Countries
Malaysia, Mauritius, Puducherry, Singapore, Sri Lanka, Tamil Nadu
  
European Union, Poland
  
National Language
Singapore, Sri Lanka, Tamil Nadu
  
Poland
  
Second Language
Andaman and Nicobar Islands, kerala, Puducherry
  
Belarus, Czech Republic, England, Lithuania, Slovakia, Ukraine
  
Speaking Continents
Asia
  
Europe
  
Minority Language
Canada, Malaysia, Mauritius, Reunion, Seychelles
  
Belarus, Czech Republic, Hungary, Slovakia, Ukraine
  
Regulated By
Official language Commission of Government of Tamil Nadu, Thanjavur Tamil University
  
Polish Language Council (Rada Języka Polskiego)
  
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.
- Polish Language has many loanwords from Russian, Czech, French, Italian, Hebrew and German Languages.
- The earliest writings found in polish language was list of persons and place names, is dated to 1136.
  
Similar To
Malayalam
  
Czech, Slovak, Serbian Languages
  
Derived From
Not Available
  
Not Available
  
Alphabets in
Tamil-Alphabets.jpg#200
  
Polish-Alphabets.jpg#200
  
Phonology
  
  
Scripts
Tamil
  
Latin
  
Writing Direction
Left-To-Right, Horizontal
  
Left-To-Right, Horizontal
  
Hard to Learn
  
  
Hello
வணக்கம் (Vanakkam)
  
cześć
  
Thank You
நன்றி (Naṉṟi)
  
dziękuję
  
How Are You?
நீங்கள் எப்படி இருக்கிறீர்கள்? (Nīṅkaḷ eppaṭi irukkiṟīrkaḷ?)
  
Jak się masz?
  
Good Night
நல்ல இரவு (Good night) / irravu vanakkam (Good night)
  
dobranoc
  
Good Evening
நல்ல மாலை (Nalla mālai)/ மாலை (irravu vanakkam)
  
dobry wieczór
  
Good Afternoon
பிற்பகல் வணக்கம் (perpagal vanakkam)
  
dzień dobry
  
Good Morning
காலை வணக்கம் (Kaalai Vanakkam)
  
Dzień dobry
  
Please
தயவு (Tayavu)
  
proszę
  
Sorry
மன்னிக்கவும் (Maṉṉikkavum)
  
Przepraszam
  
Bye
சென்று வருகிறேன் (Sendru Varukiren)
  
do widzenia
  
I Love You
நான் உன்னை காதலிக்கிறேன் (Naan Unnai Kadalikiren)
  
kocham Cię
  
Excuse Me
என்னை மன்னியுங்கள் (Eṉṉai maṉṉiyuṅkaḷ)
  
przepraszam
  
Dialect 1
Kongu
  
Kashubian
  
Where They Speak
Kongu
  
Poland
  
How Many People Speak
Not Available
  
108,000.00
  
99+
Dialect 2
Madurai Tamil
  
Masovian
  
Where They Speak
Madurai, South Tamil Nadu
  
Poland
  
Dialect 3
Tirunelveli Tamil
  
Silesian
  
Where They Speak
South Tamil Nadu, Thoothukudi, Tirunelveli
  
Czech Republic, Poland
  
How Many People Speak
Not Available
  
How Many People Speak?
78.00 million
  
21
40.00 million
  
31
Native Speakers
70.00 million
  
15
40.00 million
  
24
Second Language Speakers
8.00 million
  
24
Not Available
  
Native Name
தமிழ்
  
Polski
  
Alternative Names
Damulian, Tamal, Tamalsan, Tambul, Tamili
  
Polnisch, Polski
  
French Name
tamoul
  
polonais
  
German Name
Tamil
  
Polnisch
  
Pronunciation
[t̪ɐmɨɻ]
  
[ˈpɔlski]
  
Ethnicity
Tamil people or Tamilans
  
Poles
  
Origin
300 BC
  
1270
  
Language Family
Dravidian Family
  
Indo-European Family
  
Subgroup
Not Available
  
Slavic
  
Branch
Not Available
  
Western
  
Language Forms
  
  
Early Forms
Old Tamil and Middle Tamil
  
Old Polish and Middle Polish
  
Standard Forms
Modern Tamil
  
Polish
  
Signed Forms
Signed Tamil
  
System Językowo-Migowy (SJM) (Signed Polish)
  
Scope
Individual
  
Individual
  
ISO 639 1
ta
  
pl
  
ISO 639 2
  
  
ISO 639 2/T
tam
  
pol
  
ISO 639 2/B
tam
  
pol
  
ISO 639 3
tam
  
pol
  
ISO 639 6
tam
  
pols
  
Glottocode
tami1289, oldt1248
  
poli1260
  
Linguasphere
tami1289
  
53-AAA-cc
  
Types of Language
  
  
Language Type
Living
  
Living
  
Language Linguistic Typology
Subject-Object-Verb
  
Subject-Verb-Object
  
Language Morphological Typology
Not Available
  
Fusional, Synthetic