Countries
Czech Republic, European Union, Serbia, Slovakia
  
Malaysia, Mauritius, Puducherry, Singapore, Sri Lanka, Tamil Nadu
  
National Language
Slovakia, Vojvodina, Serbia
  
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
Czech Republic, Hungary, Russia, Ukraine
  
Canada, Malaysia, Mauritius, Reunion, Seychelles
  
Regulated By
Ministry of Culture of the Slovak Republic
  
Official language Commission of Government of Tamil Nadu, Thanjavur Tamil University
  
Interesting Facts
- Slovak language was written using Glagolitic Alphabets,in 1843.
- Until the end of 18th century, Slovak did not exist as written 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.
Similar To
Czech Language
  
Malayalam
  
Derived From
Czech-Slovak Language
  
Not Available
  
Alphabets in
Slovak-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
Ahoj
  
வணக்கம் (Vanakkam)
  
Thank You
Ďakujem vám
  
நன்றி (Naṉṟi)
  
How Are You?
Ako sa máte?
  
நீங்கள் எப்படி இருக்கிறீர்கள்? (Nīṅkaḷ eppaṭi irukkiṟīrkaḷ?)
  
Good Night
Dobrú noc
  
நல்ல இரவு (Good night) / irravu vanakkam (Good night)
  
Good Evening
Dobrý večer
  
நல்ல மாலை (Nalla mālai)/ மாலை (irravu vanakkam)
  
Good Afternoon
Dobré popoludnie
  
பிற்பகல் வணக்கம் (perpagal vanakkam)
  
Good Morning
Dobré ráno
  
காலை வணக்கம் (Kaalai Vanakkam)
  
Please
Prosím
  
தயவு (Tayavu)
  
Sorry
Pardón!
  
மன்னிக்கவும் (Maṉṉikkavum)
  
Bye
Dovidenia
  
சென்று வருகிறேன் (Sendru Varukiren)
  
I Love You
Ľúbim Ťa
  
நான் உன்னை காதலிக்கிறேன் (Naan Unnai Kadalikiren)
  
Excuse Me
Prepáčte!
  
என்னை மன்னியுங்கள் (Eṉṉai maṉṉiyuṅkaḷ)
  
Dialect 1
Eastern Slovak
  
Kongu
  
Where They Speak
Abov, Saris, Spis, Zemplin
  
Kongu
  
Dialect 2
Central Slovak
  
Madurai Tamil
  
Where They Speak
Gemer, Hont, Liptov, Novohrad, Orava, Tekov, Turiec
  
Madurai, South Tamil Nadu
  
Dialect 3
Western Slovak
  
Tirunelveli Tamil
  
Where They Speak
Kysuce, Nitra, Trencin, Trnava, Zahorie
  
South Tamil Nadu, Thoothukudi, Tirunelveli
  
How Many People Speak?
5.20 million
  
99+
78.00 million
  
21
Speaking Population
Not Available
  
Native Speakers
5.20 million
  
99+
70.00 million
  
15
Second Language Speakers
Not Available
  
8.00 million
  
24
Native Name
slovenčina
  
தமிழ்
  
Alternative Names
Slovakian, Slovencina
  
Damulian, Tamal, Tamalsan, Tambul, Tamili
  
French Name
slovaque
  
tamoul
  
German Name
Slowakisch
  
Tamil
  
Pronunciation
Not Available
  
[t̪ɐmɨɻ]
  
Ethnicity
Slovaks
  
Tamil people or Tamilans
  
Origin
6th Century
  
300 BC
  
Language Family
Indo-European Family
  
Dravidian Family
  
Subgroup
Slavic
  
Not Available
  
Branch
Western
  
Not Available
  
Language Forms
  
  
Early Forms
Proto-Slavic
  
Old Tamil and Middle Tamil
  
Standard Forms
Slovak
  
Modern Tamil
  
Language Position
Not Available
  
Signed Forms
Not Available
  
Signed Tamil
  
Scope
Individual
  
Individual
  
ISO 639 1
sk
  
ta
  
ISO 639 2
  
  
ISO 639 2/T
slk
  
tam
  
ISO 639 2/B
slo
  
tam
  
ISO 639 3
slk
  
tam
  
ISO 639 6
Not Available
  
tam
  
Glottocode
slov1269
  
tami1289, oldt1248
  
Linguasphere
53-AAA-db
  
tami1289
  
Types of Language
  
  
Language Type
Living
  
Living
  
Language Linguistic Typology
Subject-Verb-Object
  
Subject-Object-Verb
  
Language Morphological Typology
Synthetic
  
Not Available