Countries
Malaysia, Mauritius, Puducherry, Singapore, Sri Lanka, Tamil Nadu
Assam, India
National Language
Singapore, Sri Lanka, Tamil Nadu
Assam, India
Second Language
Andaman and Nicobar Islands, kerala, Puducherry
Not Available
Speaking Continents
Asia
Asia
Minority Language
Canada, Malaysia, Mauritius, Reunion, Seychelles
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Regulated By
Official language Commission of Government of Tamil Nadu, Thanjavur Tamil University
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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.
- In ancient times, Bodo language was written using Assamese script and Roman script.
- Bodo Language is written using Devanagari script since 1963.
Similar To
Malayalam
Dimasa language, Garo language, Kokborok language
Derived From
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Alphabets in
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Writing Direction
Left-To-Right, Horizontal
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Language Levels
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Time Taken to Learn
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Hello
வணக்கம் (Vanakkam)
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Thank You
நன்றி (Naṉṟi)
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How Are You?
நீங்கள் எப்படி இருக்கிறீர்கள்? (Nīṅkaḷ eppaṭi irukkiṟīrkaḷ?)
Nungni khabora ma?
Good Night
நல்ல இரவு (Good night) / irravu vanakkam (Good night)
मोजां हर (Mwjang Hor)
Good Evening
நல்ல மாலை (Nalla mālai)/ மாலை (irravu vanakkam)
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Good Afternoon
பிற்பகல் வணக்கம் (perpagal vanakkam)
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Good Morning
காலை வணக்கம் (Kaalai Vanakkam)
मोजां फुं (Mwjang Fung)
Please
தயவு (Tayavu)
अननानै (Onnanwi)
Sorry
மன்னிக்கவும் (Maṉṉikkavum)
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Bye
சென்று வருகிறேன் (Sendru Varukiren)
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I Love You
நான் உன்னை காதலிக்கிறேன் (Naan Unnai Kadalikiren)
अननाइ नों (onnai Nwng)
Excuse Me
என்னை மன்னியுங்கள் (Eṉṉai maṉṉiyuṅkaḷ)
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Dialect 1
Kongu
(Sønabari) Western Boro dialect
Where They Speak
Kongu
Bongaigaon, Kokrajhar
Dialect 2
Madurai Tamil
(Sanzari) Eastern Boro dialect
Where They Speak
Madurai, South Tamil Nadu
Barpeta, Darrang, Kamrup, Nalbari
Dialect 3
Tirunelveli Tamil
(Hazari) Southern Boro dialect
Where They Speak
South Tamil Nadu, Thoothukudi, Tirunelveli
Assam, India, Nepal
Speaking Population
Not Available
Second Language Speakers
Not Available
Native Name
தமிழ்
बड़ो (boṛo)
Alternative Names
Damulian, Tamal, Tamalsan, Tambul, Tamili
Bara, Bodi, Boro, Boroni, Kachari, Mech, Meche, Mechi, Meci
French Name
tamoul
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German Name
Tamil
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Pronunciation
[t̪ɐmɨɻ]
[bɔɽo]
Ethnicity
Tamil people or Tamilans
Bodo, Mech, (Assamese)
Language Family
Dravidian Family
Sino-Tibetan Family
Subgroup
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Tibeto-Burman
Branch
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Early Forms
Old Tamil and Middle Tamil
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Standard Forms
Modern Tamil
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Language Position
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Signed Forms
Signed Tamil
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Scope
Individual
Individual
ISO 639 1
ta
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ISO 639 2/T
tam
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ISO 639 2/B
tam
Not Available
ISO 639 6
tam
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Glottocode
tami1289, oldt1248
bodo1269
Linguasphere
tami1289
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Language Type
Living
Living
Language Linguistic Typology
Subject-Object-Verb
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Language Morphological Typology
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Tamil and Bodo Speaking population
Tamil and Bodo speaking population is one of the factors based on which Tamil and Bodo languages can be compared. The total count of Tamil and Bodo Speaking population in percentage is also given. The percentage of people speaking Tamil language is 1.06 % whereas the percentage of people speaking Bodo language is Not Available. 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 Bodo on Tamil vs Bodo where you will get native speakers, speaking population in percentage and native names.
Tamil and Bodo Language Codes
Tamil and Bodo language codes are used in those applications where using language names are tedious. Tamil and Bodo Language Codes include all the international language codes, glottocodes and linguasphere.
