Countries
European Union, Latvia
Malaysia, Mauritius, Puducherry, Singapore, Sri Lanka, Tamil Nadu
National Language
Latvia
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
Not spoken in any of the countries
Canada, Malaysia, Mauritius, Reunion, Seychelles
Regulated By
Latvian State Language Center
Official language Commission of Government of Tamil Nadu, Thanjavur Tamil University
Interesting Facts
- The first written form of Latvian dates from 16th century was found in religious texts.
- The old latvian language was based on the a Gothic script.
- 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
Lithuanian Language
Malayalam
Derived From
Not Available
Not Available
Alphabets in
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Writing Direction
Left-To-Right, Horizontal
Left-To-Right, Horizontal
Hello
Sveiki
வணக்கம் (Vanakkam)
Thank You
Paldies
நன்றி (Naṉṟi)
How Are You?
Kā jums klājas?
நீங்கள் எப்படி இருக்கிறீர்கள்? (Nīṅkaḷ eppaṭi irukkiṟīrkaḷ?)
Good Night
Ar labunakti
நல்ல இரவு (Good night) / irravu vanakkam (Good night)
Good Evening
Labvakar
நல்ல மாலை (Nalla mālai)/ மாலை (irravu vanakkam)
Good Afternoon
Labdien
பிற்பகல் வணக்கம் (perpagal vanakkam)
Good Morning
Labrīt
காலை வணக்கம் (Kaalai Vanakkam)
Please
lūdzu
தயவு (Tayavu)
Sorry
Piedodiet!
மன்னிக்கவும் (Maṉṉikkavum)
Bye
Uz redzēšanos
சென்று வருகிறேன் (Sendru Varukiren)
I Love You
Es tevi mīlu
நான் உன்னை காதலிக்கிறேன் (Naan Unnai Kadalikiren)
Excuse Me
Piedodiet!
என்னை மன்னியுங்கள் (Eṉṉai maṉṉiyuṅkaḷ)
Where They Speak
Latvia
Kongu
Dialect 2
Middle Latvian
Madurai Tamil
Where They Speak
Latvia
Madurai, South Tamil Nadu
Dialect 3
High Latvian
Tirunelveli Tamil
Where They Speak
France, Latvia
South Tamil Nadu, Thoothukudi, Tirunelveli
Speaking Population
Not Available
Second Language Speakers
Not Available
Native Name
latviešu valoda
தமிழ்
Alternative Names
Lettish
Damulian, Tamal, Tamalsan, Tambul, Tamili
French Name
letton
tamoul
German Name
Lettisch
Tamil
Pronunciation
Not Available
[t̪ɐmɨɻ]
Ethnicity
Latvians or Letts
Tamil people or Tamilans
Language Family
Indo-European Family
Dravidian Family
Subgroup
Baltic
Not Available
Branch
Not Available
Not Available
Early Forms
No early forms
Old Tamil and Middle Tamil
Standard Forms
Latvian
Modern Tamil
Language Position
Not Available
Signed Forms
Latvian Sign Language
Signed Tamil
Scope
Macrolanguage
Individual
ISO 639 6
not Available
tam
Glottocode
latv1249
tami1289, oldt1248
Linguasphere
54-AAB-a
tami1289
Language Type
Living
Living
Language Linguistic Typology
Subject-Verb-Object
Subject-Object-Verb
Language Morphological Typology
Synthetic
Not Available
All Latvian 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 Latvian and Tamil dialects. Various dialects of Latvian and Tamil language differ in their pronunciations and words. Dialects of Latvian are spoken in different Latvian Speaking Countries whereas Tamil Dialects are spoken in different Tamil speaking countries. Also the number of people speaking Latvian vs Tamil Dialects varies from few thousands to many millions. Some of the Latvian dialects include: Livonian, Middle Latvian. Tamil dialects include: Kongu , Madurai Tamil. Also learn about dialects in South American Languages and North American Languages.
Latvian and Tamil Speaking population
Latvian and Tamil speaking population is one of the factors based on which Latvian and Tamil languages can be compared. The total count of Latvian and Tamil Speaking population in percentage is also given. The percentage of people speaking Latvian 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 Latvian and Tamil on Latvian vs Tamil where you will get native speakers, speaking population in percentage and native names.
Latvian and Tamil Language Codes
Latvian and Tamil language codes are used in those applications where using language names are tedious. Latvian and Tamil Language Codes include all the international language codes, glottocodes and linguasphere.