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
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
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
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
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)
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
4.1.2 How Many People Speak
NA2,400,000.00
1.5
960000000
4.2 Dialect 2
4.2.1 Where They Speak
Madurai, South Tamil Nadu
Vidarbha
4.2.2 How Many People Speak
NA7,000,000.00
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
1400
96000000
4.4 Total No. Of Dialects
5 How Many People Speak
5.1 How Many People Speak?
78.00 million71.00 million
0.13
1200
5.2 Speaking Population
5.3 Native Speakers
70.00 million68.00 million
0.13
873
1.2.1 Second Language Speakers
8.00 million3.00 million
0.01
400
1.3.1 Native Name
1.3.3 Alternative Names
Damulian, Tamal, Tamalsan, Tambul, Tamili
Maharashtra, Maharathi, Malhatee, Marthi, Muruthu
1.3.5 French Name
1.3.6 German Name
1.4 Pronunciation
1.5 Ethnicity
Tamil people or Tamilans
Marathi people
2 History
2.1 Origin
2.2 Language Family
Dravidian Family
Indo-European Family
2.2.1 Subgroup
Not Available
Indo-Iranian
2.2.2 Branch
2.3 Language Forms
2.3.1 Early Forms
Old Tamil and Middle Tamil
Maharashtri Prakrit
2.3.2 Standard Forms
2.3.3 Language Position
2.4.1 Signed Forms
Signed Tamil
Indian Signing System (ISS)
2.5 Scope
3 Code
3.1 ISO 639 1
3.2 ISO 639 2
3.2.1 ISO 639 2/T
3.2.2 ISO 639 2/B
3.3 ISO 639 3
3.4 ISO 639 6
3.5 Glottocode
tami1289, oldt1248
mara1378
3.6 Linguasphere
3.7 Types of Language
3.7.1 Language Type
3.7.2 Language Linguistic Typology
Subject-Object-Verb
Subject-Object-Verb
3.7.3 Language Morphological Typology
Not Available
Not Available