Countries
Malaysia, Mauritius, Puducherry, Singapore, Sri Lanka, Tamil Nadu
  
Angola, Brazil, Cape Verde, East Timor, Equatorial Guinea, Guinea-Bissau, Macau, Mozambique, Portugal, São Tomé and Príncipe
  
National Language
Singapore, Sri Lanka, Tamil Nadu
  
Portugal
  
Second Language
Andaman and Nicobar Islands, kerala, Puducherry
  
United States of America
  
Speaking Continents
Asia
  
Africa, Asia, Australia, Europe, South America
  
Minority Language
Canada, Malaysia, Mauritius, Reunion, Seychelles
  
Australia, Daman and Diu, France, Germany, Goa, Italy, Japan, United States of America
  
Regulated By
Official language Commission of Government of Tamil Nadu, Thanjavur Tamil University
  
Academia Brasileira de Letras (Brazilian Literary Academy), Academia das Ciências de Lisboa, Classe de Letras
  
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.
- Portuguese language has absorbed many words from French, Italian, Arabic and also from indigenous South American and African languages.
- The first written document in Portuguese language was found in the 12th century.
  
Similar To
Malayalam
  
Spanish and Galician Languages
  
Derived From
Not Available
  
Latin
  
Alphabets in
Tamil-Alphabets.jpg#200
  
Portuguese-Alphabets.jpg#200
  
Phonology
  
  
Scripts
Tamil
  
Latin
  
Writing Direction
Left-To-Right, Horizontal
  
Left-To-Right, Horizontal
  
Hard to Learn
  
  
Hello
வணக்கம் (Vanakkam)
  
Olá
  
Thank You
நன்றி (Naṉṟi)
  
obrigado
  
How Are You?
நீங்கள் எப்படி இருக்கிறீர்கள்? (Nīṅkaḷ eppaṭi irukkiṟīrkaḷ?)
  
Como você está?
  
Good Night
நல்ல இரவு (Good night) / irravu vanakkam (Good night)
  
boa noite
  
Good Evening
நல்ல மாலை (Nalla mālai)/ மாலை (irravu vanakkam)
  
boa Noite
  
Good Afternoon
பிற்பகல் வணக்கம் (perpagal vanakkam)
  
boa Tarde
  
Good Morning
காலை வணக்கம் (Kaalai Vanakkam)
  
bom Dia
  
Please
தயவு (Tayavu)
  
Por Favor
  
Sorry
மன்னிக்கவும் (Maṉṉikkavum)
  
pesaroso
  
Bye
சென்று வருகிறேன் (Sendru Varukiren)
  
tchau
  
I Love You
நான் உன்னை காதலிக்கிறேன் (Naan Unnai Kadalikiren)
  
Eu te amo
  
Excuse Me
என்னை மன்னியுங்கள் (Eṉṉai maṉṉiyuṅkaḷ)
  
desculpe me
  
Dialect 1
Kongu
  
Brazilian Portuguese
  
Where They Speak
Kongu
  
Brazil
  
How Many People Speak
Not Available
  
204,000,000.00
  
4
Dialect 2
Madurai Tamil
  
European Portuguese
  
Where They Speak
Madurai, South Tamil Nadu
  
Portugal
  
How Many People Speak
Not Available
  
10,000,000.00
  
9
Dialect 3
Tirunelveli Tamil
  
Daman and Diu Portuguese creole
  
Where They Speak
South Tamil Nadu, Thoothukudi, Tirunelveli
  
Daman and Diu
  
How Many People Speak
Not Available
  
How Many People Speak?
78.00 million
  
21
231.00 million
  
7
Native Speakers
70.00 million
  
15
216.00 million
  
5
Second Language Speakers
8.00 million
  
24
15.00 million
  
18
Native Name
தமிழ்
  
Português
  
Alternative Names
Damulian, Tamal, Tamalsan, Tambul, Tamili
  
Português
  
French Name
tamoul
  
portugais
  
German Name
Tamil
  
Portugiesisch
  
Pronunciation
[t̪ɐmɨɻ]
  
[puɾtuˈɣeʃ], [poʁtuˈɡes]
  
Ethnicity
Tamil people or Tamilans
  
Portuguese people or portugueses
  
Origin
300 BC
  
3rd Century
  
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
  
Medieval Galician
  
Standard Forms
Modern Tamil
  
Portuguese
  
Signed Forms
Signed Tamil
  
Signed Portuguese
  
Scope
Individual
  
Individual
  
ISO 639 1
ta
  
pt
  
ISO 639 2
  
  
ISO 639 2/T
tam
  
por
  
ISO 639 2/B
tam
  
por
  
ISO 639 3
tam
  
por
  
ISO 639 6
tam
  
Not Available
  
Glottocode
tami1289, oldt1248
  
port1283
  
Linguasphere
tami1289
  
51-AAA-a
  
Types of Language
  
  
Language Type
Living
  
Living
  
Language Linguistic Typology
Subject-Object-Verb
  
Subject-Verb-Object
  
Language Morphological Typology
Not Available
  
Not Available