Countries
Malaysia, Mauritius, Puducherry, Singapore, Sri Lanka, Tamil Nadu
Czech Republic, European Union
Total No. Of Countries
62
0
46
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National Language
Singapore, Sri Lanka, Tamil Nadu
Czech Republic
Second Language
Andaman and Nicobar Islands, kerala, Puducherry
Not spoken in any of the countries
Speaking Continents
Asia
Europe
Minority Language
Canada, Malaysia, Mauritius, Reunion, Seychelles
Austria, Croatia, Germany, Slovakia
Regulated By
Official language Commission of Government of Tamil Nadu, Thanjavur Tamil University
Institute of the Czech Language
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 Czech language was known as Bohemian as early at 19th century.
- In czech language, there are many words that do not contain vowels.
Similar To
Malayalam
Polish, Slovak and Sorbian
Derived From
-
-
Alphabets in
Alphabets
24742
18
247
👆🏻
Phonology
How Many Vowels
1232
0
32
👆🏻
How Many Consonants
1832
9
60
👆🏻
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 weeks44 weeks
3
88
👆🏻
Hello
வணக்கம் (Vanakkam)
ahoj
Thank You
நன்றி (Naṉṟi)
děkuji
How Are You?
நீங்கள் எப்படி இருக்கிறீர்கள்? (Nīṅkaḷ eppaṭi irukkiṟīrkaḷ?)
Jak se máš?
Good Night
நல்ல இரவு (Good night) / irravu vanakkam (Good night)
dobrou noc
Good Evening
நல்ல மாலை (Nalla mālai)/ மாலை (irravu vanakkam)
dobrý večer
Good Afternoon
பிற்பகல் வணக்கம் (perpagal vanakkam)
dobré odpoledne
Good Morning
காலை வணக்கம் (Kaalai Vanakkam)
dobré ráno
Please
தயவு (Tayavu)
prosím
Sorry
மன்னிக்கவும் (Maṉṉikkavum)
litovat
Bye
சென்று வருகிறேன் (Sendru Varukiren)
sbohem
I Love You
நான் உன்னை காதலிக்கிறேன் (Naan Unnai Kadalikiren)
Miluji tě
Excuse Me
என்னை மன்னியுங்கள் (Eṉṉai maṉṉiyuṅkaḷ)
promiňte
Dialect 1
Kongu
Chod
Where They Speak
Kongu
Chodsko, Bohemia
How Many People Speak
77,000,000.0011,000,000.00
1.5
960000000
👆🏻
Dialect 2
Madurai Tamil
Lach
Where They Speak
Madurai, South Tamil Nadu
Czech Silesia, Hlucin, Northeast Moravia
How Many People Speak
77,000,000.0010,500,000.00
700
274000000
👆🏻
Dialect 3
Tirunelveli Tamil
Moravian
Where They Speak
South Tamil Nadu, Thoothukudi, Tirunelveli
Czech Republic, Czech Silesia, Moravia, Slovakia
How Many People Speak
77,000,000.00108,000.00
2
230000000
👆🏻
Total No. Of Dialects
1013
0
188
👆🏻
How Many People Speak?
78.00 million11.00 million
0
1200
👆🏻
Speaking Population
1.06 %0.15 %
0
89
👆🏻
Native Speakers
70.00 million11.00 million
0
873
👆🏻
Second Language Speakers
8.00 million10.00 million
0.01
400
👆🏻
Native Name
தமிழ்
čeština / český jazyk
Alternative Names
Damulian, Tamal, Tamalsan, Tambul, Tamili
Bohemian, Cestina
French Name
tamoul
tchèque
German Name
Tamil
Tschechisch
Pronunciation
[t̪ɐmɨɻ]
[ˈtʃɛʃkɪ]
Ethnicity
Tamil people or Tamilans
Czechs
Origin
300 BC
9th Century
Language Family
Dravidian Family
Indo-European Family
Subgroup
-
Slavic
Branch
-
Western
Language Forms
Early Forms
Old Tamil and Middle Tamil
Proto-Czech, Old Czech
Standard Forms
Modern Tamil
Standard Czech
Language Position
1873
1
120
👆🏻
Signed Forms
Signed Tamil
Czech Sign Language
Scope
Individual
Individual
ISO 639 1
ta
cs
ISO 639 2
ISO 639 2/T
tam
ces
ISO 639 2/B
tam
cze
ISO 639 3
tam
ces
ISO 639 6
tam
ces
Glottocode
tami1289, oldt1248
czec1258
Linguasphere
tami1289
53-AAA-da
Types of Language
Language Type
Living
Living
Language Linguistic Typology
Subject-Object-Verb
-
Language Morphological Typology
-
Fusional, Synthetic