1 Countries
1.1 Countries
Malaysia, Mauritius, Puducherry, Singapore, Sri Lanka, Tamil Nadu
China, Mongolia
1.2 Total No. Of Countries
1.3 National Language
Singapore, Sri Lanka, Tamil Nadu
China, Mongolia
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
Council for Language and Literature Work, State Language Council (Mongolia)
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.
- Mongolian was first written using Phagspa script in late 13th century.
- There is no connection between Mongolian, Japanese and Korean, but still in terms of grammar and sentence structure they are very similar.
1.9 Similar To
Malayalam
Turkish 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
Tamil
Mongolian alphabets: Traditional Mongolian script
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
வணக்கம் (Vanakkam)
Сайн уу (Sain uu)
3.2 Thank You
நன்றி (Naṉṟi)
та бүхэнд баярлалаа (ta bükhend bayarlalaa)
3.3 How Are You?
நீங்கள் எப்படி இருக்கிறீர்கள்? (Nīṅkaḷ eppaṭi irukkiṟīrkaḷ?)
Юу байна? (Yuu baina?)
3.4 Good Night
நல்ல இரவு (Good night) / irravu vanakkam (Good night)
Сайн шөнийн (Sain shöniin)
3.5 Good Evening
நல்ல மாலை (Nalla mālai)/ மாலை (irravu vanakkam)
Сайн үдэш (Sain üdesh)
3.6 Good Afternoon
பிற்பகல் வணக்கம் (perpagal vanakkam)
Сайн Үдээс хойш (Sain Üdees khoish)
3.7 Good Morning
காலை வணக்கம் (Kaalai Vanakkam)
Өглөөний мэнд (Öglöönii mend)
3.8 Please
தயவு (Tayavu)
Хэрэв (Kherev)
3.9 Sorry
மன்னிக்கவும் (Maṉṉikkavum)
Уучлаарай (Uuchlaarai)
3.10 Bye
சென்று வருகிறேன் (Sendru Varukiren)
Баяртай (Bayartai)
3.11 I Love You
நான் உன்னை காதலிக்கிறேன் (Naan Unnai Kadalikiren)
Би чамд хайртай (Bi chamd khairtai)
3.12 Excuse Me
என்னை மன்னியுங்கள் (Eṉṉai maṉṉiyuṅkaḷ)
Өршөөгөөрэй (Örshöögöörei)
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
Ordos Mongolian
4.2.1 Where They Speak
Madurai, South Tamil Nadu
Mongolia
4.2.2 How Many People Speak
NA123,000.00
700
80000000
4.3 Dialect 3
Tirunelveli Tamil
Khorchin Mongolian
4.3.1 Where They Speak
South Tamil Nadu, Thoothukudi, Tirunelveli
Mongolia
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 million5.70 million
0.13
1200
5.2 Speaking Population
5.3 Native Speakers
70.00 million5.70 million
0.13
873
5.3.1 Second Language Speakers
5.3.2 Native Name
தமிழ்
монгол (mongol) монгол хэл (mongol hêl)
5.3.3 Alternative Names
Damulian, Tamal, Tamalsan, Tambul, Tamili
Not Available
5.3.4 French Name
5.3.5 German Name
5.4 Pronunciation
5.5 Ethnicity
Tamil people or Tamilans
Not Available
6 History
6.1 Origin
6.2 Language Family
Dravidian Family
Mongolic family
6.2.1 Subgroup
6.2.2 Branch
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Not Available
6.3 Language Forms
6.3.1 Early Forms
Old Tamil and Middle Tamil
Middle Mongolian, Classical Mongolian, Mongolian
6.3.2 Standard Forms
Modern Tamil
Khalkha, Southern Mongolian
6.3.3 Language Position
6.3.4 Signed Forms
Signed Tamil
Mongolian Sign Language
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
mong1331
7.6 Linguasphere
tami1289
part of 44-BAA-b
7.7 Types of Language
7.7.1 Language Type
7.7.2 Language Linguistic Typology
Subject-Object-Verb
Subject-Object-Verb
7.7.3 Language Morphological Typology
Not Available
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