Countries
Malaysia, Mauritius, Puducherry, Singapore, Sri Lanka, Tamil Nadu
Azerbaijan, Bosnia, Bulgaria, Cyprus, Greece, Iraq, Kosovo, Macedonia, Northern Cyprus, Romania, Turkey
Total No. Of Countries
611
0
46
👆🏻
National Language
Singapore, Sri Lanka, Tamil Nadu
Turkey
Second Language
Andaman and Nicobar Islands, kerala, Puducherry
Not spoken in any of the countries
Speaking Continents
Asia
Asia, Europe
Minority Language
Canada, Malaysia, Mauritius, Reunion, Seychelles
Bosnia and Herzegovina, Greece, Iraq, Kosovo, Macedonia, Romania
Regulated By
Official language Commission of Government of Tamil Nadu, Thanjavur Tamil University
Turkish Language Association
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.
- Turkish language oldest written records are found upon stone monuments in Central Asia, in Orhun, Yenisey and Talas regions.
- Turkish language was developed in the Middle East, streching all the way to Eastern Europe.
Similar To
Malayalam
Azerbaijani Language
Derived From
-
-
Alphabets in
Alphabets
24729
18
247
👆🏻
Phonology
How Many Vowels
128
0
32
👆🏻
How Many Consonants
1821
9
60
👆🏻
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)
Merhaba
Thank You
நன்றி (Naṉṟi)
teşekkür ederim
How Are You?
நீங்கள் எப்படி இருக்கிறீர்கள்? (Nīṅkaḷ eppaṭi irukkiṟīrkaḷ?)
Nasılsın?
Good Night
நல்ல இரவு (Good night) / irravu vanakkam (Good night)
İyi Geceler
Good Evening
நல்ல மாலை (Nalla mālai)/ மாலை (irravu vanakkam)
İyi Akşamlar
Good Afternoon
பிற்பகல் வணக்கம் (perpagal vanakkam)
Tünaydın
Good Morning
காலை வணக்கம் (Kaalai Vanakkam)
günaydın
Please
தயவு (Tayavu)
lütfen
Sorry
மன்னிக்கவும் (Maṉṉikkavum)
üzgünüm
Bye
சென்று வருகிறேன் (Sendru Varukiren)
Hoşçakal
I Love You
நான் உன்னை காதலிக்கிறேன் (Naan Unnai Kadalikiren)
Seni seviyorum
Excuse Me
என்னை மன்னியுங்கள் (Eṉṉai maṉṉiyuṅkaḷ)
Afedersiniz
Dialect 1
Kongu
Azerbaijani Turkish
Where They Speak
Kongu
Azerbaijan, Georgia, Iran, Iraq, Russia, Syria, Turkey
How Many People Speak
77,000,000.0026,000,000.00
1.5
960000000
👆🏻
Dialect 2
Madurai Tamil
Crimean Turkish
Where They Speak
Madurai, South Tamil Nadu
Bulgaria, Kyrgyzstan, Romania, Russia, Turkey, Ukraine, Uzbekistan
How Many People Speak
77,000,000.00480,000.00
700
274000000
👆🏻
Dialect 3
Tirunelveli Tamil
Gagauz
Where They Speak
South Tamil Nadu, Thoothukudi, Tirunelveli
Moldova, Russia, Turkey, Ukraine
How Many People Speak
77,000,000.00140,000.00
2
230000000
👆🏻
Total No. Of Dialects
109
0
188
👆🏻
How Many People Speak?
78.00 million75.00 million
0
1200
👆🏻
Speaking Population
1.06 %0.95 %
0
89
👆🏻
Native Speakers
70.00 million60.00 million
0
873
👆🏻
Second Language Speakers
8.00 million15.00 million
0.01
400
👆🏻
Native Name
தமிழ்
Türkçe
Alternative Names
Damulian, Tamal, Tamalsan, Tambul, Tamili
Anatolian, Türkisch
French Name
tamoul
turc
German Name
Tamil
Türkisch
Pronunciation
[t̪ɐmɨɻ]
[ˈtyɾct͡ʃɛ]
Ethnicity
Tamil people or Tamilans
Turkish
Origin
300 BC
c. 1350
Language Family
Dravidian Family
Turkic Family
Subgroup
-
Turkic
Branch
-
Southwestern(Oghuz)
Language Forms
Early Forms
Old Tamil and Middle Tamil
Old Anatalian Turkish, Ottoman Turkish and Turkish
Standard Forms
Modern Tamil
Ottoman Turkish(defunct)
Language Position
1819
1
120
👆🏻
Signed Forms
Signed Tamil
Turkish Sign Language
Scope
Individual
Individual
ISO 639 1
ta
tr
ISO 639 2
ISO 639 2/T
tam
tur
ISO 639 2/B
tam
tur
ISO 639 3
tam
tur
ISO 639 6
tam
tur
Glottocode
tami1289, oldt1248
nucl1301
Linguasphere
tami1289
44-AAB-a
Types of Language
Language Type
Living
Living
Language Linguistic Typology
Subject-Object-Verb
Subject-Object-Verb
Language Morphological Typology
-
Synthetic