Countries
Malaysia, Mauritius, Puducherry, Singapore, Sri Lanka, Tamil Nadu
  
Iraq, Kurdistan
  
National Language
Singapore, Sri Lanka, Tamil Nadu
  
Azerbaijan, Georgia, Iran, Iraq, Syria, Turkey
  
Second Language
Andaman and Nicobar Islands, kerala, Puducherry
  
Not spoken in any of the countries
  
Speaking Continents
Asia
  
Middle East
  
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
  
Not Available
  
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.
- The vocabulary in Kurdish is of Iranian origin.
- In the middle East, Kurdish is the fourth largest ethnic group.
  
Similar To
Malayalam
  
Farsi Language
  
Derived From
Not Available
  
Not Available
  
Alphabets in
Tamil-Alphabets.jpg#200
  
Kurdish-Alphabets.jpg#200
  
Phonology
  
  
Scripts
Tamil
  
Arabic, Cyrillic, Latin
  
Writing Direction
Left-To-Right, Horizontal
  
Right-To-Left, Horizontal
  
Hard to Learn
  
  
Hello
வணக்கம் (Vanakkam)
  
Silaw
  
Thank You
நன்றி (Naṉṟi)
  
Sipas
  
How Are You?
நீங்கள் எப்படி இருக்கிறீர்கள்? (Nīṅkaḷ eppaṭi irukkiṟīrkaḷ?)
  
Tu çawa yî?
  
Good Night
நல்ல இரவு (Good night) / irravu vanakkam (Good night)
  
Şev xweş
  
Good Evening
நல்ல மாலை (Nalla mālai)/ மாலை (irravu vanakkam)
  
Evare baş
  
Good Afternoon
பிற்பகல் வணக்கம் (perpagal vanakkam)
  
Nee-wa-rowt bash
  
Good Morning
காலை வணக்கம் (Kaalai Vanakkam)
  
Bayanit bash
  
Please
தயவு (Tayavu)
  
Bê zehmet
  
Sorry
மன்னிக்கவும் (Maṉṉikkavum)
  
Bibûre
  
Bye
சென்று வருகிறேன் (Sendru Varukiren)
  
Be xêr çî
  
I Love You
நான் உன்னை காதலிக்கிறேன் (Naan Unnai Kadalikiren)
  
Ez te hez dikem
  
Excuse Me
என்னை மன்னியுங்கள் (Eṉṉai maṉṉiyuṅkaḷ)
  
Bê zehmet
  
Dialect 1
Kongu
  
Northern Kurdish
  
Where They Speak
Kongu
  
northern Iraq, northern Syria, northwest Iran, southeast Turkey
  
How Many People Speak
Not Available
  
20,000,000.00
  
10
Dialect 2
Madurai Tamil
  
Central Kurdish
  
Where They Speak
Madurai, South Tamil Nadu
  
Iraq, Kurdistan Province of western Iran
  
How Many People Speak
Not Available
  
5,000,000.00
  
14
Dialect 3
Tirunelveli Tamil
  
Southern Kurdish
  
Where They Speak
South Tamil Nadu, Thoothukudi, Tirunelveli
  
Eastern Iraq
  
How Many People Speak
Not Available
  
3,000,000.00
  
12
How Many People Speak?
78.00 million
  
21
28.00 million
  
38
Native Speakers
70.00 million
  
15
21.00 million
  
36
Second Language Speakers
8.00 million
  
24
Not Available
  
Native Name
தமிழ்
  
Kurdí / کوردی / к’öрди
  
Alternative Names
Damulian, Tamal, Tamalsan, Tambul, Tamili
  
Not Available
  
French Name
tamoul
  
kurde
  
German Name
Tamil
  
Kurdisch
  
Pronunciation
[t̪ɐmɨɻ]
  
Not Available
  
Ethnicity
Tamil people or Tamilans
  
Kurds
  
Origin
300 BC
  
16th century CE
  
Language Family
Dravidian Family
  
Indo-European Family
  
Subgroup
Not Available
  
Indo-Iranian
  
Branch
Not Available
  
Not Available
  
Language Forms
  
  
Early Forms
Old Tamil and Middle Tamil
  
Not Available
  
Standard Forms
Modern Tamil
  
Kurdish
  
Language Position
Not Available
  
Signed Forms
Signed Tamil
  
Not Available
  
Scope
Individual
  
Macrolanguage
  
ISO 639 1
ta
  
ku
  
ISO 639 2
  
  
ISO 639 2/T
tam
  
kur
  
ISO 639 2/B
tam
  
kur
  
ISO 639 3
tam
  
kur
  
ISO 639 6
tam
  
Not Available
  
Glottocode
tami1289, oldt1248
  
kurd1259
  
Linguasphere
tami1289
  
58-AAA-a
  
Types of Language
  
  
Language Type
Living
  
Living
  
Language Linguistic Typology
Subject-Object-Verb
  
Subject-Object-Verb
  
Language Morphological Typology
Not Available
  
Not Available