Countries
India
  
Malaysia, Mauritius, Puducherry, Singapore, Sri Lanka, Tamil Nadu
  
National Language
India
  
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
Not Available
  
Official language Commission of Government of Tamil Nadu, Thanjavur Tamil University
  
Interesting Facts
- Sanskrit language has highest number of vocabularies than any other language.
- Sanskrit Language has proved to help in speech therapy, also it increases concentration and helps to learn maths and science better.
  
- 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
Old German Language
  
Malayalam
  
Derived From
Prakrit Language
  
Not Available
  
Alphabets in
Sanskrit-Alphabets.jpg#200
  
Tamil-Alphabets.jpg#200
  
Phonology
  
  
Scripts
Devanagari
  
Tamil
  
Writing Direction
Left-To-Right, Horizontal
  
Left-To-Right, Horizontal
  
Hard to Learn
  
  
Hello
नमस्कारः (namaskāraḥ)
  
வணக்கம் (Vanakkam)
  
Thank You
धन्यवादाः (dhanyawādāh)
  
நன்றி (Naṉṟi)
  
How Are You?
कथमस्ति भवान् (kathamasti bhawān)
  
நீங்கள் எப்படி இருக்கிறீர்கள்? (Nīṅkaḷ eppaṭi irukkiṟīrkaḷ?)
  
Good Night
शुभरात्री (shubharātrī)
  
நல்ல இரவு (Good night) / irravu vanakkam (Good night)
  
Good Evening
शुभः सायंकालः
  
நல்ல மாலை (Nalla mālai)/ மாலை (irravu vanakkam)
  
Good Afternoon
शुभ दुपार
  
பிற்பகல் வணக்கம் (perpagal vanakkam)
  
Good Morning
सुप्रभातम् (suprabhātam)
  
காலை வணக்கம் (Kaalai Vanakkam)
  
Please
कृपया (kripayā)
  
தயவு (Tayavu)
  
Sorry
कृपया क्षम्यताम् (kripayā kshamyatām)
  
மன்னிக்கவும் (Maṉṉikkavum)
  
Bye
पुनः मिलामः(punah milamah)
  
சென்று வருகிறேன் (Sendru Varukiren)
  
I Love You
त्वामनुरजामि (twāmanurajāmi)
  
நான் உன்னை காதலிக்கிறேன் (Naan Unnai Kadalikiren)
  
Excuse Me
कृपया क्षम्यताम् (kripayā kshamyatām)
  
என்னை மன்னியுங்கள் (Eṉṉai maṉṉiyuṅkaḷ)
  
Dialect 1
Not present
  
Kongu
  
Where They Speak
Not Available
  
Kongu
  
Dialect 2
Not present
  
Madurai Tamil
  
Where They Speak
Not Available
  
Madurai, South Tamil Nadu
  
Dialect 3
Not present
  
Tirunelveli Tamil
  
Where They Speak
Not Available
  
South Tamil Nadu, Thoothukudi, Tirunelveli
  
Total No. Of Dialects
0
  
How Many People Speak?
14.10 million
  
99+
78.00 million
  
21
Speaking Population
Not Available
  
Native Speakers
14.10 million
  
99+
70.00 million
  
15
Second Language Speakers
Not Available
  
8.00 million
  
24
Native Name
संस्कृतम् (saṃskṛtam)
  
தமிழ்
  
Alternative Names
Not Available
  
Damulian, Tamal, Tamalsan, Tambul, Tamili
  
French Name
sanskrit
  
tamoul
  
German Name
Sanskrit
  
Tamil
  
Pronunciation
[səmskr̩t̪əm]
  
[t̪ɐmɨɻ]
  
Ethnicity
Not Available
  
Tamil people or Tamilans
  
Origin
2000 B.C.
  
300 BC
  
Language Family
Indo-European Family
  
Dravidian Family
  
Subgroup
Indo-Iranian
  
Not Available
  
Branch
Indic
  
Not Available
  
Language Forms
  
  
Early Forms
Vedic Sanskrit
  
Old Tamil and Middle Tamil
  
Standard Forms
Sanskrit
  
Modern Tamil
  
Language Position
Not Available
  
Signed Forms
Not Available
  
Signed Tamil
  
Scope
Individual
  
Individual
  
ISO 639 1
sa
  
ta
  
ISO 639 2
  
  
ISO 639 2/T
san
  
tam
  
ISO 639 2/B
san
  
tam
  
ISO 639 3
san
  
tam
  
ISO 639 6
Not Available
  
tam
  
Glottocode
sans1269
  
tami1289, oldt1248
  
Linguasphere
No data available
  
tami1289
  
Types of Language
  
  
Language Type
Ancient
  
Living
  
Language Linguistic Typology
Subject-Object-Verb
  
Subject-Object-Verb
  
Language Morphological Typology
Synthetic
  
Not Available