Countries
Malaysia, Mauritius, Puducherry, Singapore, Sri Lanka, Tamil Nadu
Rajastan, India
National Language
Singapore, Sri Lanka, Tamil Nadu
Rajastan, India
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
Nepal, Pakistan
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.
- Marwari language was historically written in Mahajani, which is version of the Landa script.
- Marwari language is written in Arabic Alphabets in Pakistan.
Similar To
Malayalam
Gujarati, Haryanvi, Hindi and Punjabi Languages
Derived From
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Gujarati Language
Alphabets in
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Writing Direction
Left-To-Right, Horizontal
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Hello
வணக்கம் (Vanakkam)
khammaghani
Thank You
நன்றி (Naṉṟi)
dhanyavaad
How Are You?
நீங்கள் எப்படி இருக்கிறீர்கள்? (Nīṅkaḷ eppaṭi irukkiṟīrkaḷ?)
Kikan ho sa?
Good Night
நல்ல இரவு (Good night) / irravu vanakkam (Good night)
shubh raatri
Good Evening
நல்ல மாலை (Nalla mālai)/ மாலை (irravu vanakkam)
Shubh Honjh
Good Afternoon
பிற்பகல் வணக்கம் (perpagal vanakkam)
Shubh Befar
Good Morning
காலை வணக்கம் (Kaalai Vanakkam)
Shubh Havar
Please
தயவு (Tayavu)
kirpa
Sorry
மன்னிக்கவும் (Maṉṉikkavum)
Maaf Karo
Bye
சென்று வருகிறேன் (Sendru Varukiren)
bye
I Love You
நான் உன்னை காதலிக்கிறேன் (Naan Unnai Kadalikiren)
main tanne pyaar karoon
Excuse Me
என்னை மன்னியுங்கள் (Eṉṉai maṉṉiyuṅkaḷ)
maaf karo
Where They Speak
Kongu
India
Dialect 2
Madurai Tamil
Bagri
Where They Speak
Madurai, South Tamil Nadu
India
Dialect 3
Tirunelveli Tamil
Dhundhari
Where They Speak
South Tamil Nadu, Thoothukudi, Tirunelveli
India
Second Language Speakers
Not Available
Native Name
தமிழ்
Marwari
Alternative Names
Damulian, Tamal, Tamalsan, Tambul, Tamili
Marvadi, Marvari, Marwadi, Rajasthani
French Name
tamoul
marvari
German Name
Tamil
Marwari
Pronunciation
[t̪ɐmɨɻ]
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Ethnicity
Tamil people or Tamilans
Marwari or Marwadi
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
Marwari
Signed Forms
Signed Tamil
Indian Signing System (ISS)
Scope
Individual
Macrolanguage
ISO 639 1
ta
No data available
ISO 639 6
tam
Not Available
Glottocode
tami1289, oldt1248
raja1256
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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All Tamil and Marwari 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 Marwari dialects. Various dialects of Tamil and Marwari language differ in their pronunciations and words. Dialects of Tamil are spoken in different Tamil Speaking Countries whereas Marwari Dialects are spoken in different Marwari speaking countries. Also the number of people speaking Tamil vs Marwari Dialects varies from few thousands to many millions. Some of the Tamil dialects include: Kongu, Madurai Tamil. Marwari dialects include: Jogi , Bagri. Also learn about dialects in South American Languages and North American Languages.
Tamil and Marwari Speaking population
Tamil and Marwari speaking population is one of the factors based on which Tamil and Marwari languages can be compared. The total count of Tamil and Marwari Speaking population in percentage is also given. The percentage of people speaking Tamil language is 1.06 % whereas the percentage of people speaking Marwari language is 0.21 %. 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 Marwari on Tamil vs Marwari where you will get native speakers, speaking population in percentage and native names.
Tamil and Marwari Language Codes
Tamil and Marwari language codes are used in those applications where using language names are tedious. Tamil and Marwari Language Codes include all the international language codes, glottocodes and linguasphere.