1 Countries
1.1 Countries
India, Karnataka, India
Malaysia, Mauritius, Puducherry, Singapore, Sri Lanka, Tamil Nadu
1.2 Total No. Of Countries
1.3 National Language
Karnataka, India
Singapore, Sri Lanka, Tamil Nadu
1.4 Second Language
Goa
Andaman and Nicobar Islands, kerala, Puducherry
1.5 Speaking Continents
1.6 Minority Language
Andra Pradesh, Goa, kerala, Maharashtra, Tamil Nadu, Telangana
Canada, Malaysia, Mauritius, Reunion, Seychelles
1.7 Regulated By
Various academies and the Government of Karnataka
Official language Commission of Government of Tamil Nadu, Thanjavur Tamil University
1.8 Interesting Facts
- Kannada is the third oldest language after Sanskrit and Tamil of India
- Kannada language is only Indian language which got maximum i.e. 8 GyanaPeetha Awards.
- 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
ಹಲೋ (Halō)
வணக்கம் (Vanakkam)
3.2 Thank You
ಧನ್ಯವಾದಗಳು (Dhan'yavādagaḷu)
நன்றி (Naṉṟi)
3.3 How Are You?
ನೀವು ಹೇಗಿದ್ದೀರಿ? (Nīvu hēgiddīri?)
நீங்கள் எப்படி இருக்கிறீர்கள்? (Nīṅkaḷ eppaṭi irukkiṟīrkaḷ?)
3.4 Good Night
ಶುಭ ರಾತ್ರಿ (Śubha rātri)
நல்ல இரவு (Good night) / irravu vanakkam (Good night)
3.5 Good Evening
ಶುಭ ಸಂಜೆ (Śubha san̄je)
நல்ல மாலை (Nalla mālai)/ மாலை (irravu vanakkam)
3.6 Good Afternoon
ಉತ್ತಮ ಮಧ್ಯಾಹ್ನ (Uttama madhyāhna)
பிற்பகல் வணக்கம் (perpagal vanakkam)
3.7 Good Morning
ಶುಭೋದಯ (Śubhōdaya)
காலை வணக்கம் (Kaalai Vanakkam)
3.8 Please
ದಯವಿಟ್ಟು (Dayaviṭṭu)
தயவு (Tayavu)
3.9 Sorry
ಕ್ಷಮಿಸಿ (Kṣamisi)
மன்னிக்கவும் (Maṉṉikkavum)
3.10 Bye
ಬೈ (Bai)
சென்று வருகிறேன் (Sendru Varukiren)
3.11 I Love You
ನಾನು ನಿನ್ನ ಪ್ರೀತಿಸುತ್ತೇನೆ (Nānu ninna prītisuttēne)
நான் உன்னை காதலிக்கிறேன் (Naan Unnai Kadalikiren)
3.12 Excuse Me
ಕ್ಷಮಿಸಿ (kshamisi)
என்னை மன்னியுங்கள் (Eṉṉai maṉṉiyuṅkaḷ)
4 Dialects
4.1 Dialect 1
4.1.1 Where They Speak
Tamil Nadu, The Nilgiris
Kongu
4.1.2 How Many People Speak
540,000.00NA
1.5
960000000
4.2 Dialect 2
4.2.1 Where They Speak
kerala
Madurai, South Tamil Nadu
4.2.2 How Many People Speak
4.3 Dialect 3
Kurumba
Tirunelveli Tamil
4.3.1 Where They Speak
Andra Pradesh, Karnataka, Tamil Nadu
South Tamil Nadu, Thoothukudi, Tirunelveli
4.3.2 How Many People Speak
220,000.00NA
1400
96000000
4.4 Total No. Of Dialects
5 How Many People Speak
5.1 How Many People Speak?
49.00 million78.00 million
0.13
1200
5.2 Speaking Population
5.3 Native Speakers
38.00 million70.00 million
0.13
873
5.3.1 Second Language Speakers
11.00 million8.00 million
0.01
400
5.3.2 Native Name
5.3.3 Alternative Names
Banglori, Canarese, Havyaka, Kanarese, Madrassi
Damulian, Tamal, Tamalsan, Tambul, Tamili
5.3.4 French Name
5.3.5 German Name
5.4 Pronunciation
5.5 Ethnicity
Kannadiga
Tamil people or Tamilans
6 History
6.1 Origin
6.2 Language Family
Dravidian Family
Dravidian Family
6.2.1 Subgroup
Not Available
Not Available
6.2.2 Branch
Not Available
Not Available
6.3 Language Forms
6.3.1 Early Forms
Old Kannada, Kannada
Old Tamil and Middle Tamil
6.3.2 Standard Forms
Modern Kannada
Modern Tamil
6.3.3 Language Position
6.3.4 Signed Forms
Indian Signing System (ISS)
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
nucl1305
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
Not Available
Subject-Object-Verb
7.7.3 Language Morphological Typology
Not Available
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