1 Countries
1.1 Countries
Malaysia, Mauritius, Puducherry, Singapore, Sri Lanka, Tamil Nadu
India, Pakistan
1.2 Total No. Of Countries
1.3 National Language
Singapore, Sri Lanka, Tamil Nadu
India, Pakistan
1.4 Second Language
Andaman and Nicobar Islands, kerala, Puducherry
Not spoken in any of the countries
1.5 Speaking Continents
1.6 Minority Language
Canada, Malaysia, Mauritius, Reunion, Seychelles
Not spoken in any of the countries
1.7 Regulated By
Official language Commission of Government of Tamil Nadu, Thanjavur Tamil University
Not Available
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.
- Kashmiri is the only Daridc language with literature which was originated more than seven hundred and fifty years ago.
- Kashmiri has thousands of loan words from Persian and Arabic Languages.
1.9 Similar To
Malayalam
Hindi and Urdu Languages
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
Arabic, Perso-Arabic script
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)
Assalām ‘alaikum
3.2 Thank You
நன்றி (Naṉṟi)
शुकिया / شکریہ (shukriya)
3.3 How Are You?
நீங்கள் எப்படி இருக்கிறீர்கள்? (Nīṅkaḷ eppaṭi irukkiṟīrkaḷ?)
तोहय छिवा वारय? (tohy ch'ivaa vaarai?)
3.4 Good Night
நல்ல இரவு (Good night) / irravu vanakkam (Good night)
शबे खैर । (shabey k'eūr)
3.5 Good Evening
நல்ல மாலை (Nalla mālai)/ மாலை (irravu vanakkam)
Not Available
3.6 Good Afternoon
பிற்பகல் வணக்கம் (perpagal vanakkam)
Hach t'ochoktiya
3.7 Good Morning
காலை வணக்கம் (Kaalai Vanakkam)
Hach ch'i
3.8 Please
தயவு (Tayavu)
Not Available
3.9 Sorry
மன்னிக்கவும் (Maṉṉikkavum)
माफ कॅरिव । (maap' keuriv)
3.10 Bye
சென்று வருகிறேன் (Sendru Varukiren)
Khuda hāfiz
3.11 I Love You
நான் உன்னை காதலிக்கிறேன் (Naan Unnai Kadalikiren)
be chus che seth mohabat karaan
3.12 Excuse Me
என்னை மன்னியுங்கள் (Eṉṉai maṉṉiyuṅkaḷ)
वय त्रॅाविव । (vat' treūviv)
4 Dialects
4.1 Dialect 1
4.1.1 Where They Speak
Kongu
India, Koshtawar valley, southeast kashmir, India
4.1.2 How Many People Speak
4.2 Dialect 2
4.2.1 Where They Speak
Madurai, South Tamil Nadu
Pogul and Paristan valleys
4.2.2 How Many People Speak
4.3 Dialect 3
Tirunelveli Tamil
Rambani
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 million5.60 million
0.13
1200
5.2 Speaking Population
5.3 Native Speakers
70.00 million5.42 million
0.13
873
5.3.1 Second Language Speakers
5.3.2 Native Name
5.3.3 Alternative Names
Damulian, Tamal, Tamalsan, Tambul, Tamili
Cashmeeree, Cashmiri, Kacmiri, Kaschemiri, Keshur, Koshur
5.3.4 French Name
5.3.5 German Name
5.4 Pronunciation
5.5 Ethnicity
Tamil people or Tamilans
Kashmiris or koshur
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
No early forms
6.3.2 Standard Forms
6.3.3 Language Position
6.3.4 Signed Forms
Signed Tamil
Indian Signing System (ISS)
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
kash1277
7.6 Linguasphere
tami1289
No data available
7.7 Types of Language
7.7.1 Language Type
7.7.2 Language Linguistic Typology
Subject-Object-Verb
Subject-Object-Verb
7.7.3 Language Morphological Typology
Not Available
Not Available