1 Countries
1.1 Countries
Assam, India
Malaysia, Mauritius, Puducherry, Singapore, Sri Lanka, Tamil Nadu
1.2 Total No. Of Countries
1.3 National Language
Assam, India
Singapore, Sri Lanka, Tamil Nadu
1.4 Second Language
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Andaman and Nicobar Islands, kerala, Puducherry
1.5 Speaking Continents
1.6 Minority Language
Not Available
Canada, Malaysia, Mauritius, Reunion, Seychelles
1.7 Regulated By
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Official language Commission of Government of Tamil Nadu, Thanjavur Tamil University
1.8 Interesting Facts
- In ancient times, Bodo language was written using Assamese script and Roman script.
- Bodo Language is written using Devanagari script since 1963.
- 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
Dimasa language, Garo language, Kokborok language
Malayalam
1.10 Derived From
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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
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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
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வணக்கம் (Vanakkam)
3.2 Thank You
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நன்றி (Naṉṟi)
3.3 How Are You?
Nungni khabora ma?
நீங்கள் எப்படி இருக்கிறீர்கள்? (Nīṅkaḷ eppaṭi irukkiṟīrkaḷ?)
3.4 Good Night
मोजां हर (Mwjang Hor)
நல்ல இரவு (Good night) / irravu vanakkam (Good night)
3.5 Good Evening
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நல்ல மாலை (Nalla mālai)/ மாலை (irravu vanakkam)
3.6 Good Afternoon
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பிற்பகல் வணக்கம் (perpagal vanakkam)
3.7 Good Morning
मोजां फुं (Mwjang Fung)
காலை வணக்கம் (Kaalai Vanakkam)
3.8 Please
अननानै (Onnanwi)
தயவு (Tayavu)
3.9 Sorry
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மன்னிக்கவும் (Maṉṉikkavum)
3.10 Bye
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சென்று வருகிறேன் (Sendru Varukiren)
3.11 I Love You
अननाइ नों (onnai Nwng)
நான் உன்னை காதலிக்கிறேன் (Naan Unnai Kadalikiren)
3.12 Excuse Me
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என்னை மன்னியுங்கள் (Eṉṉai maṉṉiyuṅkaḷ)
4 Dialects
4.1 Dialect 1
(Sønabari) Western Boro dialect
Kongu
4.1.1 Where They Speak
Bongaigaon, Kokrajhar
Kongu
4.1.2 How Many People Speak
4.2 Dialect 2
(Sanzari) Eastern Boro dialect
Madurai Tamil
4.2.1 Where They Speak
Barpeta, Darrang, Kamrup, Nalbari
Madurai, South Tamil Nadu
4.2.2 How Many People Speak
4.3 Dialect 3
(Hazari) Southern Boro dialect
Tirunelveli Tamil
4.3.1 Where They Speak
Assam, India, Nepal
South Tamil Nadu, Thoothukudi, Tirunelveli
4.3.2 How Many People Speak
4.4 Total No. Of Dialects
5 How Many People Speak
5.1 How Many People Speak?
0.60 million78.00 million
0.13
1200
5.2 Speaking Population
5.3 Native Speakers
0.60 million70.00 million
0.13
873
5.3.1 Second Language Speakers
5.3.2 Native Name
5.3.3 Alternative Names
Bara, Bodi, Boro, Boroni, Kachari, Mech, Meche, Mechi, Meci
Damulian, Tamal, Tamalsan, Tambul, Tamili
5.3.4 French Name
5.3.5 German Name
5.4 Pronunciation
5.5 Ethnicity
Bodo, Mech, (Assamese)
Tamil people or Tamilans
6 History
6.1 Origin
6.2 Language Family
Sino-Tibetan Family
Dravidian Family
6.2.1 Subgroup
Tibeto-Burman
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6.2.2 Branch
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6.3 Language Forms
6.3.1 Early Forms
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Old Tamil and Middle Tamil
6.3.2 Standard Forms
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Modern Tamil
6.3.3 Language Position
6.3.4 Signed Forms
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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
bodo1269
tami1289, oldt1248
7.6 Linguasphere
7.7 Types of Language
7.7.1 Language Type
7.7.2 Language Linguistic Typology
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Subject-Object-Verb
7.7.3 Language Morphological Typology
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