Countries
China, Kazakhstan, Russia
  
Malaysia, Mauritius, Puducherry, Singapore, Sri Lanka, Tamil Nadu
  
National Language
Gambia, Kazakhstan
  
Singapore, Sri Lanka, Tamil Nadu
  
Second Language
Not spoken in any of the countries, Republic of Brazil
  
Andaman and Nicobar Islands, kerala, Puducherry
  
Speaking Continents
Asia, Europe
  
Asia
  
Minority Language
Afganistan, Iran, Kyrgyzstan, Mongolia, People's Republic of China, Tajikistan, Turkey, Turkmenistan, Ukraine, Uzbekistan
  
Canada, Malaysia, Mauritius, Reunion, Seychelles
  
Regulated By
Kazakh language agency
  
Official language Commission of Government of Tamil Nadu, Thanjavur Tamil University
  
Interesting Facts
- The Kazakh language can be written using a variety of scripts.
- Kazakh Language contains many words from Russian, Arabic, Mongol, Persian and other Turkic 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
Turkish and Uzbek Languages
  
Malayalam
  
Derived From
Not Available
  
Not Available
  
Alphabets in
Kazakh-Alphabets.jpg#200
  
Tamil-Alphabets.jpg#200
  
Phonology
  
  
Scripts
Arabic, Cyrillic
  
Tamil
  
Writing Direction
Right-To-Left, Horizontal
  
Left-To-Right, Horizontal
  
Hard to Learn
  
  
Hello
Сәлеметсіз бе (Sälemetsiz be)
  
வணக்கம் (Vanakkam)
  
Thank You
Рақмет сізге (Raqmet sizge)
  
நன்றி (Naṉṟi)
  
How Are You?
Қалыңыз қалай? (Qalıñız qalay?)
  
நீங்கள் எப்படி இருக்கிறீர்கள்? (Nīṅkaḷ eppaṭi irukkiṟīrkaḷ?)
  
Good Night
қайырлы түн (qayırlı tün)
  
நல்ல இரவு (Good night) / irravu vanakkam (Good night)
  
Good Evening
қайырлы кеш (qayırlı keş)
  
நல்ல மாலை (Nalla mālai)/ மாலை (irravu vanakkam)
  
Good Afternoon
қайырлы күн (qayırlı kün)
  
பிற்பகல் வணக்கம் (perpagal vanakkam)
  
Good Morning
қайырлы таң (qayırlı tañ)
  
காலை வணக்கம் (Kaalai Vanakkam)
  
Please
өтінемін (ötinemin)
  
தயவு (Tayavu)
  
Sorry
кешіріңіз (keşiriñiz)
  
மன்னிக்கவும் (Maṉṉikkavum)
  
Bye
bye
  
சென்று வருகிறேன் (Sendru Varukiren)
  
I Love You
Мен сені жақсы көремін (Men seni jaqsı köremin)
  
நான் உன்னை காதலிக்கிறேன் (Naan Unnai Kadalikiren)
  
Excuse Me
Кешіріңіз! (Keşiriñiz!)
  
என்னை மன்னியுங்கள் (Eṉṉai maṉṉiyuṅkaḷ)
  
Dialect 1
Northeastern Kazakh
  
Kongu
  
Where They Speak
Kazakhstan
  
Kongu
  
Dialect 2
Southern Kazakh
  
Madurai Tamil
  
Where They Speak
Kazakhstan
  
Madurai, South Tamil Nadu
  
Dialect 3
Western Kazakh
  
Tirunelveli Tamil
  
Where They Speak
Kazakhstan
  
South Tamil Nadu, Thoothukudi, Tirunelveli
  
How Many People Speak?
11.00 million
  
99+
78.00 million
  
21
Native Speakers
11.00 million
  
99+
70.00 million
  
15
Second Language Speakers
Not Available
  
8.00 million
  
24
Native Name
Қазақ тілі / Qazaq tili / قازاق ٴتىلى
  
தமிழ்
  
Alternative Names
Kaisak, Kazak, Kosach, Qazaq
  
Damulian, Tamal, Tamalsan, Tambul, Tamili
  
French Name
kazakh
  
tamoul
  
German Name
Kasachisch
  
Tamil
  
Pronunciation
[qɑˈzɑq tɘˈlɘ]
  
[t̪ɐmɨɻ]
  
Ethnicity
Kazahks
  
Tamil people or Tamilans
  
Origin
17th Century
  
300 BC
  
Language Family
Turkic Family
  
Dravidian Family
  
Subgroup
Turkic
  
Not Available
  
Branch
Northwestern (Kipchak)
  
Not Available
  
Language Forms
  
  
Early Forms
No early forms
  
Old Tamil and Middle Tamil
  
Standard Forms
Kazakh
  
Modern Tamil
  
Signed Forms
Not Available
  
Signed Tamil
  
Scope
Individual
  
Individual
  
ISO 639 1
kk
  
ta
  
ISO 639 2
  
  
ISO 639 2/T
kaz
  
tam
  
ISO 639 2/B
kaz
  
tam
  
ISO 639 3
kaz
  
tam
  
ISO 639 6
Not Available
  
tam
  
Glottocode
kaza1248
  
tami1289, oldt1248
  
Linguasphere
No data available
  
tami1289
  
Types of Language
  
  
Language Type
Living
  
Living
  
Language Linguistic Typology
Not Available
  
Subject-Object-Verb
  
Language Morphological Typology
Agglutinative
  
Not Available