Countries
Malaysia, Mauritius, Puducherry, Singapore, Sri Lanka, Tamil Nadu
European Union, Poland
Total No. Of Countries
62
0
46
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National Language
Singapore, Sri Lanka, Tamil Nadu
Poland
Second Language
Andaman and Nicobar Islands, kerala, Puducherry
Belarus, Czech Republic, England, Lithuania, Slovakia, Ukraine
Speaking Continents
Asia
Europe
Minority Language
Canada, Malaysia, Mauritius, Reunion, Seychelles
Belarus, Czech Republic, Hungary, Slovakia, Ukraine
Regulated By
Official language Commission of Government of Tamil Nadu, Thanjavur Tamil University
Polish Language Council (Rada Języka Polskiego)
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.
- Polish Language has many loanwords from Russian, Czech, French, Italian, Hebrew and German Languages.
- The earliest writings found in polish language was list of persons and place names, is dated to 1136.
Similar To
Malayalam
Czech, Slovak, Serbian Languages
Derived From
-
-
Alphabets in
Alphabets
24732
18
247
👆🏻
Phonology
How Many Vowels
129
0
32
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How Many Consonants
1823
9
60
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Scripts
Tamil
Latin
Writing Direction
Left-To-Right, Horizontal
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)
cześć
Thank You
நன்றி (Naṉṟi)
dziękuję
How Are You?
நீங்கள் எப்படி இருக்கிறீர்கள்? (Nīṅkaḷ eppaṭi irukkiṟīrkaḷ?)
Jak się masz?
Good Night
நல்ல இரவு (Good night) / irravu vanakkam (Good night)
dobranoc
Good Evening
நல்ல மாலை (Nalla mālai)/ மாலை (irravu vanakkam)
dobry wieczór
Good Afternoon
பிற்பகல் வணக்கம் (perpagal vanakkam)
dzień dobry
Good Morning
காலை வணக்கம் (Kaalai Vanakkam)
Dzień dobry
Please
தயவு (Tayavu)
proszę
Sorry
மன்னிக்கவும் (Maṉṉikkavum)
Przepraszam
Bye
சென்று வருகிறேன் (Sendru Varukiren)
do widzenia
I Love You
நான் உன்னை காதலிக்கிறேன் (Naan Unnai Kadalikiren)
kocham Cię
Excuse Me
என்னை மன்னியுங்கள் (Eṉṉai maṉṉiyuṅkaḷ)
przepraszam
Dialect 1
Kongu
Kashubian
Where They Speak
Kongu
Poland
How Many People Speak
77,000,000.00108,000.00
1.5
960000000
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Dialect 2
Madurai Tamil
Masovian
Where They Speak
Madurai, South Tamil Nadu
Poland
How Many People Speak
77,000,000.0045,000,000.00
700
274000000
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Dialect 3
Tirunelveli Tamil
Silesian
Where They Speak
South Tamil Nadu, Thoothukudi, Tirunelveli
Czech Republic, Poland
How Many People Speak
77,000,000.00510,000.00
2
230000000
👆🏻
Total No. Of Dialects
1034
0
188
👆🏻
How Many People Speak?
78.00 million40.00 million
0
1200
👆🏻
Speaking Population
1.06 %0.61 %
0
89
👆🏻
Native Speakers
70.00 million40.00 million
0
873
👆🏻
Second Language Speakers
8.00 million40.00 million
0.01
400
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Native Name
தமிழ்
Polski
Alternative Names
Damulian, Tamal, Tamalsan, Tambul, Tamili
Polnisch, Polski
French Name
tamoul
polonais
German Name
Tamil
Polnisch
Pronunciation
[t̪ɐmɨɻ]
[ˈpɔlski]
Ethnicity
Tamil people or Tamilans
Poles
Origin
300 BC
1270
Language Family
Dravidian Family
Indo-European Family
Subgroup
-
Slavic
Branch
-
Western
Language Forms
Early Forms
Old Tamil and Middle Tamil
Old Polish and Middle Polish
Standard Forms
Modern Tamil
Polish
Language Position
1824
1
120
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Signed Forms
Signed Tamil
System Językowo-Migowy (SJM) (Signed Polish)
Scope
Individual
Individual
ISO 639 1
ta
pl
ISO 639 2
ISO 639 2/T
tam
pol
ISO 639 2/B
tam
pol
ISO 639 3
tam
pol
ISO 639 6
tam
pols
Glottocode
tami1289, oldt1248
poli1260
Linguasphere
tami1289
53-AAA-cc
Types of Language
Language Type
Living
Living
Language Linguistic Typology
Subject-Object-Verb
Subject-Verb-Object
Language Morphological Typology
-
Fusional, Synthetic