Countries
Malaysia, Mauritius, Puducherry, Singapore, Sri Lanka, Tamil Nadu
  
Belgium, Benin, Burkina Faso, Burundi, Cameroon, Canada, Central African Republic, Chad, Comoros, Congo, Cote d'Ivoire, Djibouti, Equatorial Guinea, France, Gabon, Guernesey, Guinea, Haiti, Italy, Jersey, Luxembourg, Madagascar, Mali, Mauritius, Monaco, Niger, Rwanda, Senegal, Seychelles, Switzerland, Togo, Vanuatu
  
National Language
Singapore, Sri Lanka, Tamil Nadu
  
France
  
Second Language
Andaman and Nicobar Islands, kerala, Puducherry
  
Africa, Canada
  
Speaking Continents
Asia
  
Africa, Australia, Europe, North America, Oceania, Pacific, South America
  
Minority Language
Canada, Malaysia, Mauritius, Reunion, Seychelles
  
Brazil, Cambodia, United States of America, Vietnam
  
Regulated By
Official language Commission of Government of Tamil Nadu, Thanjavur Tamil University
  
Académie française (French Academy), Office québécois de la langue française
  
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.
- French is the only language, with English, that is taught in every country of the world.
- French is the top language in Culinary Scene.
  
Similar To
Malayalam
  
Italian Language
  
Derived From
Not Available
  
Latin
  
Alphabets in
Tamil-Alphabets.jpg#200
  
French-Alphabets.jpg#200
  
Phonology
  
  
Scripts
Tamil
  
Latin
  
Writing Direction
Left-To-Right, Horizontal
  
Left-To-Right, Horizontal
  
Hard to Learn
  
  
Hello
வணக்கம் (Vanakkam)
  
bonjour
  
Thank You
நன்றி (Naṉṟi)
  
Merci
  
How Are You?
நீங்கள் எப்படி இருக்கிறீர்கள்? (Nīṅkaḷ eppaṭi irukkiṟīrkaḷ?)
  
Comment allez-vous?
  
Good Night
நல்ல இரவு (Good night) / irravu vanakkam (Good night)
  
bonne Nuit
  
Good Evening
நல்ல மாலை (Nalla mālai)/ மாலை (irravu vanakkam)
  
bonsoir
  
Good Afternoon
பிற்பகல் வணக்கம் (perpagal vanakkam)
  
bon Après-Midi
  
Good Morning
காலை வணக்கம் (Kaalai Vanakkam)
  
Bonjour
  
Please
தயவு (Tayavu)
  
S'il vous plaît
  
Sorry
மன்னிக்கவும் (Maṉṉikkavum)
  
désolé
  
Bye
சென்று வருகிறேன் (Sendru Varukiren)
  
au revoir
  
I Love You
நான் உன்னை காதலிக்கிறேன் (Naan Unnai Kadalikiren)
  
Je t'aime
  
Excuse Me
என்னை மன்னியுங்கள் (Eṉṉai maṉṉiyuṅkaḷ)
  
Excuse Moi
  
Dialect 1
Kongu
  
Quebec French
  
Where They Speak
Kongu
  
New Brunswick, New England, Ontario, Quebec, Western Canada
  
How Many People Speak
Not Available
  
6,200,000.00
  
15
Dialect 2
Madurai Tamil
  
African French
  
Where They Speak
Madurai, South Tamil Nadu
  
Africa
  
Dialect 3
Tirunelveli Tamil
  
Swiss French
  
Where They Speak
South Tamil Nadu, Thoothukudi, Tirunelveli
  
Northeast France, Switzerland
  
How Many People Speak
Not Available
  
1,800,000.00
  
16
How Many People Speak?
78.00 million
  
21
163.00 million
  
11
Native Speakers
70.00 million
  
15
76.00 million
  
13
Second Language Speakers
8.00 million
  
24
87.00 million
  
11
Native Name
தமிழ்
  
français
  
Alternative Names
Damulian, Tamal, Tamalsan, Tambul, Tamili
  
Français
  
French Name
tamoul
  
français
  
German Name
Tamil
  
Französisch
  
Pronunciation
[t̪ɐmɨɻ]
  
[fʁɑ̃sɛ]
  
Ethnicity
Tamil people or Tamilans
  
Not Available
  
Origin
300 BC
  
9th Century
  
Language Family
Dravidian Family
  
Indo-European Family
  
Subgroup
Not Available
  
Romance
  
Branch
Not Available
  
Not Available
  
Language Forms
  
  
Early Forms
Old Tamil and Middle Tamil
  
Old French, Middle French and French
  
Standard Forms
Modern Tamil
  
Standard French
  
Signed Forms
Signed Tamil
  
le Français Signé (Signed French, France)
  
Scope
Individual
  
Individual
  
ISO 639 1
ta
  
fr
  
ISO 639 2
  
  
ISO 639 2/T
tam
  
fra
  
ISO 639 2/B
tam
  
fre
  
ISO 639 3
tam
  
fra
  
ISO 639 6
tam
  
fras
  
Glottocode
tami1289, oldt1248
  
stan1290
  
Linguasphere
tami1289
  
51-AAA-i
  
Types of Language
  
  
Language Type
Living
  
Living
  
Language Linguistic Typology
Subject-Object-Verb
  
Subject-Verb-Object
  
Language Morphological Typology
Not Available
  
Fusional, Synthetic