Countries
Israel
  
Malaysia, Mauritius, Puducherry, Singapore, Sri Lanka, Tamil Nadu
  
National Language
Israel
  
Singapore, Sri Lanka, Tamil Nadu
  
Second Language
Israel
  
Andaman and Nicobar Islands, kerala, Puducherry
  
Speaking Continents
Africa, Asia, Europe
  
Asia
  
Minority Language
Poland
  
Canada, Malaysia, Mauritius, Reunion, Seychelles
  
Regulated By
Academy of the Hebrew Language
  
Official language Commission of Government of Tamil Nadu, Thanjavur Tamil University
  
Interesting Facts
- The original language of Bible is Hebrew.
- The men and women use different verbs in hebrew 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
Arabic and Aramaic languages
  
Malayalam
  
Derived From
Aramaic Language
  
Not Available
  
Alphabets in
Hebrew-Alphabets.jpg#200
  
Tamil-Alphabets.jpg#200
  
Phonology
  
  
How Many Vowels
0
  
Scripts
Hebrew
  
Tamil
  
Writing Direction
Right-To-Left, Horizontal
  
Left-To-Right, Horizontal
  
Hard to Learn
  
  
Hello
שלום (Shalom)
  
வணக்கம் (Vanakkam)
  
Thank You
תודה (Toda)
  
நன்றி (Naṉṟi)
  
How Are You?
מה שלומך? (ma shlomxa)
  
நீங்கள் எப்படி இருக்கிறீர்கள்? (Nīṅkaḷ eppaṭi irukkiṟīrkaḷ?)
  
Good Night
לילה טוב (Laila tov)
  
நல்ல இரவு (Good night) / irravu vanakkam (Good night)
  
Good Evening
ערב טוב (Erev tov)
  
நல்ல மாலை (Nalla mālai)/ மாலை (irravu vanakkam)
  
Good Afternoon
אחר צהריים טובים (Achar tzahara'im tovim)
  
பிற்பகல் வணக்கம் (perpagal vanakkam)
  
Good Morning
בוקר טוב (Boker tov)
  
காலை வணக்கம் (Kaalai Vanakkam)
  
Please
בבקשה (bevekshah)
  
தயவு (Tayavu)
  
Sorry
סליחה! (Slicha)
  
மன்னிக்கவும் (Maṉṉikkavum)
  
Bye
להתראות (Lehitraot)
  
சென்று வருகிறேன் (Sendru Varukiren)
  
I Love You
אני אוהבת אותך (Ani ohevet otcha)
  
நான் உன்னை காதலிக்கிறேன் (Naan Unnai Kadalikiren)
  
Excuse Me
בבקשה!
  
என்னை மன்னியுங்கள் (Eṉṉai maṉṉiyuṅkaḷ)
  
Dialect 1
Ashkenazi Hebrew
  
Kongu
  
Where They Speak
Israel
  
Kongu
  
Dialect 2
Samaritan Hebrew
  
Madurai Tamil
  
Where They Speak
Israel, Palestine
  
Madurai, South Tamil Nadu
  
Dialect 3
Yemenite Hebrew
  
Tirunelveli Tamil
  
Where They Speak
Israel
  
South Tamil Nadu, Thoothukudi, Tirunelveli
  
How Many People Speak?
9.00 million
  
99+
78.00 million
  
21
Speaking Population
Not Available
  
Native Speakers
4.40 million
  
99+
70.00 million
  
15
Second Language Speakers
5.60 million
  
27
8.00 million
  
24
Native Name
עברית / עִבְרִית (ivrit)
  
தமிழ்
  
Alternative Names
Israeli, Ivrit
  
Damulian, Tamal, Tamalsan, Tambul, Tamili
  
French Name
hébreu
  
tamoul
  
German Name
Hebräisch
  
Tamil
  
Pronunciation
[(ʔ)ivˈʁit] - [(ʔ)ivˈɾit]
  
[t̪ɐmɨɻ]
  
Ethnicity
Not Available
  
Tamil people or Tamilans
  
Origin
1000 BC
  
300 BC
  
Language Family
Afro-Asiatic Family
  
Dravidian Family
  
Subgroup
Semitic
  
Not Available
  
Branch
Canaanitic
  
Not Available
  
Language Forms
  
  
Early Forms
Biblical Hebrew, Mishnaic Hebrew, Medieval Hebrew, Hebrew
  
Old Tamil and Middle Tamil
  
Standard Forms
Modern Hebrew
  
Modern Tamil
  
Signed Forms
Signed Hebrew
  
Signed Tamil
  
Scope
Individual
  
Individual
  
ISO 639 1
he
  
ta
  
ISO 639 2
  
  
ISO 639 2/T
heb
  
tam
  
ISO 639 2/B
heb
  
tam
  
ISO 639 3
heb
  
tam
  
ISO 639 6
Not Available
  
tam
  
Glottocode
hebr1246
  
tami1289, oldt1248
  
Linguasphere
12-AAB-a
  
tami1289
  
Types of Language
  
  
Language Type
Living
  
Living
  
Language Linguistic Typology
Subject-Verb-Object, Verb-Subject-Object
  
Subject-Object-Verb
  
Language Morphological Typology
Fusional, Synthetic
  
Not Available