Countries
Malaysia, Mauritius, Puducherry, Singapore, Sri Lanka, Tamil Nadu
Algeria, Bahrain, Chad, Comoros, Djibouti, Egypt, Eritrea, Iraq, Israel, Jordan, Kuwait, Lebanon, Libya, Mauritania, Morocco, Oman, Qatar, Saudi Arabia, Somalia, Sudan, Tunisia, United Arab Emirates, Yemen
National Language
Singapore, Sri Lanka, Tamil Nadu
Algeria, Bahrain, Comoros, Djibouti, Egypt, Jordan, Kuwait, Lebanon, Libya, Mauritania, Morocco, Oman, Palestine, Qatar, Saudi Arabia, Somalia, Sudan, Syria, United Arab Emirates, Yemen
Second Language
Andaman and Nicobar Islands, kerala, Puducherry
Not spoken in any of the countries
Speaking Continents
Asia
Africa, Asia
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
Academy of the Arabic Language, Arabic Language International Council
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.
- Arabic is 5th common language in world.
- Classical Arabic is the language of Quran and also it is official language. Classical Arabic is the only way to learn Arabic language in academic way and it does not change.
Similar To
Malayalam
Amharic and Hebrew
Derived From
Not Available
Not Available
Alphabets in
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Writing Direction
Left-To-Right, Horizontal
Right-To-Left, Horizontal
Hello
வணக்கம் (Vanakkam)
مرحبا
Thank You
நன்றி (Naṉṟi)
شكرا
How Are You?
நீங்கள் எப்படி இருக்கிறீர்கள்? (Nīṅkaḷ eppaṭi irukkiṟīrkaḷ?)
كيف حالك؟
Good Night
நல்ல இரவு (Good night) / irravu vanakkam (Good night)
تصبح على خير
Good Evening
நல்ல மாலை (Nalla mālai)/ மாலை (irravu vanakkam)
مساء الخير
Good Afternoon
பிற்பகல் வணக்கம் (perpagal vanakkam)
مساء الخير
Good Morning
காலை வணக்கம் (Kaalai Vanakkam)
صباح الخير
Please
தயவு (Tayavu)
من فضلك
Sorry
மன்னிக்கவும் (Maṉṉikkavum)
آسف
Bye
சென்று வருகிறேன் (Sendru Varukiren)
وداعا
I Love You
நான் உன்னை காதலிக்கிறேன் (Naan Unnai Kadalikiren)
أحبك
Excuse Me
என்னை மன்னியுங்கள் (Eṉṉai maṉṉiyuṅkaḷ)
اعذرني
Where They Speak
Kongu
Algeria, Libya, Maghreb, Morocco, Tunisia
Dialect 2
Madurai Tamil
Sudanese
Where They Speak
Madurai, South Tamil Nadu
Sudan
How Many People Speak
Not Available
Dialect 3
Tirunelveli Tamil
Levantine
Where They Speak
South Tamil Nadu, Thoothukudi, Tirunelveli
Cyprus, Levant
How Many People Speak
Not Available
Native Name
தமிழ்
(al arabiya) العربية
Alternative Names
Damulian, Tamal, Tamalsan, Tambul, Tamili
Al-’Arabiyya, Al-Fusha, Literary Arabic
German Name
Tamil
Arabisch
Pronunciation
[t̪ɐmɨɻ]
/al ʕarabijja/, /ʕarabi/
Ethnicity
Tamil people or Tamilans
Arabs
Language Family
Dravidian Family
Afro-Asiatic Family, Semitic Family
Subgroup
Not Available
Semitic
Branch
Not Available
North Arabic
Early Forms
Old Tamil and Middle Tamil
No early forms
Standard Forms
Modern Tamil
Modern Standard Arabic
Signed Forms
Signed Tamil
Signed Arabic
Scope
Individual
Macrolanguage
ISO 639 6
tam
Not Available
Glottocode
tami1289, oldt1248
arab1395
Linguasphere
tami1289
12-AAC
Language Type
Living
Living
Language Linguistic Typology
Subject-Object-Verb
Subject-Verb-Object
Language Morphological Typology
Not Available
Fusional, Synthetic