Countries
Malaysia, Mauritius, Puducherry, Singapore, Sri Lanka, Tamil Nadu
European Union, Slovenia
National Language
Singapore, Sri Lanka, Tamil Nadu
Austria, Croatia, Hungary, Italy, Slovenia
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
Austria, Hungary, Italy
Regulated By
Official language Commission of Government of Tamil Nadu, Thanjavur Tamil University
Slovenian Academy of Sciences and Arts
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 Freising Monuments is the oldest preserved records of written Slovene from 10th century.
- The first Slovene book was printed in 1550.
Similar To
Malayalam
Serbo-Croatian
Derived From
Not Available
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Alphabets in
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Slovene-Alphabets.jpg#200
Writing Direction
Left-To-Right, Horizontal
Left-To-Right, Horizontal
Hello
வணக்கம் (Vanakkam)
Halo
Thank You
நன்றி (Naṉṟi)
Hvala
How Are You?
நீங்கள் எப்படி இருக்கிறீர்கள்? (Nīṅkaḷ eppaṭi irukkiṟīrkaḷ?)
Kako se imate?
Good Night
நல்ல இரவு (Good night) / irravu vanakkam (Good night)
Lahko noč
Good Evening
நல்ல மாலை (Nalla mālai)/ மாலை (irravu vanakkam)
Dober večer
Good Afternoon
பிற்பகல் வணக்கம் (perpagal vanakkam)
Dober dan
Good Morning
காலை வணக்கம் (Kaalai Vanakkam)
Dobro jutro
Please
தயவு (Tayavu)
Prosim
Sorry
மன்னிக்கவும் (Maṉṉikkavum)
Oprostite
Bye
சென்று வருகிறேன் (Sendru Varukiren)
Nasvidenje
I Love You
நான் உன்னை காதலிக்கிறேன் (Naan Unnai Kadalikiren)
Ljubim te
Excuse Me
என்னை மன்னியுங்கள் (Eṉṉai maṉṉiyuṅkaḷ)
Oprostite
Dialect 1
Kongu
Prekmurje Slovene
Where They Speak
Kongu
Hungary, Slovenia
How Many People Speak
Not Available
Dialect 2
Madurai Tamil
Resian
Where They Speak
Madurai, South Tamil Nadu
Italy
Dialect 3
Tirunelveli Tamil
Styrian
Where They Speak
South Tamil Nadu, Thoothukudi, Tirunelveli
Slovenia
Speaking Population
Not Available
Second Language Speakers
Not Available
Native Name
தமிழ்
Not available
Alternative Names
Damulian, Tamal, Tamalsan, Tambul, Tamili
Slovenian, Slovenscina
French Name
tamoul
slovène
German Name
Tamil
Slowenisch
Pronunciation
[t̪ɐmɨɻ]
[slɔˈʋèːnski ˈjɛ̀ːzik], [slɔˈʋèːnʃt͡ʃina]
Ethnicity
Tamil people or Tamilans
Slovenes
Language Family
Dravidian Family
Indo-European Family
Subgroup
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Branch
Not Available
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Early Forms
Old Tamil and Middle Tamil
No early forms
Standard Forms
Modern Tamil
Slovene
Language Position
Not Available
Signed Forms
Signed Tamil
Not Available
Scope
Individual
Individual
ISO 639 6
tam
Not Available
Glottocode
tami1289, oldt1248
slov1268
Linguasphere
tami1289
53-AAA-f
Language Type
Living
Living
Language Linguistic Typology
Subject-Object-Verb
Not Available
Language Morphological Typology
Not Available
Fusional
Tamil and Slovene 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 Slovene greetings helps you to understand basic phrases in Tamil and Slovene language. Tamil word for "Hello" is வணக்கம் (Vanakkam) or Slovene word for "Thank You" is Hvala. Find more of such common Tamil Greetings and Slovene Greetings. These greetings will help you to be more confident when conversing with natives that speak these languages.
Tamil vs Slovene Difficulty
The Tamil vs Slovene difficulty level basically depends on the number of Tamil Alphabets and Slovene 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 Slovene are the origin, speaking countries, language family, different greetings, speaking population of these languages. Want to know in Tamil and Slovene, which language is harder to learn? Time required to learn Tamil is 44 weeks while to learn Slovene time required is 44 weeks.
