1 Countries
1.1 Countries
India, Pakistan
Malaysia, Mauritius, Puducherry, Singapore, Sri Lanka, Tamil Nadu
1.2 Total No. Of Countries
1.3 National Language
Jammu and Kashmir, India
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
Not Available
Canada, Malaysia, Mauritius, Reunion, Seychelles
1.7 Regulated By
Not Available
Official language Commission of Government of Tamil Nadu, Thanjavur Tamil University
1.8 Interesting Facts
- Dogri is derived from Sanskrit, but it has absorbed a large number of Arabic, Persian and English words.
- Dogri language has its own grammar and dictionary. The grammar of dogri has very strong sanskrit base.
- 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
Hindi and Punjabi Languages
Malayalam
1.10 Derived From
Sanskrit 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
Devanagari, Gurmukhi, Perso-Arabic script
Tamil
2.5 Writing Direction
Left-To-Right, Horizontal
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
Ke aal aee
வணக்கம் (Vanakkam)
3.2 Thank You
3.3 How Are You?
kiyaan oo ji
நீங்கள் எப்படி இருக்கிறீர்கள்? (Nīṅkaḷ eppaṭi irukkiṟīrkaḷ?)
3.4 Good Night
shub ratri
நல்ல இரவு (Good night) / irravu vanakkam (Good night)
3.5 Good Evening
shub ratri
நல்ல மாலை (Nalla mālai)/ மாலை (irravu vanakkam)
3.6 Good Afternoon
Not Available
பிற்பகல் வணக்கம் (perpagal vanakkam)
3.7 Good Morning
su prabat
காலை வணக்கம் (Kaalai Vanakkam)
3.8 Please
3.9 Sorry
mere kaulan galti ooyyii
மன்னிக்கவும் (Maṉṉikkavum)
3.10 Bye
changa ji pher
சென்று வருகிறேன் (Sendru Varukiren)
3.11 I Love You
Minjo tere naal pyar hega
நான் உன்னை காதலிக்கிறேன் (Naan Unnai Kadalikiren)
3.12 Excuse Me
gustakhi maaf
என்னை மன்னியுங்கள் (Eṉṉai maṉṉiyuṅkaḷ)
4 Dialects
4.1 Dialect 1
4.1.1 Where They Speak
Himachal Pradesh, India
Kongu
4.1.2 How Many People Speak
100,000.00NA
1.5
960000000
4.2 Dialect 2
4.2.1 Where They Speak
Georgia, Himachal Pradesh, India
Madurai, South Tamil Nadu
4.2.2 How Many People Speak
110,000.00NA
700
80000000
4.3 Dialect 3
Hinduri
Tirunelveli Tamil
4.3.1 Where They Speak
France, Himachal Pradesh, India
South Tamil Nadu, Thoothukudi, Tirunelveli
4.3.2 How Many People Speak
30,000.00NA
1400
96000000
4.4 Total No. Of Dialects
5 How Many People Speak
5.1 How Many People Speak?
4.00 million78.00 million
0.13
1200
5.2 Speaking Population
5.3 Native Speakers
4.00 million70.00 million
0.13
873
5.3.1 Second Language Speakers
5.3.2 Native Name
5.3.3 Alternative Names
Dhogaryali, Dogari, Dogri Jammu, Dogri Pahari, Dogri-Kangri, Dongari, Hindi Dogri, Tokkaru
Damulian, Tamal, Tamalsan, Tambul, Tamili
5.3.4 French Name
5.3.5 German Name
5.4 Pronunciation
5.5 Ethnicity
Dogras
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
Individual, Macrolanguage
Individual
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
indo1311
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