Countries
Malaysia, Mauritius, Puducherry, Singapore, Sri Lanka, Tamil Nadu
Andorra, Balearic Islands, Catalonia, Latin Union, Spain, Valencian Community
Total No. Of Countries
66
0
46
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National Language
Singapore, Sri Lanka, Tamil Nadu
Andorra, France, Italy, Spain
Second Language
Andaman and Nicobar Islands, kerala, Puducherry
Spain
Speaking Continents
Asia
Europe
Minority Language
Canada, Malaysia, Mauritius, Reunion, Seychelles
Aragon, France, Italy, Spain
Regulated By
Official language Commission of Government of Tamil Nadu, Thanjavur Tamil University
Institut d'Estudis Catalans, Acadèmia Valenciana de la Llengua, 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.
- Catalan is 6th most largely spoken Romance language.
- Catalan went through a golden age in low middle ages, reaching a peak of maturity and cultural richness.
Similar To
Malayalam
Spanish Language, Occitan Language, Italian Language, French Language
Derived From
-
Latin
Alphabets in
Alphabets
24727
18
247
👆🏻
Phonology
How Many Vowels
125
0
32
👆🏻
How Many Consonants
1823
9
60
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Scripts
Tamil
Latin
Writing Direction
Left-To-Right, Horizontal
Left-To-Right, Horizontal
Hard to Learn
Language Levels
35
2
12
👆🏻
Time Taken to Learn
44 weeks24 weeks
3
88
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Hello
வணக்கம் (Vanakkam)
Hola
Thank You
நன்றி (Naṉṟi)
Gràcies
How Are You?
நீங்கள் எப்படி இருக்கிறீர்கள்? (Nīṅkaḷ eppaṭi irukkiṟīrkaḷ?)
Com estàs?
Good Night
நல்ல இரவு (Good night) / irravu vanakkam (Good night)
Bona nit
Good Evening
நல்ல மாலை (Nalla mālai)/ மாலை (irravu vanakkam)
Bona nit
Good Afternoon
பிற்பகல் வணக்கம் (perpagal vanakkam)
Bona tarda
Good Morning
காலை வணக்கம் (Kaalai Vanakkam)
Bon dia
Please
தயவு (Tayavu)
Sisplau
Sorry
மன்னிக்கவும் (Maṉṉikkavum)
Perdó!
Bye
சென்று வருகிறேன் (Sendru Varukiren)
Adéu
I Love You
நான் உன்னை காதலிக்கிறேன் (Naan Unnai Kadalikiren)
T'estimo
Excuse Me
என்னை மன்னியுங்கள் (Eṉṉai maṉṉiyuṅkaḷ)
Dispensi!
Dialect 1
Kongu
Caló
Where They Speak
Kongu
France, Portugal, Spain
How Many People Speak
77,000,000.00440,000.00
1.5
960000000
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Dialect 2
Madurai Tamil
Valencian
Where They Speak
Madurai, South Tamil Nadu
Spain
How Many People Speak
77,000,000.002,400,000.00
700
274000000
👆🏻
Dialect 3
Tirunelveli Tamil
Ribagorçan
Where They Speak
South Tamil Nadu, Thoothukudi, Tirunelveli
Spain
How Many People Speak
77,000,000.004,000,000.00
2
230000000
👆🏻
Total No. Of Dialects
108
0
188
👆🏻
How Many People Speak?
78.00 million9.20 million
0
1200
👆🏻
Speaking Population
1.06 %0.12 %
0
89
👆🏻
Native Speakers
70.00 million4.10 million
0
873
👆🏻
Second Language Speakers
8.00 million5.10 million
0.01
400
👆🏻
Native Name
தமிழ்
català
Alternative Names
Damulian, Tamal, Tamalsan, Tambul, Tamili
Català, Catalán, Catalan-Valencian-Balear, Catalonian, Valencian
French Name
tamoul
catalan; valencien
German Name
Tamil
Katalanisch
Pronunciation
[t̪ɐmɨɻ]
[kətəˈɫa] (EC) ~ [kataˈɫa] (WC)
Ethnicity
Tamil people or Tamilans
Catalan people
Origin
300 BC
c. 1028
Language Family
Dravidian Family
Indo-European Family
Subgroup
-
Romance
Branch
-
-
Language Forms
Early Forms
Old Tamil and Middle Tamil
Old Catalan
Standard Forms
Modern Tamil
Standard Catalan, Standard Valencian
Language Position
1832
1
120
👆🏻
Signed Forms
Signed Tamil
Signed Catalan
Scope
Individual
Individual
ISO 639 1
ta
ca
ISO 639 2
ISO 639 2/T
tam
cat
ISO 639 2/B
tam
cat
ISO 639 3
tam
cat
ISO 639 6
tam
cat
Glottocode
tami1289, oldt1248
stan1289
Linguasphere
tami1289
51-AAA-e
Types of Language
Language Type
Living
Living
Language Linguistic Typology
Subject-Object-Verb
Subject-Verb-Object
Language Morphological Typology
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