Countries
Andora, Argentina, Aruba, Australia, Belize, Bolivia, Brazil, Canada, Chile, Colombia, Costa Rica, Cuba, Dominican Republic, Ecuador, El Salvador, Equatorial Guinea, France, Gibraltar, Guatemala, Honduras, Jamaica, Latvia, Luxembourg, Mexico, Morocco, Namibia, Netherlands Antilles, New Zealand, Nicaragua, Norway, Panama, Paraguay, Peru, Philippines, Puerto Rico, Russia, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland, Trinidad and Tobago, Turkey, United Kingdom, United States of America, Uruguay, Venezuela, Western Sahara
Malaysia, Mauritius, Puducherry, Singapore, Sri Lanka, Tamil Nadu
National Language
Spain
Singapore, Sri Lanka, Tamil Nadu
Second Language
Andora, Aruba, Australia, Austria, Belgium, Belize, Brazil, Bulgaria, Canada, Denmark, France, Germany, Ireland, Israel, Italy, Jamaica, Luxembourg, Morocco, Netherlands, Netherlands Antilles, New Zealand, Philippines, Poland, Portugal, Romania, Russia, Slovenia, Switzerland, Trinidad and Tobago, Turkey, United Kingdom, United States of America, US Virgin Islands
Andaman and Nicobar Islands, kerala, Puducherry
Speaking Continents
Africa, Asia, Europe, North America, South America
Asia
Minority Language
Brazil, France, Germany, Italy, Japan, Morocco, United Kingdom
Canada, Malaysia, Mauritius, Reunion, Seychelles
Regulated By
Asociación de Academias de la Lengua Española
Official language Commission of Government of Tamil Nadu, Thanjavur Tamil University
Interesting Facts
- One of the world's most phonetic language is Spanish.
- Up to the 18th century, Spanish was diplomatic 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
French Language
Malayalam
Derived From
Latin
Not Available
Alphabets in
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Writing Direction
Left-To-Right, Horizontal
Left-To-Right, Horizontal
Hello
hola
வணக்கம் (Vanakkam)
Thank You
Gracias
நன்றி (Naṉṟi)
How Are You?
Cómo estás?
நீங்கள் எப்படி இருக்கிறீர்கள்? (Nīṅkaḷ eppaṭi irukkiṟīrkaḷ?)
Good Night
Buenas Noches
நல்ல இரவு (Good night) / irravu vanakkam (Good night)
Good Evening
Bonne soirée
நல்ல மாலை (Nalla mālai)/ மாலை (irravu vanakkam)
Good Afternoon
Buenas Tardes
பிற்பகல் வணக்கம் (perpagal vanakkam)
Good Morning
Buenos Días
காலை வணக்கம் (Kaalai Vanakkam)
Please
Por Favor
தயவு (Tayavu)
Sorry
triste
மன்னிக்கவும் (Maṉṉikkavum)
Bye
adiós
சென்று வருகிறேன் (Sendru Varukiren)
I Love You
Te Quiero
நான் உன்னை காதலிக்கிறேன் (Naan Unnai Kadalikiren)
Excuse Me
Discúlpeme
என்னை மன்னியுங்கள் (Eṉṉai maṉṉiyuṅkaḷ)
Dialect 1
Mexican Spanish
Kongu
Where They Speak
Mexico
Kongu
How Many People Speak
Not Available
Dialect 2
Cuban Spanish
Madurai Tamil
Where They Speak
Cuba
Madurai, South Tamil Nadu
How Many People Speak
Not Available
Dialect 3
Puerto Rican Spanish
Tirunelveli Tamil
Where They Speak
Puerto Rico
South Tamil Nadu, Thoothukudi, Tirunelveli
How Many People Speak
Not Available
Native Name
Español
தமிழ்
Alternative Names
Castellano, Castilian, Español
Damulian, Tamal, Tamalsan, Tambul, Tamili
French Name
espagnol; castillan
tamoul
German Name
Spanisch
Tamil
Pronunciation
[espaˈɲol], [kasteˈʎano]
[t̪ɐmɨɻ]
Ethnicity
Not Available
Tamil people or Tamilans
Language Family
Indo-European Family
Dravidian Family
Subgroup
Romance
Not Available
Branch
Not Available
Not Available
Early Forms
Old Spanish and Spanish
Old Tamil and Middle Tamil
Standard Forms
Pluricentric Standard Spanish
Modern Tamil
Signed Forms
Signed Spanish
Signed Tamil
Scope
Individual
Individual
ISO 639 6
Not Available
tam
Glottocode
stan1288
tami1289, oldt1248
Linguasphere
51-AAA-b
tami1289
Language Type
Living
Living
Language Linguistic Typology
Subject-Object-Verb
Subject-Object-Verb
Language Morphological Typology
Fusional, Synthetic
Not Available