Countries
Georgia
  
Malaysia, Mauritius, Puducherry, Singapore, Sri Lanka, Tamil Nadu
  
National Language
Azerbaijan, Georgia, Iran, Israel, Russia, Turkey, Ukraine, United States of America
  
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
Cabinet of Georgia
  
Official language Commission of Government of Tamil Nadu, Thanjavur Tamil University
  
Interesting Facts
- Georgian language has borrowed many words from Arabic, Persian and Turkish languages.
- Georgian language does not distinguish between 'he/him', 'she/her' and 'it', only masculine form is used.
  
- 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
Not Available
  
Malayalam
  
Derived From
Anatolian Languages
  
Not Available
  
Alphabets in
Georgian-Alphabets.jpg#200
  
Tamil-Alphabets.jpg#200
  
Phonology
  
  
Scripts
Arabic, Georgian script
  
Tamil
  
Writing Direction
Left-To-Right, Horizontal
  
Left-To-Right, Horizontal
  
Hard to Learn
  
  
Hello
გამარჯობა (gamarjoba)
  
வணக்கம் (Vanakkam)
  
Thank You
გმადლობთ (gmadlobt)
  
நன்றி (Naṉṟi)
  
How Are You?
როგორა ხარ? (rogora khar?)
  
நீங்கள் எப்படி இருக்கிறீர்கள்? (Nīṅkaḷ eppaṭi irukkiṟīrkaḷ?)
  
Good Night
ძილი ნებისა (dzili nebisa)
  
நல்ல இரவு (Good night) / irravu vanakkam (Good night)
  
Good Evening
საღამო მშვიდობისა (saghamo mshvidobisa)
  
நல்ல மாலை (Nalla mālai)/ மாலை (irravu vanakkam)
  
Good Afternoon
დილა მშვიდობისა (dila mshvidobisa)
  
பிற்பகல் வணக்கம் (perpagal vanakkam)
  
Good Morning
დილა მშვიდობისა (dila mshvidobisa)
  
காலை வணக்கம் (Kaalai Vanakkam)
  
Please
გთხოვთ (gt’khovt’)
  
தயவு (Tayavu)
  
Sorry
ბოდიში (bodishi)
  
மன்னிக்கவும் (Maṉṉikkavum)
  
Bye
ნახვამდის (nakhvamdis)
  
சென்று வருகிறேன் (Sendru Varukiren)
  
I Love You
მე შენ მიყვარხარ (me shen miq’varkhar)
  
நான் உன்னை காதலிக்கிறேன் (Naan Unnai Kadalikiren)
  
Excuse Me
უკაცრავად (uk’atsravad)
  
என்னை மன்னியுங்கள் (Eṉṉai maṉṉiyuṅkaḷ)
  
Dialect 1
Judaeo-Georgian
  
Kongu
  
Where They Speak
Belgium, Georgia, Israel, Russia, United States of America
  
Kongu
  
How Many People Speak
Not Available
  
Dialect 2
Kartlian
  
Madurai Tamil
  
Where They Speak
Kartli
  
Madurai, South Tamil Nadu
  
Dialect 3
Pshavian
  
Tirunelveli Tamil
  
Where They Speak
Pshavi
  
South Tamil Nadu, Thoothukudi, Tirunelveli
  
How Many People Speak?
4.30 million
  
99+
78.00 million
  
21
Speaking Population
Not Available
  
Native Speakers
4.30 million
  
99+
70.00 million
  
15
Second Language Speakers
Not Available
  
8.00 million
  
24
Native Name
ქართული ენა
  
தமிழ்
  
Alternative Names
Common Kartvelian, Gruzinski, Kartuli
  
Damulian, Tamal, Tamalsan, Tambul, Tamili
  
French Name
géorgien
  
tamoul
  
German Name
Georgisch
  
Tamil
  
Pronunciation
[kʰɑrtʰuli ɛnɑ]
  
[t̪ɐmɨɻ]
  
Ethnicity
Georgians
  
Tamil people or Tamilans
  
Origin
5th Century
  
300 BC
  
Language Family
Kartvelian Family
  
Dravidian Family
  
Subgroup
Southern
  
Not Available
  
Branch
Not Available
  
Not Available
  
Language Forms
  
  
Early Forms
Old Georgian, Classical Old Georgian, Middle Georgian
  
Old Tamil and Middle Tamil
  
Standard Forms
Modern Georgian
  
Modern Tamil
  
Signed Forms
Not Available
  
Signed Tamil
  
Scope
Not Available
  
Individual
  
ISO 639 1
ka
  
ta
  
ISO 639 2
  
  
ISO 639 2/T
kat
  
tam
  
ISO 639 2/B
geo
  
tam
  
ISO 639 3
kat
  
tam
  
ISO 639 6
Not Available
  
tam
  
Glottocode
nucl1302
  
tami1289, oldt1248
  
Linguasphere
No data available
  
tami1289
  
Types of Language
  
  
Language Type
Not Available
  
Living
  
Language Linguistic Typology
Not Available
  
Subject-Object-Verb
  
Language Morphological Typology
Agglutinative, Synthetic
  
Not Available