Countries
Malaysia, Mauritius, Puducherry, Singapore, Sri Lanka, Tamil Nadu
  
Bulgaria, European Union
  
National Language
Singapore, Sri Lanka, Tamil Nadu
  
Bulgaria
  
Second Language
Andaman and Nicobar Islands, kerala, Puducherry
  
Not spoken in any of the countries
  
Speaking Continents
Asia
  
Africa, Europe
  
Minority Language
Canada, Malaysia, Mauritius, Reunion, Seychelles
  
Hungary, Romania, Serbia, Slovakia, Ukraine
  
Regulated By
Official language Commission of Government of Tamil Nadu, Thanjavur Tamil University
  
Institute for the Bulgarian language
  
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 only Slavic language which has lost all its grammatical cases is Bulgarian.
- The first Slavic language to be written was Bulgarian in 9th century.
  
Similar To
Malayalam
  
Macedonian language
  
Derived From
Not Available
  
Not Available
  
Alphabets in
Tamil-Alphabets.jpg#200
  
Bulgarian-Alphabets.jpg#200
  
Phonology
  
  
Scripts
Tamil
  
Cyrillic
  
Writing Direction
Left-To-Right, Horizontal
  
Left-To-Right, Horizontal
  
Hard to Learn
  
  
Hello
வணக்கம் (Vanakkam)
  
Здравейте (Zdraveĭte)
  
Thank You
நன்றி (Naṉṟi)
  
Благодаря ти (blagodarya ti)
  
How Are You?
நீங்கள் எப்படி இருக்கிறீர்கள்? (Nīṅkaḷ eppaṭi irukkiṟīrkaḷ?)
  
Как си? (Kak si?)
  
Good Night
நல்ல இரவு (Good night) / irravu vanakkam (Good night)
  
Лека нощ (Leka nošt)
  
Good Evening
நல்ல மாலை (Nalla mālai)/ மாலை (irravu vanakkam)
  
Добър вечер (Dobãr večer)
  
Good Afternoon
பிற்பகல் வணக்கம் (perpagal vanakkam)
  
Добър ден (Dobãr den)
  
Good Morning
காலை வணக்கம் (Kaalai Vanakkam)
  
Добро утро (Dobro utro)
  
Please
தயவு (Tayavu)
  
Моля (Molja)
  
Sorry
மன்னிக்கவும் (Maṉṉikkavum)
  
Съжалявам (Sãžaljavam)
  
Bye
சென்று வருகிறேன் (Sendru Varukiren)
  
Довиждане (Doviždane)
  
I Love You
நான் உன்னை காதலிக்கிறேன் (Naan Unnai Kadalikiren)
  
Обичам те (Običam te)
  
Excuse Me
என்னை மன்னியுங்கள் (Eṉṉai maṉṉiyuṅkaḷ)
  
Извинете ме (Izvinete me)
  
Dialect 1
Kongu
  
Kotel-Elena-Dryanovo
  
Where They Speak
Kongu
  
Bulgaria
  
Dialect 2
Madurai Tamil
  
Panagyurishte
  
Where They Speak
Madurai, South Tamil Nadu
  
Bulgaria
  
Dialect 3
Tirunelveli Tamil
  
Pirdop
  
Where They Speak
South Tamil Nadu, Thoothukudi, Tirunelveli
  
Bulgaria
  
How Many People Speak?
78.00 million
  
21
7.80 million
  
99+
Speaking Population
Not Available
  
Native Speakers
70.00 million
  
15
7.80 million
  
99+
Second Language Speakers
8.00 million
  
24
Not Available
  
Native Name
தமிழ்
  
български (bãlgarski)
  
Alternative Names
Damulian, Tamal, Tamalsan, Tambul, Tamili
  
Balgarski
  
French Name
tamoul
  
bulgare
  
German Name
Tamil
  
Bulgarisch
  
Pronunciation
[t̪ɐmɨɻ]
  
Not Available
  
Ethnicity
Tamil people or Tamilans
  
Not Available
  
Origin
300 BC
  
9th Century
  
Language Family
Dravidian Family
  
Indo-European Family
  
Subgroup
Not Available
  
Slavic
  
Branch
Not Available
  
Southern
  
Language Forms
  
  
Early Forms
Old Tamil and Middle Tamil
  
Old Bulgarian, Middle Bulgarian, Modern Bulgarian
  
Standard Forms
Modern Tamil
  
Standard Bulgarian
  
Signed Forms
Signed Tamil
  
Bulgarian Sign Language
  
Scope
Individual
  
Individual
  
ISO 639 1
ta
  
bg
  
ISO 639 2
  
  
ISO 639 2/T
tam
  
bul
  
ISO 639 2/B
tam
  
bul
  
ISO 639 3
tam
  
bul
  
ISO 639 6
tam
  
buls
  
Glottocode
tami1289, oldt1248
  
bulg1262
  
Linguasphere
tami1289
  
53-AAA-hb
  
Types of Language
  
  
Language Type
Living
  
Living
  
Language Linguistic Typology
Subject-Object-Verb
  
Subject-Verb-Object
  
Language Morphological Typology
Not Available
  
Not Available