1 Countries
1.1 Countries
Malaysia, Mauritius, Puducherry, Singapore, Sri Lanka, Tamil Nadu
Laos
1.2 Total No. Of Countries
1.3 National Language
Singapore, Sri Lanka, Tamil Nadu
Laos, Northeastern Thailand
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.
- There is no space left between words, only between phrases or sentences in Lao language.
- The Lao alphabets has been reformed many times over the past 50 years.
1.9 Similar To
1.10 Derived From
Not Available
Pali, Sanskrit and Old Khmer Languages
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
Thai and Lao Braille
2.5 Writing Direction
Left-To-Right, Horizontal
Left-To-Right, 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)
ສະບາຍດີ (sába̖ai-di̖i)
3.2 Thank You
நன்றி (Naṉṟi)
ຂອບໃຈ (khàwp ja̖i)
3.3 How Are You?
நீங்கள் எப்படி இருக்கிறீர்கள்? (Nīṅkaḷ eppaṭi irukkiṟīrkaḷ?)
ສະບາຍດີບ (sába̖ai-di̖i baw?)
3.4 Good Night
நல்ல இரவு (Good night) / irravu vanakkam (Good night)
ໃນຕອນກາງຄືນ ທີ່ດີ (naitonkangkhun thidi)
3.5 Good Evening
நல்ல மாலை (Nalla mālai)/ மாலை (irravu vanakkam)
ສະບາຍດີຕອນແລງ (sa bai di ton aelng)
3.6 Good Afternoon
பிற்பகல் வணக்கம் (perpagal vanakkam)
ສະບາຍດີຕອນສວາຍ (sa bai di ton suaai)
3.7 Good Morning
காலை வணக்கம் (Kaalai Vanakkam)
ສະບາຍດີຕອນເຊົ້າ (sa bai di ton sao)
3.8 Please
தயவு (Tayavu)
ກະລຸນາ (kaluna)
3.9 Sorry
மன்னிக்கவும் (Maṉṉikkavum)
ຂໍອະໄພ (khooaphai)
3.10 Bye
சென்று வருகிறேன் (Sendru Varukiren)
Sôhk dii der
3.11 I Love You
நான் உன்னை காதலிக்கிறேன் (Naan Unnai Kadalikiren)
ຂ້ອຍຮັກເຈົ້າ (khony hak chao)
3.12 Excuse Me
என்னை மன்னியுங்கள் (Eṉṉai maṉṉiyuṅkaḷ)
ຂໍໂທດ (kho othd)
4 Dialects
4.1 Dialect 1
4.1.1 Where They Speak
4.1.2 How Many People Speak
4.2 Dialect 2
Madurai Tamil
Northern Lao
4.2.1 Where They Speak
Madurai, South Tamil Nadu
Laos
4.2.2 How Many People Speak
4.3 Dialect 3
Tirunelveli Tamil
Central Lao
4.3.1 Where They Speak
South Tamil Nadu, Thoothukudi, Tirunelveli
Laos
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 million25.00 million
0.13
1200
5.2 Speaking Population
5.3 Native Speakers
70.00 million25.00 million
0.13
873
5.3.1 Second Language Speakers
5.3.2 Native Name
தமிழ்
ພາສາລາວ (pháasaa láo)
5.3.3 Alternative Names
Damulian, Tamal, Tamalsan, Tambul, Tamili
Eastern Thai, Lào, Lao Kao, Lao Wiang, Lao-Lum, Lao-Noi, Lao-Tai, Laotian, Laotian Tai, Lum Lao, Phou Lao, Rong Kong, Tai Lao
5.3.4 French Name
5.3.5 German Name
5.4 Pronunciation
5.5 Ethnicity
Tamil people or Tamilans
Not Available
6 History
6.1 Origin
6.2 Language Family
Dravidian Family
Tai-Kadai Family
6.2.1 Subgroup
6.2.2 Branch
Not Available
Not Available
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
Not Available
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
laoo1244
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-Verb-Object
7.7.3 Language Morphological Typology