Countries
Fiji, 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, Oceania
  
Asia
  
Minority Language
Not spoken in any of the countries
  
Canada, Malaysia, Mauritius, Reunion, Seychelles
  
Regulated By
Central Hindi Directorate
  
Official language Commission of Government of Tamil Nadu, Thanjavur Tamil University
  
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.
Similar To
Urdu
  
Malayalam
  
Derived From
Sanskrit Language
  
Not Available
  
Alphabets in
Hindi.jpg#200
  
Tamil-Alphabets.jpg#200
  
Phonology
  
  
Scripts
Devanagari
  
Tamil
  
Writing Direction
Left-To-Right, Horizontal
  
Left-To-Right, Horizontal
  
Hard to Learn
  
  
Hello
नमस्ते (Namastē)
  
வணக்கம் (Vanakkam)
  
Thank You
धन्यवाद (Dhan'yavāda)
  
நன்றி (Naṉṟi)
  
How Are You?
तुम कैसे हो? (Tuma kaisē hō?)
  
நீங்கள் எப்படி இருக்கிறீர்கள்? (Nīṅkaḷ eppaṭi irukkiṟīrkaḷ?)
  
Good Night
शुभरात्रि (Śubharātri)
  
நல்ல இரவு (Good night) / irravu vanakkam (Good night)
  
Good Evening
शुभ सन्ध्या (shubh sandhya)
  
நல்ல மாலை (Nalla mālai)/ மாலை (irravu vanakkam)
  
Good Afternoon
दोपहर के बाद नमस्कार (dopahar ke bad namaskar)
  
பிற்பகல் வணக்கம் (perpagal vanakkam)
  
Good Morning
सुप्रभात (Suprabhāta)
  
காலை வணக்கம் (Kaalai Vanakkam)
  
Please
कृपया (Kr̥payā)
  
தயவு (Tayavu)
  
Sorry
खेद (Khēda)
  
மன்னிக்கவும் (Maṉṉikkavum)
  
Bye
अलविदा (Alavidā)
  
சென்று வருகிறேன் (Sendru Varukiren)
  
I Love You
मैं आपसे प्यार करता (Maiṁ āpasē pyāra karatā)
  
நான் உன்னை காதலிக்கிறேன் (Naan Unnai Kadalikiren)
  
Excuse Me
मुझे माफ करें (Mujhē māpha karēṁ)
  
என்னை மன்னியுங்கள் (Eṉṉai maṉṉiyuṅkaḷ)
  
Dialect 1
Khariboli
  
Kongu
  
Where They Speak
Delhi, Haryana, Western Uttar Pradesh
  
Kongu
  
How Many People Speak
240,000,000.00
  
2
Not Available
  
Dialect 2
Marwari
  
Madurai Tamil
  
Where They Speak
Gujarat, Haryana, Rajasthan, Sindh
  
Madurai, South Tamil Nadu
  
How Many People Speak
22,000,000.00
  
3
Not Available
  
Dialect 3
Bundeli
  
Tirunelveli Tamil
  
Where They Speak
Bundelkhand
  
South Tamil Nadu, Thoothukudi, Tirunelveli
  
How Many People Speak
20,000,000.00
  
4
Not Available
  
How Many People Speak?
380.00 million
  
5
78.00 million
  
21
Native Speakers
260.00 million
  
4
70.00 million
  
15
Second Language Speakers
120.00 million
  
6
8.00 million
  
24
Native Name
हिन्दी
  
தமிழ்
  
Alternative Names
Khadi Boli, Khari Boli
  
Damulian, Tamal, Tamalsan, Tambul, Tamili
  
French Name
hindi
  
tamoul
  
German Name
Hindi
  
Tamil
  
Pronunciation
[ˈmaːnək ˈɦin̪d̪iː]
  
[t̪ɐmɨɻ]
  
Ethnicity
Hindustani people
  
Tamil people or Tamilans
  
Origin
7th Century
  
300 BC
  
Language Family
Indo-European Family
  
Dravidian Family
  
Subgroup
Indo-Iranian
  
Not Available
  
Branch
Indic
  
Not Available
  
Language Forms
  
  
Early Forms
No early forms
  
Old Tamil and Middle Tamil
  
Standard Forms
Standard Hindi
  
Modern Tamil
  
Signed Forms
Indian Signing System
  
Signed Tamil
  
Scope
Individual
  
Individual
  
ISO 639 1
hi
  
ta
  
ISO 639 2
  
  
ISO 639 2/T
hin
  
tam
  
ISO 639 2/B
hin
  
tam
  
ISO 639 3
hin
  
tam
  
ISO 639 6
hins
  
tam
  
Glottocode
hind1269
  
tami1289, oldt1248
  
Linguasphere
59-AAF-qf
  
tami1289
  
Types of Language
  
  
Language Type
Living
  
Living
  
Language Linguistic Typology
Not Available
  
Subject-Object-Verb
  
Language Morphological Typology
Fusional, Synthetic
  
Not Available