Countries
Malaysia, Mauritius, Puducherry, Singapore, Sri Lanka, Tamil Nadu
  
Israel
  
National Language
Singapore, Sri Lanka, Tamil Nadu
  
Israel
  
Second Language
Andaman and Nicobar Islands, kerala, Puducherry
  
Israel
  
Speaking Continents
Asia
  
Africa, Asia, Europe
  
Minority Language
Canada, Malaysia, Mauritius, Reunion, Seychelles
  
Poland
  
Regulated By
Official language Commission of Government of Tamil Nadu, Thanjavur Tamil University
  
Academy of the Hebrew 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 original language of Bible is Hebrew.
- The men and women use different verbs in hebrew language.
  
Similar To
Malayalam
  
Arabic and Aramaic languages
  
Derived From
Not Available
  
Aramaic Language
  
Alphabets in
Tamil-Alphabets.jpg#200
  
Hebrew-Alphabets.jpg#200
  
Phonology
  
  
How Many Vowels
0
  
Scripts
Tamil
  
Hebrew
  
Writing Direction
Left-To-Right, Horizontal
  
Right-To-Left, Horizontal
  
Hard to Learn
  
  
Hello
வணக்கம் (Vanakkam)
  
שלום (Shalom)
  
Thank You
நன்றி (Naṉṟi)
  
תודה (Toda)
  
How Are You?
நீங்கள் எப்படி இருக்கிறீர்கள்? (Nīṅkaḷ eppaṭi irukkiṟīrkaḷ?)
  
מה שלומך? (ma shlomxa)
  
Good Night
நல்ல இரவு (Good night) / irravu vanakkam (Good night)
  
לילה טוב (Laila tov)
  
Good Evening
நல்ல மாலை (Nalla mālai)/ மாலை (irravu vanakkam)
  
ערב טוב (Erev tov)
  
Good Afternoon
பிற்பகல் வணக்கம் (perpagal vanakkam)
  
אחר צהריים טובים (Achar tzahara'im tovim)
  
Good Morning
காலை வணக்கம் (Kaalai Vanakkam)
  
בוקר טוב (Boker tov)
  
Please
தயவு (Tayavu)
  
בבקשה (bevekshah)
  
Sorry
மன்னிக்கவும் (Maṉṉikkavum)
  
סליחה! (Slicha)
  
Bye
சென்று வருகிறேன் (Sendru Varukiren)
  
להתראות (Lehitraot)
  
I Love You
நான் உன்னை காதலிக்கிறேன் (Naan Unnai Kadalikiren)
  
אני אוהבת אותך (Ani ohevet otcha)
  
Excuse Me
என்னை மன்னியுங்கள் (Eṉṉai maṉṉiyuṅkaḷ)
  
בבקשה!
  
Dialect 1
Kongu
  
Ashkenazi Hebrew
  
Where They Speak
Kongu
  
Israel
  
Dialect 2
Madurai Tamil
  
Samaritan Hebrew
  
Where They Speak
Madurai, South Tamil Nadu
  
Israel, Palestine
  
Dialect 3
Tirunelveli Tamil
  
Yemenite Hebrew
  
Where They Speak
South Tamil Nadu, Thoothukudi, Tirunelveli
  
Israel
  
How Many People Speak?
78.00 million
  
21
9.00 million
  
99+
Speaking Population
Not Available
  
Native Speakers
70.00 million
  
15
4.40 million
  
99+
Second Language Speakers
8.00 million
  
24
5.60 million
  
27
Native Name
தமிழ்
  
עברית / עִבְרִית (ivrit)
  
Alternative Names
Damulian, Tamal, Tamalsan, Tambul, Tamili
  
Israeli, Ivrit
  
French Name
tamoul
  
hébreu
  
German Name
Tamil
  
Hebräisch
  
Pronunciation
[t̪ɐmɨɻ]
  
[(ʔ)ivˈʁit] - [(ʔ)ivˈɾit]
  
Ethnicity
Tamil people or Tamilans
  
Not Available
  
Origin
300 BC
  
1000 BC
  
Language Family
Dravidian Family
  
Afro-Asiatic Family
  
Subgroup
Not Available
  
Semitic
  
Branch
Not Available
  
Canaanitic
  
Language Forms
  
  
Early Forms
Old Tamil and Middle Tamil
  
Biblical Hebrew, Mishnaic Hebrew, Medieval Hebrew, Hebrew
  
Standard Forms
Modern Tamil
  
Modern Hebrew
  
Signed Forms
Signed Tamil
  
Signed Hebrew
  
Scope
Individual
  
Individual
  
ISO 639 1
ta
  
he
  
ISO 639 2
  
  
ISO 639 2/T
tam
  
heb
  
ISO 639 2/B
tam
  
heb
  
ISO 639 3
tam
  
heb
  
ISO 639 6
tam
  
Not Available
  
Glottocode
tami1289, oldt1248
  
hebr1246
  
Linguasphere
tami1289
  
12-AAB-a
  
Types of Language
  
  
Language Type
Living
  
Living
  
Language Linguistic Typology
Subject-Object-Verb
  
Subject-Verb-Object, Verb-Subject-Object
  
Language Morphological Typology
Not Available
  
Fusional, Synthetic