Countries
Malaysia, Mauritius, Puducherry, Singapore, Sri Lanka, Tamil Nadu
  
Croatia, European Union, Italy, San Marino, Slovenia, Switzerland, Vatican City
  
National Language
Singapore, Sri Lanka, Tamil Nadu
  
Italy, San Marino, Switzerland, Vatican City
  
Second Language
Andaman and Nicobar Islands, kerala, Puducherry
  
Albania, Croatia, Malta, Slovenia
  
Speaking Continents
Asia
  
Europe
  
Minority Language
Canada, Malaysia, Mauritius, Reunion, Seychelles
  
Crimea, Eritrea, France, Libya, Monaco, Montenegro, Romania, Somalia
  
Regulated By
Official language Commission of Government of Tamil Nadu, Thanjavur Tamil University
  
Accademia della Crusca (Academy of the bran)
  
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.
- One of the most romantic and melodic language in the history of the world is Italian.
- Italian Language is in the top three of the most widely spoken European languages in Europe.
  
Similar To
Malayalam
  
French and Portuguese Languages
  
Derived From
Not Available
  
Latin
  
Alphabets in
Tamil-Alphabets.jpg#200
  
Italian-Alphabets.jpg#200
  
Phonology
  
  
Scripts
Tamil
  
Latin
  
Writing Direction
Left-To-Right, Horizontal
  
Left-To-Right, Horizontal
  
Hard to Learn
  
  
Hello
வணக்கம் (Vanakkam)
  
ciao
  
Thank You
நன்றி (Naṉṟi)
  
grazie
  
How Are You?
நீங்கள் எப்படி இருக்கிறீர்கள்? (Nīṅkaḷ eppaṭi irukkiṟīrkaḷ?)
  
Come stai?
  
Good Night
நல்ல இரவு (Good night) / irravu vanakkam (Good night)
  
buonanotte
  
Good Evening
நல்ல மாலை (Nalla mālai)/ மாலை (irravu vanakkam)
  
buonasera
  
Good Afternoon
பிற்பகல் வணக்கம் (perpagal vanakkam)
  
buon pomeriggio
  
Good Morning
காலை வணக்கம் (Kaalai Vanakkam)
  
buongiorno
  
Please
தயவு (Tayavu)
  
Per Favore
  
Sorry
மன்னிக்கவும் (Maṉṉikkavum)
  
scusate
  
Bye
சென்று வருகிறேன் (Sendru Varukiren)
  
arrivederci
  
I Love You
நான் உன்னை காதலிக்கிறேன் (Naan Unnai Kadalikiren)
  
Ti amo
  
Excuse Me
என்னை மன்னியுங்கள் (Eṉṉai maṉṉiyuṅkaḷ)
  
Scusami
  
Dialect 1
Kongu
  
Romanesco
  
Where They Speak
Kongu
  
Lazio
  
How Many People Speak
Not Available
  
3,000,000.00
  
21
Dialect 2
Madurai Tamil
  
Central Italian
  
Where They Speak
Madurai, South Tamil Nadu
  
Abruzzo, central Marche, Lazio, south Tuscany, Umbria
  
How Many People Speak
Not Available
  
5,000,000.00
  
14
Dialect 3
Tirunelveli Tamil
  
Tuscan
  
Where They Speak
South Tamil Nadu, Thoothukudi, Tirunelveli
  
Corsica, Gallura, Haute-Corse, Sardinia, Tuscany, Umbria
  
How Many People Speak?
78.00 million
  
21
78.00 million
  
21
Native Speakers
70.00 million
  
15
64.00 million
  
18
Second Language Speakers
8.00 million
  
24
14.00 million
  
20
Native Name
தமிழ்
  
Italiano
  
Alternative Names
Damulian, Tamal, Tamalsan, Tambul, Tamili
  
Italiano
  
French Name
tamoul
  
italien
  
German Name
Tamil
  
Italienisch
  
Pronunciation
[t̪ɐmɨɻ]
  
[itaˈljaːno]
  
Ethnicity
Tamil people or Tamilans
  
Italians
  
Origin
300 BC
  
960 BC
  
Language Family
Dravidian Family
  
Indo-European Family
  
Subgroup
Not Available
  
Romance
  
Branch
Not Available
  
Not Available
  
Language Forms
  
  
Early Forms
Old Tamil and Middle Tamil
  
No early forms
  
Standard Forms
Modern Tamil
  
Italian
  
Signed Forms
Signed Tamil
  
italiano segnato "Signed Italian" & italiano segnato esatto "Signed Exact Italian"
  
Scope
Individual
  
Individual
  
ISO 639 1
ta
  
it
  
ISO 639 2
  
  
ISO 639 2/T
tam
  
ita
  
ISO 639 2/B
tam
  
ita
  
ISO 639 3
tam
  
ita
  
ISO 639 6
tam
  
itas
  
Glottocode
tami1289, oldt1248
  
ital1282
  
Linguasphere
tami1289
  
51-AAA-q
  
Types of Language
  
  
Language Type
Living
  
Living
  
Language Linguistic Typology
Subject-Object-Verb
  
Subject-Verb-Object
  
Language Morphological Typology
Not Available
  
Fusional, Synthetic