1 Countries
1.1 Countries
Burma
Malaysia, Mauritius, Puducherry, Singapore, Sri Lanka, Tamil Nadu
1.2 Total No. Of Countries
1.3 National Language
Burundi, Gambia
Singapore, Sri Lanka, Tamil Nadu
1.4 Second Language
Not spoken in any of the countries
Andaman and Nicobar Islands, kerala, Puducherry
1.5 Speaking Continents
1.6 Minority Language
Not spoken in any of the countries
Canada, Malaysia, Mauritius, Reunion, Seychelles
1.7 Regulated By
Not Available
Official language Commission of Government of Tamil Nadu, Thanjavur Tamil University
1.8 Interesting Facts
- Kirundi language is tonal, since it has high and low essential tones.
- Kirundi Language is referred as a language where Meeussen's rule is active, this rule describes a certain pattern of tonal change in Bantu 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.
1.9 Similar To
Kinyarwanda Language
Malayalam
1.10 Derived From
Not Available
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
Not Available
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
Bwakeye
வணக்கம் (Vanakkam)
3.2 Thank You
3.3 How Are You?
Urakomeye?
நீங்கள் எப்படி இருக்கிறீர்கள்? (Nīṅkaḷ eppaṭi irukkiṟīrkaḷ?)
3.4 Good Night
Ijoro ryiza
நல்ல இரவு (Good night) / irravu vanakkam (Good night)
3.5 Good Evening
Mwiriwe
நல்ல மாலை (Nalla mālai)/ மாலை (irravu vanakkam)
3.6 Good Afternoon
Mwiriwe
பிற்பகல் வணக்கம் (perpagal vanakkam)
3.7 Good Morning
Mwaramutse
காலை வணக்கம் (Kaalai Vanakkam)
3.8 Please
3.9 Sorry
Not available
மன்னிக்கவும் (Maṉṉikkavum)
3.10 Bye
N’agasaga
சென்று வருகிறேன் (Sendru Varukiren)
3.11 I Love You
Not available
நான் உன்னை காதலிக்கிறேன் (Naan Unnai Kadalikiren)
3.12 Excuse Me
Not available
என்னை மன்னியுங்கள் (Eṉṉai maṉṉiyuṅkaḷ)
4 Dialects
4.1 Dialect 1
4.1.1 Where They Speak
Burundi, Rwanda, Tanzania, Uganda
Kongu
4.1.2 How Many People Speak
20,000,000.00NA
1.5
960000000
4.2 Dialect 2
4.2.1 Where They Speak
Tanzania
Madurai, South Tamil Nadu
4.2.2 How Many People Speak
990,000.00NA
700
80000000
4.3 Dialect 3
4.3.1 Where They Speak
Tanzania
South Tamil Nadu, Thoothukudi, Tirunelveli
4.3.2 How Many People Speak
153,000.00NA
1400
96000000
4.4 Total No. Of Dialects
5 How Many People Speak
5.1 How Many People Speak?
8.80 million78.00 million
0.13
1200
5.2 Speaking Population
5.3 Native Speakers
8.80 million70.00 million
0.13
873
5.3.1 Second Language Speakers
5.3.2 Native Name
5.3.3 Alternative Names
Not Available
Damulian, Tamal, Tamalsan, Tambul, Tamili
5.3.4 French Name
5.3.5 German Name
5.4 Pronunciation
5.5 Ethnicity
Hutu, Tutsi, and Twa
Tamil people or Tamilans
6 History
6.1 Origin
6.2 Language Family
Niger-Congo 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
No early forms
Old Tamil and Middle Tamil
6.3.2 Standard Forms
6.3.3 Language Position
6.3.4 Signed Forms
Not Available
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
rund1242
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
Not Available