Countries
Malaysia, Mauritius, Puducherry, Singapore, Sri Lanka, Tamil Nadu
  
Czech Republic, European Union
  
National Language
Singapore, Sri Lanka, Tamil Nadu
  
Czech Republic
  
Second Language
Andaman and Nicobar Islands, kerala, Puducherry
  
Not spoken in any of the countries
  
Speaking Continents
Asia
  
Europe
  
Minority Language
Canada, Malaysia, Mauritius, Reunion, Seychelles
  
Austria, Croatia, Germany, Slovakia
  
Regulated By
Official language Commission of Government of Tamil Nadu, Thanjavur Tamil University
  
Institute of the Czech 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 Czech language was known as Bohemian as early at 19th century.
- In czech language, there are many words that do not contain vowels.
  
Similar To
Malayalam
  
Polish, Slovak and Sorbian
  
Derived From
Not Available
  
Not Available
  
Alphabets in
Tamil-Alphabets.jpg#200
  
Czech-Alphabets.jpg#200
  
Phonology
  
  
Scripts
Tamil
  
Latin
  
Writing Direction
Left-To-Right, Horizontal
  
Left-To-Right, Horizontal
  
Hard to Learn
  
  
Hello
வணக்கம் (Vanakkam)
  
ahoj
  
Thank You
நன்றி (Naṉṟi)
  
děkuji
  
How Are You?
நீங்கள் எப்படி இருக்கிறீர்கள்? (Nīṅkaḷ eppaṭi irukkiṟīrkaḷ?)
  
Jak se máš?
  
Good Night
நல்ல இரவு (Good night) / irravu vanakkam (Good night)
  
dobrou noc
  
Good Evening
நல்ல மாலை (Nalla mālai)/ மாலை (irravu vanakkam)
  
dobrý večer
  
Good Afternoon
பிற்பகல் வணக்கம் (perpagal vanakkam)
  
dobré odpoledne
  
Good Morning
காலை வணக்கம் (Kaalai Vanakkam)
  
dobré ráno
  
Please
தயவு (Tayavu)
  
prosím
  
Sorry
மன்னிக்கவும் (Maṉṉikkavum)
  
litovat
  
Bye
சென்று வருகிறேன் (Sendru Varukiren)
  
sbohem
  
I Love You
நான் உன்னை காதலிக்கிறேன் (Naan Unnai Kadalikiren)
  
Miluji tě
  
Excuse Me
என்னை மன்னியுங்கள் (Eṉṉai maṉṉiyuṅkaḷ)
  
promiňte
  
Dialect 1
Kongu
  
Chod
  
Where They Speak
Kongu
  
Chodsko, Bohemia
  
Dialect 2
Madurai Tamil
  
Lach
  
Where They Speak
Madurai, South Tamil Nadu
  
Czech Silesia, Hlucin, Northeast Moravia
  
Dialect 3
Tirunelveli Tamil
  
Moravian
  
Where They Speak
South Tamil Nadu, Thoothukudi, Tirunelveli
  
Czech Republic, Czech Silesia, Moravia, Slovakia
  
How Many People Speak
Not Available
  
How Many People Speak?
78.00 million
  
21
11.00 million
  
99+
Native Speakers
70.00 million
  
15
11.00 million
  
99+
Second Language Speakers
8.00 million
  
24
Not Available
  
Native Name
தமிழ்
  
čeština / český jazyk
  
Alternative Names
Damulian, Tamal, Tamalsan, Tambul, Tamili
  
Bohemian, Cestina
  
French Name
tamoul
  
tchèque
  
German Name
Tamil
  
Tschechisch
  
Pronunciation
[t̪ɐmɨɻ]
  
Not Available
  
Ethnicity
Tamil people or Tamilans
  
Czechs
  
Origin
300 BC
  
9th Century
  
Language Family
Dravidian Family
  
Indo-European Family
  
Subgroup
Not Available
  
Slavic
  
Branch
Not Available
  
Western
  
Language Forms
  
  
Early Forms
Old Tamil and Middle Tamil
  
Proto-Czech, Old Czech
  
Standard Forms
Modern Tamil
  
Standard Czech
  
Signed Forms
Signed Tamil
  
Czech Sign Language
  
Scope
Individual
  
Individual
  
ISO 639 1
ta
  
cs
  
ISO 639 2
  
  
ISO 639 2/T
tam
  
ces
  
ISO 639 2/B
tam
  
cze
  
ISO 639 3
tam
  
ces
  
ISO 639 6
tam
  
Not Available
  
Glottocode
tami1289, oldt1248
  
czec1258
  
Linguasphere
tami1289
  
53-AAA-da
  
Types of Language
  
  
Language Type
Living
  
Living
  
Language Linguistic Typology
Subject-Object-Verb
  
Not Available
  
Language Morphological Typology
Not Available
  
Fusional, Synthetic