Countries
Malaysia, Mauritius, Puducherry, Singapore, Sri Lanka, Tamil Nadu
European Union, Slovenia
Total No. Of Countries
62
0
46
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National Language
Singapore, Sri Lanka, Tamil Nadu
Austria, Croatia, Hungary, Italy, Slovenia
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, Hungary, Italy
Regulated By
Official language Commission of Government of Tamil Nadu, Thanjavur Tamil University
Slovenian Academy of Sciences and Arts
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 Freising Monuments is the oldest preserved records of written Slovene from 10th century.
- The first Slovene book was printed in 1550.
Similar To
Malayalam
Serbo-Croatian
Derived From
-
-
Alphabets in
Alphabets
24725
18
247
👆🏻
Phonology
How Many Vowels
125
0
32
👆🏻
How Many Consonants
1820
9
60
👆🏻
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)
Halo
Thank You
நன்றி (Naṉṟi)
Hvala
How Are You?
நீங்கள் எப்படி இருக்கிறீர்கள்? (Nīṅkaḷ eppaṭi irukkiṟīrkaḷ?)
Kako se imate?
Good Night
நல்ல இரவு (Good night) / irravu vanakkam (Good night)
Lahko noč
Good Evening
நல்ல மாலை (Nalla mālai)/ மாலை (irravu vanakkam)
Dober večer
Good Afternoon
பிற்பகல் வணக்கம் (perpagal vanakkam)
Dober dan
Good Morning
காலை வணக்கம் (Kaalai Vanakkam)
Dobro jutro
Please
தயவு (Tayavu)
Prosim
Sorry
மன்னிக்கவும் (Maṉṉikkavum)
Oprostite
Bye
சென்று வருகிறேன் (Sendru Varukiren)
Nasvidenje
I Love You
நான் உன்னை காதலிக்கிறேன் (Naan Unnai Kadalikiren)
Ljubim te
Excuse Me
என்னை மன்னியுங்கள் (Eṉṉai maṉṉiyuṅkaḷ)
Oprostite
Dialect 1
Kongu
Prekmurje Slovene
Where They Speak
Kongu
Hungary, Slovenia
How Many People Speak
77,000,000.0080,000.00
1.5
960000000
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Dialect 2
Madurai Tamil
Resian
Where They Speak
Madurai, South Tamil Nadu
Italy
How Many People Speak
77,000,000.002,500,000.00
700
274000000
👆🏻
Dialect 3
Tirunelveli Tamil
Styrian
Where They Speak
South Tamil Nadu, Thoothukudi, Tirunelveli
Slovenia
How Many People Speak
77,000,000.002,500,000.00
2
230000000
👆🏻
Total No. Of Dialects
1048
0
188
👆🏻
How Many People Speak?
78.00 million2.50 million
0
1200
👆🏻
Speaking Population
1.06 %0.03 %
0
89
👆🏻
Native Speakers
70.00 million2.50 million
0
873
👆🏻
Second Language Speakers
8.00 million2.00 million
0.01
400
👆🏻
Native Name
தமிழ்
Slovenščina
Alternative Names
Damulian, Tamal, Tamalsan, Tambul, Tamili
Slovenian, Slovenscina
French Name
tamoul
slovène
German Name
Tamil
Slowenisch
Pronunciation
[t̪ɐmɨɻ]
[slɔˈʋèːnski ˈjɛ̀ːzik], [slɔˈʋèːnʃt͡ʃina]
Ethnicity
Tamil people or Tamilans
Slovenes
Origin
300 BC
972-1093
Language Family
Dravidian Family
Indo-European Family
Subgroup
-
-
Branch
-
-
Language Forms
Early Forms
Old Tamil and Middle Tamil
No early forms
Standard Forms
Modern Tamil
Slovene
Language Position
1828
1
120
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Signed Forms
Signed Tamil
Slovene Sign Language
Scope
Individual
Individual
ISO 639 1
ta
sl
ISO 639 2
ISO 639 2/T
tam
slv
ISO 639 2/B
tam
slv
ISO 639 3
tam
slv
ISO 639 6
tam
slv
Glottocode
tami1289, oldt1248
slov1268
Linguasphere
tami1289
53-AAA-f
Types of Language
Language Type
Living
Living
Language Linguistic Typology
Subject-Object-Verb
-
Language Morphological Typology
-
Fusional