Countries
China, Mongolia
  
Malaysia, Mauritius, Puducherry, Singapore, Sri Lanka, Tamil Nadu
  
National Language
China, Mongolia
  
Singapore, Sri Lanka, Tamil Nadu
  
Second Language
Not spoken in any of the countries
  
Andaman and Nicobar Islands, kerala, Puducherry
  
Speaking Continents
Asia
  
Asia
  
Minority Language
Not spoken in any of the countries
  
Canada, Malaysia, Mauritius, Reunion, Seychelles
  
Regulated By
Council for Language and Literature Work, State Language Council (Mongolia)
  
Official language Commission of Government of Tamil Nadu, Thanjavur Tamil University
  
Interesting Facts
- Mongolian was first written using Phagspa script in late 13th century.
- There is no connection between Mongolian, Japanese and Korean, but still in terms of grammar and sentence structure they are very similar.
  
- 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 Language
  
Malayalam
  
Derived From
Not Available
  
Not Available
  
Alphabets in
Mongolian-Alphabets.jpg#200
  
Tamil-Alphabets.jpg#200
  
Phonology
  
  
Scripts
Mongolian alphabets: Traditional Mongolian script
  
Tamil
  
Writing Direction
Not Available
  
Left-To-Right, Horizontal
  
Hard to Learn
  
  
Hello
Сайн уу (Sain uu)
  
வணக்கம் (Vanakkam)
  
Thank You
та бүхэнд баярлалаа (ta bükhend bayarlalaa)
  
நன்றி (Naṉṟi)
  
How Are You?
Юу байна? (Yuu baina?)
  
நீங்கள் எப்படி இருக்கிறீர்கள்? (Nīṅkaḷ eppaṭi irukkiṟīrkaḷ?)
  
Good Night
Сайн шөнийн (Sain shöniin)
  
நல்ல இரவு (Good night) / irravu vanakkam (Good night)
  
Good Evening
Сайн үдэш (Sain üdesh)
  
நல்ல மாலை (Nalla mālai)/ மாலை (irravu vanakkam)
  
Good Afternoon
Сайн Үдээс хойш (Sain Üdees khoish)
  
பிற்பகல் வணக்கம் (perpagal vanakkam)
  
Good Morning
Өглөөний мэнд (Öglöönii mend)
  
காலை வணக்கம் (Kaalai Vanakkam)
  
Please
Хэрэв (Kherev)
  
தயவு (Tayavu)
  
Sorry
Уучлаарай (Uuchlaarai)
  
மன்னிக்கவும் (Maṉṉikkavum)
  
Bye
Баяртай (Bayartai)
  
சென்று வருகிறேன் (Sendru Varukiren)
  
I Love You
Би чамд хайртай (Bi chamd khairtai)
  
நான் உன்னை காதலிக்கிறேன் (Naan Unnai Kadalikiren)
  
Excuse Me
Өршөөгөөрэй (Örshöögöörei)
  
என்னை மன்னியுங்கள் (Eṉṉai maṉṉiyuṅkaḷ)
  
Dialect 1
Khalkha Mongolian
  
Kongu
  
Where They Speak
Mongolia
  
Kongu
  
Dialect 2
Ordos Mongolian
  
Madurai Tamil
  
Where They Speak
Mongolia
  
Madurai, South Tamil Nadu
  
How Many People Speak
Not Available
  
Dialect 3
Khorchin Mongolian
  
Tirunelveli Tamil
  
Where They Speak
Mongolia
  
South Tamil Nadu, Thoothukudi, Tirunelveli
  
How Many People Speak?
5.70 million
  
99+
78.00 million
  
21
Speaking Population
Not Available
  
Native Speakers
5.70 million
  
99+
70.00 million
  
15
Second Language Speakers
Not Available
  
8.00 million
  
24
Native Name
монгол (mongol) монгол хэл (mongol hêl)
  
தமிழ்
  
Alternative Names
Not Available
  
Damulian, Tamal, Tamalsan, Tambul, Tamili
  
French Name
mongol
  
tamoul
  
German Name
Mongolisch
  
Tamil
  
Pronunciation
/mɔŋɢɔ̆ɮ xiɮ/
  
[t̪ɐmɨɻ]
  
Ethnicity
Not Available
  
Tamil people or Tamilans
  
Origin
1224-1225
  
300 BC
  
Language Family
Mongolic family
  
Dravidian Family
  
Subgroup
Mongolian
  
Not Available
  
Branch
Not Available
  
Not Available
  
Language Forms
  
  
Early Forms
Middle Mongolian, Classical Mongolian, Mongolian
  
Old Tamil and Middle Tamil
  
Standard Forms
Khalkha, Southern Mongolian
  
Modern Tamil
  
Language Position
Not Available
  
Signed Forms
Mongolian Sign Language
  
Signed Tamil
  
Scope
Macrolanguage
  
Individual
  
ISO 639 1
mn
  
ta
  
ISO 639 2
  
  
ISO 639 2/T
mon
  
tam
  
ISO 639 2/B
mon
  
tam
  
ISO 639 3
mon
  
tam
  
ISO 639 6
Not Available
  
tam
  
Glottocode
mong1331
  
tami1289, oldt1248
  
Linguasphere
part of 44-BAA-b
  
tami1289
  
Types of Language
  
  
Language Type
Living
  
Living
  
Language Linguistic Typology
Subject-Object-Verb
  
Subject-Object-Verb
  
Language Morphological Typology
Not Available
  
Not Available