Countries
Malaysia, Mauritius, Puducherry, Singapore, Sri Lanka, Tamil Nadu
Czech Republic, European Union, Serbia, Slovakia
Total No. Of Countries
64
0
46
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National Language
Singapore, Sri Lanka, Tamil Nadu
Slovakia, Vojvodina, 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
Czech Republic, Hungary, Russia, Ukraine
Regulated By
Official language Commission of Government of Tamil Nadu, Thanjavur Tamil University
Ministry of Culture of the Slovak Republic
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.
- Slovak language was written using Glagolitic Alphabets,in 1843.
- Until the end of 18th century, Slovak did not exist as written language.
Similar To
Malayalam
Czech Language
Derived From
-
Czech-Slovak Language
Alphabets in
Alphabets
24746
18
247
👆🏻
Phonology
How Many Vowels
1215
0
32
👆🏻
How Many Consonants
1838
9
60
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Scripts
Tamil
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
👆🏻
Hello
வணக்கம் (Vanakkam)
Ahoj
Thank You
நன்றி (Naṉṟi)
Ďakujem vám
How Are You?
நீங்கள் எப்படி இருக்கிறீர்கள்? (Nīṅkaḷ eppaṭi irukkiṟīrkaḷ?)
Ako sa máte?
Good Night
நல்ல இரவு (Good night) / irravu vanakkam (Good night)
Dobrú noc
Good Evening
நல்ல மாலை (Nalla mālai)/ மாலை (irravu vanakkam)
Dobrý večer
Good Afternoon
பிற்பகல் வணக்கம் (perpagal vanakkam)
Dobré popoludnie
Good Morning
காலை வணக்கம் (Kaalai Vanakkam)
Dobré ráno
Please
தயவு (Tayavu)
Prosím
Sorry
மன்னிக்கவும் (Maṉṉikkavum)
Pardón!
Bye
சென்று வருகிறேன் (Sendru Varukiren)
Dovidenia
I Love You
நான் உன்னை காதலிக்கிறேன் (Naan Unnai Kadalikiren)
Ľúbim Ťa
Excuse Me
என்னை மன்னியுங்கள் (Eṉṉai maṉṉiyuṅkaḷ)
Prepáčte!
Dialect 1
Kongu
Eastern Slovak
Where They Speak
Kongu
Abov, Saris, Spis, Zemplin
How Many People Speak
77,000,000.005,500,000.00
1.5
960000000
👆🏻
Dialect 2
Madurai Tamil
Central Slovak
Where They Speak
Madurai, South Tamil Nadu
Gemer, Hont, Liptov, Novohrad, Orava, Tekov, Turiec
How Many People Speak
77,000,000.005,500,000.00
700
274000000
👆🏻
Dialect 3
Tirunelveli Tamil
Western Slovak
Where They Speak
South Tamil Nadu, Thoothukudi, Tirunelveli
Kysuce, Nitra, Trencin, Trnava, Zahorie
How Many People Speak
77,000,000.005,500,000.00
2
230000000
👆🏻
Total No. Of Dialects
104
0
188
👆🏻
How Many People Speak?
78.00 million5.20 million
0
1200
👆🏻
Speaking Population
1.06 %0.14 %
0
89
👆🏻
Native Speakers
70.00 million5.20 million
0
873
👆🏻
Second Language Speakers
8.00 million6.00 million
0.01
400
👆🏻
Native Name
தமிழ்
slovenčina
Alternative Names
Damulian, Tamal, Tamalsan, Tambul, Tamili
Slovakian, Slovencina
French Name
tamoul
slovaque
German Name
Tamil
Slowakisch
Pronunciation
[t̪ɐmɨɻ]
[ˈsləʊvæk]
Ethnicity
Tamil people or Tamilans
Slovaks
Origin
300 BC
6th Century
Language Family
Dravidian Family
Indo-European Family
Subgroup
-
Slavic
Branch
-
Western
Language Forms
Early Forms
Old Tamil and Middle Tamil
Proto-Slavic
Standard Forms
Modern Tamil
Slovak
Language Position
1827
1
120
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Signed Forms
Signed Tamil
Slovak Sign Language
Scope
Individual
Individual
ISO 639 1
ta
sk
ISO 639 2
ISO 639 2/T
tam
slk
ISO 639 2/B
tam
slo
ISO 639 3
tam
slk
ISO 639 6
tam
slk
Glottocode
tami1289, oldt1248
slov1269
Linguasphere
tami1289
53-AAA-db
Types of Language
Language Type
Living
Living
Language Linguistic Typology
Subject-Object-Verb
Subject-Verb-Object
Language Morphological Typology
-
Synthetic