1 Countries
1.1 Countries
Malaysia, Mauritius, Puducherry, Singapore, Sri Lanka, Tamil Nadu
Albanian diaspora, Southeastern Europe
1.2 Total No. Of Countries
1.3 National Language
Singapore, Sri Lanka, Tamil Nadu
Albanian diaspora, Southeastern Europe
1.4 Second Language
Andaman and Nicobar Islands, kerala, Puducherry
Kosovo, Macedonia, Serbia
1.5 Speaking Continents
1.6 Minority Language
Canada, Malaysia, Mauritius, Reunion, Seychelles
Italian Repubilc, Montenegro, Republic of Macedonia, Republic of Serbia, Romania
1.7 Regulated By
Official language Commission of Government of Tamil Nadu, Thanjavur Tamil University
Academy of Sciences of Albania, Tirana
1.8 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.
- Albanian Language has adopted words from Latin, Greek, Turkish, Italian and Slavic languages.
- 74% Albanian people are atheist, they never go to church or mosque.
1.9 Similar To
1.10 Derived From
Not Available
Not Available
2 Alphabets
2.1 Alphabets in
2.2 Alphabets
2.3 Phonology
2.3.1 How Many Vowels
2.3.2 How Many Consonants
2.4 Scripts
2.5 Writing Direction
Left-To-Right, Horizontal
Left-To-Right, Horizontal
2.6 Hard to Learn
2.6.1 Language Levels
2.6.2 Time Taken to Learn
3 Greetings
3.1 Hello
வணக்கம் (Vanakkam)
Përshëndetje
3.2 Thank You
நன்றி (Naṉṟi)
Ju faleminderit
3.3 How Are You?
நீங்கள் எப்படி இருக்கிறீர்கள்? (Nīṅkaḷ eppaṭi irukkiṟīrkaḷ?)
Si jeni?
3.4 Good Night
நல்ல இரவு (Good night) / irravu vanakkam (Good night)
natën e mirë
3.5 Good Evening
நல்ல மாலை (Nalla mālai)/ மாலை (irravu vanakkam)
mirëmbrëma
3.6 Good Afternoon
பிற்பகல் வணக்கம் (perpagal vanakkam)
mirëdita
3.7 Good Morning
காலை வணக்கம் (Kaalai Vanakkam)
mirëmengjes
3.8 Please
3.9 Sorry
மன்னிக்கவும் (Maṉṉikkavum)
Me fal
3.10 Bye
சென்று வருகிறேன் (Sendru Varukiren)
mirupafshim
3.11 I Love You
நான் உன்னை காதலிக்கிறேன் (Naan Unnai Kadalikiren)
unë e dua ju
3.12 Excuse Me
என்னை மன்னியுங்கள் (Eṉṉai maṉṉiyuṅkaḷ)
Më falni
4 Dialects
4.1 Dialect 1
4.1.1 Where They Speak
Kongu
Albania, Kosovo, Macedonia, Montenegro, Serbia
4.1.2 How Many People Speak
NA3,400,000.00
1.5
960000000
4.2 Dialect 2
Madurai Tamil
Tosk Albanian
4.2.1 Where They Speak
Madurai, South Tamil Nadu
Albania, Greece, Kosovo, Republic of Macedonia, Turkey
4.2.2 How Many People Speak
NA1,800,000.00
700
80000000
4.3 Dialect 3
Tirunelveli Tamil
Arbëresh
4.3.1 Where They Speak
South Tamil Nadu, Thoothukudi, Tirunelveli
Italy
4.3.2 How Many People Speak
NA100,000.00
1400
96000000
4.4 Total No. Of Dialects
5 How Many People Speak
5.1 How Many People Speak?
78.00 million7.50 million
0.13
1200
5.2 Speaking Population
5.3 Native Speakers
70.00 million3.10 million
0.13
873
5.3.1 Second Language Speakers
8.00 million3.60 million
0.01
400
5.3.2 Native Name
தமிழ்
shqip / gjuha shqipe
5.3.3 Alternative Names
Damulian, Tamal, Tamalsan, Tambul, Tamili
Not Available
5.3.4 French Name
5.3.5 German Name
5.4 Pronunciation
5.5 Ethnicity
Tamil people or Tamilans
Albanians
6 History
6.1 Origin
6.2 Language Family
Dravidian Family
Indo-European Family
6.2.1 Subgroup
Not Available
Not Available
6.2.2 Branch
Not Available
Not Available
6.3 Language Forms
6.3.1 Early Forms
Old Tamil and Middle Tamil
Old Albanian
6.3.2 Standard Forms
Modern Tamil
Standard Albanian
6.3.3 Language Position
6.3.4 Signed Forms
Signed Tamil
Albanian Sign Language (AlbSL, in Albanian Gjuha Shenjave e Shqipe)
6.4 Scope
7 Code
7.1 ISO 639 1
7.2 ISO 639 2
7.2.1 ISO 639 2/T
7.2.2 ISO 639 2/B
7.3 ISO 639 3
7.4 ISO 639 6
7.5 Glottocode
tami1289, oldt1248
alba1267
7.6 Linguasphere
7.7 Types of Language
7.7.1 Language Type
7.7.2 Language Linguistic Typology
Subject-Object-Verb
Subject-Verb-Object
7.7.3 Language Morphological Typology