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
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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
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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
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Early Forms
Proto-Basque, Aquitanian
Old Tamil and Middle Tamil
Standard Forms
Basque
Modern Tamil
Language Position
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Signed Forms
Not Available
Signed Tamil
Scope
Not Available
Individual
ISO 639 6
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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
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Basque and Tamil Greetings
People around the world use different languages to interact with each other. Even if we cannot communicate fluently in any language, it will always be beneficial to know about some of the common greetings or phrases from that language. This is where Basque and Tamil greetings helps you to understand basic phrases in Basque and Tamil language. Basque word for "Hello" is Kaixo or Tamil word for "Thank You" is நன்றி (Naṉṟi). Find more of such common Basque Greetings and Tamil Greetings. These greetings will help you to be more confident when conversing with natives that speak these languages.
Basque vs Tamil Difficulty
The Basque vs Tamil difficulty level basically depends on the number of Basque Alphabets and Tamil Alphabets. Also the number of vowels and consonants in the language plays an important role in deciding the difficulty level of that language. The important points to be considered when we compare Basque and Tamil are the origin, speaking countries, language family, different greetings, speaking population of these languages. Want to know in Basque and Tamil, which language is harder to learn? Time required to learn Basque is 88 weeks while to learn Tamil time required is 44 weeks.