Countries
India, Pakistan
  
Malaysia, Mauritius, Puducherry, Singapore, Sri Lanka, Tamil Nadu
  
National Language
India, Pakistan
  
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
Not spoken in any of the countries
  
Canada, Malaysia, Mauritius, Reunion, Seychelles
  
Regulated By
Not Available
  
Official language Commission of Government of Tamil Nadu, Thanjavur Tamil University
  
Interesting Facts
- Kashmiri is the only Daridc language with literature which was originated more than seven hundred and fifty years ago.
- Kashmiri has thousands of loan words from Persian and Arabic Languages.
  
- 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
Hindi and Urdu Languages
  
Malayalam
  
Derived From
Sanskrit Language
  
Not Available
  
Alphabets in
Kashmiri-Alphabets.jpg#200
  
Tamil-Alphabets.jpg#200
  
Phonology
  
  
Scripts
Arabic, Perso-Arabic script
  
Tamil
  
Writing Direction
Right-To-Left, Horizontal
  
Left-To-Right, Horizontal
  
Hard to Learn
  
  
Hello
Assalām ‘alaikum
  
வணக்கம் (Vanakkam)
  
Thank You
शुकिया / شکریہ (shukriya)
  
நன்றி (Naṉṟi)
  
How Are You?
तोहय छिवा वारय? (tohy ch'ivaa vaarai?)
  
நீங்கள் எப்படி இருக்கிறீர்கள்? (Nīṅkaḷ eppaṭi irukkiṟīrkaḷ?)
  
Good Night
शबे खैर । (shabey k'eūr)
  
நல்ல இரவு (Good night) / irravu vanakkam (Good night)
  
Good Evening
Not Available
  
நல்ல மாலை (Nalla mālai)/ மாலை (irravu vanakkam)
  
Good Afternoon
Hach t'ochoktiya
  
பிற்பகல் வணக்கம் (perpagal vanakkam)
  
Good Morning
Hach ch'i
  
காலை வணக்கம் (Kaalai Vanakkam)
  
Please
Not Available
  
தயவு (Tayavu)
  
Sorry
माफ कॅरिव । (maap' keuriv)
  
மன்னிக்கவும் (Maṉṉikkavum)
  
Bye
Khuda hāfiz
  
சென்று வருகிறேன் (Sendru Varukiren)
  
I Love You
be chus che seth mohabat karaan
  
நான் உன்னை காதலிக்கிறேன் (Naan Unnai Kadalikiren)
  
Excuse Me
वय त्रॅाविव । (vat' treūviv)
  
என்னை மன்னியுங்கள் (Eṉṉai maṉṉiyuṅkaḷ)
  
Dialect 1
Kashtawari
  
Kongu
  
Where They Speak
India, Koshtawar valley, southeast kashmir, India
  
Kongu
  
Dialect 2
Poguli
  
Madurai Tamil
  
Where They Speak
Pogul and Paristan valleys
  
Madurai, South Tamil Nadu
  
Dialect 3
Rambani
  
Tirunelveli Tamil
  
Where They Speak
India
  
South Tamil Nadu, Thoothukudi, Tirunelveli
  
How Many People Speak?
5.60 million
  
99+
78.00 million
  
21
Speaking Population
Not Available
  
Native Speakers
5.42 million
  
99+
70.00 million
  
15
Second Language Speakers
Not Available
  
8.00 million
  
24
Native Name
कॉशुर / كٲشُر
  
தமிழ்
  
Alternative Names
Cashmeeree, Cashmiri, Kacmiri, Kaschemiri, Keshur, Koshur
  
Damulian, Tamal, Tamalsan, Tambul, Tamili
  
French Name
kashmiri
  
tamoul
  
German Name
Kaschmiri
  
Tamil
  
Pronunciation
[kəːʃur]
  
[t̪ɐmɨɻ]
  
Ethnicity
Kashmiris or koshur
  
Tamil people or Tamilans
  
Origin
12th 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
Kashmiri
  
Modern Tamil
  
Language Position
Not Available
  
Signed Forms
Indian Signing System (ISS)
  
Signed Tamil
  
Scope
Individual
  
Individual
  
ISO 639 1
ks
  
ta
  
ISO 639 2
  
  
ISO 639 2/T
kas
  
tam
  
ISO 639 2/B
kas
  
tam
  
ISO 639 3
kas
  
tam
  
ISO 639 6
Not Available
  
tam
  
Glottocode
kash1277
  
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