1 Countries
1.1 Countries
Afganistan, Iran, Oman, Pakistan
Malaysia, Mauritius, Puducherry, Singapore, Sri Lanka, Tamil Nadu
1.2 Total No. Of Countries
1.3 National Language
Iran
Singapore, Sri Lanka, Tamil Nadu
1.4 Second Language
Not spoken in any of the countries
Andaman and Nicobar Islands, kerala, Puducherry
1.5 Speaking Continents
1.6 Minority Language
India, Tajikistan, Turkmenistan, United Arab Emirates
Canada, Malaysia, Mauritius, Reunion, Seychelles
1.7 Regulated By
Balochi Academy, National Languages Committee
Official language Commission of Government of Tamil Nadu, Thanjavur Tamil University
1.8 Interesting Facts
- Balochi language had no written form before the early 19th century. The official language used until that time was Persian.
- Balochi has borrowed words from Persian, Arabic, Sindhi, and other languages.
- 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.
1.9 Similar To
Kurdish and Persian
Malayalam
1.10 Derived From
Ancient Indo-Iranian Language
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
Perso-Arabic script
Tamil
2.5 Writing Direction
Not Available
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
3.2 Thank You
mana bebahgsh
நன்றி (Naṉṟi)
3.3 How Are You?
chone tao?
நீங்கள் எப்படி இருக்கிறீர்கள்? (Nīṅkaḷ eppaṭi irukkiṟīrkaḷ?)
3.4 Good Night
jawáin shap
நல்ல இரவு (Good night) / irravu vanakkam (Good night)
3.5 Good Evening
jawáin begáh
நல்ல மாலை (Nalla mālai)/ மாலை (irravu vanakkam)
3.6 Good Afternoon
Not Available
பிற்பகல் வணக்கம் (perpagal vanakkam)
3.7 Good Morning
jawáin sawáh
காலை வணக்கம் (Kaalai Vanakkam)
3.8 Please
Mihrabani kan
தயவு (Tayavu)
3.9 Sorry
bebaksh / bebagsh
மன்னிக்கவும் (Maṉṉikkavum)
3.10 Bye
bye
சென்று வருகிறேன் (Sendru Varukiren)
3.11 I Love You
Tu mana doost biyeh
நான் உன்னை காதலிக்கிறேன் (Naan Unnai Kadalikiren)
3.12 Excuse Me
mana bebahgsh
என்னை மன்னியுங்கள் (Eṉṉai maṉṉiyuṅkaḷ)
4 Dialects
4.1 Dialect 1
4.1.1 Where They Speak
4.1.2 How Many People Speak
5,000,000.00NA
1.5
960000000
4.2 Dialect 2
Western Balochi
Madurai Tamil
4.2.1 Where They Speak
Afganistan, Iran, Tajikistan, Turkmenistan
Madurai, South Tamil Nadu
4.2.2 How Many People Speak
1,800,000.00NA
700
80000000
4.3 Dialect 3
Southern Balochi
Tirunelveli Tamil
4.3.1 Where They Speak
Iran, Oman, Pakistan, United Arab Emirates
South Tamil Nadu, Thoothukudi, Tirunelveli
4.3.2 How Many People Speak
3,400,000.00NA
1400
96000000
4.4 Total No. Of Dialects
5 How Many People Speak
5.1 How Many People Speak?
7.60 million78.00 million
0.13
1200
5.2 Speaking Population
5.3 Native Speakers
7.60 million70.00 million
0.13
873
5.3.1 Second Language Speakers
5.3.2 Native Name
5.3.3 Alternative Names
Baluchi
Damulian, Tamal, Tamalsan, Tambul, Tamili
5.3.4 French Name
5.3.5 German Name
5.4 Pronunciation
5.5 Ethnicity
Predominantly Baloch, some Brahui
Tamil people or Tamilans
6 History
6.1 Origin
6.2 Language Family
Indo-European Family
Dravidian 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
No early forms
Old Tamil and Middle Tamil
6.3.2 Standard Forms
6.3.3 Language Position
6.3.4 Signed Forms
Not Available
Signed Tamil
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
balo1260
tami1289, oldt1248
7.6 Linguasphere
7.7 Types of Language
7.7.1 Language Type
7.7.2 Language Linguistic Typology
Not Available
Subject-Object-Verb
7.7.3 Language Morphological Typology
Not Available
Not Available