Countries
Malaysia, Mauritius, Puducherry, Singapore, Sri Lanka, Tamil Nadu
India, Nepal
National Language
Singapore, Sri Lanka, Tamil Nadu
India, Nepal
Second Language
Andaman and Nicobar Islands, kerala, Puducherry
Nepal
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.
- Earlier, Maithili language was considered as the dialect of Hindi and Bengali, however in the year 2003 Maithili achieved an independent language status in India.
- Maithili has rich literature.
Similar To
Malayalam
Bhojpuri Language
Derived From
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Alphabets in
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How Many Consonants
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Writing Direction
Left-To-Right, Horizontal
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Language Levels
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Time Taken to Learn
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Hello
வணக்கம் (Vanakkam)
pranam
Thank You
நன்றி (Naṉṟi)
dhanyabad
How Are You?
நீங்கள் எப்படி இருக்கிறீர்கள்? (Nīṅkaḷ eppaṭi irukkiṟīrkaḷ?)
Aahan kehan chhi ?
Good Night
நல்ல இரவு (Good night) / irravu vanakkam (Good night)
Śubharātri
Good Evening
நல்ல மாலை (Nalla mālai)/ மாலை (irravu vanakkam)
shubh sandhya
Good Afternoon
பிற்பகல் வணக்கம் (perpagal vanakkam)
dopahar ke bad namaskar
Good Morning
காலை வணக்கம் (Kaalai Vanakkam)
Suprabhaat
Please
தயவு (Tayavu)
kripaya
Sorry
மன்னிக்கவும் (Maṉṉikkavum)
maf karai
Bye
சென்று வருகிறேன் (Sendru Varukiren)
Alavidā
I Love You
நான் உன்னை காதலிக்கிறேன் (Naan Unnai Kadalikiren)
hawm ahāṃ se prem karechi
Excuse Me
என்னை மன்னியுங்கள் (Eṉṉai maṉṉiyuṅkaḷ)
kripaya
Where They Speak
Kongu
Nepal
Dialect 2
Madurai Tamil
Madhubani
Where They Speak
Madurai, South Tamil Nadu
North India
Dialect 3
Tirunelveli Tamil
Khortha
Where They Speak
South Tamil Nadu, Thoothukudi, Tirunelveli
Deoghar, France
Native Name
தமிழ்
मैथिली (mɛtʰilī)
Alternative Names
Damulian, Tamal, Tamalsan, Tambul, Tamili
Apabhramsa, Bihari, Maitili, Maitli, Methli, Tirahutia, Tirhuti, Tirhutia
French Name
tamoul
maithili
German Name
Tamil
Maithili
Pronunciation
[t̪ɐmɨɻ]
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Ethnicity
Tamil people or Tamilans
Maithil
Origin
300 BC
14th century
Language Family
Dravidian Family
Indo-European Family
Subgroup
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Branch
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Early Forms
Old Tamil and Middle Tamil
No early forms
Standard Forms
Modern Tamil
Standard Maithili
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
mait1250
Linguasphere
tami1289
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Language Type
Living
Living
Language Linguistic Typology
Subject-Object-Verb
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Language Morphological Typology
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All Tamil and Maithili Dialects
Most languages have dialects where each dialect differ from other dialect with respect to grammar and vocabulary. Here you will get to know all Tamil and Maithili dialects. Various dialects of Tamil and Maithili language differ in their pronunciations and words. Dialects of Tamil are spoken in different Tamil Speaking Countries whereas Maithili Dialects are spoken in different Maithili speaking countries. Also the number of people speaking Tamil vs Maithili Dialects varies from few thousands to many millions. Some of the Tamil dialects include: Kongu, Madurai Tamil. Maithili dialects include: Tharuwat , Madhubani. Also learn about dialects in South American Languages and North American Languages.
Tamil and Maithili Speaking population
Tamil and Maithili speaking population is one of the factors based on which Tamil and Maithili languages can be compared. The total count of Tamil and Maithili Speaking population in percentage is also given. The percentage of people speaking Tamil language is 1.06 % whereas the percentage of people speaking Maithili language is 0.41 %. 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 Maithili on Tamil vs Maithili where you will get native speakers, speaking population in percentage and native names.
Tamil and Maithili Language Codes
Tamil and Maithili language codes are used in those applications where using language names are tedious. Tamil and Maithili Language Codes include all the international language codes, glottocodes and linguasphere.