1 Countries
1.1 Countries
Malaysia, Mauritius, Puducherry, Singapore, Sri Lanka, Tamil Nadu
Andorra, Balearic Islands, Catalonia, Latin Union, Spain, Valencian Community
1.2 Total No. Of Countries
1.3 National Language
Singapore, Sri Lanka, Tamil Nadu
Andorra, France, Italy, Spain
1.4 Second Language
Andaman and Nicobar Islands, kerala, Puducherry
Spain
1.5 Speaking Continents
1.6 Minority Language
Canada, Malaysia, Mauritius, Reunion, Seychelles
Aragon, France, Italy, Spain
1.7 Regulated By
Official language Commission of Government of Tamil Nadu, Thanjavur Tamil University
Institut d'Estudis Catalans, Acadèmia Valenciana de la Llengua, National Languages Committee
1.8 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.
- Catalan is 6th most largely spoken Romance language.
- Catalan went through a golden age in low middle ages, reaching a peak of maturity and cultural richness.
1.9 Similar To
Malayalam
Spanish Language, Occitan Language, Italian Language, French Language
1.10 Derived From
2 Alphabets
2.1 Alphabets in
2.2 Alphabets
2.3 Phonology
2.3.1 How Many Vowels
2.3.2 How Many Consonants
2.4 Scripts
2.5 Writing Direction
Left-To-Right, Horizontal
Left-To-Right, Horizontal
2.6 Hard to Learn
2.6.1 Language Levels
2.6.2 Time Taken to Learn
3 Greetings
3.1 Hello
3.2 Thank You
3.3 How Are You?
நீங்கள் எப்படி இருக்கிறீர்கள்? (Nīṅkaḷ eppaṭi irukkiṟīrkaḷ?)
Com estàs?
3.4 Good Night
நல்ல இரவு (Good night) / irravu vanakkam (Good night)
Bona nit
3.5 Good Evening
நல்ல மாலை (Nalla mālai)/ மாலை (irravu vanakkam)
Bona nit
3.6 Good Afternoon
பிற்பகல் வணக்கம் (perpagal vanakkam)
Bona tarda
3.7 Good Morning
காலை வணக்கம் (Kaalai Vanakkam)
Bon dia
3.8 Please
3.9 Sorry
மன்னிக்கவும் (Maṉṉikkavum)
Perdó!
3.10 Bye
சென்று வருகிறேன் (Sendru Varukiren)
Adéu
3.11 I Love You
நான் உன்னை காதலிக்கிறேன் (Naan Unnai Kadalikiren)
T'estimo
3.12 Excuse Me
என்னை மன்னியுங்கள் (Eṉṉai maṉṉiyuṅkaḷ)
Dispensi!
4 Dialects
4.1 Dialect 1
4.1.1 Where They Speak
Kongu
France, Portugal, Spain
4.1.2 How Many People Speak
NA440,000.00
1.5
960000000
4.2 Dialect 2
4.2.1 Where They Speak
Madurai, South Tamil Nadu
Spain
4.2.2 How Many People Speak
NA2,400,000.00
700
80000000
4.3 Dialect 3
Tirunelveli Tamil
Ribagorçan
4.3.1 Where They Speak
South Tamil Nadu, Thoothukudi, Tirunelveli
Spain
4.3.2 How Many People Speak
4.4 Total No. Of Dialects
5 How Many People Speak
5.1 How Many People Speak?
78.00 million9.20 million
0.13
1200
5.2 Speaking Population
5.3 Native Speakers
70.00 million4.10 million
0.13
873
5.3.1 Second Language Speakers
8.00 million5.10 million
0.01
400
5.3.2 Native Name
5.3.3 Alternative Names
Damulian, Tamal, Tamalsan, Tambul, Tamili
Català, Catalán, Catalan-Valencian-Balear, Catalonian, Valencian
5.3.4 French Name
tamoul
catalan; valencien
5.3.5 German Name
5.4 Pronunciation
[t̪ɐmɨɻ]
[kətəˈɫa] (EC) ~ [kataˈɫa] (WC)
5.5 Ethnicity
Tamil people or Tamilans
Catalan people
6 History
6.1 Origin
6.2 Language Family
Dravidian Family
Indo-European Family
6.2.1 Subgroup
6.2.2 Branch
Not Available
Not Available
6.3 Language Forms
6.3.1 Early Forms
Old Tamil and Middle Tamil
Old Catalan
6.3.2 Standard Forms
Modern Tamil
Standard Catalan, Standard Valencian
6.3.3 Language Position
6.3.4 Signed Forms
Signed Tamil
Signed Catalan
6.4 Scope
7 Code
7.1 ISO 639 1
7.2 ISO 639 2
7.2.1 ISO 639 2/T
7.2.2 ISO 639 2/B
7.3 ISO 639 3
7.4 ISO 639 6
7.5 Glottocode
tami1289, oldt1248
stan1289
7.6 Linguasphere
7.7 Types of Language
7.7.1 Language Type
7.7.2 Language Linguistic Typology
Subject-Object-Verb
Subject-Verb-Object
7.7.3 Language Morphological Typology
Not Available
Not Available