Countries
Croatia, European Union, Italy, San Marino, Slovenia, Switzerland, Vatican City
  
Malaysia, Mauritius, Puducherry, Singapore, Sri Lanka, Tamil Nadu
  
National Language
Italy, San Marino, Switzerland, Vatican City
  
Singapore, Sri Lanka, Tamil Nadu
  
Second Language
Albania, Croatia, Malta, Slovenia
  
Andaman and Nicobar Islands, kerala, Puducherry
  
Speaking Continents
Europe
  
Asia
  
Minority Language
Crimea, Eritrea, France, Libya, Monaco, Montenegro, Romania, Somalia
  
Canada, Malaysia, Mauritius, Reunion, Seychelles
  
Regulated By
Accademia della Crusca (Academy of the bran)
  
Official language Commission of Government of Tamil Nadu, Thanjavur Tamil University
  
Interesting Facts
- One of the most romantic and melodic language in the history of the world is Italian.
- Italian Language is in the top three of the most widely spoken European languages in Europe.
  
- 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
French and Portuguese Languages
  
Malayalam
  
Derived From
Latin
  
Not Available
  
Alphabets in
Italian-Alphabets.jpg#200
  
Tamil-Alphabets.jpg#200
  
Phonology
  
  
Scripts
Latin
  
Tamil
  
Writing Direction
Left-To-Right, Horizontal
  
Left-To-Right, Horizontal
  
Hard to Learn
  
  
Hello
ciao
  
வணக்கம் (Vanakkam)
  
Thank You
grazie
  
நன்றி (Naṉṟi)
  
How Are You?
Come stai?
  
நீங்கள் எப்படி இருக்கிறீர்கள்? (Nīṅkaḷ eppaṭi irukkiṟīrkaḷ?)
  
Good Night
buonanotte
  
நல்ல இரவு (Good night) / irravu vanakkam (Good night)
  
Good Evening
buonasera
  
நல்ல மாலை (Nalla mālai)/ மாலை (irravu vanakkam)
  
Good Afternoon
buon pomeriggio
  
பிற்பகல் வணக்கம் (perpagal vanakkam)
  
Good Morning
buongiorno
  
காலை வணக்கம் (Kaalai Vanakkam)
  
Please
Per Favore
  
தயவு (Tayavu)
  
Sorry
scusate
  
மன்னிக்கவும் (Maṉṉikkavum)
  
Bye
arrivederci
  
சென்று வருகிறேன் (Sendru Varukiren)
  
I Love You
Ti amo
  
நான் உன்னை காதலிக்கிறேன் (Naan Unnai Kadalikiren)
  
Excuse Me
Scusami
  
என்னை மன்னியுங்கள் (Eṉṉai maṉṉiyuṅkaḷ)
  
Dialect 1
Romanesco
  
Kongu
  
Where They Speak
Lazio
  
Kongu
  
How Many People Speak
3,000,000.00
  
21
Not Available
  
Dialect 2
Central Italian
  
Madurai Tamil
  
Where They Speak
Abruzzo, central Marche, Lazio, south Tuscany, Umbria
  
Madurai, South Tamil Nadu
  
How Many People Speak
5,000,000.00
  
14
Not Available
  
Dialect 3
Tuscan
  
Tirunelveli Tamil
  
Where They Speak
Corsica, Gallura, Haute-Corse, Sardinia, Tuscany, Umbria
  
South Tamil Nadu, Thoothukudi, Tirunelveli
  
How Many People Speak?
78.00 million
  
21
78.00 million
  
21
Native Speakers
64.00 million
  
18
70.00 million
  
15
Second Language Speakers
14.00 million
  
20
8.00 million
  
24
Native Name
Italiano
  
தமிழ்
  
Alternative Names
Italiano
  
Damulian, Tamal, Tamalsan, Tambul, Tamili
  
French Name
italien
  
tamoul
  
German Name
Italienisch
  
Tamil
  
Pronunciation
[itaˈljaːno]
  
[t̪ɐmɨɻ]
  
Ethnicity
Italians
  
Tamil people or Tamilans
  
Origin
960 BC
  
300 BC
  
Language Family
Indo-European Family
  
Dravidian Family
  
Subgroup
Romance
  
Not Available
  
Branch
Not Available
  
Not Available
  
Language Forms
  
  
Early Forms
No early forms
  
Old Tamil and Middle Tamil
  
Standard Forms
Italian
  
Modern Tamil
  
Signed Forms
italiano segnato "Signed Italian" & italiano segnato esatto "Signed Exact Italian"
  
Signed Tamil
  
Scope
Individual
  
Individual
  
ISO 639 1
it
  
ta
  
ISO 639 2
  
  
ISO 639 2/T
ita
  
tam
  
ISO 639 2/B
ita
  
tam
  
ISO 639 3
ita
  
tam
  
ISO 639 6
itas
  
tam
  
Glottocode
ital1282
  
tami1289, oldt1248
  
Linguasphere
51-AAA-q
  
tami1289
  
Types of Language
  
  
Language Type
Living
  
Living
  
Language Linguistic Typology
Subject-Verb-Object
  
Subject-Object-Verb
  
Language Morphological Typology
Fusional, Synthetic
  
Not Available