Countries
Malaysia, Mauritius, Puducherry, Singapore, Sri Lanka, Tamil Nadu
Basque Autonomous Community, Navarre
Total No. Of Countries
62
0
46
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National Language
Singapore, Sri Lanka, Tamil Nadu
France, Spain
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
Not spoken in any of the countries
Regulated By
Official language Commission of Government of Tamil Nadu, Thanjavur Tamil University
Euskaltzaindia, National Languages Committee
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 Basque language is the oldest European language.
- Basque alphabet include many Roman letters.
Similar To
Malayalam
Spanish
Derived From
-
-
Alphabets in
Alphabets
24727
18
247
👆🏻
Phonology
How Many Vowels
125
0
32
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How Many Consonants
1821
9
60
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Scripts
Tamil
Latin
Writing Direction
Left-To-Right, Horizontal
-
Hard to Learn
Language Levels
33
2
12
👆🏻
Time Taken to Learn
44 weeks88 weeks
3
88
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Hello
வணக்கம் (Vanakkam)
Kaixo
Thank You
நன்றி (Naṉṟi)
Eskerrik asko
How Are You?
நீங்கள் எப்படி இருக்கிறீர்கள்? (Nīṅkaḷ eppaṭi irukkiṟīrkaḷ?)
Zer moduz?
Good Night
நல்ல இரவு (Good night) / irravu vanakkam (Good night)
Gabon
Good Evening
நல்ல மாலை (Nalla mālai)/ மாலை (irravu vanakkam)
Arratsalde on
Good Afternoon
பிற்பகல் வணக்கம் (perpagal vanakkam)
Arratsalde on
Good Morning
காலை வணக்கம் (Kaalai Vanakkam)
Egun on
Please
தயவு (Tayavu)
Mesedez
Sorry
மன்னிக்கவும் (Maṉṉikkavum)
Barkatu
Bye
சென்று வருகிறேன் (Sendru Varukiren)
Agur
I Love You
நான் உன்னை காதலிக்கிறேன் (Naan Unnai Kadalikiren)
Maite zaitut
Excuse Me
என்னை மன்னியுங்கள் (Eṉṉai maṉṉiyuṅkaḷ)
Barkatu
Dialect 1
Kongu
Navarro-Lapurdian
Where They Speak
Kongu
France
How Many People Speak
77,000,000.0068,000.00
1.5
960000000
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Dialect 2
Madurai Tamil
Souletin
Where They Speak
Madurai, South Tamil Nadu
France, Soule, Spain
How Many People Speak
77,000,000.008,700.00
700
274000000
👆🏻
Dialect 3
Tirunelveli Tamil
Biscayan
Where They Speak
South Tamil Nadu, Thoothukudi, Tirunelveli
Spain
How Many People Speak
77,000,000.00750,000.00
2
230000000
👆🏻
Total No. Of Dialects
106
0
188
👆🏻
How Many People Speak?
78.00 million7.20 million
0
1200
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Speaking Population
1.06 %0.12 %
0
89
👆🏻
Native Speakers
70.00 million7.20 million
0
873
👆🏻
Second Language Speakers
8.00 million0.70 million
0.01
400
👆🏻
Native Name
தமிழ்
Euskara
Alternative Names
Damulian, Tamal, Tamalsan, Tambul, Tamili
Euskara, Euskera, Vascuense
French Name
tamoul
basque
German Name
Tamil
Baskisch
Pronunciation
[t̪ɐmɨɻ]
[bɑːsk]
Ethnicity
Tamil people or Tamilans
Basque people
Origin
300 BC
c. 1000
Language Family
Dravidian Family
Vasconic Family
Subgroup
-
-
Branch
-
-
Language Forms
Early Forms
Old Tamil and Middle Tamil
Proto-Basque, Aquitanian
Standard Forms
Modern Tamil
Basque
Language Position
1830
1
120
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Signed Forms
Signed Tamil
Basque Sign Language
Scope
Individual
-
ISO 639 1
ta
eu
ISO 639 2
ISO 639 2/T
tam
eus
ISO 639 2/B
tam
baq
ISO 639 3
tam
eus
ISO 639 6
tam
eus
Glottocode
tami1289, oldt1248
basq1248
Linguasphere
tami1289
40-AAA-a
Types of Language
Language Type
Living
-
Language Linguistic Typology
Subject-Object-Verb
Subject-Object-Verb
Language Morphological Typology
-
Agglutinative