Countries
Malaysia, Mauritius, Puducherry, Singapore, Sri Lanka, Tamil Nadu
Andora, Argentina, Aruba, Australia, Belize, Bolivia, Brazil, Canada, Chile, Colombia, Costa Rica, Cuba, Dominican Republic, Ecuador, El Salvador, Equatorial Guinea, France, Gibraltar, Guatemala, Honduras, Jamaica, Latvia, Luxembourg, Mexico, Morocco, Namibia, Netherlands Antilles, New Zealand, Nicaragua, Norway, Panama, Paraguay, Peru, Philippines, Puerto Rico, Russia, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland, Trinidad and Tobago, Turkey, United Kingdom, United States of America, Uruguay, Venezuela, Western Sahara
National Language
Singapore, Sri Lanka, Tamil Nadu
Spain
Second Language
Andaman and Nicobar Islands, kerala, Puducherry
Andora, Aruba, Australia, Austria, Belgium, Belize, Brazil, Bulgaria, Canada, Denmark, France, Germany, Ireland, Israel, Italy, Jamaica, Luxembourg, Morocco, Netherlands, Netherlands Antilles, New Zealand, Philippines, Poland, Portugal, Romania, Russia, Slovenia, Switzerland, Trinidad and Tobago, Turkey, United Kingdom, United States of America, US Virgin Islands
Speaking Continents
Asia
Africa, Asia, Europe, North America, South America
Minority Language
Canada, Malaysia, Mauritius, Reunion, Seychelles
Brazil, France, Germany, Italy, Japan, Morocco, United Kingdom
Regulated By
Official language Commission of Government of Tamil Nadu, Thanjavur Tamil University
Asociación de Academias de la Lengua Española
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.
- One of the world's most phonetic language is Spanish.
- Up to the 18th century, Spanish was diplomatic language.
Similar To
Malayalam
French Language
Derived From
Not Available
Latin
Alphabets in
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Writing Direction
Left-To-Right, Horizontal
Left-To-Right, Horizontal
Hello
வணக்கம் (Vanakkam)
hola
Thank You
நன்றி (Naṉṟi)
Gracias
How Are You?
நீங்கள் எப்படி இருக்கிறீர்கள்? (Nīṅkaḷ eppaṭi irukkiṟīrkaḷ?)
Cómo estás?
Good Night
நல்ல இரவு (Good night) / irravu vanakkam (Good night)
Buenas Noches
Good Evening
நல்ல மாலை (Nalla mālai)/ மாலை (irravu vanakkam)
Bonne soirée
Good Afternoon
பிற்பகல் வணக்கம் (perpagal vanakkam)
Buenas Tardes
Good Morning
காலை வணக்கம் (Kaalai Vanakkam)
Buenos Días
Please
தயவு (Tayavu)
Por Favor
Sorry
மன்னிக்கவும் (Maṉṉikkavum)
triste
Bye
சென்று வருகிறேன் (Sendru Varukiren)
adiós
I Love You
நான் உன்னை காதலிக்கிறேன் (Naan Unnai Kadalikiren)
Te Quiero
Excuse Me
என்னை மன்னியுங்கள் (Eṉṉai maṉṉiyuṅkaḷ)
Discúlpeme
Dialect 1
Kongu
Mexican Spanish
Where They Speak
Kongu
Mexico
How Many People Speak
Not Available
Dialect 2
Madurai Tamil
Cuban Spanish
Where They Speak
Madurai, South Tamil Nadu
Cuba
How Many People Speak
Not Available
Dialect 3
Tirunelveli Tamil
Puerto Rican Spanish
Where They Speak
South Tamil Nadu, Thoothukudi, Tirunelveli
Puerto Rico
How Many People Speak
Not Available
Native Name
தமிழ்
Español
Alternative Names
Damulian, Tamal, Tamalsan, Tambul, Tamili
Castellano, Castilian, Español
French Name
tamoul
espagnol; castillan
German Name
Tamil
Spanisch
Pronunciation
[t̪ɐmɨɻ]
[espaˈɲol], [kasteˈʎano]
Ethnicity
Tamil people or Tamilans
Not Available
Language Family
Dravidian Family
Indo-European Family
Subgroup
Not Available
Romance
Branch
Not Available
Not Available
Early Forms
Old Tamil and Middle Tamil
Old Spanish and Spanish
Standard Forms
Modern Tamil
Pluricentric Standard Spanish
Signed Forms
Signed Tamil
Signed Spanish
Scope
Individual
Individual
ISO 639 6
tam
Not Available
Glottocode
tami1289, oldt1248
stan1288
Linguasphere
tami1289
51-AAA-b
Language Type
Living
Living
Language Linguistic Typology
Subject-Object-Verb
Subject-Object-Verb
Language Morphological Typology
Not Available
Fusional, Synthetic