1 Countries
1.1 Countries
Malaysia, Mauritius, Puducherry, Singapore, Sri Lanka, Tamil Nadu
European Union, Ireland
1.2 Total No. Of Countries
1.3 National Language
Singapore, Sri Lanka, Tamil Nadu
Ireland
1.4 Second Language
Andaman and Nicobar Islands, kerala, Puducherry
Ireland
1.5 Speaking Continents
1.6 Minority Language
Canada, Malaysia, Mauritius, Reunion, Seychelles
United Kingdom
1.7 Regulated By
Official language Commission of Government of Tamil Nadu, Thanjavur Tamil University
Foras na Gaeilge
1.8 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.
- In Irish language, there are no exact words for "yes" or "no".
- There are different set of numbers for counting humans and another set for counting non-humans in Irish Language.
1.9 Similar To
1.10 Derived From
Not Available
Not Available
2 Alphabets
2.1 Alphabets in
2.2 Alphabets
2.3 Phonology
2.3.1 How Many Vowels
2.3.2 How Many Consonants
2.4 Scripts
2.5 Writing Direction
Left-To-Right, Horizontal
Left-To-Right, Horizontal
2.6 Hard to Learn
2.6.1 Language Levels
2.6.2 Time Taken to Learn
3 Greetings
3.1 Hello
வணக்கம் (Vanakkam)
Dia dhuit
3.2 Thank You
நன்றி (Naṉṟi)
Go raibh maith agat
3.3 How Are You?
நீங்கள் எப்படி இருக்கிறீர்கள்? (Nīṅkaḷ eppaṭi irukkiṟīrkaḷ?)
Conas atá tú ?
3.4 Good Night
நல்ல இரவு (Good night) / irravu vanakkam (Good night)
Oíche mhaith
3.5 Good Evening
நல்ல மாலை (Nalla mālai)/ மாலை (irravu vanakkam)
Tráthnóna maith duit
3.6 Good Afternoon
பிற்பகல் வணக்கம் (perpagal vanakkam)
Tráthnóna maith duit
3.7 Good Morning
காலை வணக்கம் (Kaalai Vanakkam)
Dia dhuit ar maidin
3.8 Please
தயவு (Tayavu)
le do thoil
3.9 Sorry
மன்னிக்கவும் (Maṉṉikkavum)
Tá brón orm
3.10 Bye
சென்று வருகிறேன் (Sendru Varukiren)
Slán
3.11 I Love You
நான் உன்னை காதலிக்கிறேன் (Naan Unnai Kadalikiren)
Is breá liom thú
3.12 Excuse Me
என்னை மன்னியுங்கள் (Eṉṉai maṉṉiyuṅkaḷ)
Gabh mo leithscéal
4 Dialects
4.1 Dialect 1
4.1.1 Where They Speak
4.1.2 How Many People Speak
4.2 Dialect 2
Madurai Tamil
Munster Irish
4.2.1 Where They Speak
Madurai, South Tamil Nadu
Munster
4.2.2 How Many People Speak
4.3 Dialect 3
Tirunelveli Tamil
Ulster Irish
4.3.1 Where They Speak
South Tamil Nadu, Thoothukudi, Tirunelveli
Ulster
4.3.2 How Many People Speak
4.4 Total No. Of Dialects
5 How Many People Speak
5.1 How Many People Speak?
78.00 million1.79 million
0.13
1200
5.2 Speaking Population
5.3 Native Speakers
70.00 million0.14 million
0.13
873
5.3.1 Second Language Speakers
8.00 million1.65 million
0.01
400
5.3.2 Native Name
தமிழ்
Gaeilge (na hÉireann) / An Ghaeilge
5.3.3 Alternative Names
Damulian, Tamal, Tamalsan, Tambul, Tamili
Erse, Gaeilge, Gaelic Irish
5.3.4 French Name
5.3.5 German Name
5.4 Pronunciation
5.5 Ethnicity
Tamil people or Tamilans
Irish people
6 History
6.1 Origin
6.2 Language Family
Dravidian Family
Indo-European Family
6.2.1 Subgroup
6.2.2 Branch
6.3 Language Forms
6.3.1 Early Forms
Old Tamil and Middle Tamil
Primitive Irish, Old Irish, Middle Irish, Classical Irish, Irish
6.3.2 Standard Forms
Modern Tamil
An Caighdeán Oifigiúil
6.3.3 Language Position
6.3.4 Signed Forms
Signed Tamil
Irish Sign Language
6.4 Scope
7 Code
7.1 ISO 639 1
7.2 ISO 639 2
7.2.1 ISO 639 2/T
7.2.2 ISO 639 2/B
7.3 ISO 639 3
7.4 ISO 639 6
7.5 Glottocode
tami1289, oldt1248
iris1253
7.6 Linguasphere
7.7 Types of Language
7.7.1 Language Type
7.7.2 Language Linguistic Typology
Subject-Object-Verb
Verb-Subject-Object
7.7.3 Language Morphological Typology