1 Countries
1.1 Countries
Malaysia, Mauritius, Puducherry, Singapore, Sri Lanka, Tamil Nadu
Andaman and Nicobar Islands, Bangladesh, India, Sierra Leone
1.2 Total No. Of Countries
1.3 National Language
Singapore, Sri Lanka, Tamil Nadu
Bangladesh, India
1.4 Second Language
Andaman and Nicobar Islands, kerala, Puducherry
India
1.5 Speaking Continents
1.6 Minority Language
Canada, Malaysia, Mauritius, Reunion, Seychelles
Australia, Canada, Italy, Japan, Kuwait, Malaysia, Maldives, Nepal, Oman, Pakistan, Qatar, Saudi Arabia, Singapore, South Africa, South Korea, United Arab Emirates, United Kingdom, United States of America
1.7 Regulated By
Official language Commission of Government of Tamil Nadu, Thanjavur Tamil University
Bangla Academy, Paschimbanga Bangla Akademi
1.8 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.
- Bengali language is the World's sweetest language.
- 21st February is celebrated as an International Mother Language day, which is based on Bengali language.
1.9 Similar To
Malayalam
Assamese and Oriya
1.10 Derived From
Not Available
Sanskrit Language
2 Alphabets
2.1 Alphabets in
2.2 Alphabets
2.3 Phonology
2.3.1 How Many Vowels
2.3.2 How Many Consonants
2.4 Scripts
Tamil
Bengali, Brahmic family and derivatives
2.5 Writing Direction
Left-To-Right, Horizontal
Left-To-Right, Horizontal
2.6 Hard to Learn
2.6.1 Language Levels
2.6.2 Time Taken to Learn
3 Greetings
3.1 Hello
வணக்கம் (Vanakkam)
হ্যালো (Hyālō)
3.2 Thank You
நன்றி (Naṉṟi)
ধন্যবাদ (dhonnobad)
3.3 How Are You?
நீங்கள் எப்படி இருக்கிறீர்கள்? (Nīṅkaḷ eppaṭi irukkiṟīrkaḷ?)
কেমন আছিস? (kêmon achhish?)
3.4 Good Night
நல்ல இரவு (Good night) / irravu vanakkam (Good night)
শুভরাত্রি (shubhoratri)
3.5 Good Evening
நல்ல மாலை (Nalla mālai)/ மாலை (irravu vanakkam)
শুভ সন্ধ্যা। (shubho shondha)
3.6 Good Afternoon
பிற்பகல் வணக்கம் (perpagal vanakkam)
ভাল বৈকাল (Bhāla Baikāla)
3.7 Good Morning
காலை வணக்கம் (Kaalai Vanakkam)
সুপ্রভাত (shuprobhat)
3.8 Please
தயவு (Tayavu)
অনুগ্রহ করে (Anugraha karē)
3.9 Sorry
மன்னிக்கவும் (Maṉṉikkavum)
দুঃখিত (dukkhito)
3.10 Bye
சென்று வருகிறேன் (Sendru Varukiren)
বিদায় (Bidāẏa)
3.11 I Love You
நான் உன்னை காதலிக்கிறேன் (Naan Unnai Kadalikiren)
আমি আপনাকে ভালোবাসি (ami apnake bhalobashi)
3.12 Excuse Me
என்னை மன்னியுங்கள் (Eṉṉai maṉṉiyuṅkaḷ)
মাফ করবেন (Māpha karabēna)
4 Dialects
4.1 Dialect 1
4.1.1 Where They Speak
Kongu
Bangladesh, Burma, India
4.1.2 How Many People Speak
NA330,000.00
1.5
960000000
4.2 Dialect 2
4.2.1 Where They Speak
Madurai, South Tamil Nadu
Bangladesh, India
4.2.2 How Many People Speak
4.3 Dialect 3
4.3.1 Where They Speak
South Tamil Nadu, Thoothukudi, Tirunelveli
India
4.3.2 How Many People Speak
4.4 Total No. Of Dialects
5 How Many People Speak
5.1 How Many People Speak?
78.00 million215.00 million
0.13
1200
5.2 Speaking Population
5.3 Native Speakers
70.00 million196.00 million
0.13
873
5.3.1 Second Language Speakers
8.00 million19.00 million
0.01
400
5.3.2 Native Name
5.3.3 Alternative Names
Damulian, Tamal, Tamalsan, Tambul, Tamili
Bangala, Bangla, Bangla-Bhasa
5.3.4 French Name
5.3.5 German Name
5.4 Pronunciation
5.5 Ethnicity
Tamil people or Tamilans
Bengalis (Bengali people)
6 History
6.1 Origin
6.2 Language Family
Dravidian Family
Indo-European Family
6.2.1 Subgroup
Not Available
Indo-Iranian
6.2.2 Branch
6.3 Language Forms
6.3.1 Early Forms
Old Tamil and Middle Tamil
Abahatta, Old Bengali
6.3.2 Standard Forms
6.3.3 Language Position
6.3.4 Signed Forms
Signed Tamil
Not Available
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
tami1289, oldt1248
beng1280
7.6 Linguasphere
7.7 Types of Language
7.7.1 Language Type
7.7.2 Language Linguistic Typology
Subject-Object-Verb
Not Available
7.7.3 Language Morphological Typology
Not Available
Not Available