Countries
Malaysia, Mauritius, Puducherry, Singapore, Sri Lanka, Tamil Nadu
East Java, Island of Madura, North Java, Sapudi Islands, Singapore
National Language
Singapore, Sri Lanka, Tamil Nadu
Indonesia, Island of Madura
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
Not spoken in any of the countries
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.
- There is unique pronunciation system in the Madurese language.
- Madurese was first written using Javanese Alphabets.
Similar To
Malayalam
Malay and Javanese Languages
Derived From
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Alphabets in
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Writing Direction
Left-To-Right, Horizontal
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Hello
வணக்கம் (Vanakkam)
Halo
Thank You
நன்றி (Naṉṟi)
matur nuwun
How Are You?
நீங்கள் எப்படி இருக்கிறீர்கள்? (Nīṅkaḷ eppaṭi irukkiṟīrkaḷ?)
piye kabare?
Good Night
நல்ல இரவு (Good night) / irravu vanakkam (Good night)
wengi sing apik
Good Evening
நல்ல மாலை (Nalla mālai)/ மாலை (irravu vanakkam)
Sugeng sọnten
Good Afternoon
பிற்பகல் வணக்கம் (perpagal vanakkam)
Sugeng siang
Good Morning
காலை வணக்கம் (Kaalai Vanakkam)
Sugeng énjing
Please
தயவு (Tayavu)
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Sorry
மன்னிக்கவும் (Maṉṉikkavum)
Nyuwun pangapunten
Bye
சென்று வருகிறேன் (Sendru Varukiren)
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I Love You
நான் உன்னை காதலிக்கிறேன் (Naan Unnai Kadalikiren)
Kula tresna panjengan
Excuse Me
என்னை மன்னியுங்கள் (Eṉṉai maṉṉiyuṅkaḷ)
Nuwun séwu
Where They Speak
Kongu
Indonesia
How Many People Speak
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Dialect 2
Madurai Tamil
Bawean
Where They Speak
Madurai, South Tamil Nadu
Indonesia
Dialect 3
Tirunelveli Tamil
Bangkalan
Where They Speak
South Tamil Nadu, Thoothukudi, Tirunelveli
Indonesia
Second Language Speakers
Not Available
Native Name
தமிழ்
Madurese
Alternative Names
Damulian, Tamal, Tamalsan, Tambul, Tamili
Basa Mathura, Madhura, Madura
French Name
tamoul
madourais
German Name
Tamil
Maduresisch
Pronunciation
[t̪ɐmɨɻ]
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Ethnicity
Tamil people or Tamilans
Madurese
Origin
300 BC
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Language Family
Dravidian Family
Austronesian Family
Subgroup
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Indonesian
Branch
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Early Forms
Old Tamil and Middle Tamil
No early forms
Standard Forms
Modern Tamil
Madurese
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
madu1247
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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Tamil and Madurese Speaking population
Tamil and Madurese speaking population is one of the factors based on which Tamil and Madurese languages can be compared. The total count of Tamil and Madurese Speaking population in percentage is also given. The percentage of people speaking Tamil language is 1.06 % whereas the percentage of people speaking Madurese language is 0.23 %. 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 Madurese on Tamil vs Madurese where you will get native speakers, speaking population in percentage and native names.
Tamil and Madurese Language Codes
Tamil and Madurese language codes are used in those applications where using language names are tedious. Tamil and Madurese Language Codes include all the international language codes, glottocodes and linguasphere.