Countries
Malaysia, Mauritius, Puducherry, Singapore, Sri Lanka, Tamil Nadu
Croatia, European Union, Italy, San Marino, Slovenia, Switzerland, Vatican City
Total No. Of Countries
67
0
46
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National Language
Singapore, Sri Lanka, Tamil Nadu
Italy, San Marino, Switzerland, Vatican City
Second Language
Andaman and Nicobar Islands, kerala, Puducherry
Albania, Croatia, Malta, Slovenia
Speaking Continents
Asia
Europe
Minority Language
Canada, Malaysia, Mauritius, Reunion, Seychelles
Crimea, Eritrea, France, Libya, Monaco, Montenegro, Romania, Somalia
Regulated By
Official language Commission of Government of Tamil Nadu, Thanjavur Tamil University
Accademia della Crusca (Academy of the bran)
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.
- One of the most romantic and melodic language in the history of the world is Italian.
- Italian Language is in the top three of the most widely spoken European languages in Europe.
Similar To
Malayalam
French and Portuguese Languages
Derived From
-
Latin
Alphabets in
Alphabets
24721
18
247
👆🏻
Phonology
How Many Vowels
125
0
32
👆🏻
How Many Consonants
1816
9
60
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Scripts
Tamil
Latin
Writing Direction
Left-To-Right, Horizontal
Left-To-Right, Horizontal
Hard to Learn
Language Levels
36
2
12
👆🏻
Time Taken to Learn
44 weeks24 weeks
3
88
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Hello
வணக்கம் (Vanakkam)
ciao
Thank You
நன்றி (Naṉṟi)
grazie
How Are You?
நீங்கள் எப்படி இருக்கிறீர்கள்? (Nīṅkaḷ eppaṭi irukkiṟīrkaḷ?)
Come stai?
Good Night
நல்ல இரவு (Good night) / irravu vanakkam (Good night)
buonanotte
Good Evening
நல்ல மாலை (Nalla mālai)/ மாலை (irravu vanakkam)
buonasera
Good Afternoon
பிற்பகல் வணக்கம் (perpagal vanakkam)
buon pomeriggio
Good Morning
காலை வணக்கம் (Kaalai Vanakkam)
buongiorno
Please
தயவு (Tayavu)
Per Favore
Sorry
மன்னிக்கவும் (Maṉṉikkavum)
scusate
Bye
சென்று வருகிறேன் (Sendru Varukiren)
arrivederci
I Love You
நான் உன்னை காதலிக்கிறேன் (Naan Unnai Kadalikiren)
Ti amo
Excuse Me
என்னை மன்னியுங்கள் (Eṉṉai maṉṉiyuṅkaḷ)
Scusami
Dialect 1
Kongu
Romanesco
Where They Speak
Kongu
Lazio
How Many People Speak
77,000,000.003,000,000.00
1.5
960000000
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Dialect 2
Madurai Tamil
Central Italian
Where They Speak
Madurai, South Tamil Nadu
Abruzzo, central Marche, Lazio, south Tuscany, Umbria
How Many People Speak
77,000,000.005,000,000.00
700
274000000
👆🏻
Dialect 3
Tirunelveli Tamil
Tuscan
Where They Speak
South Tamil Nadu, Thoothukudi, Tirunelveli
Corsica, Gallura, Haute-Corse, Sardinia, Tuscany, Umbria
How Many People Speak
77,000,000.0069,000,000.00
2
230000000
👆🏻
Total No. Of Dialects
1015
0
188
👆🏻
How Many People Speak?
78.00 million78.00 million
0
1200
👆🏻
Speaking Population
1.06 %0.90 %
0
89
👆🏻
Native Speakers
70.00 million64.00 million
0
873
👆🏻
Second Language Speakers
8.00 million14.00 million
0.01
400
👆🏻
Native Name
தமிழ்
Italiano
Alternative Names
Damulian, Tamal, Tamalsan, Tambul, Tamili
Italiano
French Name
tamoul
italien
German Name
Tamil
Italienisch
Pronunciation
[t̪ɐmɨɻ]
[itaˈljaːno]
Ethnicity
Tamil people or Tamilans
Italians
Origin
300 BC
960 BC
Language Family
Dravidian Family
Indo-European Family
Subgroup
-
Romance
Branch
-
-
Language Forms
Early Forms
Old Tamil and Middle Tamil
No early forms
Standard Forms
Modern Tamil
Italian
Language Position
1827
1
120
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Signed Forms
Signed Tamil
italiano segnato "Signed Italian" & italiano segnato esatto "Signed Exact Italian"
Scope
Individual
Individual
ISO 639 1
ta
it
ISO 639 2
ISO 639 2/T
tam
ita
ISO 639 2/B
tam
ita
ISO 639 3
tam
ita
ISO 639 6
tam
itas
Glottocode
tami1289, oldt1248
ital1282
Linguasphere
tami1289
51-AAA-q
Types of Language
Language Type
Living
Living
Language Linguistic Typology
Subject-Object-Verb
Subject-Verb-Object
Language Morphological Typology
-
Fusional, Synthetic