Countries
Malaysia, Mauritius, Puducherry, Singapore, Sri Lanka, Tamil Nadu
European Union, Latvia
National Language
Singapore, Sri Lanka, Tamil Nadu
Latvia
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
Not spoken in any of the countries
Regulated By
Official language Commission of Government of Tamil Nadu, Thanjavur Tamil University
Latvian State Language Center
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 first written form of Latvian dates from 16th century was found in religious texts.
- The old latvian language was based on the a Gothic script.
Similar To
Malayalam
Lithuanian Language
Derived From
Not Available
Not Available
Alphabets in
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Writing Direction
Left-To-Right, Horizontal
Left-To-Right, Horizontal
Hello
வணக்கம் (Vanakkam)
Sveiki
Thank You
நன்றி (Naṉṟi)
Paldies
How Are You?
நீங்கள் எப்படி இருக்கிறீர்கள்? (Nīṅkaḷ eppaṭi irukkiṟīrkaḷ?)
Kā jums klājas?
Good Night
நல்ல இரவு (Good night) / irravu vanakkam (Good night)
Ar labunakti
Good Evening
நல்ல மாலை (Nalla mālai)/ மாலை (irravu vanakkam)
Labvakar
Good Afternoon
பிற்பகல் வணக்கம் (perpagal vanakkam)
Labdien
Good Morning
காலை வணக்கம் (Kaalai Vanakkam)
Labrīt
Please
தயவு (Tayavu)
lūdzu
Sorry
மன்னிக்கவும் (Maṉṉikkavum)
Piedodiet!
Bye
சென்று வருகிறேன் (Sendru Varukiren)
Uz redzēšanos
I Love You
நான் உன்னை காதலிக்கிறேன் (Naan Unnai Kadalikiren)
Es tevi mīlu
Excuse Me
என்னை மன்னியுங்கள் (Eṉṉai maṉṉiyuṅkaḷ)
Piedodiet!
Where They Speak
Kongu
Latvia
Dialect 2
Madurai Tamil
Middle Latvian
Where They Speak
Madurai, South Tamil Nadu
Latvia
Dialect 3
Tirunelveli Tamil
High Latvian
Where They Speak
South Tamil Nadu, Thoothukudi, Tirunelveli
France, Latvia
Speaking Population
Not Available
Second Language Speakers
Not Available
Native Name
தமிழ்
latviešu valoda
Alternative Names
Damulian, Tamal, Tamalsan, Tambul, Tamili
Lettish
French Name
tamoul
letton
German Name
Tamil
Lettisch
Pronunciation
[t̪ɐmɨɻ]
Not Available
Ethnicity
Tamil people or Tamilans
Latvians or Letts
Language Family
Dravidian Family
Indo-European Family
Subgroup
Not Available
Baltic
Branch
Not Available
Not Available
Early Forms
Old Tamil and Middle Tamil
No early forms
Standard Forms
Modern Tamil
Latvian
Language Position
Not Available
Signed Forms
Signed Tamil
Latvian Sign Language
Scope
Individual
Macrolanguage
ISO 639 6
tam
not Available
Glottocode
tami1289, oldt1248
latv1249
Linguasphere
tami1289
54-AAB-a
Language Type
Living
Living
Language Linguistic Typology
Subject-Object-Verb
Subject-Verb-Object
Language Morphological Typology
Not Available
Synthetic
All Tamil and Latvian Dialects
Most languages have dialects where each dialect differ from other dialect with respect to grammar and vocabulary. Here you will get to know all Tamil and Latvian dialects. Various dialects of Tamil and Latvian language differ in their pronunciations and words. Dialects of Tamil are spoken in different Tamil Speaking Countries whereas Latvian Dialects are spoken in different Latvian speaking countries. Also the number of people speaking Tamil vs Latvian Dialects varies from few thousands to many millions. Some of the Tamil dialects include: Kongu, Madurai Tamil. Latvian dialects include: Livonian , Middle Latvian. Also learn about dialects in South American Languages and North American Languages.
Tamil and Latvian Speaking population
Tamil and Latvian speaking population is one of the factors based on which Tamil and Latvian languages can be compared. The total count of Tamil and Latvian Speaking population in percentage is also given. The percentage of people speaking Tamil language is 1.06 % whereas the percentage of people speaking Latvian 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 Latvian on Tamil vs Latvian where you will get native speakers, speaking population in percentage and native names.
Tamil and Latvian Language Codes
Tamil and Latvian language codes are used in those applications where using language names are tedious. Tamil and Latvian Language Codes include all the international language codes, glottocodes and linguasphere.