Countries
India, Pakistan
  
Malaysia, Mauritius, Puducherry, Singapore, Sri Lanka, Tamil Nadu
  
National Language
India, Pakistan
  
Singapore, Sri Lanka, Tamil Nadu
  
Second Language
Pakistan
  
Andaman and Nicobar Islands, kerala, Puducherry
  
Speaking Continents
Asia
  
Asia
  
Minority Language
Australia, Canada, United Kingdom, United States of America
  
Canada, Malaysia, Mauritius, Reunion, Seychelles
  
Regulated By
Not Available
  
Official language Commission of Government of Tamil Nadu, Thanjavur Tamil University
  
Interesting Facts
- Punjabi is 2nd most spoken in United Kingdom and 4th most spoken in Canada.
- Punjabi is tonal language, by using various tones Punjabi speakers are able to differentiate between words.
  
- 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
Hindi Language
  
Malayalam
  
Derived From
Sanskrit Language
  
Not Available
  
Alphabets in
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Tamil-Alphabets.jpg#200
  
Phonology
  
  
Scripts
Gurmukhi, Shahmukhi
  
Tamil
  
Writing Direction
Left-To-Right, Horizontal
  
Left-To-Right, Horizontal
  
Hard to Learn
  
  
Hello
ਨਮਸਕਾਰ (namaskar)
  
வணக்கம் (Vanakkam)
  
Thank You
ਸ਼ੁਕਰੀਆ (shukrīā)
  
நன்றி (Naṉṟi)
  
How Are You?
ਤੁਹਾਡਾ ਕੀ ਹਾਲ ਹੈ? (tuhāḍā kī hāl he?)
  
நீங்கள் எப்படி இருக்கிறீர்கள்? (Nīṅkaḷ eppaṭi irukkiṟīrkaḷ?)
  
Good Night
ਸ਼ੁੱਭ ਰਾਤਰੀ (shubh rātri)
  
நல்ல இரவு (Good night) / irravu vanakkam (Good night)
  
Good Evening
ਸਤ ਸੀ੍ ਅਕਾਲ (Sat sri akaal)
  
நல்ல மாலை (Nalla mālai)/ மாலை (irravu vanakkam)
  
Good Afternoon
ਨਮਸਕਾਰ (Namasakāra)
  
பிற்பகல் வணக்கம் (perpagal vanakkam)
  
Good Morning
ਸਤ ਸੀ੍ ਅਕਾਲ (Sat sri akaal)
  
காலை வணக்கம் (Kaalai Vanakkam)
  
Please
ਕਿਰਪਾ ਕਰਕੇ (kirpā karkē)
  
தயவு (Tayavu)
  
Sorry
ਖਿਮਾ/ਮਾਫ਼ ਕਰੋ ਜੀ। (kimā)
  
மன்னிக்கவும் (Maṉṉikkavum)
  
Bye
ਫਿਰ ਮਿਲਾੰਗੇ (Fair milaange)
  
சென்று வருகிறேன் (Sendru Varukiren)
  
I Love You
ਮੈਂ ਤੈਨੂੰ ਪਿਆਰ ਕਰਦਾ ਹਾਂ। (mẽ tenū̃ piār kardā hā̃)
  
நான் உன்னை காதலிக்கிறேன் (Naan Unnai Kadalikiren)
  
Excuse Me
ਵੇਖੋ ਜੀ। (vēkhō jī)
  
என்னை மன்னியுங்கள் (Eṉṉai maṉṉiyuṅkaḷ)
  
Dialect 1
Pothohari
  
Kongu
  
Where They Speak
Pakistan
  
Kongu
  
How Many People Speak
2,500,000.00
  
22
Not Available
  
Dialect 2
Saraiki
  
Madurai Tamil
  
Where They Speak
Afganistan, India, Pakistan
  
Madurai, South Tamil Nadu
  
How Many People Speak
20,000,000.00
  
5
Not Available
  
Dialect 3
Doabi
  
Tirunelveli Tamil
  
Where They Speak
Pakistan, Punjab, India
  
South Tamil Nadu, Thoothukudi, Tirunelveli
  
How Many People Speak?
154.30 million
  
12
78.00 million
  
21
Native Speakers
100.00 million
  
11
70.00 million
  
15
Second Language Speakers
54.30 million
  
12
8.00 million
  
24
Native Name
ਪੰਜਾਬੀ, پنجابی
  
தமிழ்
  
Alternative Names
Lahanda, Lahnda, Lahndi, Lahori, Majhi, Gurmukhi, Gurumukhi, Panjabi
  
Damulian, Tamal, Tamalsan, Tambul, Tamili
  
French Name
pendjabi
  
tamoul
  
German Name
Pandschabi-Sprache
  
Tamil
  
Pronunciation
Not Availble
  
[t̪ɐmɨɻ]
  
Ethnicity
Punjabis
  
Tamil people or Tamilans
  
Origin
1000 AD
  
300 BC
  
Language Family
Indo-European Family
  
Dravidian Family
  
Subgroup
Indo-Iranian
  
Not Available
  
Branch
Indic
  
Not Available
  
Language Forms
  
  
Early Forms
Shauraseni, Kaikeyi
  
Old Tamil and Middle Tamil
  
Standard Forms
Modern Punjabi
  
Modern Tamil
  
Language Position
Not Available
  
Signed Forms
Indian Signing System (ISS)
  
Signed Tamil
  
Scope
Not Available
  
Individual
  
ISO 639 1
pa
  
ta
  
ISO 639 2
  
  
ISO 639 2/T
pan
  
tam
  
ISO 639 2/B
pan
  
tam
  
ISO 639 3
pan
  
tam
  
ISO 639 6
Not Available
  
tam
  
Glottocode
panj1256
  
tami1289, oldt1248
  
Linguasphere
No data available
  
tami1289
  
Types of Language
  
  
Language Type
Not Available
  
Living
  
Language Linguistic Typology
Subject-Object-Verb
  
Subject-Object-Verb
  
Language Morphological Typology
Fusional
  
Not Available