Countries
Malaysia, Mauritius, Puducherry, Singapore, Sri Lanka, Tamil Nadu
European Union, Moldova, Romania, Serbia, Transnistria, Ukraine
Total No. Of Countries
66
0
46
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National Language
Singapore, Sri Lanka, Tamil Nadu
Moldova, Romania
Second Language
Andaman and Nicobar Islands, kerala, Puducherry
Kazakhstan, Russia
Speaking Continents
Asia
Asia, Europe
Minority Language
Canada, Malaysia, Mauritius, Reunion, Seychelles
Hungary, Serbia, Ukraine
Regulated By
Official language Commission of Government of Tamil Nadu, Thanjavur Tamil University
Academia de Ştiinţe a Moldovei, Institutul de Lingvisticǎ al Academiei Române (Institute for Li
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.
- Romanian language has distinct type of grammar and phonology compared to other Romance languages.
- The earliest text of Romance language was found in the year 1521.
Similar To
Malayalam
French, Spanish, Catalan, Portuguese and Italian Languages.
Derived From
-
Latin
Alphabets in
Alphabets
24731
18
247
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Phonology
How Many Vowels
127
0
32
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How Many Consonants
1820
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
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Time Taken to Learn
44 weeks24 weeks
3
88
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Hello
வணக்கம் (Vanakkam)
alo
Thank You
நன்றி (Naṉṟi)
multumesc
How Are You?
நீங்கள் எப்படி இருக்கிறீர்கள்? (Nīṅkaḷ eppaṭi irukkiṟīrkaḷ?)
ce mai faci?
Good Night
நல்ல இரவு (Good night) / irravu vanakkam (Good night)
noapte Buna
Good Evening
நல்ல மாலை (Nalla mālai)/ மாலை (irravu vanakkam)
buna Seara
Good Afternoon
பிற்பகல் வணக்கம் (perpagal vanakkam)
buna Ziua
Good Morning
காலை வணக்கம் (Kaalai Vanakkam)
bună Dimineața
Please
தயவு (Tayavu)
Vă Rog
Sorry
மன்னிக்கவும் (Maṉṉikkavum)
scuze
Bye
சென்று வருகிறேன் (Sendru Varukiren)
La revedere
I Love You
நான் உன்னை காதலிக்கிறேன் (Naan Unnai Kadalikiren)
Te iubesc
Excuse Me
என்னை மன்னியுங்கள் (Eṉṉai maṉṉiyuṅkaḷ)
Scuza-Ma
Dialect 1
Kongu
Aromanian
Where They Speak
Kongu
Albania, Bulgaria, Greece, Republic of Macedonia, Romania, Serbia, Turkey
How Many People Speak
77,000,000.00250,000.00
1.5
960000000
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Dialect 2
Madurai Tamil
Megleno-Romanian
Where They Speak
Madurai, South Tamil Nadu
Greece, Republic of Macedonia, Romania, Turkey
How Many People Speak
77,000,000.005,000.00
700
274000000
👆🏻
Dialect 3
Tirunelveli Tamil
Istro-Romanian
Where They Speak
South Tamil Nadu, Thoothukudi, Tirunelveli
Croatia
How Many People Speak
77,000,000.001,400.00
2
230000000
👆🏻
Total No. Of Dialects
1010
0
188
👆🏻
How Many People Speak?
78.00 million28.00 million
0
1200
👆🏻
Speaking Population
1.06 %0.37 %
0
89
👆🏻
Native Speakers
70.00 million24.00 million
0
873
👆🏻
Second Language Speakers
8.00 million4.00 million
0.01
400
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Native Name
தமிழ்
Română
Alternative Names
Damulian, Tamal, Tamalsan, Tambul, Tamili
Daco-Rumanian, Moldavian, Rumanian
French Name
tamoul
roumain; moldave
German Name
Tamil
Rumänisch
Pronunciation
[t̪ɐmɨɻ]
[roˈmɨnə]
Ethnicity
Tamil people or Tamilans
Romanians
Origin
300 BC
1521
Language Family
Dravidian Family
Indo-European Family
Subgroup
-
-
Branch
-
-
Language Forms
Early Forms
Old Tamil and Middle Tamil
Proto-Romanian
Standard Forms
Modern Tamil
Romanian
Language Position
1836
1
120
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Signed Forms
Signed Tamil
Romanian Sign Language
Scope
Individual
Individual
ISO 639 1
ta
ro
ISO 639 2
ISO 639 2/T
tam
ron
ISO 639 2/B
tam
rum
ISO 639 3
tam
ron
ISO 639 6
tam
ron
Glottocode
tami1289, oldt1248
roma1327
Linguasphere
tami1289
51-AAD-c
Types of Language
Language Type
Living
Living
Language Linguistic Typology
Subject-Object-Verb
-
Language Morphological Typology
-
Synthetic