania, Serbia
Regulated By
Official language Commission of Government of Tamil Nadu, Thanjavur Tamil University
Macedonian Language Institute "Krste Misirkov"
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.
- There are plenty of loan words in Macedonian language from the Serbian, Bulgarian and Russian languages.
- The only Indo-European language that make use of the narrative mood is Macedonian language.
Similar To
Malayalam
Bulgarian, Polish, Russian and Serbian Languages
Derived From
-
-
Alphabets in
Alphabets
24731
18
247
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Phonology
How Many Vowels
125
0
32
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How Many Consonants
1826
9
60
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Scripts
Tamil
Cyrillic, Macedonian Braille
Writing Direction
Left-To-Right, Horizontal
-
Hard to Learn
Language Levels
33
2
12
👆🏻
Time Taken to Learn
44 weeks44 weeks
3
88
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Hello
வணக்கம் (Vanakkam)
Здраво (Zdravo)
Thank You
நன்றி (Naṉṟi)
Благодарам (Blagodaram)
How Are You?
நீங்கள் எப்படி இருக்கிறீர்கள்? (Nīṅkaḷ eppaṭi irukkiṟīrkaḷ?)
Како си? (Kako si?)
Good Night
நல்ல இரவு (Good night) / irravu vanakkam (Good night)
Добра ноќ (Dobra nok)
Good Evening
நல்ல மாலை (Nalla mālai)/ மாலை (irravu vanakkam)
Добра вечер (Dobra večer)
Good Afternoon
பிற்பகல் வணக்கம் (perpagal vanakkam)
Добар ден (Dobar den)
Good Morning
காலை வணக்கம் (Kaalai Vanakkam)
Добро утро (Dobro utro)
Please
தயவு (Tayavu)
Ве молиме (Ve molime)
Sorry
மன்னிக்கவும் (Maṉṉikkavum)
жал (žal)
Bye
சென்று வருகிறேன் (Sendru Varukiren)
Чао (Čao)
I Love You
நான் உன்னை காதலிக்கிறேன் (Naan Unnai Kadalikiren)
Те сакам (Te sakam)
Excuse Me
என்னை மன்னியுங்கள் (Eṉṉai maṉṉiyuṅkaḷ)
Извинете ме (Izvinete me)
Dialect 1
Kongu
Torlakian
Where They Speak
Kongu
Bulgaria, Kosovo, Macedonia, Romania, Serbia
How Many People Speak
77,000,000.001.50
1.5
960000000
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Dialect 2
Madurai Tamil
Debar
Where They Speak
Madurai, South Tamil Nadu
Macedonia
How Many People Speak
77,000,000.002,000,000.00
700
274000000
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Dialect 3
Tirunelveli Tamil
Galičnik
Where They Speak
South Tamil Nadu, Thoothukudi, Tirunelveli
Macedonia
How Many People Speak
77,000,000.002,100,000.00
2
230000000
👆🏻
Total No. Of Dialects
1028
0
188
👆🏻
How Many People Speak?
78.00 million2.50 million
0
1200
👆🏻
Speaking Population
1.06 %0.05 %
0
89
👆🏻
Native Speakers
70.00 million2.50 million
0
873
👆🏻
Second Language Speakers
8.00 million2.00 million
0.01
400
👆🏻
Native Name
தமிழ்
македонски (Makedonski) македонски јазик (makedonski jazik)
Alternative Names
Damulian, Tamal, Tamalsan, Tambul, Tamili
Macedonian Slavic, Makedonski, Slavic
French Name
tamoul
macédonien
German Name
Tamil
Makedonisch
Pronunciation
[t̪ɐmɨɻ]
[maˈkɛdɔnski ˈjazik]
Ethnicity
Tamil people or Tamilans
Macedonians
Origin
300 BC
2200 BC
Language Family
Dravidian Family
Indo-European Family
Subgroup
-
Slavic
Branch
-
Southern
Language Forms
Early Forms
Old Tamil and Middle Tamil
No early forms
Standard Forms
Modern Tamil
Macedonian
Language Position
1845
1
120
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Signed Forms
Signed Tamil
Macedonian Sign Language
Scope
Individual
Individual
ISO 639 1
ta
mk
ISO 639 2
ISO 639 2/T
tam
mkd
ISO 639 2/B
tam
mac
ISO 639 3
tam
mkd
ISO 639 6
tam
mkd
Glottocode
tami1289, oldt1248
mace1250
Linguasphere
tami1289
53-AAA-ha
Types of Language
Language Type
Living
Living
Language Linguistic Typology
Subject-Object-Verb
-
Language Morphological Typology
-
Analytic