1 Countries
1.1 Countries
Rajastan, India
Malaysia, Mauritius, Puducherry, Singapore, Sri Lanka, Tamil Nadu
1.2 Total No. Of Countries
1.3 National Language
Rajastan, India
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
Nepal, Pakistan
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
- Marwari language was historically written in Mahajani, which is version of the Landa script.
- Marwari language is written in Arabic Alphabets in Pakistan.
- 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
Gujarati, Haryanvi, Hindi and Punjabi Languages
Malayalam
1.10 Derived From
Gujarati 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
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
khammaghani
வணக்கம் (Vanakkam)
3.2 Thank You
3.3 How Are You?
Kikan ho sa?
நீங்கள் எப்படி இருக்கிறீர்கள்? (Nīṅkaḷ eppaṭi irukkiṟīrkaḷ?)
3.4 Good Night
shubh raatri
நல்ல இரவு (Good night) / irravu vanakkam (Good night)
3.5 Good Evening
Shubh Honjh
நல்ல மாலை (Nalla mālai)/ மாலை (irravu vanakkam)
3.6 Good Afternoon
Shubh Befar
பிற்பகல் வணக்கம் (perpagal vanakkam)
3.7 Good Morning
Shubh Havar
காலை வணக்கம் (Kaalai Vanakkam)
3.8 Please
3.9 Sorry
Maaf Karo
மன்னிக்கவும் (Maṉṉikkavum)
3.10 Bye
bye
சென்று வருகிறேன் (Sendru Varukiren)
3.11 I Love You
main tanne pyaar karoon
நான் உன்னை காதலிக்கிறேன் (Naan Unnai Kadalikiren)
3.12 Excuse Me
maaf karo
என்னை மன்னியுங்கள் (Eṉṉai maṉṉiyuṅkaḷ)
4 Dialects
4.1 Dialect 1
4.1.1 Where They Speak
4.1.2 How Many People Speak
4.2 Dialect 2
4.2.1 Where They Speak
India
Madurai, South Tamil Nadu
4.2.2 How Many People Speak
4.3 Dialect 3
Dhundhari
Tirunelveli Tamil
4.3.1 Where They Speak
India
South Tamil Nadu, Thoothukudi, Tirunelveli
4.3.2 How Many People Speak
4.4 Total No. Of Dialects
5 How Many People Speak
5.1 How Many People Speak?
22.00 million78.00 million
0.13
1200
5.2 Speaking Population
5.3 Native Speakers
14.00 million70.00 million
0.13
873
5.3.1 Second Language Speakers
5.3.2 Native Name
5.3.3 Alternative Names
Marvadi, Marvari, Marwadi, Rajasthani
Damulian, Tamal, Tamalsan, Tambul, Tamili
5.3.4 French Name
5.3.5 German Name
5.4 Pronunciation
5.5 Ethnicity
Marwari or Marwadi
Tamil people or Tamilans
6 History
6.1 Origin
6.2 Language Family
Indo-European 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
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
raja1256
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