Countries
Meghalaya
Malaysia, Mauritius, Puducherry, Singapore, Sri Lanka, Tamil Nadu
National Language
Bangladesh, India
Singapore, Sri Lanka, Tamil Nadu
Second Language
Not Available
Andaman and Nicobar Islands, kerala, Puducherry
Speaking Continents
Asia
Asia
Minority Language
Not Available
Canada, Malaysia, Mauritius, Reunion, Seychelles
Regulated By
Not Available
Official language Commission of Government of Tamil Nadu, Thanjavur Tamil University
Interesting Facts
- Khasi language contain a large number of loanwords from Bengali and Hindi Languages.
- There is significant dialectal variation in khasi language, since several dialects have only partial mutual intelligibility.
- 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
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Malayalam
Derived From
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Alphabets in
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Scripts
Bengali, Latin
Tamil
Writing Direction
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Left-To-Right, Horizontal
Language Levels
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Time Taken to Learn
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Hello
Kumno
வணக்கம் (Vanakkam)
Thank You
Khublei
நன்றி (Naṉṟi)
How Are You?
Kumno phi long?
நீங்கள் எப்படி இருக்கிறீர்கள்? (Nīṅkaḷ eppaṭi irukkiṟīrkaḷ?)
Good Night
thia sukh
நல்ல இரவு (Good night) / irravu vanakkam (Good night)
Good Evening
babha janmiet
நல்ல மாலை (Nalla mālai)/ மாலை (irravu vanakkam)
Good Afternoon
babha noph-phai-sngi
பிற்பகல் வணக்கம் (perpagal vanakkam)
Good Morning
khublei
காலை வணக்கம் (Kaalai Vanakkam)
Please
Sngewbha
தயவு (Tayavu)
Sorry
Map
மன்னிக்கவும் (Maṉṉikkavum)
Bye
khublei
சென்று வருகிறேன் (Sendru Varukiren)
I Love You
ieit ieit
நான் உன்னை காதலிக்கிறேன் (Naan Unnai Kadalikiren)
Excuse Me
map a nga
என்னை மன்னியுங்கள் (Eṉṉai maṉṉiyuṅkaḷ)
Where They Speak
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Kongu
Dialect 2
Nonglung
Madurai Tamil
Where They Speak
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Madurai, South Tamil Nadu
Dialect 3
Cherrapunji
Tirunelveli Tamil
Where They Speak
Not Available
South Tamil Nadu, Thoothukudi, Tirunelveli
Speaking Population
Not Available
Second Language Speakers
Not Available
Native Name
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தமிழ்
Alternative Names
Kahasi, Kassi, Khasa, Khashi, Khasiyas, Khuchia
Damulian, Tamal, Tamalsan, Tambul, Tamili
German Name
Khasi-Sprache
Tamil
Pronunciation
Not Available
[t̪ɐmɨɻ]
Ethnicity
Khasi people
Tamil people or Tamilans
Origin
Not Available
300 BC
Language Family
Austroasiatic Family
Dravidian Family
Subgroup
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Branch
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Early Forms
No Early Forms
Old Tamil and Middle Tamil
Standard Forms
Khasi
Modern Tamil
Language Position
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Signed Forms
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Signed Tamil
Scope
Individual
Individual
ISO 639 1
No data available
ta
ISO 639 6
Not Available
tam
Glottocode
khas1269
tami1289, oldt1248
Linguasphere
No data available
tami1289
Language Type
Living
Living
Language Linguistic Typology
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Subject-Object-Verb
Language Morphological Typology
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All Khasi and Tamil Dialects
Most languages have dialects where each dialect differ from other dialect with respect to grammar and vocabulary. Here you will get to know all Khasi and Tamil dialects. Various dialects of Khasi and Tamil language differ in their pronunciations and words. Dialects of Khasi are spoken in different Khasi Speaking Countries whereas Tamil Dialects are spoken in different Tamil speaking countries. Also the number of people speaking Khasi vs Tamil Dialects varies from few thousands to many millions. Some of the Khasi dialects include: Bhoi, Nonglung. Tamil dialects include: Kongu , Madurai Tamil. Also learn about dialects in South American Languages and North American Languages.
Khasi and Tamil Speaking population
Khasi and Tamil speaking population is one of the factors based on which Khasi and Tamil languages can be compared. The total count of Khasi and Tamil Speaking population in percentage is also given. The percentage of people speaking Khasi language is Not Available 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 Khasi and Tamil on Khasi vs Tamil where you will get native speakers, speaking population in percentage and native names.
Khasi and Tamil Language Codes
Khasi and Tamil language codes are used in those applications where using language names are tedious. Khasi and Tamil Language Codes include all the international language codes, glottocodes and linguasphere.