1 Countries
1.1 Countries
India
Malaysia, Mauritius, Puducherry, Singapore, Sri Lanka, Tamil Nadu
1.2 Total No. Of Countries
1.3 National Language
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
Great Britain, Kenya, Malawi, Oman, Pakistan, Tanzania, Uganda, United States of America, Zambia
Canada, Malaysia, Mauritius, Reunion, Seychelles
1.7 Regulated By
NA
Official language Commission of Government of Tamil Nadu, Thanjavur Tamil University
1.8 Interesting Facts
- Gujarati was the first language of Mohandas Karamchand Gandhi("Father of the Nation of India") and Vallabhbhai Patel ("Iron Man of India").
- Most of the words in Gujarati language are adopted from Sanskrit.
- 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
Bengali Language
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
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
નમસ્તે (namaste)
வணக்கம் (Vanakkam)
3.2 Thank You
ધન્યવાદ (dhanvaad)
நன்றி (Naṉṟi)
3.3 How Are You?
કેમ છો (kem cho?)
நீங்கள் எப்படி இருக்கிறீர்கள்? (Nīṅkaḷ eppaṭi irukkiṟīrkaḷ?)
3.4 Good Night
શુભ રાત્રે (shub rātrē)
நல்ல இரவு (Good night) / irravu vanakkam (Good night)
3.5 Good Evening
સાંજે સારી (sān̄jē sārī)
நல்ல மாலை (Nalla mālai)/ மாலை (irravu vanakkam)
3.6 Good Afternoon
સારા બપોરે (sārā bapōrē)
பிற்பகல் வணக்கம் (perpagal vanakkam)
3.7 Good Morning
સુ પ્રભાત (su prabhat)
காலை வணக்கம் (Kaalai Vanakkam)
3.8 Please
કૃપા કરીને(Kr̥pā karīnē)
தயவு (Tayavu)
3.9 Sorry
મન્ને મફ કરો (manne maaf karo)
மன்னிக்கவும் (Maṉṉikkavum)
3.10 Bye
બાય (Bāya)
சென்று வருகிறேன் (Sendru Varukiren)
3.11 I Love You
હું તને પ્રેમ કરુ છું (hūṃ tane prem karū chūṃ)
நான் உன்னை காதலிக்கிறேன் (Naan Unnai Kadalikiren)
3.12 Excuse Me
માફ કરશો (Māpha karaśō)
என்னை மன்னியுங்கள் (Eṉṉai maṉṉiyuṅkaḷ)
4 Dialects
4.1 Dialect 1
4.1.1 Where They Speak
India, Mauritius, Oman, Pakistan, Singapore, South Africa, Tanzania, United Kingdom, United States of America
Kongu
4.1.2 How Many People Speak
4.2 Dialect 2
4.2.1 Where They Speak
India, Mauritius, Pakistan, Singapore, United Kingdom, United States of America
Madurai, South Tamil Nadu
4.2.2 How Many People Speak
4.3 Dialect 3
Not Available
Tirunelveli Tamil
4.3.1 Where They Speak
Not Available
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?
60.00 million78.00 million
0.13
1200
5.2 Speaking Population
5.3 Native Speakers
50.00 million70.00 million
0.13
873
5.3.1 Second Language Speakers
5.3.2 Native Name
5.3.3 Alternative Names
Gujerathi, Gujerati, Gujrathi
Damulian, Tamal, Tamalsan, Tambul, Tamili
5.3.4 French Name
5.3.5 German Name
5.4 Pronunciation
5.5 Ethnicity
Gujaratis
Tamil people or Tamilans
6 History
6.1 Origin
6.2 Language Family
Indo-European Family
Dravidian Family
6.2.1 Subgroup
Indo-Iranian
Not Available
6.2.2 Branch
6.3 Language Forms
6.3.1 Early Forms
Old Gujarati
Old Tamil and Middle Tamil
6.3.2 Standard Forms
Modern Gujarati
Modern Tamil
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
guja1252
tami1289, oldt1248
7.6 Linguasphere
No data available
tami1289
7.7 Types of Language
7.7.1 Language Type
7.7.2 Language Linguistic Typology
Subject-Object-Verb
Subject-Object-Verb
7.7.3 Language Morphological Typology
Not Available
Not Available