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1 Countries
1.1 Countries
Malaysia, Mauritius, Puducherry, Singapore, Sri Lanka, Tamil Nadu
Dadra and Nagar Haveli, Daman and Diu, Goa, India, Maharashtra
1.2 Total No. Of Countries
64
About Bhojpuri Language
0 46
1.3 National Language
Singapore, Sri Lanka, Tamil Nadu
India
1.4 Second Language
Andaman and Nicobar Islands, kerala, Puducherry
Andra Pradesh, Chhattisgarh, Dadra and Nagar Haveli, Daman and Diu, Gujarat, Karnataka, Madhya Pradesh, Tamil Nadu, Telangana
1.5 Speaking Continents
Asia
Asia
1.6 Minority Language
Canada, Malaysia, Mauritius, Reunion, Seychelles
Israel, Mauritius
1.7 Regulated By
Official language Commission of Government of Tamil Nadu, Thanjavur Tamil University
Maharashtra Sahitya Parishad
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.
  • Marathi ranks 4th in India based on the number of native speakers.
  • Marathi language has borrowed plenty of loanwords from Urdu, Persian, Arabic and Sanskrit.
1.9 Similar To
Malayalam
Konkani Language
1.10 Derived From
Not Available
Sanskrit Language
2 Alphabets
2.1 Alphabets in
2.2 Alphabets
24752
About Irish Language
18 247
2.3 Phonology
2.3.1 How Many Vowels
1216
About Hebrew Language
0 32
2.3.2 How Many Consonants
1836
About German Language
9 60
2.4 Scripts
Tamil
Devanagari
2.5 Writing Direction
Left-To-Right, Horizontal
Left-To-Right, Horizontal
2.6 Hard to Learn
2.6.1 Language Levels
33
About Bengali Language
2 12
2.6.2 Time Taken to Learn
44 weeks4 weeks
About Cebuano Language
3 88
3 Greetings
3.1 Hello
வணக்கம் (Vanakkam)
हॅलो (Hĕlō)
3.2 Thank You
நன்றி (Naṉṟi)
धन्यवाद (Dhan'yavāda)
3.3 How Are You?
நீங்கள் எப்படி இருக்கிறீர்கள்? (Nīṅkaḷ eppaṭi irukkiṟīrkaḷ?)
तू कसा आहेस? (Tū kasā āhēsa?)
3.4 Good Night
நல்ல இரவு (Good night) / irravu vanakkam (Good night)
शुभ रात्री (Śubha rātrī)
3.5 Good Evening
நல்ல மாலை (Nalla mālai)/ மாலை (irravu vanakkam)
चांगले संध्याकाळी (Cāṅgalē sandhyākāḷī)
3.6 Good Afternoon
பிற்பகல் வணக்கம் (perpagal vanakkam)
शुभ दुपार (Śubha dupāra)
3.7 Good Morning
காலை வணக்கம் (Kaalai Vanakkam)
शुभ प्रभात (Śubha prabhāta)
3.8 Please
தயவு (Tayavu)
कृपया (Kr̥payā)
3.9 Sorry
மன்னிக்கவும் (Maṉṉikkavum)
क्षमस्व (Kṣamasva)
3.10 Bye
சென்று வருகிறேன் (Sendru Varukiren)
बाय (Bāya)
3.11 I Love You
நான் உன்னை காதலிக்கிறேன் (Naan Unnai Kadalikiren)
मी तुझ्यावर प्रेम करतो (Mī tujhyāvara prēma karatō)
3.12 Excuse Me
என்னை மன்னியுங்கள் (Eṉṉai maṉṉiyuṅkaḷ)
मला माफ करा (Malā māpha karā)
4 Dialects
4.1 Dialect 1
Kongu
Maharashtrian Konkani
4.1.1 Where They Speak
Kongu
Kokan
4.1.2 How Many People Speak
NA2,400,000.00
About Macedonian Language
1.5 960000000
4.2 Dialect 2
Madurai Tamil
Varhadi
4.2.1 Where They Speak
Madurai, South Tamil Nadu
Vidarbha
4.2.2 How Many People Speak
NA7,000,000.00
About Dzongkha Language
700 80000000
4.3 Dialect 3
Tirunelveli Tamil
Khandeshi
4.3.1 Where They Speak
South Tamil Nadu, Thoothukudi, Tirunelveli
Khandesh
4.3.2 How Many People Speak
NA1,900,000.00
About Romanian Language
1400 96000000
4.4 Total No. Of Dialects
1042
About Sanskrit Language
0 188
5 How Many People Speak
5.1 How Many People Speak?
78.00 million71.00 million
About Abkhaz Language
0.13 1200
5.2 Speaking Population
1.06 %1.10 %
About Xhosa Language
0.11 89
5.3 Native Speakers
70.00 million68.00 million
About Abkhaz Language
0.13 873
1.2.1 Second Language Speakers
8.00 million3.00 million
About Finnish Language
0.01 400
1.3.1 Native Name
தமிழ்
मराठी (marāṭhī)
1.3.3 Alternative Names
Damulian, Tamal, Tamalsan, Tambul, Tamili
Maharashtra, Maharathi, Malhatee, Marthi, Muruthu
1.3.5 French Name
tamoul
marathe
1.3.6 German Name
Tamil
Marathi
1.4 Pronunciation
[t̪ɐmɨɻ]
[məˈɾaʈʰi]
1.5 Ethnicity
Tamil people or Tamilans
Marathi people
2 History
2.1 Origin
300 BC
10th century
2.2 Language Family
Dravidian Family
Indo-European Family
2.2.1 Subgroup
Not Available
Indo-Iranian
2.2.2 Branch
Not Available
Indic
2.3 Language Forms
2.3.1 Early Forms
Old Tamil and Middle Tamil
Maharashtri Prakrit
2.3.2 Standard Forms
Modern Tamil
Marathi
2.3.3 Language Position
1817
About Chinese Language
1 120
2.4.1 Signed Forms
Signed Tamil
Indian Signing System (ISS)
2.5 Scope
Individual
Individual
3 Code
3.1 ISO 639 1
ta
mr
3.2 ISO 639 2
3.2.1 ISO 639 2/T
tam
mar
3.2.2 ISO 639 2/B
tam
mar
3.3 ISO 639 3
tam
mar
3.4 ISO 639 6
tam
Not Available
3.5 Glottocode
tami1289, oldt1248
mara1378
3.6 Linguasphere
tami1289
omr
3.7 Types of Language
3.7.1 Language Type
Living
Living
3.7.2 Language Linguistic Typology
Subject-Object-Verb
Subject-Object-Verb
3.7.3 Language Morphological Typology
Not Available
Not Available

Tamil and Marathi Alphabets

Tamil and Marathi Alphabets provides you with alphabets, vowels and consonants in Tamil and Marathi. In Tamil Alphabets there are 247 letters while in Marathi Alphabets there are 52 letters. To learn Tamil and Marathi languages the very first thing is to understand and learn alphabets of Tamil and Marathi languages. The Tamil phonology consist Tamil vowels and Tamil consonants. After alphabets, words are to be learned and after words, phrases in that language. Take a look at Tamil greetings vs Marathi greetings, where you will find numerous useful phrases. Find whether Tamil and Marathi are Most Spoken Languages.

All Tamil and Marathi 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 Marathi dialects. Various dialects of Tamil and Marathi language differ in their pronunciations and words. Dialects of Tamil are spoken in different Tamil Speaking Countries whereas Marathi Dialects are spoken in different Marathi speaking countries. Also the number of people speaking Tamil vs Marathi Dialects varies from few thousands to many millions. Some of the Tamil dialects include: Kongu, Madurai Tamil. Marathi dialects include: Maharashtrian Konkani , Varhadi. Also learn about dialects in South American Languages and North American Languages.

Tamil and Marathi Speaking population

Tamil and Marathi speaking population is one of the factors based on which Tamil and Marathi languages can be compared. The total count of Tamil and Marathi Speaking population in percentage is also given. The percentage of people speaking Tamil language is 1.06 % whereas the percentage of people speaking Marathi language is 1.10 %. 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 Marathi on Tamil vs Marathi where you will get native speakers, speaking population in percentage and native names.

Tamil and Marathi Language Codes

Tamil and Marathi language codes are used in those applications where using language names are tedious. Tamil and Marathi Language Codes include all the international language codes, glottocodes and linguasphere.