Countries
Estonia, European Union
Malaysia, Mauritius, Puducherry, Singapore, Sri Lanka, Tamil Nadu
National Language
Estonia, Gambia
Singapore, Sri Lanka, Tamil Nadu
Second Language
Not spoken in any of the countries
Andaman and Nicobar Islands, kerala, Puducherry
Speaking Continents
Europe
Asia
Minority Language
Denmark, Russia, Sweden
Canada, Malaysia, Mauritius, Reunion, Seychelles
Regulated By
Institute of the Estonian Language
Official language Commission of Government of Tamil Nadu, Thanjavur Tamil University
Interesting Facts
- Estonian language is considered to be powerful symbol of Estonian identity and culture.
- Estonian language has adopted many words with Finnish language.
- 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
Finnish
Malayalam
Derived From
Not Available
Not Available
Alphabets in
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Tamil-Alphabets.jpg#200
Writing Direction
Left-To-Right, Horizontal
Left-To-Right, Horizontal
Hello
Tere
வணக்கம் (Vanakkam)
Thank You
aitäh
நன்றி (Naṉṟi)
How Are You?
kuidas sul läheb
நீங்கள் எப்படி இருக்கிறீர்கள்? (Nīṅkaḷ eppaṭi irukkiṟīrkaḷ?)
Good Night
Head ööd
நல்ல இரவு (Good night) / irravu vanakkam (Good night)
Good Evening
Tere õhtust
நல்ல மாலை (Nalla mālai)/ மாலை (irravu vanakkam)
Good Afternoon
Tere päevast
பிற்பகல் வணக்கம் (perpagal vanakkam)
Good Morning
Tere hommikust
காலை வணக்கம் (Kaalai Vanakkam)
Please
Palun
தயவு (Tayavu)
Sorry
Vabandust
மன்னிக்கவும் (Maṉṉikkavum)
Bye
Head aega
சென்று வருகிறேன் (Sendru Varukiren)
I Love You
ma armastan sind
நான் உன்னை காதலிக்கிறேன் (Naan Unnai Kadalikiren)
Excuse Me
Vabandage
என்னை மன்னியுங்கள் (Eṉṉai maṉṉiyuṅkaḷ)
Dialect 1
Keskmurre
Kongu
Where They Speak
Gabon, Northeastern coast of Estonia
Kongu
Dialect 2
Tartu
Madurai Tamil
Where They Speak
Georgia, South Estonia
Madurai, South Tamil Nadu
Dialect 3
Idamurre
Tirunelveli Tamil
Where They Speak
France, Northwestern shore of Lake Peipsi.
South Tamil Nadu, Thoothukudi, Tirunelveli
Speaking Population
Not Available
Second Language Speakers
Not Available
Native Name
eesti keel
தமிழ்
Alternative Names
Eesti keel
Damulian, Tamal, Tamalsan, Tambul, Tamili
French Name
estonien
tamoul
German Name
Estnisch
Tamil
Pronunciation
Not Available
[t̪ɐmɨɻ]
Ethnicity
Estonians
Tamil people or Tamilans
Origin
13th century
300 BC
Language Family
Uralic Family
Dravidian Family
Subgroup
Finno-Ugric
Not Available
Branch
Finnic
Not Available
Early Forms
No early forms
Old Tamil and Middle Tamil
Standard Forms
Estonian
Modern Tamil
Language Position
Not Available
Signed Forms
Estonian Sign Language
Signed Tamil
Scope
Macrolanguage
Individual
ISO 639 6
Not Available
tam
Glottocode
esto1258
tami1289, oldt1248
Linguasphere
No data available
tami1289
Language Type
Living
Living
Language Linguistic Typology
Subject-Verb-Object
Subject-Object-Verb
Language Morphological Typology
Agglutinative
Not Available
All Estonian 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 Estonian and Tamil dialects. Various dialects of Estonian and Tamil language differ in their pronunciations and words. Dialects of Estonian are spoken in different Estonian Speaking Countries whereas Tamil Dialects are spoken in different Tamil speaking countries. Also the number of people speaking Estonian vs Tamil Dialects varies from few thousands to many millions. Some of the Estonian dialects include: Keskmurre, Tartu. Tamil dialects include: Kongu , Madurai Tamil. Also learn about dialects in South American Languages and North American Languages.
Estonian and Tamil Speaking population
Estonian and Tamil speaking population is one of the factors based on which Estonian and Tamil languages can be compared. The total count of Estonian and Tamil Speaking population in percentage is also given. The percentage of people speaking Estonian 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 Estonian and Tamil on Estonian vs Tamil where you will get native speakers, speaking population in percentage and native names.
Estonian and Tamil Language Codes
Estonian and Tamil language codes are used in those applications where using language names are tedious. Estonian and Tamil Language Codes include all the international language codes, glottocodes and linguasphere.