1 Countries
1.1 Countries
Ethiopia, Kenya
Malaysia, Mauritius, Puducherry, Singapore, Sri Lanka, Tamil Nadu
1.2 Total No. Of Countries
1.4 National Language
Ethiopia
Singapore, Sri Lanka, Tamil Nadu
1.5 Second Language
Not spoken in any of the countries
Andaman and Nicobar Islands, kerala, Puducherry
1.6 Speaking Continents
1.7 Minority Language
Somalia
Canada, Malaysia, Mauritius, Reunion, Seychelles
1.8 Regulated By
Not Available
Official language Commission of Government of Tamil Nadu, Thanjavur Tamil University
1.9 Interesting Facts
- Oromo language is the third most spoken language in Africa.
- Oromo is most spoken language in Cushitic Family.
- 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.
1.10 Similar To
Somali Language
Malayalam
1.11 Derived From
Not Available
Not Available
2 Alphabets
2.1 Alphabets in
2.2 Alphabets
2.3 Phonology
2.3.1 How Many Vowels
2.4.1 How Many Consonants
2.5 Scripts
2.6 Writing Direction
Not Available
Left-To-Right, Horizontal
2.7 Hard to Learn
2.7.1 Language Levels
2.7.2 Time Taken to Learn
3 Greetings
3.1 Hello
3.2 Thank You
3.3 How Are You?
Attam jirta/jirtu?
நீங்கள் எப்படி இருக்கிறீர்கள்? (Nīṅkaḷ eppaṭi irukkiṟīrkaḷ?)
3.4 Good Night
Nagayattii buli
நல்ல இரவு (Good night) / irravu vanakkam (Good night)
3.5 Good Evening
Akkam waarite
நல்ல மாலை (Nalla mālai)/ மாலை (irravu vanakkam)
3.6 Good Afternoon
Attam oolte / ooltan
பிற்பகல் வணக்கம் (perpagal vanakkam)
3.7 Good Morning
Attam bulte/bultan
காலை வணக்கம் (Kaalai Vanakkam)
3.8 Please
3.9 Sorry
naa dhiisi
மன்னிக்கவும் (Maṉṉikkavum)
3.10 Bye
Nagayattii!
சென்று வருகிறேன் (Sendru Varukiren)
3.11 I Love You
Sin jaaladha
நான் உன்னை காதலிக்கிறேன் (Naan Unnai Kadalikiren)
3.12 Excuse Me
Maaloo na dabarsi
என்னை மன்னியுங்கள் (Eṉṉai maṉṉiyuṅkaḷ)
4 Dialects
4.1 Dialect 1
4.1.1 Where They Speak
4.1.2 How Many People Speak
4,000,000.00NA
1.5
960000000
4.2 Dialect 2
4.2.1 Where They Speak
Kenya
Madurai, South Tamil Nadu
4.2.2 How Many People Speak
4.3 Dialect 3
4.3.1 Where They Speak
Kenya
South Tamil Nadu, Thoothukudi, Tirunelveli
4.3.2 How Many People Speak
13,000.00NA
1400
96000000
4.4 Total No. Of Dialects
5 How Many People Speak
5.1 How Many People Speak?
25.00 million78.00 million
0.13
1200
5.2 Speaking Population
5.3 Native Speakers
24.00 million70.00 million
0.13
873
5.3.1 Second Language Speakers
5.3.2 Native Name
5.3.3 Alternative Names
Afaan Oromoo
Damulian, Tamal, Tamalsan, Tambul, Tamili
5.3.4 French Name
5.3.5 German Name
5.4 Pronunciation
5.5 Ethnicity
Oromos
Tamil people or Tamilans
6 History
6.1 Origin
6.2 Language Family
Afro-Asiatic Family
Dravidian Family
6.2.1 Subgroup
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
nucl1736
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