Countries
Malaysia, Mauritius, Puducherry, Singapore, Sri Lanka, Tamil Nadu
  
Andora, Argentina, Aruba, Australia, Belize, Bolivia, Brazil, Canada, Chile, Colombia, Costa Rica, Cuba, Dominican Republic, Ecuador, El Salvador, Equatorial Guinea, France, Gibraltar, Guatemala, Honduras, Jamaica, Latvia, Luxembourg, Mexico, Morocco, Namibia, Netherlands Antilles, New Zealand, Nicaragua, Norway, Panama, Paraguay, Peru, Philippines, Puerto Rico, Russia, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland, Trinidad and Tobago, Turkey, United Kingdom, United States of America, Uruguay, Venezuela, Western Sahara
  
National Language
Singapore, Sri Lanka, Tamil Nadu
  
Spain
  
Second Language
Andaman and Nicobar Islands, kerala, Puducherry
  
Andora, Aruba, Australia, Austria, Belgium, Belize, Brazil, Bulgaria, Canada, Denmark, France, Germany, Ireland, Israel, Italy, Jamaica, Luxembourg, Morocco, Netherlands, Netherlands Antilles, New Zealand, Philippines, Poland, Portugal, Romania, Russia, Slovenia, Switzerland, Trinidad and Tobago, Turkey, United Kingdom, United States of America, US Virgin Islands
  
Speaking Continents
Asia
  
Africa, Asia, Europe, North America, South America
  
Minority Language
Canada, Malaysia, Mauritius, Reunion, Seychelles
  
Brazil, France, Germany, Italy, Japan, Morocco, United Kingdom
  
Regulated By
Official language Commission of Government of Tamil Nadu, Thanjavur Tamil University
  
Asociación de Academias de la Lengua Española
  
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.
- One of the world's most phonetic language is Spanish.
- Up to the 18th century, Spanish was diplomatic language.
  
Similar To
Malayalam
  
French Language
  
Derived From
Not Available
  
Latin
  
Alphabets in
Tamil-Alphabets.jpg#200
  
Spanish-Alphabets.jpg#200
  
Phonology
  
  
Scripts
Tamil
  
Latin
  
Writing Direction
Left-To-Right, Horizontal
  
Left-To-Right, Horizontal
  
Hard to Learn
  
  
Hello
வணக்கம் (Vanakkam)
  
hola
  
Thank You
நன்றி (Naṉṟi)
  
Gracias
  
How Are You?
நீங்கள் எப்படி இருக்கிறீர்கள்? (Nīṅkaḷ eppaṭi irukkiṟīrkaḷ?)
  
Cómo estás?
  
Good Night
நல்ல இரவு (Good night) / irravu vanakkam (Good night)
  
Buenas Noches
  
Good Evening
நல்ல மாலை (Nalla mālai)/ மாலை (irravu vanakkam)
  
Bonne soirée
  
Good Afternoon
பிற்பகல் வணக்கம் (perpagal vanakkam)
  
Buenas Tardes
  
Good Morning
காலை வணக்கம் (Kaalai Vanakkam)
  
Buenos Días
  
Please
தயவு (Tayavu)
  
Por Favor
  
Sorry
மன்னிக்கவும் (Maṉṉikkavum)
  
triste
  
Bye
சென்று வருகிறேன் (Sendru Varukiren)
  
adiós
  
I Love You
நான் உன்னை காதலிக்கிறேன் (Naan Unnai Kadalikiren)
  
Te Quiero
  
Excuse Me
என்னை மன்னியுங்கள் (Eṉṉai maṉṉiyuṅkaḷ)
  
Discúlpeme
  
Dialect 1
Kongu
  
Mexican Spanish
  
Where They Speak
Kongu
  
Mexico
  
How Many People Speak
Not Available
  
105,000,000.00
  
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Dialect 2
Madurai Tamil
  
Cuban Spanish
  
Where They Speak
Madurai, South Tamil Nadu
  
Cuba
  
How Many People Speak
Not Available
  
11,000,000.00
  
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Dialect 3
Tirunelveli Tamil
  
Puerto Rican Spanish
  
Where They Speak
South Tamil Nadu, Thoothukudi, Tirunelveli
  
Puerto Rico
  
How Many People Speak
Not Available
  
3,900,000.00
  
9
How Many People Speak?
78.00 million
  
21
489.00 million
  
3
Native Speakers
70.00 million
  
15
410.00 million
  
2
Second Language Speakers
8.00 million
  
24
89.50 million
  
9
Native Name
தமிழ்
  
Español
  
Alternative Names
Damulian, Tamal, Tamalsan, Tambul, Tamili
  
Castellano, Castilian, Español
  
French Name
tamoul
  
espagnol; castillan
  
German Name
Tamil
  
Spanisch
  
Pronunciation
[t̪ɐmɨɻ]
  
[espaˈɲol], [kasteˈʎano]
  
Ethnicity
Tamil people or Tamilans
  
Not Available
  
Origin
300 BC
  
210 BC
  
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 Spanish and Spanish
  
Standard Forms
Modern Tamil
  
Pluricentric Standard Spanish
  
Signed Forms
Signed Tamil
  
Signed Spanish
  
Scope
Individual
  
Individual
  
ISO 639 1
ta
  
es
  
ISO 639 2
  
  
ISO 639 2/T
tam
  
spa
  
ISO 639 2/B
tam
  
spa
  
ISO 639 3
tam
  
spa
  
ISO 639 6
tam
  
Not Available
  
Glottocode
tami1289, oldt1248
  
stan1288
  
Linguasphere
tami1289
  
51-AAA-b
  
Types of Language
  
  
Language Type
Living
  
Living
  
Language Linguistic Typology
Subject-Object-Verb
  
Subject-Object-Verb
  
Language Morphological Typology
Not Available
  
Fusional, Synthetic