1 Countries
1.1 Countries
Malaysia, Mauritius, Puducherry, Singapore, Sri Lanka, Tamil Nadu
Bosnia and Herzegovina, Kosovo, Serbia, Slovakia
1.2 Total No. Of Countries
1.3 National Language
Singapore, Sri Lanka, Tamil Nadu
Bosnia, Croatia, Montenegro, Serbia
1.4 Second Language
Andaman and Nicobar Islands, kerala, Puducherry
Not spoken in any of the countries
1.5 Speaking Continents
1.6 Minority Language
Canada, Malaysia, Mauritius, Reunion, Seychelles
Croatia, Czech Republic, Hungary, Macedonia, Montenegro, Romania, Slovakia
1.7 Regulated By
Official language Commission of Government of Tamil Nadu, Thanjavur Tamil University
Board for Standardization of the Serbian Language
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.
- Serbian language was derived from the Old Church Salvic, as the language was commonly spoken by most of Slavic people in the 9th Century.
- Serbian language is based on Stokavian dialect.
1.9 Similar To
Malayalam
Bosnian and Croatian Languages
1.10 Derived From
Not Available
Not Available
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
வணக்கம் (Vanakkam)
Здраво (Zdravo)
3.2 Thank You
நன்றி (Naṉṟi)
Хвала лепо (Hvala lepo)
3.3 How Are You?
நீங்கள் எப்படி இருக்கிறீர்கள்? (Nīṅkaḷ eppaṭi irukkiṟīrkaḷ?)
Како си? (Kako si?)
3.4 Good Night
நல்ல இரவு (Good night) / irravu vanakkam (Good night)
Лаку ноћ (Laku noć)
3.5 Good Evening
நல்ல மாலை (Nalla mālai)/ மாலை (irravu vanakkam)
Добро вече (Dobro veče)
3.6 Good Afternoon
பிற்பகல் வணக்கம் (perpagal vanakkam)
Добар дан (Dobar dan)
3.7 Good Morning
காலை வணக்கம் (Kaalai Vanakkam)
Добро јутро (Dobro jutro)
3.8 Please
தயவு (Tayavu)
Молим (Molim)
3.9 Sorry
மன்னிக்கவும் (Maṉṉikkavum)
Жао ми је (Žao mi je)
3.10 Bye
சென்று வருகிறேன் (Sendru Varukiren)
Довиђења (Doviđenja)
3.11 I Love You
நான் உன்னை காதலிக்கிறேன் (Naan Unnai Kadalikiren)
Волим те (Volim te)
3.12 Excuse Me
என்னை மன்னியுங்கள் (Eṉṉai maṉṉiyuṅkaḷ)
Извините (Izvinite)
4 Dialects
4.1 Dialect 1
4.1.1 Where They Speak
Kongu
Southeastern Serbia
4.1.2 How Many People Speak
4.2 Dialect 2
Madurai Tamil
Smederevo–Vršac
4.2.1 Where They Speak
Madurai, South Tamil Nadu
Serbia
4.2.2 How Many People Speak
4.3 Dialect 3
Tirunelveli Tamil
Torlakian
4.3.1 Where They Speak
South Tamil Nadu, Thoothukudi, Tirunelveli
Bulgaria, France, Kosovo, Macedonia, Romania, Serbia
4.3.2 How Many People Speak
NA1,500,000.00
1400
96000000
4.4 Total No. Of Dialects
5 How Many People Speak
5.1 How Many People Speak?
78.00 million8.70 million
0.13
1200
5.2 Speaking Population
5.3 Native Speakers
70.00 million8.70 million
0.13
873
5.3.1 Second Language Speakers
5.3.2 Native Name
தமிழ்
српски (srpski) српски језик (srpski jezik)
5.3.3 Alternative Names
Damulian, Tamal, Tamalsan, Tambul, Tamili
Montenegrin
5.3.4 French Name
5.3.5 German Name
5.4 Pronunciation
5.5 Ethnicity
Tamil people or Tamilans
Serbs
6 History
6.1 Origin
6.2 Language Family
Dravidian Family
Indo-European Family
6.2.1 Subgroup
Not Available
Not Available
6.2.2 Branch
Not Available
Not Available
6.3 Language Forms
6.3.1 Early Forms
Old Tamil and Middle Tamil
No early forms
6.3.2 Standard Forms
Modern Tamil
Standard Serbian
6.3.3 Language Position
6.3.4 Signed Forms
Signed Tamil
Not Available
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
serb1264
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