1 Countries
1.1 Countries
Dadra and Nagar Haveli, Daman and Diu, Goa, India, Maharashtra
Malaysia, Mauritius, Puducherry, Singapore, Sri Lanka, Tamil Nadu
1.2 Total No. Of Countries
1.3 National Language
India
Singapore, Sri Lanka, Tamil Nadu
1.4 Second Language
Andra Pradesh, Chhattisgarh, Dadra and Nagar Haveli, Daman and Diu, Gujarat, Karnataka, Madhya Pradesh, Tamil Nadu, Telangana
Andaman and Nicobar Islands, kerala, Puducherry
1.5 Speaking Continents
1.6 Minority Language
Israel, Mauritius
Canada, Malaysia, Mauritius, Reunion, Seychelles
1.7 Regulated By
Maharashtra Sahitya Parishad
Official language Commission of Government of Tamil Nadu, Thanjavur Tamil University
1.8 Interesting Facts
- Marathi ranks 4th in India based on the number of native speakers.
- Marathi language has borrowed plenty of loanwords from Urdu, Persian, Arabic and Sanskrit.
- 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
Konkani Language
Malayalam
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
हॅलो (Hĕlō)
வணக்கம் (Vanakkam)
3.2 Thank You
धन्यवाद (Dhan'yavāda)
நன்றி (Naṉṟi)
3.3 How Are You?
तू कसा आहेस? (Tū kasā āhēsa?)
நீங்கள் எப்படி இருக்கிறீர்கள்? (Nīṅkaḷ eppaṭi irukkiṟīrkaḷ?)
3.4 Good Night
शुभ रात्री (Śubha rātrī)
நல்ல இரவு (Good night) / irravu vanakkam (Good night)
3.5 Good Evening
चांगले संध्याकाळी (Cāṅgalē sandhyākāḷī)
நல்ல மாலை (Nalla mālai)/ மாலை (irravu vanakkam)
3.6 Good Afternoon
शुभ दुपार (Śubha dupāra)
பிற்பகல் வணக்கம் (perpagal vanakkam)
3.7 Good Morning
शुभ प्रभात (Śubha prabhāta)
காலை வணக்கம் (Kaalai Vanakkam)
3.8 Please
कृपया (Kr̥payā)
தயவு (Tayavu)
3.9 Sorry
क्षमस्व (Kṣamasva)
மன்னிக்கவும் (Maṉṉikkavum)
3.10 Bye
बाय (Bāya)
சென்று வருகிறேன் (Sendru Varukiren)
3.11 I Love You
मी तुझ्यावर प्रेम करतो (Mī tujhyāvara prēma karatō)
நான் உன்னை காதலிக்கிறேன் (Naan Unnai Kadalikiren)
3.12 Excuse Me
मला माफ करा (Malā māpha karā)
என்னை மன்னியுங்கள் (Eṉṉai maṉṉiyuṅkaḷ)
4 Dialects
4.1 Dialect 1
Maharashtrian Konkani
Kongu
4.1.1 Where They Speak
4.1.2 How Many People Speak
2,400,000.00NA
1.5
960000000
4.2 Dialect 2
4.2.1 Where They Speak
Vidarbha
Madurai, South Tamil Nadu
4.2.2 How Many People Speak
7,000,000.00NA
700
80000000
4.3 Dialect 3
Khandeshi
Tirunelveli Tamil
4.3.1 Where They Speak
Khandesh
South Tamil Nadu, Thoothukudi, Tirunelveli
4.3.2 How Many People Speak
1,900,000.00NA
1400
96000000
4.4 Total No. Of Dialects
5 How Many People Speak
5.1 How Many People Speak?
71.00 million78.00 million
0.13
1200
5.2 Speaking Population
5.3 Native Speakers
68.00 million70.00 million
0.13
873
5.3.1 Second Language Speakers
3.00 million8.00 million
0.01
400
5.3.2 Native Name
5.3.3 Alternative Names
Maharashtra, Maharathi, Malhatee, Marthi, Muruthu
Damulian, Tamal, Tamalsan, Tambul, Tamili
5.3.4 French Name
5.3.5 German Name
5.4 Pronunciation
5.5 Ethnicity
Marathi people
Tamil people or Tamilans
6 History
6.1 Origin
6.2 Language Family
Indo-European Family
Dravidian Family
6.2.1 Subgroup
Indo-Iranian
Not Available
6.2.2 Branch
6.3 Language Forms
6.3.1 Early Forms
Maharashtri Prakrit
Old Tamil and Middle Tamil
6.3.2 Standard Forms
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
mara1378
tami1289, oldt1248
7.6 Linguasphere
7.7 Types of Language
7.7.1 Language Type
7.7.2 Language Linguistic Typology
Subject-Object-Verb
Subject-Object-Verb
7.7.3 Language Morphological Typology
Not Available
Not Available