Countries
Albanian diaspora, Southeastern Europe
  
Malaysia, Mauritius, Puducherry, Singapore, Sri Lanka, Tamil Nadu
  
National Language
Albanian diaspora, Southeastern Europe
  
Singapore, Sri Lanka, Tamil Nadu
  
Second Language
Kosovo, Macedonia, Serbia
  
Andaman and Nicobar Islands, kerala, Puducherry
  
Speaking Continents
Europe
  
Asia
  
Minority Language
Italian Repubilc, Montenegro, Republic of Macedonia, Republic of Serbia, Romania
  
Canada, Malaysia, Mauritius, Reunion, Seychelles
  
Regulated By
Academy of Sciences of Albania, Tirana
  
Official language Commission of Government of Tamil Nadu, Thanjavur Tamil University
  
Interesting Facts
- Albanian Language has adopted words from Latin, Greek, Turkish, Italian and Slavic languages.
- 74% Albanian people are atheist, they never go to church or mosque.
- 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.
Similar To
Romanian
  
Malayalam
  
Derived From
Not Available
  
Not Available
  
Alphabets in
Albanian-Alphabets.jpg#200
  
Tamil-Alphabets.jpg#200
  
Phonology
  
  
Scripts
Latin
  
Tamil
  
Writing Direction
Left-To-Right, Horizontal
  
Left-To-Right, Horizontal
  
Hard to Learn
  
  
Hello
Përshëndetje
  
வணக்கம் (Vanakkam)
  
Thank You
Ju faleminderit
  
நன்றி (Naṉṟi)
  
How Are You?
Si jeni?
  
நீங்கள் எப்படி இருக்கிறீர்கள்? (Nīṅkaḷ eppaṭi irukkiṟīrkaḷ?)
  
Good Night
natën e mirë
  
நல்ல இரவு (Good night) / irravu vanakkam (Good night)
  
Good Evening
mirëmbrëma
  
நல்ல மாலை (Nalla mālai)/ மாலை (irravu vanakkam)
  
Good Afternoon
mirëdita
  
பிற்பகல் வணக்கம் (perpagal vanakkam)
  
Good Morning
mirëmengjes
  
காலை வணக்கம் (Kaalai Vanakkam)
  
Please
Ju lutem
  
தயவு (Tayavu)
  
Sorry
Me fal
  
மன்னிக்கவும் (Maṉṉikkavum)
  
Bye
mirupafshim
  
சென்று வருகிறேன் (Sendru Varukiren)
  
I Love You
unë e dua ju
  
நான் உன்னை காதலிக்கிறேன் (Naan Unnai Kadalikiren)
  
Excuse Me
Më falni
  
என்னை மன்னியுங்கள் (Eṉṉai maṉṉiyuṅkaḷ)
  
Dialect 1
Gheg Albanian
  
Kongu
  
Where They Speak
Albania, Kosovo, Macedonia, Montenegro, Serbia
  
Kongu
  
How Many People Speak
3,400,000.00
  
20
Not Available
  
Dialect 2
Tosk Albanian
  
Madurai Tamil
  
Where They Speak
Albania, Greece, Kosovo, Republic of Macedonia, Turkey
  
Madurai, South Tamil Nadu
  
How Many People Speak
1,800,000.00
  
20
Not Available
  
Dialect 3
Arbëresh
  
Tirunelveli Tamil
  
Where They Speak
Italy
  
South Tamil Nadu, Thoothukudi, Tirunelveli
  
How Many People Speak
Not Available
  
How Many People Speak?
7.50 million
  
99+
78.00 million
  
21
Speaking Population
Not Available
  
Native Speakers
3.10 million
  
99+
70.00 million
  
15
Second Language Speakers
3.60 million
  
31
8.00 million
  
24
Native Name
shqip / gjuha shqipe
  
தமிழ்
  
Alternative Names
Not Available
  
Damulian, Tamal, Tamalsan, Tambul, Tamili
  
French Name
albanais
  
tamoul
  
German Name
Albanisch
  
Tamil
  
Pronunciation
[ʃcip]
  
[t̪ɐmɨɻ]
  
Ethnicity
Albanians
  
Tamil people or Tamilans
  
Origin
1462 AD
  
300 BC
  
Language Family
Indo-European Family
  
Dravidian Family
  
Subgroup
Not Available
  
Not Available
  
Branch
Not Available
  
Not Available
  
Language Forms
  
  
Early Forms
Old Albanian
  
Old Tamil and Middle Tamil
  
Standard Forms
Standard Albanian
  
Modern Tamil
  
Language Position
Not Available
  
Signed Forms
Albanian Sign Language (AlbSL, in Albanian Gjuha Shenjave e Shqipe)
  
Signed Tamil
  
Scope
Individual
  
Individual
  
ISO 639 1
sq
  
ta
  
ISO 639 2
  
  
ISO 639 2/T
sqi
  
tam
  
ISO 639 2/B
alb
  
tam
  
ISO 639 3
sqi
  
tam
  
ISO 639 6
Not Available
  
tam
  
Glottocode
alba1267
  
tami1289, oldt1248
  
Linguasphere
55-AAA-aaa
  
tami1289
  
Types of Language
  
  
Language Type
Living
  
Living
  
Language Linguistic Typology
Subject-Verb-Object
  
Subject-Object-Verb
  
Language Morphological Typology
Synthetic
  
Not Available