Countries
Malaysia, Mauritius, Puducherry, Singapore, Sri Lanka, Tamil Nadu
Czech Republic, European Union, Serbia, Slovakia
National Language
Singapore, Sri Lanka, Tamil Nadu
Slovakia, Vojvodina, Serbia
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
Czech Republic, Hungary, Russia, Ukraine
Regulated By
Official language Commission of Government of Tamil Nadu, Thanjavur Tamil University
Ministry of Culture of the Slovak Republic
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.
- Slovak language was written using Glagolitic Alphabets,in 1843.
- Until the end of 18th century, Slovak did not exist as written language.
Similar To
Malayalam
Czech Language
Derived From
Not Available
Czech-Slovak Language
Alphabets in
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Writing Direction
Left-To-Right, Horizontal
Left-To-Right, Horizontal
Hello
வணக்கம் (Vanakkam)
Ahoj
Thank You
நன்றி (Naṉṟi)
Ďakujem vám
How Are You?
நீங்கள் எப்படி இருக்கிறீர்கள்? (Nīṅkaḷ eppaṭi irukkiṟīrkaḷ?)
Ako sa máte?
Good Night
நல்ல இரவு (Good night) / irravu vanakkam (Good night)
Dobrú noc
Good Evening
நல்ல மாலை (Nalla mālai)/ மாலை (irravu vanakkam)
Dobrý večer
Good Afternoon
பிற்பகல் வணக்கம் (perpagal vanakkam)
Dobré popoludnie
Good Morning
காலை வணக்கம் (Kaalai Vanakkam)
Dobré ráno
Please
தயவு (Tayavu)
Prosím
Sorry
மன்னிக்கவும் (Maṉṉikkavum)
Pardón!
Bye
சென்று வருகிறேன் (Sendru Varukiren)
Dovidenia
I Love You
நான் உன்னை காதலிக்கிறேன் (Naan Unnai Kadalikiren)
Ľúbim Ťa
Excuse Me
என்னை மன்னியுங்கள் (Eṉṉai maṉṉiyuṅkaḷ)
Prepáčte!
Dialect 1
Kongu
Eastern Slovak
Where They Speak
Kongu
Abov, Saris, Spis, Zemplin
Dialect 2
Madurai Tamil
Central Slovak
Where They Speak
Madurai, South Tamil Nadu
Gemer, Hont, Liptov, Novohrad, Orava, Tekov, Turiec
Dialect 3
Tirunelveli Tamil
Western Slovak
Where They Speak
South Tamil Nadu, Thoothukudi, Tirunelveli
Kysuce, Nitra, Trencin, Trnava, Zahorie
Speaking Population
Not Available
Second Language Speakers
Not Available
Native Name
தமிழ்
slovenčina
Alternative Names
Damulian, Tamal, Tamalsan, Tambul, Tamili
Slovakian, Slovencina
French Name
tamoul
slovaque
German Name
Tamil
Slowakisch
Pronunciation
[t̪ɐmɨɻ]
Not Available
Ethnicity
Tamil people or Tamilans
Slovaks
Origin
300 BC
6th Century
Language Family
Dravidian Family
Indo-European Family
Subgroup
Not Available
Slavic
Branch
Not Available
Western
Early Forms
Old Tamil and Middle Tamil
Proto-Slavic
Standard Forms
Modern Tamil
Slovak
Language Position
Not Available
Signed Forms
Signed Tamil
Not Available
Scope
Individual
Individual
ISO 639 6
tam
Not Available
Glottocode
tami1289, oldt1248
slov1269
Linguasphere
tami1289
53-AAA-db
Language Type
Living
Living
Language Linguistic Typology
Subject-Object-Verb
Subject-Verb-Object
Language Morphological Typology
Not Available
Synthetic
Tamil and Slovak 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 Slovak greetings helps you to understand basic phrases in Tamil and Slovak language. Tamil word for "Hello" is வணக்கம் (Vanakkam) or Slovak word for "Thank You" is Ďakujem vám. Find more of such common Tamil Greetings and Slovak Greetings. These greetings will help you to be more confident when conversing with natives that speak these languages.
Tamil vs Slovak Difficulty
The Tamil vs Slovak difficulty level basically depends on the number of Tamil Alphabets and Slovak 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 Slovak are the origin, speaking countries, language family, different greetings, speaking population of these languages. Want to know in Tamil and Slovak, which language is harder to learn? Time required to learn Tamil is 44 weeks while to learn Slovak time required is 44 weeks.