Countries
Malaysia, Mauritius, Puducherry, Singapore, Sri Lanka, Tamil Nadu
  
Czech Republic, European Union, Serbia, Slovakia
  
National Language
Singapore, Sri Lanka, Tamil Nadu
  
Slovakia, Vojvodina, Serbia
  
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
  
Czech Republic, Hungary, Russia, Ukraine
  
Regulated By
Official language Commission of Government of Tamil Nadu, Thanjavur Tamil University
  
Ministry of Culture of the Slovak Republic
  
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.
- Slovak language was written using Glagolitic Alphabets,in 1843.
- Until the end of 18th century, Slovak did not exist as written language.
  
Similar To
Malayalam
  
Czech Language
  
Derived From
Not Available
  
Czech-Slovak Language
  
Alphabets in
Tamil-Alphabets.jpg#200
  
Slovak-Alphabets.jpg#200
  
Phonology
  
  
Scripts
Tamil
  
Latin
  
Writing Direction
Left-To-Right, Horizontal
  
Left-To-Right, Horizontal
  
Hard to Learn
  
  
Hello
வணக்கம் (Vanakkam)
  
Ahoj
  
Thank You
நன்றி (Naṉṟi)
  
Ďakujem vám
  
How Are You?
நீங்கள் எப்படி இருக்கிறீர்கள்? (Nīṅkaḷ eppaṭi irukkiṟīrkaḷ?)
  
Ako sa máte?
  
Good Night
நல்ல இரவு (Good night) / irravu vanakkam (Good night)
  
Dobrú noc
  
Good Evening
நல்ல மாலை (Nalla mālai)/ மாலை (irravu vanakkam)
  
Dobrý večer
  
Good Afternoon
பிற்பகல் வணக்கம் (perpagal vanakkam)
  
Dobré popoludnie
  
Good Morning
காலை வணக்கம் (Kaalai Vanakkam)
  
Dobré ráno
  
Please
தயவு (Tayavu)
  
Prosím
  
Sorry
மன்னிக்கவும் (Maṉṉikkavum)
  
Pardón!
  
Bye
சென்று வருகிறேன் (Sendru Varukiren)
  
Dovidenia
  
I Love You
நான் உன்னை காதலிக்கிறேன் (Naan Unnai Kadalikiren)
  
Ľúbim Ťa
  
Excuse Me
என்னை மன்னியுங்கள் (Eṉṉai maṉṉiyuṅkaḷ)
  
Prepáčte!
  
Dialect 1
Kongu
  
Eastern Slovak
  
Where They Speak
Kongu
  
Abov, Saris, Spis, Zemplin
  
Dialect 2
Madurai Tamil
  
Central Slovak
  
Where They Speak
Madurai, South Tamil Nadu
  
Gemer, Hont, Liptov, Novohrad, Orava, Tekov, Turiec
  
Dialect 3
Tirunelveli Tamil
  
Western Slovak
  
Where They Speak
South Tamil Nadu, Thoothukudi, Tirunelveli
  
Kysuce, Nitra, Trencin, Trnava, Zahorie
  
How Many People Speak?
78.00 million
  
21
5.20 million
  
99+
Speaking Population
Not Available
  
Native Speakers
70.00 million
  
15
5.20 million
  
99+
Second Language Speakers
8.00 million
  
24
Not Available
  
Native Name
தமிழ்
  
slovenčina
  
Alternative Names
Damulian, Tamal, Tamalsan, Tambul, Tamili
  
Slovakian, Slovencina
  
French Name
tamoul
  
slovaque
  
German Name
Tamil
  
Slowakisch
  
Pronunciation
[t̪ɐmɨɻ]
  
Not Available
  
Ethnicity
Tamil people or Tamilans
  
Slovaks
  
Origin
300 BC
  
6th Century
  
Language Family
Dravidian Family
  
Indo-European Family
  
Subgroup
Not Available
  
Slavic
  
Branch
Not Available
  
Western
  
Language Forms
  
  
Early Forms
Old Tamil and Middle Tamil
  
Proto-Slavic
  
Standard Forms
Modern Tamil
  
Slovak
  
Language Position
Not Available
  
Signed Forms
Signed Tamil
  
Not Available
  
Scope
Individual
  
Individual
  
ISO 639 1
ta
  
sk
  
ISO 639 2
  
  
ISO 639 2/T
tam
  
slk
  
ISO 639 2/B
tam
  
slo
  
ISO 639 3
tam
  
slk
  
ISO 639 6
tam
  
Not Available
  
Glottocode
tami1289, oldt1248
  
slov1269
  
Linguasphere
tami1289
  
53-AAA-db
  
Types of Language
  
  
Language Type
Living
  
Living
  
Language Linguistic Typology
Subject-Object-Verb
  
Subject-Verb-Object
  
Language Morphological Typology
Not Available
  
Synthetic