1 Countries
1.1 Countries
Malaysia, Mauritius, Puducherry, Singapore, Sri Lanka, Tamil Nadu
China, Jilin Province, North Korea, South Korea, Yanbian
1.2 Total No. Of Countries
1.3 National Language
Singapore, Sri Lanka, Tamil Nadu
North Korea, South Korea
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
Japan, People's Republic of China, Russia, United States of America
1.7 Regulated By
Official language Commission of Government of Tamil Nadu, Thanjavur Tamil University
The National Institute of the Korean 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.
- Korean has borrowed words from English and Chinese.
- Korean has two counting systems. First, is based on Chinese characters and numbers are similar to Chinese numbers, and second counting system is from words unique to Korea.
1.9 Similar To
Malayalam
Chinese and Japanese languages
1.10 Derived From
Not Available
Not Available
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
Left-To-Right, Horizontal, Top-To-Bottom
2.6 Hard to Learn
2.6.1 Language Levels
2.6.2 Time Taken to Learn
3 Greetings
3.1 Hello
வணக்கம் (Vanakkam)
안녕하세요. (annyeonghaseyo.)
3.2 Thank You
நன்றி (Naṉṟi)
감사합니다 (gamsahabnida)
3.3 How Are You?
நீங்கள் எப்படி இருக்கிறீர்கள்? (Nīṅkaḷ eppaṭi irukkiṟīrkaḷ?)
어떻게 지내세요? (eotteohge jinaeseyo?)
3.4 Good Night
நல்ல இரவு (Good night) / irravu vanakkam (Good night)
안녕히 주무세요 (annyeonghi jumuseyo)
3.5 Good Evening
நல்ல மாலை (Nalla mālai)/ மாலை (irravu vanakkam)
안녕하세요 (annyeonghaseyo.)
3.6 Good Afternoon
பிற்பகல் வணக்கம் (perpagal vanakkam)
안녕하십니까 (annyeong hashimnikka)
3.7 Good Morning
காலை வணக்கம் (Kaalai Vanakkam)
안녕히 주무셨어요 (An-yŏng-hi ju-mu-shŏ-ssŏ-yo)
3.8 Please
தயவு (Tayavu)
하십시오 (hasibsio)
3.9 Sorry
மன்னிக்கவும் (Maṉṉikkavum)
죄송합니다 (joesonghabnida)
3.10 Bye
சென்று வருகிறேன் (Sendru Varukiren)
안녕 (annyeong)
3.11 I Love You
நான் உன்னை காதலிக்கிறேன் (Naan Unnai Kadalikiren)
당신을 사랑합니다 (dangsin-eul salanghabnida)
3.12 Excuse Me
என்னை மன்னியுங்கள் (Eṉṉai maṉṉiyuṅkaḷ)
실례합니다 (sillyehabnida)
4 Dialects
4.1 Dialect 1
4.1.1 Where They Speak
4.1.2 How Many People Speak
NA10,000.00
1.5
960000000
4.2 Dialect 2
4.2.1 Where They Speak
Madurai, South Tamil Nadu
South Korea
4.2.2 How Many People Speak
NA10,000,000.00
700
80000000
4.3 Dialect 3
Tirunelveli Tamil
Hamgyŏng
4.3.1 Where They Speak
South Tamil Nadu, Thoothukudi, Tirunelveli
China, North Korea
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 million77.00 million
0.13
1200
5.2 Speaking Population
5.3 Native Speakers
70.00 million77.00 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
Hanguk Mal, Hanguk Uh
5.3.4 French Name
5.3.5 German Name
5.4 Pronunciation
5.5 Ethnicity
Tamil people or Tamilans
Koreans
6 History
6.1 Origin
300 BC
Before 1st century
6.2 Language Family
Dravidian Family
Koreanic Family
6.2.1 Subgroup
Not Available
Not Available
6.2.2 Branch
Not Available
Not Available
6.3 Language Forms
6.3.1 Early Forms
Old Tamil and Middle Tamil
Old Korean, Middle Korean and Korean
6.3.2 Standard Forms
Modern Tamil
Pluricentric Standard Korean, South Korean standard and North Korean standard
6.3.3 Language Position
6.3.4 Signed Forms
Signed Tamil
Korean Sign Language
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
kore1280
7.6 Linguasphere
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
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