Countries
European Union, Moldova, Romania, Serbia, Transnistria, Ukraine
  
Malaysia, Mauritius, Puducherry, Singapore, Sri Lanka, Tamil Nadu
  
National Language
Moldova, Romania
  
Singapore, Sri Lanka, Tamil Nadu
  
Second Language
Kazakhstan, Russia
  
Andaman and Nicobar Islands, kerala, Puducherry
  
Speaking Continents
Asia, Europe
  
Asia
  
Minority Language
Hungary, Serbia, Ukraine
  
Canada, Malaysia, Mauritius, Reunion, Seychelles
  
Regulated By
Academia de Ştiinţe a Moldovei, Institutul de Lingvisticǎ al Academiei Române (Institute for Li
  
Official language Commission of Government of Tamil Nadu, Thanjavur Tamil University
  
Interesting Facts
- Romanian language has distinct type of grammar and phonology compared to other Romance languages.
- The earliest text of Romance language was found in the year 1521.
  
- 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, Spanish, Catalan, Portuguese and Italian Languages.
  
Malayalam
  
Derived From
Latin
  
Not Available
  
Alphabets in
Romanian.jpg#200
  
Tamil-Alphabets.jpg#200
  
Phonology
  
  
Scripts
Latin
  
Tamil
  
Writing Direction
Left-To-Right, Horizontal
  
Left-To-Right, Horizontal
  
Hard to Learn
  
  
Hello
alo
  
வணக்கம் (Vanakkam)
  
Thank You
multumesc
  
நன்றி (Naṉṟi)
  
How Are You?
ce mai faci?
  
நீங்கள் எப்படி இருக்கிறீர்கள்? (Nīṅkaḷ eppaṭi irukkiṟīrkaḷ?)
  
Good Night
noapte Buna
  
நல்ல இரவு (Good night) / irravu vanakkam (Good night)
  
Good Evening
buna Seara
  
நல்ல மாலை (Nalla mālai)/ மாலை (irravu vanakkam)
  
Good Afternoon
buna Ziua
  
பிற்பகல் வணக்கம் (perpagal vanakkam)
  
Good Morning
bună Dimineața
  
காலை வணக்கம் (Kaalai Vanakkam)
  
Please
Vă Rog
  
தயவு (Tayavu)
  
Sorry
scuze
  
மன்னிக்கவும் (Maṉṉikkavum)
  
Bye
La revedere
  
சென்று வருகிறேன் (Sendru Varukiren)
  
I Love You
Te iubesc
  
நான் உன்னை காதலிக்கிறேன் (Naan Unnai Kadalikiren)
  
Excuse Me
Scuza-Ma
  
என்னை மன்னியுங்கள் (Eṉṉai maṉṉiyuṅkaḷ)
  
Dialect 1
Aromanian
  
Kongu
  
Where They Speak
Albania, Bulgaria, Greece, Republic of Macedonia, Romania, Serbia, Turkey
  
Kongu
  
How Many People Speak
Not Available
  
Dialect 2
Megleno-Romanian
  
Madurai Tamil
  
Where They Speak
Greece, Republic of Macedonia, Romania, Turkey
  
Madurai, South Tamil Nadu
  
How Many People Speak
Not Available
  
Dialect 3
Istro-Romanian
  
Tirunelveli Tamil
  
Where They Speak
Croatia
  
South Tamil Nadu, Thoothukudi, Tirunelveli
  
How Many People Speak
Not Available
  
How Many People Speak?
28.00 million
  
38
78.00 million
  
21
Native Speakers
24.00 million
  
33
70.00 million
  
15
Second Language Speakers
4.00 million
  
30
8.00 million
  
24
Native Name
Română
  
தமிழ்
  
Alternative Names
Daco-Rumanian, Moldavian, Rumanian
  
Damulian, Tamal, Tamalsan, Tambul, Tamili
  
French Name
roumain; moldave
  
tamoul
  
German Name
Rumänisch
  
Tamil
  
Pronunciation
[roˈmɨnə]
  
[t̪ɐmɨɻ]
  
Ethnicity
Romanians
  
Tamil people or Tamilans
  
Origin
1521
  
300 BC
  
Language Family
Indo-European Family
  
Dravidian Family
  
Subgroup
Not Available
  
Not Available
  
Branch
Not Available
  
Not Available
  
Language Forms
  
  
Early Forms
Proto-Romanian
  
Old Tamil and Middle Tamil
  
Standard Forms
Romanian
  
Modern Tamil
  
Signed Forms
Romanian Sign Language
  
Signed Tamil
  
Scope
Individual
  
Individual
  
ISO 639 1
ro
  
ta
  
ISO 639 2
  
  
ISO 639 2/T
ron
  
tam
  
ISO 639 2/B
rum
  
tam
  
ISO 639 3
ron
  
tam
  
ISO 639 6
Not Available
  
tam
  
Glottocode
roma1327
  
tami1289, oldt1248
  
Linguasphere
51-AAD-c
  
tami1289
  
Types of Language
  
  
Language Type
Living
  
Living
  
Language Linguistic Typology
Not Available
  
Subject-Object-Verb
  
Language Morphological Typology
Synthetic
  
Not Available