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
Latvian and Tamil Greetings
People around the world use different languages to interact with each other. Even if we cannot communicate fluently in any language, it will always be beneficial to know about some of the common greetings or phrases from that language. This is where Latvian and Tamil greetings helps you to understand basic phrases in Latvian and Tamil language. Latvian word for "Hello" is Sveiki or Tamil word for "Thank You" is நன்றி (Naṉṟi). Find more of such common Latvian Greetings and Tamil Greetings. These greetings will help you to be more confident when conversing with natives that speak these languages.
Latvian vs Tamil Difficulty
The Latvian vs Tamil difficulty level basically depends on the number of Latvian Alphabets and Tamil Alphabets. Also the number of vowels and consonants in the language plays an important role in deciding the difficulty level of that language. The important points to be considered when we compare Latvian and Tamil are the origin, speaking countries, language family, different greetings, speaking population of these languages. Want to know in Latvian and Tamil, which language is harder to learn? Time required to learn Latvian is 44 weeks while to learn Tamil time required is 44 weeks.