Countries
Basque Autonomous Community, Navarre
  
Malaysia, Mauritius, Puducherry, Singapore, Sri Lanka, Tamil Nadu
  
National Language
France, Spain
  
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
Not spoken in any of the countries
  
Canada, Malaysia, Mauritius, Reunion, Seychelles
  
Regulated By
Euskaltzaindia, National Languages Committee
  
Official language Commission of Government of Tamil Nadu, Thanjavur Tamil University
  
Interesting Facts
- The Basque language is the oldest European language.
- Basque alphabet include many Roman letters.
  
- 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
Spanish
  
Malayalam
  
Derived From
Not Available
  
Not Available
  
Alphabets in
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Tamil-Alphabets.jpg#200
  
Phonology
  
  
Scripts
Latin
  
Tamil
  
Writing Direction
Not Available
  
Left-To-Right, Horizontal
  
Hard to Learn
  
  
Hello
Kaixo
  
வணக்கம் (Vanakkam)
  
Thank You
Eskerrik asko
  
நன்றி (Naṉṟi)
  
How Are You?
Zer moduz?
  
நீங்கள் எப்படி இருக்கிறீர்கள்? (Nīṅkaḷ eppaṭi irukkiṟīrkaḷ?)
  
Good Night
Gabon
  
நல்ல இரவு (Good night) / irravu vanakkam (Good night)
  
Good Evening
Arratsalde on
  
நல்ல மாலை (Nalla mālai)/ மாலை (irravu vanakkam)
  
Good Afternoon
Arratsalde on
  
பிற்பகல் வணக்கம் (perpagal vanakkam)
  
Good Morning
Egun on
  
காலை வணக்கம் (Kaalai Vanakkam)
  
Please
Mesedez
  
தயவு (Tayavu)
  
Sorry
Barkatu
  
மன்னிக்கவும் (Maṉṉikkavum)
  
Bye
Agur
  
சென்று வருகிறேன் (Sendru Varukiren)
  
I Love You
Maite zaitut
  
நான் உன்னை காதலிக்கிறேன் (Naan Unnai Kadalikiren)
  
Excuse Me
Barkatu
  
என்னை மன்னியுங்கள் (Eṉṉai maṉṉiyuṅkaḷ)
  
Dialect 1
Navarro-Lapurdian
  
Kongu
  
Where They Speak
France
  
Kongu
  
How Many People Speak
Not Available
  
Dialect 2
Souletin
  
Madurai Tamil
  
Where They Speak
France, Soule, Spain
  
Madurai, South Tamil Nadu
  
How Many People Speak
Not Available
  
Dialect 3
Biscayan
  
Tirunelveli Tamil
  
Where They Speak
Spain
  
South Tamil Nadu, Thoothukudi, Tirunelveli
  
How Many People Speak?
7.20 million
  
99+
78.00 million
  
21
Speaking Population
Not Available
  
Native Speakers
7.20 million
  
99+
70.00 million
  
15
Second Language Speakers
Not Available
  
8.00 million
  
24
Native Name
Not available
  
தமிழ்
  
Alternative Names
Euskara, Euskera, Vascuense
  
Damulian, Tamal, Tamalsan, Tambul, Tamili
  
French Name
basque
  
tamoul
  
German Name
Baskisch
  
Tamil
  
Pronunciation
Not Available
  
[t̪ɐmɨɻ]
  
Ethnicity
Basque people
  
Tamil people or Tamilans
  
Origin
c. 1000
  
300 BC
  
Language Family
Vasconic Family
  
Dravidian Family
  
Subgroup
Not Available
  
Not Available
  
Branch
Not Available
  
Not Available
  
Language Forms
  
  
Early Forms
Proto-Basque, Aquitanian
  
Old Tamil and Middle Tamil
  
Standard Forms
Basque
  
Modern Tamil
  
Language Position
Not Available
  
Signed Forms
Not Available
  
Signed Tamil
  
Scope
Not Available
  
Individual
  
ISO 639 1
eu
  
ta
  
ISO 639 2
  
  
ISO 639 2/T
eus
  
tam
  
ISO 639 2/B
baq
  
tam
  
ISO 639 3
eus
  
tam
  
ISO 639 6
Not Available
  
tam
  
Glottocode
basq1248
  
tami1289, oldt1248
  
Linguasphere
40-AAA-a
  
tami1289
  
Types of Language
  
  
Language Type
Not Available
  
Living
  
Language Linguistic Typology
Subject-Object-Verb
  
Subject-Object-Verb
  
Language Morphological Typology
Agglutinative
  
Not Available
  
Basque and Tamil Speaking population
Basque and Tamil speaking population is one of the factors based on which Basque and Tamil languages can be compared. The total count of Basque and Tamil Speaking population in percentage is also given. The percentage of people speaking Basque language is Not Available whereas the percentage of people speaking Tamil language is 1.06 %. When we compare the speaking population of any two languages we get to know which of two languages is more popular. Find more details about how many people speak Basque and Tamil on Basque vs Tamil where you will get native speakers, speaking population in percentage and native names.
Basque and Tamil Language Codes
Basque and Tamil language codes are used in those applications where using language names are tedious. Basque and Tamil Language Codes include all the international language codes, glottocodes and linguasphere.