1 Countries
1.1 Countries
Malaysia, Mauritius, Puducherry, Singapore, Sri Lanka, Tamil Nadu
Israel
1.2 Total No. Of Countries
1.3 National Language
Singapore, Sri Lanka, Tamil Nadu
Israel
1.4 Second Language
Andaman and Nicobar Islands, kerala, Puducherry
Israel
1.5 Speaking Continents
Asia
Africa, Asia, Europe
1.6 Minority Language
Canada, Malaysia, Mauritius, Reunion, Seychelles
Poland
1.7 Regulated By
Official language Commission of Government of Tamil Nadu, Thanjavur Tamil University
Academy of the Hebrew Language
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.
- The original language of Bible is Hebrew.
- The men and women use different verbs in hebrew language.
1.9 Similar To
Malayalam
Arabic and Aramaic languages
1.10 Derived From
Not Available
Aramaic 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
2.5 Writing Direction
Left-To-Right, Horizontal
Right-To-Left, 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)
שלום (Shalom)
3.2 Thank You
நன்றி (Naṉṟi)
תודה (Toda)
3.3 How Are You?
நீங்கள் எப்படி இருக்கிறீர்கள்? (Nīṅkaḷ eppaṭi irukkiṟīrkaḷ?)
מה שלומך? (ma shlomxa)
3.4 Good Night
நல்ல இரவு (Good night) / irravu vanakkam (Good night)
לילה טוב (Laila tov)
3.5 Good Evening
நல்ல மாலை (Nalla mālai)/ மாலை (irravu vanakkam)
ערב טוב (Erev tov)
3.6 Good Afternoon
பிற்பகல் வணக்கம் (perpagal vanakkam)
אחר צהריים טובים (Achar tzahara'im tovim)
3.7 Good Morning
காலை வணக்கம் (Kaalai Vanakkam)
בוקר טוב (Boker tov)
3.8 Please
தயவு (Tayavu)
בבקשה (bevekshah)
3.9 Sorry
மன்னிக்கவும் (Maṉṉikkavum)
סליחה! (Slicha)
3.10 Bye
சென்று வருகிறேன் (Sendru Varukiren)
להתראות (Lehitraot)
3.11 I Love You
நான் உன்னை காதலிக்கிறேன் (Naan Unnai Kadalikiren)
אני אוהבת אותך (Ani ohevet otcha)
3.12 Excuse Me
என்னை மன்னியுங்கள் (Eṉṉai maṉṉiyuṅkaḷ)
בבקשה!
4 Dialects
4.1 Dialect 1
4.1.1 Where They Speak
4.1.2 How Many People Speak
4.2 Dialect 2
Madurai Tamil
Samaritan Hebrew
4.2.1 Where They Speak
Madurai, South Tamil Nadu
Israel, Palestine
4.2.2 How Many People Speak
4.3 Dialect 3
Tirunelveli Tamil
Yemenite Hebrew
4.3.1 Where They Speak
South Tamil Nadu, Thoothukudi, Tirunelveli
Israel
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 million9.00 million
0.13
1200
5.2 Speaking Population
5.3 Native Speakers
70.00 million4.40 million
0.13
873
5.3.1 Second Language Speakers
8.00 million5.60 million
0.01
400
5.3.2 Native Name
தமிழ்
עברית / עִבְרִית (ivrit)
5.3.3 Alternative Names
Damulian, Tamal, Tamalsan, Tambul, Tamili
Israeli, Ivrit
5.3.4 French Name
5.3.5 German Name
5.4 Pronunciation
[t̪ɐmɨɻ]
[(ʔ)ivˈʁit] - [(ʔ)ivˈɾit]
5.5 Ethnicity
Tamil people or Tamilans
Not Available
6 History
6.1 Origin
6.2 Language Family
Dravidian Family
Afro-Asiatic Family
6.2.1 Subgroup
6.2.2 Branch
6.3 Language Forms
6.3.1 Early Forms
Old Tamil and Middle Tamil
Biblical Hebrew, Mishnaic Hebrew, Medieval Hebrew, Hebrew
6.3.2 Standard Forms
Modern Tamil
Modern Hebrew
6.3.3 Language Position
6.3.4 Signed Forms
Signed Tamil
Signed Hebrew
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
hebr1246
7.6 Linguasphere
7.7 Types of Language
7.7.1 Language Type
7.7.2 Language Linguistic Typology
Subject-Object-Verb
Subject-Verb-Object, Verb-Subject-Object
7.7.3 Language Morphological Typology
Not Available
Fusional, Synthetic