Countries
Malaysia, Mauritius, Puducherry, Singapore, Sri Lanka, Tamil Nadu
  
Vietnam
  
National Language
Singapore, Sri Lanka, Tamil Nadu
  
Vietnam
  
Second Language
Andaman and Nicobar Islands, kerala, Puducherry
  
Australia, East Asia, North America, Southeast Asia, Western Europe
  
Speaking Continents
Asia
  
Asia
  
Minority Language
Canada, Malaysia, Mauritius, Reunion, Seychelles
  
Czech Republic
  
Regulated By
Official language Commission of Government of Tamil Nadu, Thanjavur Tamil University
  
Not Available
  
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 vocabulary of Vietnamese language is influenced by Chinese Language.
- The only language in East Asia that uses the Latin alphabet is Vietnamese.
  
Similar To
Malayalam
  
Chinese Language
  
Derived From
Not Available
  
Chinese Language
  
Alphabets in
Tamil-Alphabets.jpg#200
  
Vietnamese-Alphabets.jpg#200
  
Phonology
  
  
Scripts
Tamil
  
Latin
  
Writing Direction
Left-To-Right, Horizontal
  
Not Available
  
Hard to Learn
  
  
Hello
வணக்கம் (Vanakkam)
  
Xin chào
  
Thank You
நன்றி (Naṉṟi)
  
Cam on
  
How Are You?
நீங்கள் எப்படி இருக்கிறீர்கள்? (Nīṅkaḷ eppaṭi irukkiṟīrkaḷ?)
  
Bạn khỏe không?
  
Good Night
நல்ல இரவு (Good night) / irravu vanakkam (Good night)
  
Chúc ngủ ngon
  
Good Evening
நல்ல மாலை (Nalla mālai)/ மாலை (irravu vanakkam)
  
Chào buổi tối
  
Good Afternoon
பிற்பகல் வணக்கம் (perpagal vanakkam)
  
Chào buổi trưa
  
Good Morning
காலை வணக்கம் (Kaalai Vanakkam)
  
Chào buổi sáng
  
Please
தயவு (Tayavu)
  
xin vui lòng
  
Sorry
மன்னிக்கவும் (Maṉṉikkavum)
  
Xin lỗi
  
Bye
சென்று வருகிறேன் (Sendru Varukiren)
  
Tạm biệt
  
I Love You
நான் உன்னை காதலிக்கிறேன் (Naan Unnai Kadalikiren)
  
tôi yêu bạn
  
Excuse Me
என்னை மன்னியுங்கள் (Eṉṉai maṉṉiyuṅkaḷ)
  
Xin loi
  
Dialect 1
Kongu
  
Northern Vietnamese
  
Where They Speak
Kongu
  
Dong Bac, Haiphong, Hanoi, Red River Delta, Tay Bac
  
Dialect 2
Madurai Tamil
  
North-central Vietnamese
  
Where They Speak
Madurai, South Tamil Nadu
  
Ha Tinh, Nghe An, Thanh Hoa
  
Dialect 3
Tirunelveli Tamil
  
Mid-Central Vietnamese
  
Where They Speak
South Tamil Nadu, Thoothukudi, Tirunelveli
  
Hue, Quang Tri, Thua Thien
  
How Many People Speak?
78.00 million
  
21
91.00 million
  
16
Native Speakers
70.00 million
  
15
75.00 million
  
14
Second Language Speakers
8.00 million
  
24
16.00 million
  
17
Native Name
தமிழ்
  
tiếng việt (㗂越)
  
Alternative Names
Damulian, Tamal, Tamalsan, Tambul, Tamili
  
Annamese, Ching, Gin, Jing, Kinh, Viet
  
French Name
tamoul
  
vietnamien
  
German Name
Tamil
  
Vietnamesisch
  
Pronunciation
[t̪ɐmɨɻ]
  
[tĭəŋ vìəˀt] (Northern)
[tǐəŋ jìək] (Southern)
  
Ethnicity
Tamil people or Tamilans
  
Vietnamese (Kinh) people
  
Origin
300 BC
  
c. 1440
  
Language Family
Dravidian Family
  
Austroasiatic Family
  
Subgroup
Not Available
  
Not Available
  
Branch
Not Available
  
Not Available
  
Language Forms
  
  
Early Forms
Old Tamil and Middle Tamil
  
Pre-Vietnamese, Proto-Vietnamese, Archaic Vietnamese, Ancient Vietnamese, Middle Vietnamese, Modern Vietnamese
  
Standard Forms
Modern Tamil
  
Standard Vietnamese
  
Signed Forms
Signed Tamil
  
Vietnamese sign languages
  
Scope
Individual
  
Individual
  
ISO 639 1
ta
  
vi
  
ISO 639 2
  
  
ISO 639 2/T
tam
  
vie
  
ISO 639 2/B
tam
  
vie
  
ISO 639 3
tam
  
vie
  
ISO 639 6
tam
  
Not Available
  
Glottocode
tami1289, oldt1248
  
viet1252
  
Linguasphere
tami1289
  
46-EBA
  
Types of Language
  
  
Language Type
Living
  
Living
  
Language Linguistic Typology
Subject-Object-Verb
  
Subject-Verb-Object
  
Language Morphological Typology
Not Available
  
Analytic, Isolating