Countries
Malaysia, Mauritius, Puducherry, Singapore, Sri Lanka, Tamil Nadu
  
China, Jilin Province, North Korea, South Korea, Yanbian
  
National Language
Singapore, Sri Lanka, Tamil Nadu
  
North Korea, South Korea
  
Second Language
Andaman and Nicobar Islands, kerala, Puducherry
  
Not spoken in any of the countries
  
Speaking Continents
Asia
  
Asia
  
Minority Language
Canada, Malaysia, Mauritius, Reunion, Seychelles
  
Japan, People's Republic of China, Russia, United States of America
  
Regulated By
Official language Commission of Government of Tamil Nadu, Thanjavur Tamil University
  
The National Institute of the Korean Language
  
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.
  
Similar To
Malayalam
  
Chinese and Japanese languages
  
Derived From
Not Available
  
Not Available
  
Alphabets in
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Korean-Alphabets.jpg#200
  
Phonology
  
  
Scripts
Tamil
  
Hangul
  
Writing Direction
Left-To-Right, Horizontal
  
Left-To-Right, Horizontal, Top-To-Bottom
  
Hard to Learn
  
  
Hello
வணக்கம் (Vanakkam)
  
안녕하세요. (annyeonghaseyo.)
  
Thank You
நன்றி (Naṉṟi)
  
감사합니다 (gamsahabnida)
  
How Are You?
நீங்கள் எப்படி இருக்கிறீர்கள்? (Nīṅkaḷ eppaṭi irukkiṟīrkaḷ?)
  
어떻게 지내세요? (eotteohge jinaeseyo?)
  
Good Night
நல்ல இரவு (Good night) / irravu vanakkam (Good night)
  
안녕히 주무세요 (annyeonghi jumuseyo)
  
Good Evening
நல்ல மாலை (Nalla mālai)/ மாலை (irravu vanakkam)
  
안녕하세요 (annyeonghaseyo.)
  
Good Afternoon
பிற்பகல் வணக்கம் (perpagal vanakkam)
  
안녕하십니까 (annyeong hashimnikka)
  
Good Morning
காலை வணக்கம் (Kaalai Vanakkam)
  
안녕히 주무셨어요 (An-yŏng-hi ju-mu-shŏ-ssŏ-yo)
  
Please
தயவு (Tayavu)
  
하십시오 (hasibsio)
  
Sorry
மன்னிக்கவும் (Maṉṉikkavum)
  
죄송합니다 (joesonghabnida)
  
Bye
சென்று வருகிறேன் (Sendru Varukiren)
  
안녕 (annyeong)
  
I Love You
நான் உன்னை காதலிக்கிறேன் (Naan Unnai Kadalikiren)
  
당신을 사랑합니다 (dangsin-eul salanghabnida)
  
Excuse Me
என்னை மன்னியுங்கள் (Eṉṉai maṉṉiyuṅkaḷ)
  
실례합니다 (sillyehabnida)
  
Dialect 1
Kongu
  
Jeju
  
Where They Speak
Kongu
  
South Korea
  
How Many People Speak
Not Available
  
Dialect 2
Madurai Tamil
  
Gyeongsang
  
Where They Speak
Madurai, South Tamil Nadu
  
South Korea
  
How Many People Speak
Not Available
  
10,000,000.00
  
9
Dialect 3
Tirunelveli Tamil
  
Hamgyŏng
  
Where They Speak
South Tamil Nadu, Thoothukudi, Tirunelveli
  
China, North Korea
  
How Many People Speak?
78.00 million
  
21
77.00 million
  
22
Native Speakers
70.00 million
  
15
77.00 million
  
12
Second Language Speakers
8.00 million
  
24
Not Available
  
Native Name
தமிழ்
  
한국어 (조선말)
  
Alternative Names
Damulian, Tamal, Tamalsan, Tambul, Tamili
  
Hanguk Mal, Hanguk Uh
  
French Name
tamoul
  
coréen
  
German Name
Tamil
  
Koreanisch
  
Pronunciation
[t̪ɐmɨɻ]
  
Not Available
  
Ethnicity
Tamil people or Tamilans
  
Koreans
  
Origin
300 BC
  
Before 1st century
  
Language Family
Dravidian Family
  
Koreanic Family
  
Subgroup
Not Available
  
Not Available
  
Branch
Not Available
  
Not Available
  
Language Forms
  
  
Early Forms
Old Tamil and Middle Tamil
  
Old Korean, Middle Korean and Korean
  
Standard Forms
Modern Tamil
  
Pluricentric Standard Korean, South Korean standard and North Korean standard
  
Signed Forms
Signed Tamil
  
Korean Sign Language
  
Scope
Individual
  
Individual
  
ISO 639 1
ta
  
ko
  
ISO 639 2
  
  
ISO 639 2/T
tam
  
kor
  
ISO 639 2/B
tam
  
kor
  
ISO 639 3
tam
  
Kor
  
ISO 639 6
tam
  
Not Available
  
Glottocode
tami1289, oldt1248
  
kore1280
  
Linguasphere
tami1289
  
45-AAA
  
Types of Language
  
  
Language Type
Living
  
Living
  
Language Linguistic Typology
Subject-Object-Verb
  
Subject-Object-Verb
  
Language Morphological Typology
Not Available
  
Agglutinative