1 Countries
1.1 Countries
Malaysia, Mauritius, Puducherry, Singapore, Sri Lanka, Tamil Nadu
New Zealand
1.2 Total No. Of Countries
1.3 National Language
Singapore, Sri Lanka, Tamil Nadu
New Zealand
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
Māori Language Commission
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.
- "E korao no New Zealand" was the first printed Maori book in 1815.
- The first newspaper in the Maori language was published in year 1842.
1.9 Similar To
Malayalam
Tahitian Language
1.10 Derived From
Not Available
Not Available
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
2.5 Writing Direction
Left-To-Right, Horizontal
Not Available
2.6 Hard to Learn
2.6.1 Language Levels
2.6.2 Time Taken to Learn
3 Greetings
3.1 Hello
3.2 Thank You
நன்றி (Naṉṟi)
Mauruuru koutou
3.3 How Are You?
நீங்கள் எப்படி இருக்கிறீர்கள்? (Nīṅkaḷ eppaṭi irukkiṟīrkaḷ?)
E pēhea ana koe ?
3.4 Good Night
நல்ல இரவு (Good night) / irravu vanakkam (Good night)
Night pai
3.5 Good Evening
நல்ல மாலை (Nalla mālai)/ மாலை (irravu vanakkam)
pai ahiahi
3.6 Good Afternoon
பிற்பகல் வணக்கம் (perpagal vanakkam)
Afternoon pai
3.7 Good Morning
காலை வணக்கம் (Kaalai Vanakkam)
Morning pai
3.8 Please
3.9 Sorry
மன்னிக்கவும் (Maṉṉikkavum)
Aroha mai
3.10 Bye
சென்று வருகிறேன் (Sendru Varukiren)
poroporoaki
3.11 I Love You
நான் உன்னை காதலிக்கிறேன் (Naan Unnai Kadalikiren)
Aroha ahau ki a koe
3.12 Excuse Me
என்னை மன்னியுங்கள் (Eṉṉai maṉṉiyuṅkaḷ)
tukua ahau
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
Western North Island Maori
4.2.1 Where They Speak
Madurai, South Tamil Nadu
New Zealand
4.2.2 How Many People Speak
4.3 Dialect 3
Tirunelveli Tamil
Eastern North Island Maori
4.3.1 Where They Speak
South Tamil Nadu, Thoothukudi, Tirunelveli
New Zealand
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 million0.18 million
0.13
1200
5.2 Speaking Population
5.3 Native Speakers
70.00 million0.18 million
0.13
873
5.3.1 Second Language Speakers
5.3.2 Native Name
5.3.3 Alternative Names
Damulian, Tamal, Tamalsan, Tambul, Tamili
New Zealand Maori
5.3.4 French Name
5.3.5 German Name
5.4 Pronunciation
5.5 Ethnicity
Tamil people or Tamilans
Māori people
6 History
6.1 Origin
6.2 Language Family
Dravidian Family
Austronesian 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
maor1246
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
Not Available
7.7.3 Language Morphological Typology
Not Available
Not Available