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
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Alphabets in
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Writing Direction
Not Available
Left-To-Right, Horizontal
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
Speaking Population
Not Available
Second Language Speakers
Not Available
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
Language Family
Vasconic Family
Dravidian Family
Subgroup
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Branch
Not Available
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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 6
Not Available
tam
Glottocode
basq1248
tami1289, oldt1248
Linguasphere
40-AAA-a
tami1289
Language Type
Not Available
Living
Language Linguistic Typology
Subject-Object-Verb
Subject-Object-Verb
Language Morphological Typology
Agglutinative
Not Available
All Basque and Tamil Dialects
Most languages have dialects where each dialect differ from other dialect with respect to grammar and vocabulary. Here you will get to know all Basque and Tamil dialects. Various dialects of Basque and Tamil language differ in their pronunciations and words. Dialects of Basque are spoken in different Basque Speaking Countries whereas Tamil Dialects are spoken in different Tamil speaking countries. Also the number of people speaking Basque vs Tamil Dialects varies from few thousands to many millions. Some of the Basque dialects include: Navarro-Lapurdian, Souletin. Tamil dialects include: Kongu , Madurai Tamil. Also learn about dialects in South American Languages and North American Languages.
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.
