Countries
Malaysia, Mauritius, Puducherry, Singapore, Sri Lanka, Tamil Nadu
Meghalaya
National Language
Singapore, Sri Lanka, Tamil Nadu
Bangladesh, India
Second Language
Andaman and Nicobar Islands, kerala, Puducherry
Not Available
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
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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.
- Khasi language contain a large number of loanwords from Bengali and Hindi Languages.
- There is significant dialectal variation in khasi language, since several dialects have only partial mutual intelligibility.
Similar To
Malayalam
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Derived From
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Alphabets in
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Scripts
Tamil
Bengali, Latin
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)
Kumno
Thank You
நன்றி (Naṉṟi)
Khublei
How Are You?
நீங்கள் எப்படி இருக்கிறீர்கள்? (Nīṅkaḷ eppaṭi irukkiṟīrkaḷ?)
Kumno phi long?
Good Night
நல்ல இரவு (Good night) / irravu vanakkam (Good night)
thia sukh
Good Evening
நல்ல மாலை (Nalla mālai)/ மாலை (irravu vanakkam)
babha janmiet
Good Afternoon
பிற்பகல் வணக்கம் (perpagal vanakkam)
babha noph-phai-sngi
Good Morning
காலை வணக்கம் (Kaalai Vanakkam)
khublei
Please
தயவு (Tayavu)
Sngewbha
Sorry
மன்னிக்கவும் (Maṉṉikkavum)
Map
Bye
சென்று வருகிறேன் (Sendru Varukiren)
khublei
I Love You
நான் உன்னை காதலிக்கிறேன் (Naan Unnai Kadalikiren)
ieit ieit
Excuse Me
என்னை மன்னியுங்கள் (Eṉṉai maṉṉiyuṅkaḷ)
map a nga
Where They Speak
Kongu
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Dialect 2
Madurai Tamil
Nonglung
Where They Speak
Madurai, South Tamil Nadu
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Dialect 3
Tirunelveli Tamil
Cherrapunji
Where They Speak
South Tamil Nadu, Thoothukudi, Tirunelveli
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Speaking Population
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Second Language Speakers
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Native Name
தமிழ்
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Alternative Names
Damulian, Tamal, Tamalsan, Tambul, Tamili
Kahasi, Kassi, Khasa, Khashi, Khasiyas, Khuchia
German Name
Tamil
Khasi-Sprache
Pronunciation
[t̪ɐmɨɻ]
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Ethnicity
Tamil people or Tamilans
Khasi people
Origin
300 BC
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Language Family
Dravidian Family
Austroasiatic 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
Khasi
Language Position
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Signed Forms
Signed Tamil
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Scope
Individual
Individual
ISO 639 1
ta
No data available
ISO 639 6
tam
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Glottocode
tami1289, oldt1248
khas1269
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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All Tamil and Khasi 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 Khasi dialects. Various dialects of Tamil and Khasi language differ in their pronunciations and words. Dialects of Tamil are spoken in different Tamil Speaking Countries whereas Khasi Dialects are spoken in different Khasi speaking countries. Also the number of people speaking Tamil vs Khasi Dialects varies from few thousands to many millions. Some of the Tamil dialects include: Kongu, Madurai Tamil. Khasi dialects include: Bhoi , Nonglung. Also learn about dialects in South American Languages and North American Languages.
Tamil and Khasi Speaking population
Tamil and Khasi speaking population is one of the factors based on which Tamil and Khasi languages can be compared. The total count of Tamil and Khasi Speaking population in percentage is also given. The percentage of people speaking Tamil language is 1.06 % whereas the percentage of people speaking Khasi 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 Khasi on Tamil vs Khasi where you will get native speakers, speaking population in percentage and native names.
Tamil and Khasi Language Codes
Tamil and Khasi language codes are used in those applications where using language names are tedious. Tamil and Khasi Language Codes include all the international language codes, glottocodes and linguasphere.