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Tamil and Dogri


Dogri and Tamil


Countries

Countries
Malaysia, Mauritius, Puducherry, Singapore, Sri Lanka, Tamil Nadu  
India, Pakistan  

Total No. Of Countries
6  
9
2  
13

National Language
Singapore, Sri Lanka, Tamil Nadu  
Jammu and Kashmir, India  

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  
Not Available  

Regulated By
Official language Commission of Government of Tamil Nadu, Thanjavur Tamil University  
Not Available  

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.
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  • Dogri is derived from Sanskrit, but it has absorbed a large number of Arabic, Persian and English words.
  • Dogri language has its own grammar and dictionary. The grammar of dogri has very strong sanskrit base.
  

Similar To
Malayalam  
Hindi and Punjabi Languages  

Derived From
Not Available  
Sanskrit Language  

Alphabets

Alphabets in
Tamil-Alphabets.jpg#200  
Dogri-Alphabets.jpg#200  

Alphabets
247  
99+
48  
28

Phonology
  
  

How Many Vowels
12  
9
12  
9

How Many Consonants
18  
8
36  
26

Scripts
Tamil  
Devanagari, Gurmukhi, Perso-Arabic script  

Writing Direction
Left-To-Right, Horizontal  
Left-To-Right, Horizontal  

Hard to Learn
  
  

Language Levels
3  
2
Not Available  

Time Taken to Learn
44 weeks  
11
Not Available  

Greetings

Hello
வணக்கம் (Vanakkam)  
Ke aal aee  

Thank You
நன்றி (Naṉṟi)  
dhanwaad  

How Are You?
நீங்கள் எப்படி இருக்கிறீர்கள்? (Nīṅkaḷ eppaṭi irukkiṟīrkaḷ?)  
kiyaan oo ji  

Good Night
நல்ல இரவு (Good night) / irravu vanakkam (Good night)  
shub ratri  

Good Evening
நல்ல மாலை (Nalla mālai)/ மாலை (irravu vanakkam)  
shub ratri  

Good Afternoon
பிற்பகல் வணக்கம் (perpagal vanakkam)  
Not Available  

Good Morning
காலை வணக்கம் (Kaalai Vanakkam)  
su prabat  

Please
தயவு (Tayavu)  
kripya  

Sorry
மன்னிக்கவும் (Maṉṉikkavum)  
mere kaulan galti ooyyii  

Bye
சென்று வருகிறேன் (Sendru Varukiren)  
changa ji pher  

I Love You
நான் உன்னை காதலிக்கிறேன் (Naan Unnai Kadalikiren)  
Minjo tere naal pyar hega  

Excuse Me
என்னை மன்னியுங்கள் (Eṉṉai maṉṉiyuṅkaḷ)  
gustakhi maaf  

Dialects

Dialect 1
Kongu  
Jaunsari  

Where They Speak
Kongu  
Himachal Pradesh, India  

How Many People Speak
Not Available  
100,000.00  
99+

Dialect 2
Madurai Tamil  
Kullu  

Where They Speak
Madurai, South Tamil Nadu  
Georgia, Himachal Pradesh, India  

How Many People Speak
Not Available  
110,000.00  
35

Dialect 3
Tirunelveli Tamil  
Hinduri  

Where They Speak
South Tamil Nadu, Thoothukudi, Tirunelveli  
France, Himachal Pradesh, India  

How Many People Speak
Not Available  
30,000.00  
32

Total No. Of Dialects
10  
10
8  
8

How Many People Speak

How Many People Speak?
78.00 million  
21
4.00 million  
99+

Speaking Population
1.06 %  
19
Not Available  

Native Speakers
70.00 million  
15
4.00 million  
99+

Second Language Speakers
8.00 million  
24
Not Available  

Native Name
தமிழ்  
डोगरी  

Alternative Names
Damulian, Tamal, Tamalsan, Tambul, Tamili  
Dhogaryali, Dogari, Dogri Jammu, Dogri Pahari, Dogri-Kangri, Dongari, Hindi Dogri, Tokkaru  

French Name
tamoul  
dogri  

German Name
Tamil  
Dogri  

Pronunciation
[t̪ɐmɨɻ]  
Not Available  

Ethnicity
Tamil people or Tamilans  
Dogras  

History

Origin
300 BC  
1971  

Language Family
Dravidian Family  
Indo-European Family  

Subgroup
Not Available  
Not Available  

Branch
Not Available  
Not Available  

Language Forms
  
  

Early Forms
Old Tamil and Middle Tamil  
No Early Forms  

Standard Forms
Modern Tamil  
Dogri  

Language Position
18  
16
Not Available  

Signed Forms
Signed Tamil  
Not Available  

Scope
Individual  
Individual, Macrolanguage  

Code

ISO 639 1
ta  
Not Available  

ISO 639 2
  
  

ISO 639 2/T
tam  
Not Available  

ISO 639 2/B
tam  
Not Available  

ISO 639 3
tam  
doi  

ISO 639 6
tam  
Not Available  

Glottocode
tami1289, oldt1248  
indo1311  

Linguasphere
tami1289  
Not Available  

Types of Language
  
  

Language Type
Living  
Not Available  

Language Linguistic Typology
Subject-Object-Verb  
Not Available  

Language Morphological Typology
Not Available  
Not Available  

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All Tamil and Dogri Dialects

Most languages have dialects where each dialect differ from other dialect with respect to grammar and vocabulary. Here you will get to know all Tamil and Dogri dialects. Various dialects of Tamil and Dogri language differ in their pronunciations and words. Dialects of Tamil are spoken in different Tamil Speaking Countries whereas Dogri Dialects are spoken in different Dogri speaking countries. Also the number of people speaking Tamil vs Dogri Dialects varies from few thousands to many millions. Some of the Tamil dialects include: Kongu, Madurai Tamil. Dogri dialects include: Jaunsari , Kullu. Also learn about dialects in South American Languages and North American Languages.

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Tamil and Dogri Speaking population

Tamil and Dogri speaking population is one of the factors based on which Tamil and Dogri languages can be compared. The total count of Tamil and Dogri Speaking population in percentage is also given. The percentage of people speaking Tamil language is 1.06 % whereas the percentage of people speaking Dogri 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 Dogri on Tamil vs Dogri where you will get native speakers, speaking population in percentage and native names.

Tamil and Dogri Language Codes

Tamil and Dogri language codes are used in those applications where using language names are tedious. Tamil and Dogri Language Codes include all the international language codes, glottocodes and linguasphere.

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