Countries
Malaysia, Mauritius, Puducherry, Singapore, Sri Lanka, Tamil Nadu
Autonomous Republic of Abkhazia, Georgia, Republic of Abkhazia
National Language
Singapore, Sri Lanka, Tamil Nadu
Abkhazia
Second Language
Andaman and Nicobar Islands, kerala, Puducherry
Not spoken in any of the countries
Speaking Continents
Asia
Europe
Minority Language
Canada, Malaysia, Mauritius, Reunion, Seychelles
Not spoken in any of the countries
Regulated By
Official language Commission of Government of Tamil Nadu, Thanjavur Tamil University
Not Available
Interesting Facts
- 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.
- Abkhaz is a north-west Caucasian language.
- Abkhaz is spoken in Abkhazia by only 100,000 people, while in Turkey there are 500,000 people speaking Abkhaz.
Similar To
Malayalam
Adyghe language, Abaza language
Derived From
Not Available
Caucasian languages
Alphabets in
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Writing Direction
Left-To-Right, Horizontal
Right-To-Left, Horizontal
Language Levels
Not Available
Hello
வணக்கம் (Vanakkam)
Бзиа збаша (Bzia zbaşa)
Thank You
நன்றி (Naṉṟi)
Иҭабуп (It̢abup)
How Are You?
நீங்கள் எப்படி இருக்கிறீர்கள்? (Nīṅkaḷ eppaṭi irukkiṟīrkaḷ?)
Ушҧаҟоу? (Ušṗaꝁou?)
Good Night
நல்ல இரவு (Good night) / irravu vanakkam (Good night)
Ашара шәзыбзиарахааит (Ašara šəzybziaraxaait)
Good Evening
நல்ல மாலை (Nalla mālai)/ மாலை (irravu vanakkam)
Уа, мшы бзиа (Ua, mšy bzia)
Good Afternoon
பிற்பகல் வணக்கம் (perpagal vanakkam)
Уа, мшы бзиа (Ua, mšy bzia)
Good Morning
காலை வணக்கம் (Kaalai Vanakkam)
Уа, Шьыжьы бзиа (Ua, Š’yž’y bzia)
Please
தயவு (Tayavu)
Not Available
Sorry
மன்னிக்கவும் (Maṉṉikkavum)
Not Available
Bye
சென்று வருகிறேன் (Sendru Varukiren)
Абзиараз (Abziaraz)
I Love You
நான் உன்னை காதலிக்கிறேன் (Naan Unnai Kadalikiren)
Not available
Excuse Me
என்னை மன்னியுங்கள் (Eṉṉai maṉṉiyuṅkaḷ)
Not available
Where They Speak
Kongu
Abkhazia
Dialect 2
Madurai Tamil
Abzhywa
Where They Speak
Madurai, South Tamil Nadu
Caucasus
Dialect 3
Tirunelveli Tamil
Sadz
Where They Speak
South Tamil Nadu, Thoothukudi, Tirunelveli
Turkey
Speaking Population
Not Available
Second Language Speakers
Not Available
Native Name
தமிழ்
аҧсуа бызшәа (aṗsua byzš˚a)
Alternative Names
Damulian, Tamal, Tamalsan, Tambul, Tamili
Abxazo, Abkhazian
French Name
tamoul
abkhaze
German Name
Tamil
Abchasisch
Pronunciation
[t̪ɐmɨɻ]
Not Available
Ethnicity
Tamil people or Tamilans
Abkhaz people
Language Family
Dravidian Family
Northwest Caucasian
Subgroup
Not Available
Not Available
Branch
Not Available
Not Available
Early Forms
Old Tamil and Middle Tamil
No early forms
Standard Forms
Modern Tamil
Abkhaz
Language Position
Not Available
Signed Forms
Signed Tamil
Not Available
Scope
Individual
Individual
Glottocode
tami1289, oldt1248
abkh1244
Linguasphere
tami1289
No data Available
Language Type
Living
Historical
Language Linguistic Typology
Subject-Object-Verb
Subject-Object-Verb
Language Morphological Typology
Not Available
Agglutinative
Tamil and Abkhaz Speaking population
Tamil and Abkhaz speaking population is one of the factors based on which Tamil and Abkhaz languages can be compared. The total count of Tamil and Abkhaz Speaking population in percentage is also given. The percentage of people speaking Tamil language is 1.06 % whereas the percentage of people speaking Abkhaz language is Not Available. 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 Tamil and Abkhaz on Tamil vs Abkhaz where you will get native speakers, speaking population in percentage and native names.
Tamil and Abkhaz Language Codes
Tamil and Abkhaz language codes are used in those applications where using language names are tedious. Tamil and Abkhaz Language Codes include all the international language codes, glottocodes and linguasphere.