Countries
Malaysia, Mauritius, Puducherry, Singapore, Sri Lanka, Tamil Nadu
Afganistan, Iran, Oman, Pakistan
National Language
Singapore, Sri Lanka, Tamil Nadu
Iran
Second Language
Andaman and Nicobar Islands, kerala, Puducherry
Not spoken in any of the countries
Speaking Continents
Asia
Asia
Minority Language
Canada, Malaysia, Mauritius, Reunion, Seychelles
India, Tajikistan, Turkmenistan, United Arab Emirates
Regulated By
Official language Commission of Government of Tamil Nadu, Thanjavur Tamil University
Balochi Academy, National Languages Committee
Interesting Facts
- 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.
- Balochi language had no written form before the early 19th century. The official language used until that time was Persian.
- Balochi has borrowed words from Persian, Arabic, Sindhi, and other languages.
Similar To
Malayalam
Kurdish and Persian
Derived From
Not Available
Ancient Indo-Iranian Language
Alphabets in
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Scripts
Tamil
Perso-Arabic script
Writing Direction
Left-To-Right, Horizontal
Not Available
Hello
வணக்கம் (Vanakkam)
Salam
Thank You
நன்றி (Naṉṟi)
mana bebahgsh
How Are You?
நீங்கள் எப்படி இருக்கிறீர்கள்? (Nīṅkaḷ eppaṭi irukkiṟīrkaḷ?)
chone tao?
Good Night
நல்ல இரவு (Good night) / irravu vanakkam (Good night)
jawáin shap
Good Evening
நல்ல மாலை (Nalla mālai)/ மாலை (irravu vanakkam)
jawáin begáh
Good Afternoon
பிற்பகல் வணக்கம் (perpagal vanakkam)
Not Available
Good Morning
காலை வணக்கம் (Kaalai Vanakkam)
jawáin sawáh
Please
தயவு (Tayavu)
Mihrabani kan
Sorry
மன்னிக்கவும் (Maṉṉikkavum)
bebaksh / bebagsh
Bye
சென்று வருகிறேன் (Sendru Varukiren)
bye
I Love You
நான் உன்னை காதலிக்கிறேன் (Naan Unnai Kadalikiren)
Tu mana doost biyeh
Excuse Me
என்னை மன்னியுங்கள் (Eṉṉai maṉṉiyuṅkaḷ)
mana bebahgsh
Dialect 1
Kongu
Eastern Balochi
Where They Speak
Kongu
Pakistan
How Many People Speak
Not Available
Dialect 2
Madurai Tamil
Western Balochi
Where They Speak
Madurai, South Tamil Nadu
Afganistan, Iran, Tajikistan, Turkmenistan
How Many People Speak
Not Available
Dialect 3
Tirunelveli Tamil
Southern Balochi
Where They Speak
South Tamil Nadu, Thoothukudi, Tirunelveli
Iran, Oman, Pakistan, United Arab Emirates
How Many People Speak
Not Available
Second Language Speakers
Not Available
Alternative Names
Damulian, Tamal, Tamalsan, Tambul, Tamili
Baluchi
French Name
tamoul
baloutchi
German Name
Tamil
Belutschisch
Pronunciation
[t̪ɐmɨɻ]
Not available
Ethnicity
Tamil people or Tamilans
Predominantly Baloch, some Brahui
Origin
300 BC
19th Century
Language Family
Dravidian Family
Indo-European Family
Subgroup
Not Available
Not Available
Branch
Not Available
Not Available
Early Forms
Old Tamil and Middle Tamil
No early forms
Standard Forms
Modern Tamil
Balochi
Language Position
Not Available
Signed Forms
Signed Tamil
Not Available
Scope
Individual
Individual
ISO 639 1
ta
No data available
ISO 639 6
tam
Not Available
Glottocode
tami1289, oldt1248
balo1260
Linguasphere
tami1289
58-AAB-a
Language Type
Living
Living
Language Linguistic Typology
Subject-Object-Verb
Not Available
Language Morphological Typology
Not Available
Not Available
Tamil and Balochi Speaking population
Tamil and Balochi speaking population is one of the factors based on which Tamil and Balochi languages can be compared. The total count of Tamil and Balochi Speaking population in percentage is also given. The percentage of people speaking Tamil language is 1.06 % whereas the percentage of people speaking Balochi language is 0.11 %. When we compare the speaking population of any two languages we get to know which of two languages is more popular. Find more details about how many people speak Tamil and Balochi on Tamil vs Balochi where you will get native speakers, speaking population in percentage and native names.
Tamil and Balochi Language Codes
Tamil and Balochi language codes are used in those applications where using language names are tedious. Tamil and Balochi Language Codes include all the international language codes, glottocodes and linguasphere.