Countries
Malaysia, Mauritius, Puducherry, Singapore, Sri Lanka, Tamil Nadu
  
Azerbaijan, Georgia, Iran, Iraq, Russia, Syria, Turkey
  
National Language
Singapore, Sri Lanka, Tamil Nadu
  
Azerbaijan, Gambia
  
Second Language
Andaman and Nicobar Islands, kerala, Puducherry
  
Not spoken in any of the countries
  
Speaking Continents
Asia
  
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
  
Azerbaijan National Academy of Sciences
  
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.
- Even though Official language of Azerbaijan is Azerbaijani, the Business language is Azerbaijani, English and Russian.
- Azerbaijan is known as “Land of Fire”, is country with unique culture and spellbinding history.
  
Similar To
Malayalam
  
Turkish
  
Derived From
Not Available
  
Osmanly language
  
Alphabets in
Tamil-Alphabets.jpg#200
  
Azerbaijani-alphabets.jpg#200
  
Phonology
  
  
Scripts
Tamil
  
Latin
  
Writing Direction
Left-To-Right, Horizontal
  
Right-To-Left, Horizontal
  
Hard to Learn
  
  
Language Levels
Not Available
  
Hello
வணக்கம் (Vanakkam)
  
Salam
  
Thank You
நன்றி (Naṉṟi)
  
Təşəkkür edirəm
  
How Are You?
நீங்கள் எப்படி இருக்கிறீர்கள்? (Nīṅkaḷ eppaṭi irukkiṟīrkaḷ?)
  
necəsən
  
Good Night
நல்ல இரவு (Good night) / irravu vanakkam (Good night)
  
yaxşı gecə
  
Good Evening
நல்ல மாலை (Nalla mālai)/ மாலை (irravu vanakkam)
  
Axşamınız xeyir
  
Good Afternoon
பிற்பகல் வணக்கம் (perpagal vanakkam)
  
Günortanız Xeyir
  
Good Morning
காலை வணக்கம் (Kaalai Vanakkam)
  
Sabahınız xeyir
  
Please
தயவு (Tayavu)
  
lütfən
  
Sorry
மன்னிக்கவும் (Maṉṉikkavum)
  
üzr
  
Bye
சென்று வருகிறேன் (Sendru Varukiren)
  
xudafiz
  
I Love You
நான் உன்னை காதலிக்கிறேன் (Naan Unnai Kadalikiren)
  
Mən səni sevirəm
  
Excuse Me
என்னை மன்னியுங்கள் (Eṉṉai maṉṉiyuṅkaḷ)
  
Bağışlayın
  
Dialect 1
Kongu
  
Derbent
  
Where They Speak
Kongu
  
Russia
  
Dialect 2
Madurai Tamil
  
Gazakh
  
Where They Speak
Madurai, South Tamil Nadu
  
Azerbaijan
  
Dialect 3
Tirunelveli Tamil
  
Baku
  
Where They Speak
South Tamil Nadu, Thoothukudi, Tirunelveli
  
Azerbaijan
  
How Many People Speak?
78.00 million
  
21
26.00 million
  
39
Native Speakers
70.00 million
  
15
23.00 million
  
34
Second Language Speakers
8.00 million
  
24
Not Available
  
Native Name
தமிழ்
  
Azərbaycan dili / Азәрбајҹан дили / آذربايجانجا ديلي
  
Alternative Names
Damulian, Tamal, Tamalsan, Tambul, Tamili
  
Azeri, Azari, Azeri Turkish, Azerbaijani Turkish
  
French Name
tamoul
  
azéri
  
German Name
Tamil
  
Aserbeidschanisch
  
Pronunciation
[t̪ɐmɨɻ]
  
[ɑzærbɑjdʒɑn dili]
  
Ethnicity
Tamil people or Tamilans
  
Azerbaijani
  
Origin
300 BC
  
16th Century
  
Language Family
Dravidian Family
  
Turkic Family
  
Subgroup
Not Available
  
Turkic
  
Branch
Not Available
  
Southwestern(Oghuz)
  
Language Forms
  
  
Early Forms
Old Tamil and Middle Tamil
  
No early forms
  
Standard Forms
Modern Tamil
  
Azerbaijani
  
Signed Forms
Signed Tamil
  
Not Available
  
Scope
Individual
  
Macrolanguage
  
ISO 639 1
ta
  
az
  
ISO 639 2
  
  
ISO 639 2/T
tam
  
aze
  
ISO 639 2/B
tam
  
aze
  
ISO 639 3
tam
  
aze
  
ISO 639 6
tam
  
Not Available
  
Glottocode
tami1289, oldt1248
  
azer1255
  
Linguasphere
tami1289
  
44-AAB-a
  
Types of Language
  
  
Language Type
Living
  
Living
  
Language Linguistic Typology
Subject-Object-Verb
  
Subject-Object-Verb
  
Language Morphological Typology
Not Available
  
Agglutinative