Countries
Myanmar
  
Malaysia, Mauritius, Puducherry, Singapore, Sri Lanka, Tamil Nadu
  
National Language
Myanmar
  
Singapore, Sri Lanka, Tamil Nadu
  
Second Language
Bangladesh, Burma
  
Andaman and Nicobar Islands, kerala, Puducherry
  
Speaking Continents
Asia
  
Asia
  
Minority Language
Mon
  
Canada, Malaysia, Mauritius, Reunion, Seychelles
  
Regulated By
Myanmar Language Commission
  
Official language Commission of Government of Tamil Nadu, Thanjavur Tamil University
  
Interesting Facts
- The naming of people in Burmese is strange. There is no last name, often name is rhymed such as Ming Ming, Mo Mo or Jo Jo.
- It appears as odd language to many people because it has peculiar pitch register, tonal form as language.
  
- 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.
Similar To
Thai Language
  
Malayalam
  
Derived From
Pali Language
  
Not Available
  
Alphabets in
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Phonology
  
  
Scripts
Tangut
  
Tamil
  
Writing Direction
Left-To-Right, Horizontal
  
Left-To-Right, Horizontal
  
Hard to Learn
  
  
Hello
မင်္ဂလာပါ (maingalarpar)
  
வணக்கம் (Vanakkam)
  
Thank You
ကျေးဇူးတင်ပါသည် (kyaayyjuutainparsai)
  
நன்றி (Naṉṟi)
  
How Are You?
နေကောင်းလား? (naykaungglarr?)
  
நீங்கள் எப்படி இருக்கிறீர்கள்? (Nīṅkaḷ eppaṭi irukkiṟīrkaḷ?)
  
Good Night
ကောင်းသောညပါ (kaunggsawnyapar)
  
நல்ல இரவு (Good night) / irravu vanakkam (Good night)
  
Good Evening
မင်္ဂလာညနေခင်းပါ (main g lar nyanayhkainn par)
  
நல்ல மாலை (Nalla mālai)/ மாலை (irravu vanakkam)
  
Good Afternoon
မင်္ဂလာနေ့လည်ခင်းပါ (main g lar naelaihkainn par)
  
பிற்பகல் வணக்கம் (perpagal vanakkam)
  
Good Morning
မင်္ဂလာနံနက်ခင်းပါ (main g lar nannaathkainnpar)
  
காலை வணக்கம் (Kaalai Vanakkam)
  
Please
ကျေးဇူးပြု (kyaayyjuupyu)
  
தயவு (Tayavu)
  
Sorry
တောင်းပန်ပါတယ် (taunggpaanpartaal)
  
மன்னிக்கவும் (Maṉṉikkavum)
  
Bye
နုတ်ဆက်ပါတယ် (notesaatpartaal)
  
சென்று வருகிறேன் (Sendru Varukiren)
  
I Love You
မင်းကိုချစ်တယ် (mainnkohkyittaal)
  
நான் உன்னை காதலிக்கிறேன் (Naan Unnai Kadalikiren)
  
Excuse Me
ဆင်ခြေဆင်လက် ငါ့ကိုအ (Sainhkyaysainlaat ngarko a)
  
என்னை மன்னியுங்கள் (Eṉṉai maṉṉiyuṅkaḷ)
  
Dialect 1
Arakanese
  
Kongu
  
Where They Speak
Bangladesh, India, Myanmar
  
Kongu
  
How Many People Speak
2,000,000.00
  
24
Not Available
  
Dialect 2
Tavoyan
  
Madurai Tamil
  
Where They Speak
Myanmar
  
Madurai, South Tamil Nadu
  
How Many People Speak
Not Available
  
Dialect 3
Intha
  
Tirunelveli Tamil
  
Where They Speak
Burma
  
South Tamil Nadu, Thoothukudi, Tirunelveli
  
How Many People Speak
Not Available
  
How Many People Speak?
43.00 million
  
30
78.00 million
  
21
Native Speakers
33.00 million
  
28
70.00 million
  
15
Second Language Speakers
10.00 million
  
23
8.00 million
  
24
Native Name
ဗမာစကား (bama saka)
  
தமிழ்
  
Alternative Names
Bama, Bamachaka, Myanmar, Myen, myanma bhasa
  
Damulian, Tamal, Tamalsan, Tambul, Tamili
  
French Name
birman
  
tamoul
  
German Name
Birmanisch
  
Tamil
  
Pronunciation
Not Available
  
[t̪ɐmɨɻ]
  
Ethnicity
Bamar people
  
Tamil people or Tamilans
  
Origin
1113 AD
  
300 BC
  
Language Family
Sino-Tibetan Family
  
Dravidian Family
  
Subgroup
Tibeto-Burman
  
Not Available
  
Branch
Not Available
  
Not Available
  
Language Forms
  
  
Early Forms
Old Burmese, Middle Burmese, Burmese
  
Old Tamil and Middle Tamil
  
Standard Forms
Modern Burmese
  
Modern Tamil
  
Signed Forms
Burmese sign language
  
Signed Tamil
  
Scope
Individual
  
Individual
  
ISO 639 1
my
  
ta
  
ISO 639 2
  
  
ISO 639 2/T
mya
  
tam
  
ISO 639 2/B
bur
  
tam
  
ISO 639 3
mya
  
tam
  
ISO 639 6
Not Available
  
tam
  
Glottocode
sout3159
  
tami1289, oldt1248
  
Linguasphere
No data available
  
tami1289
  
Types of Language
  
  
Language Type
Living
  
Living
  
Language Linguistic Typology
Subject-Object-Verb
  
Subject-Object-Verb
  
Language Morphological Typology
Analytic, Isolating
  
Not Available