Countries
Armenian Highland
  
Malaysia, Mauritius, Puducherry, Singapore, Sri Lanka, Tamil Nadu
  
National Language
Armenia, Nagorno-Karabakh Republic
  
Singapore, Sri Lanka, Tamil Nadu
  
Second Language
Not spoken in any of the countries
  
Andaman and Nicobar Islands, kerala, Puducherry
  
Speaking Continents
Asia, Europe
  
Asia
  
Minority Language
Cyprus, Hungary, Iraq, Poland, Romania, Ukraine
  
Canada, Malaysia, Mauritius, Reunion, Seychelles
  
Regulated By
Armenian National Academy of Sciences
  
Official language Commission of Government of Tamil Nadu, Thanjavur Tamil University
  
Interesting Facts
- The first language into which Bible was translated is Armenian.
- Christianity was recognized as a national religion in 301 by Armenia Country.
  
- 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
Greek
  
Malayalam
  
Derived From
Not Available
  
Not Available
  
Alphabets in
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Tamil-Alphabets.jpg#200
  
Phonology
  
  
Scripts
Armenian manuscript
  
Tamil
  
Writing Direction
Left-To-Right, Horizontal
  
Left-To-Right, Horizontal
  
Hard to Learn
  
  
Hello
Բարեւ (Barev)
  
வணக்கம் (Vanakkam)
  
Thank You
Շնորհակալություն (Shnorhakalut’yun)
  
நன்றி (Naṉṟi)
  
How Are You?
Ինչպես եք դուք? (Inch’pes yek’ duk’)
  
நீங்கள் எப்படி இருக்கிறீர்கள்? (Nīṅkaḷ eppaṭi irukkiṟīrkaḷ?)
  
Good Night
Բարի գիշեր (Bari gisher)
  
நல்ல இரவு (Good night) / irravu vanakkam (Good night)
  
Good Evening
Բարի երեկո (Bari yereko)
  
நல்ல மாலை (Nalla mālai)/ மாலை (irravu vanakkam)
  
Good Afternoon
Բարի օր (Bari or)
  
பிற்பகல் வணக்கம் (perpagal vanakkam)
  
Good Morning
Բարի լույս (Bari luys)
  
காலை வணக்கம் (Kaalai Vanakkam)
  
Please
Խնդրում եմ (Khndrum yem)
  
தயவு (Tayavu)
  
Sorry
կներեք (knerek’)
  
மன்னிக்கவும் (Maṉṉikkavum)
  
Bye
Ց'տեսություն
  
சென்று வருகிறேன் (Sendru Varukiren)
  
I Love You
Ես սիրում եմ քեզ (Yes sirum yem k’yez)
  
நான் உன்னை காதலிக்கிறேன் (Naan Unnai Kadalikiren)
  
Excuse Me
Ներեցեք ինձ (Nerets’yek’ indz)
  
என்னை மன்னியுங்கள் (Eṉṉai maṉṉiyuṅkaḷ)
  
Dialect 1
Eastern Armenian
  
Kongu
  
Where They Speak
Armenia, Armenian Highland, Georgia, Iran, Nagorno-Karabakh Republic, Turkey
  
Kongu
  
Dialect 2
Western Armenian
  
Madurai Tamil
  
Where They Speak
Armenian Highland, Cilicia, Lebanon, Syria, Turkey
  
Madurai, South Tamil Nadu
  
Dialect 3
Not Applicable
  
Tirunelveli Tamil
  
Where They Speak
Not Applicable
  
South Tamil Nadu, Thoothukudi, Tirunelveli
  
How Many People Speak?
6.00 million
  
99+
78.00 million
  
21
Speaking Population
Not Available
  
Native Speakers
6.00 million
  
99+
70.00 million
  
15
Second Language Speakers
Not Available
  
8.00 million
  
24
Native Name
Հայերէն (Hayeren)
  
தமிழ்
  
Alternative Names
Armjanski Yazyk, Ena, Ermeni Dili, Ermenice, Somkhuri
  
Damulian, Tamal, Tamalsan, Tambul, Tamili
  
French Name
arménien
  
tamoul
  
German Name
Armenisch
  
Tamil
  
Pronunciation
[hɑjɛˈɾɛn]
  
[t̪ɐmɨɻ]
  
Ethnicity
Armenians
  
Tamil people or Tamilans
  
Origin
late 5th century
  
300 BC
  
Language Family
Indo-European Family
  
Dravidian Family
  
Subgroup
Not Available
  
Not Available
  
Branch
Not Available
  
Not Available
  
Language Forms
  
  
Early Forms
Proto-Armenian, Classical Armenian, Middle Armenian, Armenian
  
Old Tamil and Middle Tamil
  
Standard Forms
Eastern Armenian, Western Armenian
  
Modern Tamil
  
Language Position
Not Available
  
Signed Forms
Not Available
  
Signed Tamil
  
Scope
Individual
  
Individual
  
ISO 639 1
hy
  
ta
  
ISO 639 2
  
  
ISO 639 2/T
hye
  
tam
  
ISO 639 2/B
arm
  
tam
  
ISO 639 3
hye
  
tam
  
ISO 639 6
Not Available
  
tam
  
Glottocode
arme1241
  
tami1289, oldt1248
  
Linguasphere
57-AAA-a
  
tami1289
  
Types of Language
  
  
Language Type
Not Available
  
Living
  
Language Linguistic Typology
Subject-Object-Verb
  
Subject-Object-Verb
  
Language Morphological Typology
Agglutinative, Synthetic
  
Not Available