Countries
India
  
Malaysia, Mauritius, Puducherry, Singapore, Sri Lanka, Tamil Nadu
  
National Language
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
Great Britain, Kenya, Malawi, Oman, Pakistan, Tanzania, Uganda, United States of America, Zambia
  
Canada, Malaysia, Mauritius, Reunion, Seychelles
  
Regulated By
NA
  
Official language Commission of Government of Tamil Nadu, Thanjavur Tamil University
  
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.
Similar To
Bengali Language
  
Malayalam
  
Derived From
Sanskrit Language
  
Not Available
  
Alphabets in
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Tamil-Alphabets.jpg#200
  
Phonology
  
  
Scripts
Devanagari
  
Tamil
  
Writing Direction
Left-To-Right, Horizontal
  
Left-To-Right, Horizontal
  
Hard to Learn
  
  
Language Levels
Not Available
  
Hello
નમસ્તે (namaste)
  
வணக்கம் (Vanakkam)
  
Thank You
ધન્યવાદ (dhanvaad)
  
நன்றி (Naṉṟi)
  
How Are You?
કેમ છો (kem cho?)
  
நீங்கள் எப்படி இருக்கிறீர்கள்? (Nīṅkaḷ eppaṭi irukkiṟīrkaḷ?)
  
Good Night
શુભ રાત્રે (shub rātrē)
  
நல்ல இரவு (Good night) / irravu vanakkam (Good night)
  
Good Evening
સાંજે સારી (sān̄jē sārī)
  
நல்ல மாலை (Nalla mālai)/ மாலை (irravu vanakkam)
  
Good Afternoon
સારા બપોરે (sārā bapōrē)
  
பிற்பகல் வணக்கம் (perpagal vanakkam)
  
Good Morning
સુ પ્રભાત (su prabhat)
  
காலை வணக்கம் (Kaalai Vanakkam)
  
Please
કૃપા કરીને(Kr̥pā karīnē)
  
தயவு (Tayavu)
  
Sorry
મન્ને મફ કરો (manne maaf karo)
  
மன்னிக்கவும் (Maṉṉikkavum)
  
Bye
બાય (Bāya)
  
சென்று வருகிறேன் (Sendru Varukiren)
  
I Love You
હું તને પ્રેમ કરુ છું (hūṃ tane prem karū chūṃ)
  
நான் உன்னை காதலிக்கிறேன் (Naan Unnai Kadalikiren)
  
Excuse Me
માફ કરશો (Māpha karaśō)
  
என்னை மன்னியுங்கள் (Eṉṉai maṉṉiyuṅkaḷ)
  
Dialect 1
Kathiyawadi
  
Kongu
  
Where They Speak
India, Mauritius, Oman, Pakistan, Singapore, South Africa, Tanzania, United Kingdom, United States of America
  
Kongu
  
Dialect 2
Kharwa
  
Madurai Tamil
  
Where They Speak
India, Mauritius, Pakistan, Singapore, United Kingdom, United States of America
  
Madurai, South Tamil Nadu
  
Dialect 3
Not Available
  
Tirunelveli Tamil
  
Where They Speak
Not Available
  
South Tamil Nadu, Thoothukudi, Tirunelveli
  
How Many People Speak?
60.00 million
  
27
78.00 million
  
21
Native Speakers
50.00 million
  
22
70.00 million
  
15
Second Language Speakers
Not Available
  
8.00 million
  
24
Native Name
ગુજરાતી (gujarātī)
  
தமிழ்
  
Alternative Names
Gujerathi, Gujerati, Gujrathi
  
Damulian, Tamal, Tamalsan, Tambul, Tamili
  
French Name
goudjrati
  
tamoul
  
German Name
Gujarati-Sprache
  
Tamil
  
Pronunciation
[ɡudʒəˈɾɑːt̪i]
  
[t̪ɐmɨɻ]
  
Ethnicity
Gujaratis
  
Tamil people or Tamilans
  
Origin
15
  
300 BC
  
Language Family
Indo-European Family
  
Dravidian Family
  
Subgroup
Indo-Iranian
  
Not Available
  
Branch
Indic
  
Not Available
  
Language Forms
  
  
Early Forms
Old Gujarati
  
Old Tamil and Middle Tamil
  
Standard Forms
Modern Gujarati
  
Modern Tamil
  
Signed Forms
Not Available
  
Signed Tamil
  
Scope
Individual
  
Individual
  
ISO 639 1
gu
  
ta
  
ISO 639 2
  
  
ISO 639 2/T
guj
  
tam
  
ISO 639 2/B
guj
  
tam
  
ISO 639 3
guj
  
tam
  
ISO 639 6
Not Available
  
tam
  
Glottocode
guja1252
  
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
Not Available
  
Not Available