1 Countries
1.1 Countries
Malaysia, Mauritius, Puducherry, Singapore, Sri Lanka, Tamil Nadu
Armenian Highland
1.2 Total No. Of Countries
1.3 National Language
Singapore, Sri Lanka, Tamil Nadu
Armenia, Nagorno-Karabakh Republic
1.4 Second Language
Andaman and Nicobar Islands, kerala, Puducherry
Not spoken in any of the countries
1.5 Speaking Continents
1.6 Minority Language
Canada, Malaysia, Mauritius, Reunion, Seychelles
Cyprus, Hungary, Iraq, Poland, Romania, Ukraine
1.7 Regulated By
Official language Commission of Government of Tamil Nadu, Thanjavur Tamil University
Armenian National Academy of Sciences
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.
- The first language into which Bible was translated is Armenian.
- Christianity was recognized as a national religion in 301 by Armenia Country.
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
Tamil
Armenian manuscript
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)
Բարեւ (Barev)
3.2 Thank You
நன்றி (Naṉṟi)
Շնորհակալություն (Shnorhakalut’yun)
3.3 How Are You?
நீங்கள் எப்படி இருக்கிறீர்கள்? (Nīṅkaḷ eppaṭi irukkiṟīrkaḷ?)
Ինչպես եք դուք? (Inch’pes yek’ duk’)
3.4 Good Night
நல்ல இரவு (Good night) / irravu vanakkam (Good night)
Բարի գիշեր (Bari gisher)
3.5 Good Evening
நல்ல மாலை (Nalla mālai)/ மாலை (irravu vanakkam)
Բարի երեկո (Bari yereko)
3.6 Good Afternoon
பிற்பகல் வணக்கம் (perpagal vanakkam)
Բարի օր (Bari or)
3.7 Good Morning
காலை வணக்கம் (Kaalai Vanakkam)
Բարի լույս (Bari luys)
3.8 Please
தயவு (Tayavu)
Խնդրում եմ (Khndrum yem)
3.9 Sorry
மன்னிக்கவும் (Maṉṉikkavum)
կներեք (knerek’)
3.10 Bye
சென்று வருகிறேன் (Sendru Varukiren)
Ց'տեսություն
3.11 I Love You
நான் உன்னை காதலிக்கிறேன் (Naan Unnai Kadalikiren)
Ես սիրում եմ քեզ (Yes sirum yem k’yez)
3.12 Excuse Me
என்னை மன்னியுங்கள் (Eṉṉai maṉṉiyuṅkaḷ)
Ներեցեք ինձ (Nerets’yek’ indz)
4 Dialects
4.1 Dialect 1
4.1.1 Where They Speak
Kongu
Armenia, Armenian Highland, Georgia, Iran, Nagorno-Karabakh Republic, Turkey
4.1.2 How Many People Speak
4.2 Dialect 2
Madurai Tamil
Western Armenian
4.2.1 Where They Speak
Madurai, South Tamil Nadu
Armenian Highland, Cilicia, Lebanon, Syria, Turkey
4.2.2 How Many People Speak
4.3 Dialect 3
Tirunelveli Tamil
Not Applicable
4.3.1 Where They Speak
South Tamil Nadu, Thoothukudi, Tirunelveli
Not Applicable
4.3.2 How Many People Speak
4.4 Total No. Of Dialects
5 How Many People Speak
5.1 How Many People Speak?
78.00 million6.00 million
0.13
1200
5.2 Speaking Population
5.3 Native Speakers
70.00 million6.00 million
0.13
873
5.3.1 Second Language Speakers
5.3.2 Native Name
5.3.3 Alternative Names
Damulian, Tamal, Tamalsan, Tambul, Tamili
Armjanski Yazyk, Ena, Ermeni Dili, Ermenice, Somkhuri
5.3.4 French Name
5.3.5 German Name
5.4 Pronunciation
5.5 Ethnicity
Tamil people or Tamilans
Armenians
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
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6.3 Language Forms
6.3.1 Early Forms
Old Tamil and Middle Tamil
Proto-Armenian, Classical Armenian, Middle Armenian, Armenian
6.3.2 Standard Forms
Modern Tamil
Eastern Armenian, Western Armenian
6.3.3 Language Position
6.3.4 Signed Forms
Signed Tamil
Not Available
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
arme1241
7.6 Linguasphere
7.7 Types of Language
7.7.1 Language Type
7.7.2 Language Linguistic Typology
Subject-Object-Verb
Subject-Object-Verb
7.7.3 Language Morphological Typology
Not Available
Agglutinative, Synthetic