Countries
Malaysia, Mauritius, Puducherry, Singapore, Sri Lanka, Tamil Nadu
  
European Union, Slovenia
  
National Language
Singapore, Sri Lanka, Tamil Nadu
  
Austria, Croatia, Hungary, Italy, Slovenia
  
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
  
Austria, Hungary, Italy
  
Regulated By
Official language Commission of Government of Tamil Nadu, Thanjavur Tamil University
  
Slovenian Academy of Sciences and Arts
  
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 Freising Monuments is the oldest preserved records of written Slovene from 10th century.
- The first Slovene book was printed in 1550.
  
Similar To
Malayalam
  
Serbo-Croatian
  
Derived From
Not Available
  
Not Available
  
Alphabets in
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Slovene-Alphabets.jpg#200
  
Phonology
  
  
Scripts
Tamil
  
Latin
  
Writing Direction
Left-To-Right, Horizontal
  
Left-To-Right, Horizontal
  
Hard to Learn
  
  
Hello
வணக்கம் (Vanakkam)
  
Halo
  
Thank You
நன்றி (Naṉṟi)
  
Hvala
  
How Are You?
நீங்கள் எப்படி இருக்கிறீர்கள்? (Nīṅkaḷ eppaṭi irukkiṟīrkaḷ?)
  
Kako se imate?
  
Good Night
நல்ல இரவு (Good night) / irravu vanakkam (Good night)
  
Lahko noč
  
Good Evening
நல்ல மாலை (Nalla mālai)/ மாலை (irravu vanakkam)
  
Dober večer
  
Good Afternoon
பிற்பகல் வணக்கம் (perpagal vanakkam)
  
Dober dan
  
Good Morning
காலை வணக்கம் (Kaalai Vanakkam)
  
Dobro jutro
  
Please
தயவு (Tayavu)
  
Prosim
  
Sorry
மன்னிக்கவும் (Maṉṉikkavum)
  
Oprostite
  
Bye
சென்று வருகிறேன் (Sendru Varukiren)
  
Nasvidenje
  
I Love You
நான் உன்னை காதலிக்கிறேன் (Naan Unnai Kadalikiren)
  
Ljubim te
  
Excuse Me
என்னை மன்னியுங்கள் (Eṉṉai maṉṉiyuṅkaḷ)
  
Oprostite
  
Dialect 1
Kongu
  
Prekmurje Slovene
  
Where They Speak
Kongu
  
Hungary, Slovenia
  
How Many People Speak
Not Available
  
Dialect 2
Madurai Tamil
  
Resian
  
Where They Speak
Madurai, South Tamil Nadu
  
Italy
  
Dialect 3
Tirunelveli Tamil
  
Styrian
  
Where They Speak
South Tamil Nadu, Thoothukudi, Tirunelveli
  
Slovenia
  
How Many People Speak?
78.00 million
  
21
2.50 million
  
99+
Speaking Population
Not Available
  
Native Speakers
70.00 million
  
15
2.50 million
  
99+
Second Language Speakers
8.00 million
  
24
Not Available
  
Native Name
தமிழ்
  
Not available
  
Alternative Names
Damulian, Tamal, Tamalsan, Tambul, Tamili
  
Slovenian, Slovenscina
  
French Name
tamoul
  
slovène
  
German Name
Tamil
  
Slowenisch
  
Pronunciation
[t̪ɐmɨɻ]
  
[slɔˈʋèːnski ˈjɛ̀ːzik], [slɔˈʋèːnʃt͡ʃina]
  
Ethnicity
Tamil people or Tamilans
  
Slovenes
  
Origin
300 BC
  
972-1093
  
Language Family
Dravidian Family
  
Indo-European Family
  
Subgroup
Not Available
  
Not Available
  
Branch
Not Available
  
Not Available
  
Language Forms
  
  
Early Forms
Old Tamil and Middle Tamil
  
No early forms
  
Standard Forms
Modern Tamil
  
Slovene
  
Language Position
Not Available
  
Signed Forms
Signed Tamil
  
Not Available
  
Scope
Individual
  
Individual
  
ISO 639 1
ta
  
sl
  
ISO 639 2
  
  
ISO 639 2/T
tam
  
slv
  
ISO 639 2/B
tam
  
slv
  
ISO 639 3
tam
  
slv
  
ISO 639 6
tam
  
Not Available
  
Glottocode
tami1289, oldt1248
  
slov1268
  
Linguasphere
tami1289
  
53-AAA-f
  
Types of Language
  
  
Language Type
Living
  
Living
  
Language Linguistic Typology
Subject-Object-Verb
  
Not Available
  
Language Morphological Typology
Not Available
  
Fusional
  
Tamil and Slovene Speaking population
Tamil and Slovene speaking population is one of the factors based on which Tamil and Slovene languages can be compared. The total count of Tamil and Slovene Speaking population in percentage is also given. The percentage of people speaking Tamil language is 1.06 % whereas the percentage of people speaking Slovene 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 Slovene on Tamil vs Slovene where you will get native speakers, speaking population in percentage and native names.
Tamil and Slovene Language Codes
Tamil and Slovene language codes are used in those applications where using language names are tedious. Tamil and Slovene Language Codes include all the international language codes, glottocodes and linguasphere.