Countries
Malaysia, Mauritius, Puducherry, Singapore, Sri Lanka, Tamil Nadu
  
Basque Autonomous Community, Navarre
  
National Language
Singapore, Sri Lanka, Tamil Nadu
  
France, Spain
  
Second Language
Andaman and Nicobar Islands, kerala, Puducherry
  
Not spoken in any of the countries
  
Speaking Continents
Asia
  
Asia, Europe
  
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
  
Euskaltzaindia, National Languages Committee
  
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 Basque language is the oldest European language.
- Basque alphabet include many Roman letters.
  
Similar To
Malayalam
  
Spanish
  
Derived From
Not Available
  
Not Available
  
Alphabets in
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Basque-Alphabets.jpg#200
  
Phonology
  
  
Scripts
Tamil
  
Latin
  
Writing Direction
Left-To-Right, Horizontal
  
Not Available
  
Hard to Learn
  
  
Hello
வணக்கம் (Vanakkam)
  
Kaixo
  
Thank You
நன்றி (Naṉṟi)
  
Eskerrik asko
  
How Are You?
நீங்கள் எப்படி இருக்கிறீர்கள்? (Nīṅkaḷ eppaṭi irukkiṟīrkaḷ?)
  
Zer moduz?
  
Good Night
நல்ல இரவு (Good night) / irravu vanakkam (Good night)
  
Gabon
  
Good Evening
நல்ல மாலை (Nalla mālai)/ மாலை (irravu vanakkam)
  
Arratsalde on
  
Good Afternoon
பிற்பகல் வணக்கம் (perpagal vanakkam)
  
Arratsalde on
  
Good Morning
காலை வணக்கம் (Kaalai Vanakkam)
  
Egun on
  
Please
தயவு (Tayavu)
  
Mesedez
  
Sorry
மன்னிக்கவும் (Maṉṉikkavum)
  
Barkatu
  
Bye
சென்று வருகிறேன் (Sendru Varukiren)
  
Agur
  
I Love You
நான் உன்னை காதலிக்கிறேன் (Naan Unnai Kadalikiren)
  
Maite zaitut
  
Excuse Me
என்னை மன்னியுங்கள் (Eṉṉai maṉṉiyuṅkaḷ)
  
Barkatu
  
Dialect 1
Kongu
  
Navarro-Lapurdian
  
Where They Speak
Kongu
  
France
  
How Many People Speak
Not Available
  
Dialect 2
Madurai Tamil
  
Souletin
  
Where They Speak
Madurai, South Tamil Nadu
  
France, Soule, Spain
  
How Many People Speak
Not Available
  
Dialect 3
Tirunelveli Tamil
  
Biscayan
  
Where They Speak
South Tamil Nadu, Thoothukudi, Tirunelveli
  
Spain
  
How Many People Speak?
78.00 million
  
21
7.20 million
  
99+
Speaking Population
Not Available
  
Native Speakers
70.00 million
  
15
7.20 million
  
99+
Second Language Speakers
8.00 million
  
24
Not Available
  
Native Name
தமிழ்
  
Not available
  
Alternative Names
Damulian, Tamal, Tamalsan, Tambul, Tamili
  
Euskara, Euskera, Vascuense
  
French Name
tamoul
  
basque
  
German Name
Tamil
  
Baskisch
  
Pronunciation
[t̪ɐmɨɻ]
  
Not Available
  
Ethnicity
Tamil people or Tamilans
  
Basque people
  
Origin
300 BC
  
c. 1000
  
Language Family
Dravidian Family
  
Vasconic Family
  
Subgroup
Not Available
  
Not Available
  
Branch
Not Available
  
Not Available
  
Language Forms
  
  
Early Forms
Old Tamil and Middle Tamil
  
Proto-Basque, Aquitanian
  
Standard Forms
Modern Tamil
  
Basque
  
Language Position
Not Available
  
Signed Forms
Signed Tamil
  
Not Available
  
Scope
Individual
  
Not Available
  
ISO 639 1
ta
  
eu
  
ISO 639 2
  
  
ISO 639 2/T
tam
  
eus
  
ISO 639 2/B
tam
  
baq
  
ISO 639 3
tam
  
eus
  
ISO 639 6
tam
  
Not Available
  
Glottocode
tami1289, oldt1248
  
basq1248
  
Linguasphere
tami1289
  
40-AAA-a
  
Types of Language
  
  
Language Type
Living
  
Not Available
  
Language Linguistic Typology
Subject-Object-Verb
  
Subject-Object-Verb
  
Language Morphological Typology
Not Available
  
Agglutinative
  
Tamil and Basque Speaking population
Tamil and Basque speaking population is one of the factors based on which Tamil and Basque languages can be compared. The total count of Tamil and Basque Speaking population in percentage is also given. The percentage of people speaking Tamil language is 1.06 % whereas the percentage of people speaking Basque language is Not Available. When we compare the speaking population of any two languages we get to know which of two languages is more popular. Find more details about how many people speak Tamil and Basque on Tamil vs Basque where you will get native speakers, speaking population in percentage and native names.
Tamil and Basque Language Codes
Tamil and Basque language codes are used in those applications where using language names are tedious. Tamil and Basque Language Codes include all the international language codes, glottocodes and linguasphere.