Countries
Malaysia, Mauritius, Puducherry, Singapore, Sri Lanka, Tamil Nadu
Basque Autonomous Community, Navarre
National Language
Singapore, Sri Lanka, Tamil Nadu
France, Spain
Second Language
Andaman and Nicobar Islands, kerala, Puducherry
Not spoken in any of the countries
Speaking Continents
Asia
Asia, Europe
Minority Language
Canada, Malaysia, Mauritius, Reunion, Seychelles
Not spoken in any of the countries
Regulated By
Official language Commission of Government of Tamil Nadu, Thanjavur Tamil University
Euskaltzaindia, National Languages Committee
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 Basque language is the oldest European language.
- Basque alphabet include many Roman letters.
Similar To
Malayalam
Spanish
Derived From
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Alphabets in
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Writing Direction
Left-To-Right, Horizontal
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Hello
வணக்கம் (Vanakkam)
Kaixo
Thank You
நன்றி (Naṉṟi)
Eskerrik asko
How Are You?
நீங்கள் எப்படி இருக்கிறீர்கள்? (Nīṅkaḷ eppaṭi irukkiṟīrkaḷ?)
Zer moduz?
Good Night
நல்ல இரவு (Good night) / irravu vanakkam (Good night)
Gabon
Good Evening
நல்ல மாலை (Nalla mālai)/ மாலை (irravu vanakkam)
Arratsalde on
Good Afternoon
பிற்பகல் வணக்கம் (perpagal vanakkam)
Arratsalde on
Good Morning
காலை வணக்கம் (Kaalai Vanakkam)
Egun on
Please
தயவு (Tayavu)
Mesedez
Sorry
மன்னிக்கவும் (Maṉṉikkavum)
Barkatu
Bye
சென்று வருகிறேன் (Sendru Varukiren)
Agur
I Love You
நான் உன்னை காதலிக்கிறேன் (Naan Unnai Kadalikiren)
Maite zaitut
Excuse Me
என்னை மன்னியுங்கள் (Eṉṉai maṉṉiyuṅkaḷ)
Barkatu
Dialect 1
Kongu
Navarro-Lapurdian
Where They Speak
Kongu
France
How Many People Speak
Not Available
Dialect 2
Madurai Tamil
Souletin
Where They Speak
Madurai, South Tamil Nadu
France, Soule, Spain
How Many People Speak
Not Available
Dialect 3
Tirunelveli Tamil
Biscayan
Where They Speak
South Tamil Nadu, Thoothukudi, Tirunelveli
Spain
Speaking Population
Not Available
Second Language Speakers
Not Available
Native Name
தமிழ்
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Alternative Names
Damulian, Tamal, Tamalsan, Tambul, Tamili
Euskara, Euskera, Vascuense
French Name
tamoul
basque
German Name
Tamil
Baskisch
Pronunciation
[t̪ɐmɨɻ]
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Ethnicity
Tamil people or Tamilans
Basque people
Language Family
Dravidian Family
Vasconic Family
Subgroup
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Branch
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Early Forms
Old Tamil and Middle Tamil
Proto-Basque, Aquitanian
Standard Forms
Modern Tamil
Basque
Language Position
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Signed Forms
Signed Tamil
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Scope
Individual
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ISO 639 6
tam
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Glottocode
tami1289, oldt1248
basq1248
Linguasphere
tami1289
40-AAA-a
Language Type
Living
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Language Linguistic Typology
Subject-Object-Verb
Subject-Object-Verb
Language Morphological Typology
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Agglutinative
Tamil and Basque Greetings
People around the world use different languages to interact with each other. Even if we cannot communicate fluently in any language, it will always be beneficial to know about some of the common greetings or phrases from that language. This is where Tamil and Basque greetings helps you to understand basic phrases in Tamil and Basque language. Tamil word for "Hello" is வணக்கம் (Vanakkam) or Basque word for "Thank You" is Eskerrik asko. Find more of such common Tamil Greetings and Basque Greetings. These greetings will help you to be more confident when conversing with natives that speak these languages.
Tamil vs Basque Difficulty
The Tamil vs Basque difficulty level basically depends on the number of Tamil Alphabets and Basque Alphabets. Also the number of vowels and consonants in the language plays an important role in deciding the difficulty level of that language. The important points to be considered when we compare Tamil and Basque are the origin, speaking countries, language family, different greetings, speaking population of these languages. Want to know in Tamil and Basque, which language is harder to learn? Time required to learn Tamil is 44 weeks while to learn Basque time required is 88 weeks.