Countries
Malaysia, Mauritius, Puducherry, Singapore, Sri Lanka, Tamil Nadu
European Union, Latvia
Total No. Of Countries
62
0
46
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National Language
Singapore, Sri Lanka, Tamil Nadu
Latvia
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
Not spoken in any of the countries
Regulated By
Official language Commission of Government of Tamil Nadu, Thanjavur Tamil University
Latvian State Language Center
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 first written form of Latvian dates from 16th century was found in religious texts.
- The old latvian language was based on the a Gothic script.
Similar To
Malayalam
Lithuanian Language
Derived From
-
-
Alphabets in
Alphabets
24733
18
247
👆🏻
Phonology
How Many Vowels
129
0
32
👆🏻
How Many Consonants
1824
9
60
👆🏻
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 weeks44 weeks
3
88
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Hello
வணக்கம் (Vanakkam)
Sveiki
Thank You
நன்றி (Naṉṟi)
Paldies
How Are You?
நீங்கள் எப்படி இருக்கிறீர்கள்? (Nīṅkaḷ eppaṭi irukkiṟīrkaḷ?)
Kā jums klājas?
Good Night
நல்ல இரவு (Good night) / irravu vanakkam (Good night)
Ar labunakti
Good Evening
நல்ல மாலை (Nalla mālai)/ மாலை (irravu vanakkam)
Labvakar
Good Afternoon
பிற்பகல் வணக்கம் (perpagal vanakkam)
Labdien
Good Morning
காலை வணக்கம் (Kaalai Vanakkam)
Labrīt
Please
தயவு (Tayavu)
lūdzu
Sorry
மன்னிக்கவும் (Maṉṉikkavum)
Piedodiet!
Bye
சென்று வருகிறேன் (Sendru Varukiren)
Uz redzēšanos
I Love You
நான் உன்னை காதலிக்கிறேன் (Naan Unnai Kadalikiren)
Es tevi mīlu
Excuse Me
என்னை மன்னியுங்கள் (Eṉṉai maṉṉiyuṅkaḷ)
Piedodiet!
Dialect 1
Kongu
Livonian
Where They Speak
Kongu
Latvia
How Many People Speak
77,000,000.001,500,000.00
1.5
960000000
👆🏻
Dialect 2
Madurai Tamil
Middle Latvian
Where They Speak
Madurai, South Tamil Nadu
Latvia
How Many People Speak
77,000,000.002,000,000.00
700
274000000
👆🏻
Dialect 3
Tirunelveli Tamil
High Latvian
Where They Speak
South Tamil Nadu, Thoothukudi, Tirunelveli
France, Latvia
How Many People Speak
77,000,000.001,500,000.00
2
230000000
👆🏻
Total No. Of Dialects
103
0
188
👆🏻
How Many People Speak?
78.00 million1.75 million
0
1200
👆🏻
Speaking Population
1.06 %0.07 %
0
89
👆🏻
Native Speakers
70.00 million1.75 million
0
873
👆🏻
Second Language Speakers
8.00 million2.00 million
0.01
400
👆🏻
Native Name
தமிழ்
latviešu valoda
Alternative Names
Damulian, Tamal, Tamalsan, Tambul, Tamili
Lettish
French Name
tamoul
letton
German Name
Tamil
Lettisch
Pronunciation
[t̪ɐmɨɻ]
[ˈlætviən]
Ethnicity
Tamil people or Tamilans
Latvians or Letts
Origin
300 BC
1530
Language Family
Dravidian Family
Indo-European Family
Subgroup
-
Baltic
Branch
-
-
Language Forms
Early Forms
Old Tamil and Middle Tamil
No early forms
Standard Forms
Modern Tamil
Latvian
Language Position
189
1
120
👆🏻
Signed Forms
Signed Tamil
Latvian Sign Language
Scope
Individual
Macrolanguage
ISO 639 1
ta
lv
ISO 639 2
ISO 639 2/T
tam
lav
ISO 639 2/B
tam
lav
ISO 639 3
tam
lav
ISO 639 6
tam
lav
Glottocode
tami1289, oldt1248
latv1249
Linguasphere
tami1289
54-AAB-a
Types of Language
Language Type
Living
Living
Language Linguistic Typology
Subject-Object-Verb
Subject-Verb-Object
Language Morphological Typology
-
Synthetic