Countries
Malaysia, Mauritius, Puducherry, Singapore, Sri Lanka, Tamil Nadu
European Union, Latvia
National Language
Singapore, Sri Lanka, Tamil Nadu
Latvia
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
Not spoken in any of the countries
Regulated By
Official language Commission of Government of Tamil Nadu, Thanjavur Tamil University
Latvian State Language Center
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 first written form of Latvian dates from 16th century was found in religious texts.
- The old latvian language was based on the a Gothic script.
Similar To
Malayalam
Lithuanian Language
Derived From
Not Available
Not Available
Alphabets in
Tamil-Alphabets.jpg#200
Latvian-Alphabets.jpg#200
Writing Direction
Left-To-Right, Horizontal
Left-To-Right, Horizontal
Hello
வணக்கம் (Vanakkam)
Sveiki
Thank You
நன்றி (Naṉṟi)
Paldies
How Are You?
நீங்கள் எப்படி இருக்கிறீர்கள்? (Nīṅkaḷ eppaṭi irukkiṟīrkaḷ?)
Kā jums klājas?
Good Night
நல்ல இரவு (Good night) / irravu vanakkam (Good night)
Ar labunakti
Good Evening
நல்ல மாலை (Nalla mālai)/ மாலை (irravu vanakkam)
Labvakar
Good Afternoon
பிற்பகல் வணக்கம் (perpagal vanakkam)
Labdien
Good Morning
காலை வணக்கம் (Kaalai Vanakkam)
Labrīt
Please
தயவு (Tayavu)
lūdzu
Sorry
மன்னிக்கவும் (Maṉṉikkavum)
Piedodiet!
Bye
சென்று வருகிறேன் (Sendru Varukiren)
Uz redzēšanos
I Love You
நான் உன்னை காதலிக்கிறேன் (Naan Unnai Kadalikiren)
Es tevi mīlu
Excuse Me
என்னை மன்னியுங்கள் (Eṉṉai maṉṉiyuṅkaḷ)
Piedodiet!
Where They Speak
Kongu
Latvia
Dialect 2
Madurai Tamil
Middle Latvian
Where They Speak
Madurai, South Tamil Nadu
Latvia
Dialect 3
Tirunelveli Tamil
High Latvian
Where They Speak
South Tamil Nadu, Thoothukudi, Tirunelveli
France, Latvia
Speaking Population
Not Available
Second Language Speakers
Not Available
Native Name
தமிழ்
latviešu valoda
Alternative Names
Damulian, Tamal, Tamalsan, Tambul, Tamili
Lettish
French Name
tamoul
letton
German Name
Tamil
Lettisch
Pronunciation
[t̪ɐmɨɻ]
Not Available
Ethnicity
Tamil people or Tamilans
Latvians or Letts
Language Family
Dravidian Family
Indo-European Family
Subgroup
Not Available
Baltic
Branch
Not Available
Not Available
Early Forms
Old Tamil and Middle Tamil
No early forms
Standard Forms
Modern Tamil
Latvian
Language Position
Not Available
Signed Forms
Signed Tamil
Latvian Sign Language
Scope
Individual
Macrolanguage
ISO 639 6
tam
not Available
Glottocode
tami1289, oldt1248
latv1249
Linguasphere
tami1289
54-AAB-a
Language Type
Living
Living
Language Linguistic Typology
Subject-Object-Verb
Subject-Verb-Object
Language Morphological Typology
Not Available
Synthetic
Tamil and Latvian 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 Latvian greetings helps you to understand basic phrases in Tamil and Latvian language. Tamil word for "Hello" is வணக்கம் (Vanakkam) or Latvian word for "Thank You" is Paldies. Find more of such common Tamil Greetings and Latvian Greetings. These greetings will help you to be more confident when conversing with natives that speak these languages.
Tamil vs Latvian Difficulty
The Tamil vs Latvian difficulty level basically depends on the number of Tamil Alphabets and Latvian 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 Latvian are the origin, speaking countries, language family, different greetings, speaking population of these languages. Want to know in Tamil and Latvian, which language is harder to learn? Time required to learn Tamil is 44 weeks while to learn Latvian time required is 44 weeks.