Countries
Malaysia, Mauritius, Puducherry, Singapore, Sri Lanka, Tamil Nadu
Armenian Highland
Total No. Of Countries
61
0
46
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National Language
Singapore, Sri Lanka, Tamil Nadu
Armenia, Nagorno-Karabakh Republic
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
Cyprus, Hungary, Iraq, Poland, Romania, Ukraine
Regulated By
Official language Commission of Government of Tamil Nadu, Thanjavur Tamil University
Armenian National Academy of Sciences
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.
- The first language into which Bible was translated is Armenian.
- Christianity was recognized as a national religion in 301 by Armenia Country.
Similar To
Malayalam
Greek
Derived From
-
-
Alphabets in
Alphabets
24738
18
247
👆🏻
Phonology
How Many Vowels
126
0
32
👆🏻
How Many Consonants
1832
9
60
👆🏻
Scripts
Tamil
Armenian manuscript
Writing Direction
Left-To-Right, Horizontal
Left-To-Right, Horizontal
Hard to Learn
Language Levels
312
2
12
👆🏻
Time Taken to Learn
44 weeks44 weeks
3
88
👆🏻
Hello
வணக்கம் (Vanakkam)
Բարեւ (Barev)
Thank You
நன்றி (Naṉṟi)
Շնորհակալություն (Shnorhakalut’yun)
How Are You?
நீங்கள் எப்படி இருக்கிறீர்கள்? (Nīṅkaḷ eppaṭi irukkiṟīrkaḷ?)
Ինչպես եք դուք? (Inch’pes yek’ duk’)
Good Night
நல்ல இரவு (Good night) / irravu vanakkam (Good night)
Բարի գիշեր (Bari gisher)
Good Evening
நல்ல மாலை (Nalla mālai)/ மாலை (irravu vanakkam)
Բարի երեկո (Bari yereko)
Good Afternoon
பிற்பகல் வணக்கம் (perpagal vanakkam)
Բարի օր (Bari or)
Good Morning
காலை வணக்கம் (Kaalai Vanakkam)
Բարի լույս (Bari luys)
Please
தயவு (Tayavu)
Խնդրում եմ (Khndrum yem)
Sorry
மன்னிக்கவும் (Maṉṉikkavum)
կներեք (knerek’)
Bye
சென்று வருகிறேன் (Sendru Varukiren)
Ց'տեսություն
I Love You
நான் உன்னை காதலிக்கிறேன் (Naan Unnai Kadalikiren)
Ես սիրում եմ քեզ (Yes sirum yem k’yez)
Excuse Me
என்னை மன்னியுங்கள் (Eṉṉai maṉṉiyuṅkaḷ)
Ներեցեք ինձ (Nerets’yek’ indz)
Dialect 1
Kongu
Eastern Armenian
Where They Speak
Kongu
Armenia, Armenian Highland, Georgia, Iran, Nagorno-Karabakh Republic, Turkey
How Many People Speak
77,000,000.006,000,000.00
1.5
960000000
👆🏻
Dialect 2
Madurai Tamil
Western Armenian
Where They Speak
Madurai, South Tamil Nadu
Armenian Highland, Cilicia, Lebanon, Syria, Turkey
How Many People Speak
77,000,000.006,000,000.00
700
274000000
👆🏻
Dialect 3
Tirunelveli Tamil
Eastern Armenian
Where They Speak
South Tamil Nadu, Thoothukudi, Tirunelveli
-
How Many People Speak
77,000,000.006,000,000.00
2
230000000
👆🏻
Total No. Of Dialects
102
0
188
👆🏻
How Many People Speak?
78.00 million6.00 million
0
1200
👆🏻
Speaking Population
1.06 %0.22 %
0
89
👆🏻
Native Speakers
70.00 million6.00 million
0
873
👆🏻
Second Language Speakers
8.00 million7.00 million
0.01
400
👆🏻
Native Name
தமிழ்
Հայերէն (Hayeren)
Alternative Names
Damulian, Tamal, Tamalsan, Tambul, Tamili
Armjanski Yazyk, Ena, Ermeni Dili, Ermenice, Somkhuri
French Name
tamoul
arménien
German Name
Tamil
Armenisch
Pronunciation
[t̪ɐmɨɻ]
[hɑjɛˈɾɛn]
Ethnicity
Tamil people or Tamilans
Armenians
Origin
300 BC
late 5th century
Language Family
Dravidian Family
Indo-European Family
Subgroup
-
-
Branch
-
-
Language Forms
Early Forms
Old Tamil and Middle Tamil
Proto-Armenian, Classical Armenian, Middle Armenian, Armenian
Standard Forms
Modern Tamil
Eastern Armenian, Western Armenian
Language Position
1814
1
120
👆🏻
Signed Forms
Signed Tamil
Signed Armenian
Scope
Individual
Individual
ISO 639 1
ta
hy
ISO 639 2
ISO 639 2/T
tam
hye
ISO 639 2/B
tam
arm
ISO 639 3
tam
hye
ISO 639 6
tam
hye
Glottocode
tami1289, oldt1248
arme1241
Linguasphere
tami1289
57-AAA-a
Types of Language
Language Type
Living
-
Language Linguistic Typology
Subject-Object-Verb
Subject-Object-Verb
Language Morphological Typology
-
Agglutinative, Synthetic