1 Countries
1.1 Countries
European Union, Ireland
Malaysia, Mauritius, Puducherry, Singapore, Sri Lanka, Tamil Nadu
1.2 Total No. Of Countries
1.3 National Language
Ireland
Singapore, Sri Lanka, Tamil Nadu
1.4 Second Language
Ireland
Andaman and Nicobar Islands, kerala, Puducherry
1.5 Speaking Continents
1.6 Minority Language
United Kingdom
Canada, Malaysia, Mauritius, Reunion, Seychelles
1.7 Regulated By
Foras na Gaeilge
Official language Commission of Government of Tamil Nadu, Thanjavur Tamil University
1.8 Interesting Facts
- In Irish language, there are no exact words for "yes" or "no".
- There are different set of numbers for counting humans and another set for counting non-humans in Irish 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.
1.9 Similar To
1.10 Derived From
Not Available
Not Available
2 Alphabets
2.1 Alphabets in
2.2 Alphabets
2.3 Phonology
2.3.1 How Many Vowels
2.3.2 How Many Consonants
2.4 Scripts
2.5 Writing Direction
Left-To-Right, Horizontal
Left-To-Right, Horizontal
2.6 Hard to Learn
2.6.1 Language Levels
2.6.2 Time Taken to Learn
3 Greetings
3.1 Hello
Dia dhuit
வணக்கம் (Vanakkam)
3.2 Thank You
Go raibh maith agat
நன்றி (Naṉṟi)
3.3 How Are You?
Conas atá tú ?
நீங்கள் எப்படி இருக்கிறீர்கள்? (Nīṅkaḷ eppaṭi irukkiṟīrkaḷ?)
3.4 Good Night
Oíche mhaith
நல்ல இரவு (Good night) / irravu vanakkam (Good night)
3.5 Good Evening
Tráthnóna maith duit
நல்ல மாலை (Nalla mālai)/ மாலை (irravu vanakkam)
3.6 Good Afternoon
Tráthnóna maith duit
பிற்பகல் வணக்கம் (perpagal vanakkam)
3.7 Good Morning
Dia dhuit ar maidin
காலை வணக்கம் (Kaalai Vanakkam)
3.8 Please
le do thoil
தயவு (Tayavu)
3.9 Sorry
Tá brón orm
மன்னிக்கவும் (Maṉṉikkavum)
3.10 Bye
Slán
சென்று வருகிறேன் (Sendru Varukiren)
3.11 I Love You
Is breá liom thú
நான் உன்னை காதலிக்கிறேன் (Naan Unnai Kadalikiren)
3.12 Excuse Me
Gabh mo leithscéal
என்னை மன்னியுங்கள் (Eṉṉai maṉṉiyuṅkaḷ)
4 Dialects
4.1 Dialect 1
4.1.1 Where They Speak
4.1.2 How Many People Speak
4.2 Dialect 2
Munster Irish
Madurai Tamil
4.2.1 Where They Speak
Munster
Madurai, South Tamil Nadu
4.2.2 How Many People Speak
4.3 Dialect 3
Ulster Irish
Tirunelveli Tamil
4.3.1 Where They Speak
Ulster
South Tamil Nadu, Thoothukudi, Tirunelveli
4.3.2 How Many People Speak
4.4 Total No. Of Dialects
5 How Many People Speak
5.1 How Many People Speak?
1.79 million78.00 million
0.13
1200
5.2 Speaking Population
5.3 Native Speakers
0.14 million70.00 million
0.13
873
5.3.1 Second Language Speakers
1.65 million8.00 million
0.01
400
5.3.2 Native Name
Gaeilge (na hÉireann) / An Ghaeilge
தமிழ்
5.3.3 Alternative Names
Erse, Gaeilge, Gaelic Irish
Damulian, Tamal, Tamalsan, Tambul, Tamili
5.3.4 French Name
5.3.5 German Name
5.4 Pronunciation
5.5 Ethnicity
Irish people
Tamil people or Tamilans
6 History
6.1 Origin
6.2 Language Family
Indo-European Family
Dravidian Family
6.2.1 Subgroup
6.2.2 Branch
6.3 Language Forms
6.3.1 Early Forms
Primitive Irish, Old Irish, Middle Irish, Classical Irish, Irish
Old Tamil and Middle Tamil
6.3.2 Standard Forms
An Caighdeán Oifigiúil
Modern Tamil
6.3.3 Language Position
6.3.4 Signed Forms
Irish Sign Language
Signed Tamil
6.4 Scope
7 Code
7.1 ISO 639 1
7.2 ISO 639 2
7.2.1 ISO 639 2/T
7.2.2 ISO 639 2/B
7.3 ISO 639 3
7.4 ISO 639 6
7.5 Glottocode
iris1253
tami1289, oldt1248
7.6 Linguasphere
7.7 Types of Language
7.7.1 Language Type
7.7.2 Language Linguistic Typology
Verb-Subject-Object
Subject-Object-Verb
7.7.3 Language Morphological Typology