1 Countries
1.1 Countries
Fiji, 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
Not spoken in any of the countries
Canada, Malaysia, Mauritius, Reunion, Seychelles
1.7 Regulated By
Central Hindi Directorate
Official language Commission of Government of Tamil Nadu, Thanjavur Tamil University
1.8 Interesting Facts
- In Hindi language, nouns are followed by post positions.
- In Hindi, there are many familiar words in English which are in Hindi or of Hindi origin.
- 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
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
नमस्ते (Namastē)
வணக்கம் (Vanakkam)
3.2 Thank You
धन्यवाद (Dhan'yavāda)
நன்றி (Naṉṟi)
3.3 How Are You?
तुम कैसे हो? (Tuma kaisē hō?)
நீங்கள் எப்படி இருக்கிறீர்கள்? (Nīṅkaḷ eppaṭi irukkiṟīrkaḷ?)
3.4 Good Night
शुभरात्रि (Śubharātri)
நல்ல இரவு (Good night) / irravu vanakkam (Good night)
3.5 Good Evening
शुभ सन्ध्या (shubh sandhya)
நல்ல மாலை (Nalla mālai)/ மாலை (irravu vanakkam)
3.6 Good Afternoon
दोपहर के बाद नमस्कार (dopahar ke bad namaskar)
பிற்பகல் வணக்கம் (perpagal vanakkam)
3.7 Good Morning
सुप्रभात (Suprabhāta)
காலை வணக்கம் (Kaalai Vanakkam)
3.8 Please
कृपया (Kr̥payā)
தயவு (Tayavu)
3.9 Sorry
खेद (Khēda)
மன்னிக்கவும் (Maṉṉikkavum)
3.10 Bye
अलविदा (Alavidā)
சென்று வருகிறேன் (Sendru Varukiren)
3.11 I Love You
मैं आपसे प्यार करता (Maiṁ āpasē pyāra karatā)
நான் உன்னை காதலிக்கிறேன் (Naan Unnai Kadalikiren)
3.12 Excuse Me
मुझे माफ करें (Mujhē māpha karēṁ)
என்னை மன்னியுங்கள் (Eṉṉai maṉṉiyuṅkaḷ)
4 Dialects
4.1 Dialect 1
4.1.1 Where They Speak
Delhi, Haryana, Western Uttar Pradesh
Kongu
4.1.2 How Many People Speak
240,000,000.00NA
1.5
960000000
4.2 Dialect 2
4.2.1 Where They Speak
Gujarat, Haryana, Rajasthan, Sindh
Madurai, South Tamil Nadu
4.2.2 How Many People Speak
22,000,000.00NA
700
80000000
4.3 Dialect 3
Bundeli
Tirunelveli Tamil
4.3.1 Where They Speak
Bundelkhand
South Tamil Nadu, Thoothukudi, Tirunelveli
4.3.2 How Many People Speak
20,000,000.00NA
1400
96000000
4.4 Total No. Of Dialects
5 How Many People Speak
5.1 How Many People Speak?
380.00 million78.00 million
0.13
1200
5.2 Speaking Population
5.3 Native Speakers
260.00 million70.00 million
0.13
873
5.3.1 Second Language Speakers
120.00 million8.00 million
0.01
400
5.3.2 Native Name
5.3.3 Alternative Names
Khadi Boli, Khari Boli
Damulian, Tamal, Tamalsan, Tambul, Tamili
5.3.4 French Name
5.3.5 German Name
5.4 Pronunciation
[ˈmaːnək ˈɦin̪d̪iː]
[t̪ɐmɨɻ]
5.5 Ethnicity
Hindustani people
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
No early forms
Old Tamil and Middle Tamil
6.3.2 Standard Forms
Standard Hindi
Modern Tamil
6.3.3 Language Position
6.3.4 Signed Forms
Indian Signing System
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
hind1269
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
Fusional, Synthetic
Not Available