Countries
Malaysia, Mauritius, Puducherry, Singapore, Sri Lanka, Tamil Nadu
Estonia, European Union
Total No. Of Countries
62
0
46
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National Language
Singapore, Sri Lanka, Tamil Nadu
Estonia, Gambia
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
Denmark, Russia, Sweden
Regulated By
Official language Commission of Government of Tamil Nadu, Thanjavur Tamil University
Institute of the Estonian 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.
- Estonian language is considered to be powerful symbol of Estonian identity and culture.
- Estonian language has adopted many words with Finnish language.
Similar To
Malayalam
Finnish
Derived From
-
-
Alphabets in
Alphabets
24727
18
247
👆🏻
Phonology
How Many Vowels
129
0
32
👆🏻
How Many Consonants
1818
9
60
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Scripts
Tamil
Latin
Writing Direction
Left-To-Right, Horizontal
Left-To-Right, Horizontal
Hard to Learn
Language Levels
32
2
12
👆🏻
Time Taken to Learn
44 weeks44 weeks
3
88
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Hello
வணக்கம் (Vanakkam)
Tere
Thank You
நன்றி (Naṉṟi)
aitäh
How Are You?
நீங்கள் எப்படி இருக்கிறீர்கள்? (Nīṅkaḷ eppaṭi irukkiṟīrkaḷ?)
kuidas sul läheb
Good Night
நல்ல இரவு (Good night) / irravu vanakkam (Good night)
Head ööd
Good Evening
நல்ல மாலை (Nalla mālai)/ மாலை (irravu vanakkam)
Tere õhtust
Good Afternoon
பிற்பகல் வணக்கம் (perpagal vanakkam)
Tere päevast
Good Morning
காலை வணக்கம் (Kaalai Vanakkam)
Tere hommikust
Please
தயவு (Tayavu)
Palun
Sorry
மன்னிக்கவும் (Maṉṉikkavum)
Vabandust
Bye
சென்று வருகிறேன் (Sendru Varukiren)
Head aega
I Love You
நான் உன்னை காதலிக்கிறேன் (Naan Unnai Kadalikiren)
ma armastan sind
Excuse Me
என்னை மன்னியுங்கள் (Eṉṉai maṉṉiyuṅkaḷ)
Vabandage
Dialect 1
Kongu
Keskmurre
Where They Speak
Kongu
Gabon, Northeastern coast of Estonia
How Many People Speak
77,000,000.001,300,000.00
1.5
960000000
👆🏻
Dialect 2
Madurai Tamil
Tartu
Where They Speak
Madurai, South Tamil Nadu
Georgia, South Estonia
How Many People Speak
77,000,000.001,300,000.00
700
274000000
👆🏻
Dialect 3
Tirunelveli Tamil
Idamurre
Where They Speak
South Tamil Nadu, Thoothukudi, Tirunelveli
France, Northwestern shore of Lake Peipsi.
How Many People Speak
77,000,000.001,300,000.00
2
230000000
👆🏻
Total No. Of Dialects
108
0
188
👆🏻
How Many People Speak?
78.00 million1.10 million
0
1200
👆🏻
Speaking Population
1.06 %0.03 %
0
89
👆🏻
Native Speakers
70.00 million0.95 million
0
873
👆🏻
Second Language Speakers
8.00 million1.10 million
0.01
400
👆🏻
Native Name
தமிழ்
eesti keel
Alternative Names
Damulian, Tamal, Tamalsan, Tambul, Tamili
Eesti keel
French Name
tamoul
estonien
German Name
Tamil
Estnisch
Pronunciation
[t̪ɐmɨɻ]
[eˈstˑoˑniˑa]
Ethnicity
Tamil people or Tamilans
Estonians
Origin
300 BC
13th century
Language Family
Dravidian Family
Uralic Family
Subgroup
-
Finno-Ugric
Branch
-
Finnic
Language Forms
Early Forms
Old Tamil and Middle Tamil
No early forms
Standard Forms
Modern Tamil
Estonian
Language Position
1822
1
120
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Signed Forms
Signed Tamil
Estonian Sign Language
Scope
Individual
Macrolanguage
ISO 639 1
ta
et
ISO 639 2
ISO 639 2/T
tam
est
ISO 639 2/B
tam
est
ISO 639 3
tam
est
ISO 639 6
tam
est
Glottocode
tami1289, oldt1248
esto1258
Linguasphere
tami1289
No data available
Types of Language
Language Type
Living
Living
Language Linguistic Typology
Subject-Object-Verb
Subject-Verb-Object
Language Morphological Typology
-
Agglutinative