Countries
Japan
Malaysia, Mauritius, Puducherry, Singapore, Sri Lanka, Tamil Nadu
National Language
Japan
Singapore, Sri Lanka, Tamil Nadu
Second Language
Not spoken in any of the countries
Andaman and Nicobar Islands, kerala, Puducherry
Speaking Continents
Asia, Pacific
Asia
Minority Language
Palau
Canada, Malaysia, Mauritius, Reunion, Seychelles
Regulated By
Agency for Cultural Affairs (文化庁) at the Ministry of Education
Official language Commission of Government of Tamil Nadu, Thanjavur Tamil University
Interesting Facts
- In Japanese Language, there are 4 different ways to address people: kun, chan, san and sama.
- There are many words in Japanese language which end with vowel letter, which determines the structure and rhythm of Japanese.
- 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
Korean Language
Malayalam
Derived From
Not Available
Not Available
Alphabets in
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Writing Direction
Left-To-Right, Horizontal, Top-To-Bottom
Left-To-Right, Horizontal
Hello
こんにちは (Kon'nichiwa)
வணக்கம் (Vanakkam)
Thank You
ありがとう (Arigatō)
நன்றி (Naṉṟi)
How Are You?
お元気ですか (O genki desu ka?)
நீங்கள் எப்படி இருக்கிறீர்கள்? (Nīṅkaḷ eppaṭi irukkiṟīrkaḷ?)
Good Night
おやすみなさい (Oyasuminasai)
நல்ல இரவு (Good night) / irravu vanakkam (Good night)
Good Evening
こんばんは (Konbanwa)
நல்ல மாலை (Nalla mālai)/ மாலை (irravu vanakkam)
Good Afternoon
こんにちは (Konnichiwa!)
பிற்பகல் வணக்கம் (perpagal vanakkam)
Good Morning
おはよう (Ohayō)
காலை வணக்கம் (Kaalai Vanakkam)
Please
お願いします (Onegaishimasu)
தயவு (Tayavu)
Sorry
ごめんなさい (Gomen'nasai)
மன்னிக்கவும் (Maṉṉikkavum)
Bye
さようなら (Sayōnara)
சென்று வருகிறேன் (Sendru Varukiren)
I Love You
愛しています (Aishiteimasu)
நான் உன்னை காதலிக்கிறேன் (Naan Unnai Kadalikiren)
Excuse Me
すみません (Sumimasen)
என்னை மன்னியுங்கள் (Eṉṉai maṉṉiyuṅkaḷ)
Where They Speak
Kagawa
Kongu
How Many People Speak
Not Available
Dialect 2
Hakata
Madurai Tamil
Where They Speak
Fukuoka
Madurai, South Tamil Nadu
Dialect 3
Kansai
Tirunelveli Tamil
Where They Speak
kansai
South Tamil Nadu, Thoothukudi, Tirunelveli
Second Language Speakers
Not Available
Alternative Names
Not Available
Damulian, Tamal, Tamalsan, Tambul, Tamili
French Name
japonais
tamoul
German Name
Japanisch
Tamil
Pronunciation
/nihoɴɡo/: [nihõŋɡo], [nihõŋŋo]
[t̪ɐmɨɻ]
Ethnicity
Japanese (Yamato)
Tamil people or Tamilans
Language Family
Japonic Family
Dravidian Family
Subgroup
Not Available
Not Available
Branch
Not Available
Not Available
Early Forms
Old Japanese, Early Middle Japanese, Late Middle Japanese and Early Modern Japanese
Old Tamil and Middle Tamil
Standard Forms
Japanese
Modern Tamil
Signed Forms
Signed Japanese
Signed Tamil
Scope
Individual
Individual
ISO 639 6
Not Available
tam
Glottocode
nucl1643
tami1289, oldt1248
Linguasphere
45-CAA-a
tami1289
Language Type
Living
Living
Language Linguistic Typology
Subject-Object-Verb
Subject-Object-Verb
Language Morphological Typology
Agglutinative, Synthetic
Not Available
Japanese and Tamil Speaking population
Japanese and Tamil speaking population is one of the factors based on which Japanese and Tamil languages can be compared. The total count of Japanese and Tamil Speaking population in percentage is also given. The percentage of people speaking Japanese language is 1.90 % whereas the percentage of people speaking Tamil language is 1.06 %. When we compare the speaking population of any two languages we get to know which of two languages is more popular. Find more details about how many people speak Japanese and Tamil on Japanese vs Tamil where you will get native speakers, speaking population in percentage and native names.
Japanese and Tamil Language Codes
Japanese and Tamil language codes are used in those applications where using language names are tedious. Japanese and Tamil Language Codes include all the international language codes, glottocodes and linguasphere.