Countries
Malaysia, Mauritius, Puducherry, Singapore, Sri Lanka, Tamil Nadu
  
Albanian diaspora, Southeastern Europe
  
National Language
Singapore, Sri Lanka, Tamil Nadu
  
Albanian diaspora, Southeastern Europe
  
Second Language
Andaman and Nicobar Islands, kerala, Puducherry
  
Kosovo, Macedonia, Serbia
  
Speaking Continents
Asia
  
Europe
  
Minority Language
Canada, Malaysia, Mauritius, Reunion, Seychelles
  
Italian Repubilc, Montenegro, Republic of Macedonia, Republic of Serbia, Romania
  
Regulated By
Official language Commission of Government of Tamil Nadu, Thanjavur Tamil University
  
Academy of Sciences of Albania, Tirana
  
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.
Similar To
Malayalam
  
Romanian
  
Derived From
Not Available
  
Not Available
  
Alphabets in
Tamil-Alphabets.jpg#200
  
Albanian-Alphabets.jpg#200
  
Phonology
  
  
Scripts
Tamil
  
Latin
  
Writing Direction
Left-To-Right, Horizontal
  
Left-To-Right, Horizontal
  
Hard to Learn
  
  
Hello
வணக்கம் (Vanakkam)
  
Përshëndetje
  
Thank You
நன்றி (Naṉṟi)
  
Ju faleminderit
  
How Are You?
நீங்கள் எப்படி இருக்கிறீர்கள்? (Nīṅkaḷ eppaṭi irukkiṟīrkaḷ?)
  
Si jeni?
  
Good Night
நல்ல இரவு (Good night) / irravu vanakkam (Good night)
  
natën e mirë
  
Good Evening
நல்ல மாலை (Nalla mālai)/ மாலை (irravu vanakkam)
  
mirëmbrëma
  
Good Afternoon
பிற்பகல் வணக்கம் (perpagal vanakkam)
  
mirëdita
  
Good Morning
காலை வணக்கம் (Kaalai Vanakkam)
  
mirëmengjes
  
Please
தயவு (Tayavu)
  
Ju lutem
  
Sorry
மன்னிக்கவும் (Maṉṉikkavum)
  
Me fal
  
Bye
சென்று வருகிறேன் (Sendru Varukiren)
  
mirupafshim
  
I Love You
நான் உன்னை காதலிக்கிறேன் (Naan Unnai Kadalikiren)
  
unë e dua ju
  
Excuse Me
என்னை மன்னியுங்கள் (Eṉṉai maṉṉiyuṅkaḷ)
  
Më falni
  
Dialect 1
Kongu
  
Gheg Albanian
  
Where They Speak
Kongu
  
Albania, Kosovo, Macedonia, Montenegro, Serbia
  
How Many People Speak
Not Available
  
3,400,000.00
  
20
Dialect 2
Madurai Tamil
  
Tosk Albanian
  
Where They Speak
Madurai, South Tamil Nadu
  
Albania, Greece, Kosovo, Republic of Macedonia, Turkey
  
How Many People Speak
Not Available
  
1,800,000.00
  
20
Dialect 3
Tirunelveli Tamil
  
Arbëresh
  
Where They Speak
South Tamil Nadu, Thoothukudi, Tirunelveli
  
Italy
  
How Many People Speak
Not Available
  
How Many People Speak?
78.00 million
  
21
7.50 million
  
99+
Speaking Population
Not Available
  
Native Speakers
70.00 million
  
15
3.10 million
  
99+
Second Language Speakers
8.00 million
  
24
3.60 million
  
31
Native Name
தமிழ்
  
shqip / gjuha shqipe
  
Alternative Names
Damulian, Tamal, Tamalsan, Tambul, Tamili
  
Not Available
  
French Name
tamoul
  
albanais
  
German Name
Tamil
  
Albanisch
  
Pronunciation
[t̪ɐmɨɻ]
  
[ʃcip]
  
Ethnicity
Tamil people or Tamilans
  
Albanians
  
Origin
300 BC
  
1462 AD
  
Language Family
Dravidian Family
  
Indo-European Family
  
Subgroup
Not Available
  
Not Available
  
Branch
Not Available
  
Not Available
  
Language Forms
  
  
Early Forms
Old Tamil and Middle Tamil
  
Old Albanian
  
Standard Forms
Modern Tamil
  
Standard Albanian
  
Language Position
Not Available
  
Signed Forms
Signed Tamil
  
Albanian Sign Language (AlbSL, in Albanian Gjuha Shenjave e Shqipe)
  
Scope
Individual
  
Individual
  
ISO 639 1
ta
  
sq
  
ISO 639 2
  
  
ISO 639 2/T
tam
  
sqi
  
ISO 639 2/B
tam
  
alb
  
ISO 639 3
tam
  
sqi
  
ISO 639 6
tam
  
Not Available
  
Glottocode
tami1289, oldt1248
  
alba1267
  
Linguasphere
tami1289
  
55-AAA-aaa
  
Types of Language
  
  
Language Type
Living
  
Living
  
Language Linguistic Typology
Subject-Object-Verb
  
Subject-Verb-Object
  
Language Morphological Typology
Not Available
  
Synthetic