Countries
India, Pakistan
  
Malaysia, Mauritius, Puducherry, Singapore, Sri Lanka, Tamil Nadu
  
National Language
Jammu and Kashmir, India
  
Singapore, Sri Lanka, Tamil Nadu
  
Second Language
Not spoken in any of the countries
  
Andaman and Nicobar Islands, kerala, Puducherry
  
Speaking Continents
Asia
  
Asia
  
Minority Language
Not Available
  
Canada, Malaysia, Mauritius, Reunion, Seychelles
  
Regulated By
Not Available
  
Official language Commission of Government of Tamil Nadu, Thanjavur Tamil University
  
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.
Similar To
Hindi and Punjabi Languages
  
Malayalam
  
Derived From
Sanskrit Language
  
Not Available
  
Alphabets in
Dogri-Alphabets.jpg#200
  
Tamil-Alphabets.jpg#200
  
Phonology
  
  
Scripts
Devanagari, Gurmukhi, Perso-Arabic script
  
Tamil
  
Writing Direction
Left-To-Right, Horizontal
  
Left-To-Right, Horizontal
  
Hard to Learn
  
  
Language Levels
Not Available
  
Time Taken to Learn
Not Available
  
Hello
Ke aal aee
  
வணக்கம் (Vanakkam)
  
Thank You
dhanwaad
  
நன்றி (Naṉṟi)
  
How Are You?
kiyaan oo ji
  
நீங்கள் எப்படி இருக்கிறீர்கள்? (Nīṅkaḷ eppaṭi irukkiṟīrkaḷ?)
  
Good Night
shub ratri
  
நல்ல இரவு (Good night) / irravu vanakkam (Good night)
  
Good Evening
shub ratri
  
நல்ல மாலை (Nalla mālai)/ மாலை (irravu vanakkam)
  
Good Afternoon
Not Available
  
பிற்பகல் வணக்கம் (perpagal vanakkam)
  
Good Morning
su prabat
  
காலை வணக்கம் (Kaalai Vanakkam)
  
Please
kripya
  
தயவு (Tayavu)
  
Sorry
mere kaulan galti ooyyii
  
மன்னிக்கவும் (Maṉṉikkavum)
  
Bye
changa ji pher
  
சென்று வருகிறேன் (Sendru Varukiren)
  
I Love You
Minjo tere naal pyar hega
  
நான் உன்னை காதலிக்கிறேன் (Naan Unnai Kadalikiren)
  
Excuse Me
gustakhi maaf
  
என்னை மன்னியுங்கள் (Eṉṉai maṉṉiyuṅkaḷ)
  
Dialect 1
Jaunsari
  
Kongu
  
Where They Speak
Himachal Pradesh, India
  
Kongu
  
How Many People Speak
100,000.00
  
99+
Not Available
  
Dialect 2
Kullu
  
Madurai Tamil
  
Where They Speak
Georgia, Himachal Pradesh, India
  
Madurai, South Tamil Nadu
  
How Many People Speak
Not Available
  
Dialect 3
Hinduri
  
Tirunelveli Tamil
  
Where They Speak
France, Himachal Pradesh, India
  
South Tamil Nadu, Thoothukudi, Tirunelveli
  
How Many People Speak
Not Available
  
How Many People Speak?
4.00 million
  
99+
78.00 million
  
21
Speaking Population
Not Available
  
Native Speakers
4.00 million
  
99+
70.00 million
  
15
Second Language Speakers
Not Available
  
8.00 million
  
24
Native Name
डोगरी
  
தமிழ்
  
Alternative Names
Dhogaryali, Dogari, Dogri Jammu, Dogri Pahari, Dogri-Kangri, Dongari, Hindi Dogri, Tokkaru
  
Damulian, Tamal, Tamalsan, Tambul, Tamili
  
French Name
dogri
  
tamoul
  
German Name
Dogri
  
Tamil
  
Pronunciation
Not Available
  
[t̪ɐmɨɻ]
  
Ethnicity
Dogras
  
Tamil people or Tamilans
  
Origin
1971
  
300 BC
  
Language Family
Indo-European Family
  
Dravidian Family
  
Subgroup
Not Available
  
Not Available
  
Branch
Not Available
  
Not Available
  
Language Forms
  
  
Early Forms
No Early Forms
  
Old Tamil and Middle Tamil
  
Standard Forms
Dogri
  
Modern Tamil
  
Language Position
Not Available
  
Signed Forms
Not Available
  
Signed Tamil
  
Scope
Individual, Macrolanguage
  
Individual
  
ISO 639 1
Not Available
  
ta
  
ISO 639 2
  
  
ISO 639 2/T
Not Available
  
tam
  
ISO 639 2/B
Not Available
  
tam
  
ISO 639 3
doi
  
tam
  
ISO 639 6
Not Available
  
tam
  
Glottocode
indo1311
  
tami1289, oldt1248
  
Linguasphere
Not Available
  
tami1289
  
Types of Language
  
  
Language Type
Not Available
  
Living
  
Language Linguistic Typology
Not Available
  
Subject-Object-Verb
  
Language Morphological Typology
Not Available
  
Not Available