Countries
Malaysia, Mauritius, Puducherry, Singapore, Sri Lanka, Tamil Nadu
China, Laos, Thailand, United States of America, Vietnam
National Language
Singapore, Sri Lanka, Tamil Nadu
China, Gambia, Laos, Thailand, United States of America, Vietnam
Second Language
Andaman and Nicobar Islands, kerala, Puducherry
Not spoken in any of the countries, Republic of Brazil
Speaking Continents
Asia
Asia
Minority Language
Canada, Malaysia, Mauritius, Reunion, Seychelles
Not spoken in any of the countries
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.
- Hmong language may not be so popular at first sight, but it has rich history and various dialects are spoken by millions of people.
- Hmong language came from western part of China.
Similar To
Malayalam
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Derived From
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Alphabets in
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Writing Direction
Left-To-Right, Horizontal
Left-To-Right, Horizontal
Hello
வணக்கம் (Vanakkam)
Nyob zoo (Nyaw zhong)
Thank You
நன்றி (Naṉṟi)
Ua tsaug (Oua jow)
How Are You?
நீங்கள் எப்படி இருக்கிறீர்கள்? (Nīṅkaḷ eppaṭi irukkiṟīrkaḷ?)
Koj nyob li cas (Gaw nyaw lee cha)
Good Night
நல்ல இரவு (Good night) / irravu vanakkam (Good night)
zoo hmo
Good Evening
நல்ல மாலை (Nalla mālai)/ மாலை (irravu vanakkam)
zoo yav tsaus ntuj
Good Afternoon
பிற்பகல் வணக்கம் (perpagal vanakkam)
zoo tav su
Good Morning
காலை வணக்கம் (Kaalai Vanakkam)
zoo thaum sawv ntxov
Please
தயவு (Tayavu)
thov
Sorry
மன்னிக்கவும் (Maṉṉikkavum)
Thov txim (Thaw zhee)
Bye
சென்று வருகிறேன் (Sendru Varukiren)
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I Love You
நான் உன்னை காதலிக்கிறேன் (Naan Unnai Kadalikiren)
Kuv hlub koj
Excuse Me
என்னை மன்னியுங்கள் (Eṉṉai maṉṉiyuṅkaḷ)
zam txim rau kuv
Dialect 1
Kongu
Hmong Njua
Where They Speak
Kongu
Laos
How Many People Speak
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Dialect 2
Madurai Tamil
Hmong Daw
Where They Speak
Madurai, South Tamil Nadu
China
How Many People Speak
Not Available
Dialect 3
Tirunelveli Tamil
Hmong Do
Where They Speak
South Tamil Nadu, Thoothukudi, Tirunelveli
Vietnam
Second Language Speakers
Not Available
Alternative Names
Damulian, Tamal, Tamalsan, Tambul, Tamili
Mong
German Name
Tamil
Miao-Sprachen
Pronunciation
[t̪ɐmɨɻ]
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Ethnicity
Tamil people or Tamilans
Hmong people
Language Family
Dravidian Family
Hmong–Mien Family
Subgroup
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Branch
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Early Forms
Old Tamil and Middle Tamil
No early forms
Standard Forms
Modern Tamil
Hmong
Language Position
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Signed Forms
Signed Tamil
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Scope
Individual
Macrolanguage
ISO 639 1
ta
No data available
ISO 639 2/T
tam
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ISO 639 2/B
tam
Not Available
ISO 639 6
tam
Not Available
Glottocode
tami1289, oldt1248
firs1234
Linguasphere
tami1289
No data available
Language Type
Living
Living
Language Linguistic Typology
Subject-Object-Verb
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Language Morphological Typology
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Tamil and Hmong Speaking population
Tamil and Hmong speaking population is one of the factors based on which Tamil and Hmong languages can be compared. The total count of Tamil and Hmong Speaking population in percentage is also given. The percentage of people speaking Tamil language is 1.06 % whereas the percentage of people speaking Hmong language is 0.13 %. 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 Hmong on Tamil vs Hmong where you will get native speakers, speaking population in percentage and native names.
Tamil and Hmong Language Codes
Tamil and Hmong language codes are used in those applications where using language names are tedious. Tamil and Hmong Language Codes include all the international language codes, glottocodes and linguasphere.