Countries
Malaysia, Mauritius, Puducherry, Singapore, Sri Lanka, Tamil Nadu
  
East Asia, European Union, South America
  
National Language
Singapore, Sri Lanka, Tamil Nadu
  
East Asia, European Union
  
Second Language
Andaman and Nicobar Islands, kerala, Puducherry
  
Central Europe, East Asia, Eastern Europe, South America
  
Speaking Continents
Asia
  
Asia, Europe, South America
  
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
  
Akademio de Esperanto
  
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 most widely spoken constructed language in the world is Esperanto.
- Esperanto is an artificial international language.
  
Similar To
Malayalam
  
Not Available
  
Derived From
Not Available
  
Not Available
  
Alphabets in
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Phonology
  
  
Scripts
Tamil
  
Latin
  
Writing Direction
Left-To-Right, Horizontal
  
Not Available
  
Hard to Learn
  
  
Hello
வணக்கம் (Vanakkam)
  
Halo
  
Thank You
நன்றி (Naṉṟi)
  
Dankon
  
How Are You?
நீங்கள் எப்படி இருக்கிறீர்கள்? (Nīṅkaḷ eppaṭi irukkiṟīrkaḷ?)
  
Kiel vi sanas?
  
Good Night
நல்ல இரவு (Good night) / irravu vanakkam (Good night)
  
Bonan nokton
  
Good Evening
நல்ல மாலை (Nalla mālai)/ மாலை (irravu vanakkam)
  
Bonan vesperon
  
Good Afternoon
பிற்பகல் வணக்கம் (perpagal vanakkam)
  
Bonan posttagmezon
  
Good Morning
காலை வணக்கம் (Kaalai Vanakkam)
  
Bonan matenon
  
Please
தயவு (Tayavu)
  
Mi petas
  
Sorry
மன்னிக்கவும் (Maṉṉikkavum)
  
Mi bedaŭras!
  
Bye
சென்று வருகிறேன் (Sendru Varukiren)
  
Ĝis poste
  
I Love You
நான் உன்னை காதலிக்கிறேன் (Naan Unnai Kadalikiren)
  
Mi amas vin
  
Excuse Me
என்னை மன்னியுங்கள் (Eṉṉai maṉṉiyuṅkaḷ)
  
Pardonu!
  
Dialect 1
Kongu
  
Not present
  
Where They Speak
Kongu
  
Not present
  
Dialect 2
Madurai Tamil
  
Not present
  
Where They Speak
Madurai, South Tamil Nadu
  
Not present
  
Dialect 3
Tirunelveli Tamil
  
Not present
  
Where They Speak
South Tamil Nadu, Thoothukudi, Tirunelveli
  
Not present
  
Total No. Of Dialects
0
  
How Many People Speak?
78.00 million
  
21
2.20 million
  
99+
Speaking Population
Not Available
  
Native Speakers
70.00 million
  
15
0.20 million
  
99+
Second Language Speakers
8.00 million
  
24
2.00 million
  
34
Native Name
தமிழ்
  
Esperanto
  
Alternative Names
Damulian, Tamal, Tamalsan, Tambul, Tamili
  
Eo, La Lingvo Internacia
  
French Name
tamoul
  
espéranto
  
German Name
Tamil
  
Esperanto
  
Pronunciation
[t̪ɐmɨɻ]
  
[espeˈranto]
  
Ethnicity
Tamil people or Tamilans
  
Not Available
  
Origin
300 BC
  
1887
  
Language Family
Dravidian Family
  
Indo-European Family
  
Subgroup
Not Available
  
Not Available
  
Branch
Not Available
  
Not Available
  
Language Forms
  
  
Early Forms
Old Tamil and Middle Tamil
  
Proto-Esperanto
  
Standard Forms
Modern Tamil
  
Esperanto
  
Language Position
Not Available
  
Signed Forms
Signed Tamil
  
Signuno
  
Scope
Individual
  
Individual
  
ISO 639 1
ta
  
eo
  
ISO 639 2
  
  
ISO 639 2/T
tam
  
epo
  
ISO 639 2/B
tam
  
epo
  
ISO 639 3
tam
  
epo
  
ISO 639 6
tam
  
Not Available
  
Glottocode
tami1289, oldt1248
  
espe1235
  
Linguasphere
tami1289
  
51-AAB-da
  
Types of Language
  
  
Language Type
Living
  
Constructed
  
Language Linguistic Typology
Subject-Object-Verb
  
Not Available
  
Language Morphological Typology
Not Available
  
Agglutinative
  
Tamil and Esperanto Speaking population
Tamil and Esperanto speaking population is one of the factors based on which Tamil and Esperanto languages can be compared. The total count of Tamil and Esperanto Speaking population in percentage is also given. The percentage of people speaking Tamil language is 1.06 % whereas the percentage of people speaking Esperanto 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 Esperanto on Tamil vs Esperanto where you will get native speakers, speaking population in percentage and native names.
Tamil and Esperanto Language Codes
Tamil and Esperanto language codes are used in those applications where using language names are tedious. Tamil and Esperanto Language Codes include all the international language codes, glottocodes and linguasphere.