Countries
Malaysia, Mauritius, Puducherry, Singapore, Sri Lanka, Tamil Nadu
  
China, Mongolia
  
National Language
Singapore, Sri Lanka, Tamil Nadu
  
China, Mongolia
  
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
  
Not spoken in any of the countries
  
Regulated By
Official language Commission of Government of Tamil Nadu, Thanjavur Tamil University
  
Council for Language and Literature Work, State Language Council (Mongolia)
  
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.
  
Similar To
Malayalam
  
Turkish Language
  
Derived From
Not Available
  
Not Available
  
Alphabets in
Tamil-Alphabets.jpg#200
  
Mongolian-Alphabets.jpg#200
  
Phonology
  
  
Scripts
Tamil
  
Mongolian alphabets: Traditional Mongolian script
  
Writing Direction
Left-To-Right, Horizontal
  
Not Available
  
Hard to Learn
  
  
Hello
வணக்கம் (Vanakkam)
  
Сайн уу (Sain uu)
  
Thank You
நன்றி (Naṉṟi)
  
та бүхэнд баярлалаа (ta bükhend bayarlalaa)
  
How Are You?
நீங்கள் எப்படி இருக்கிறீர்கள்? (Nīṅkaḷ eppaṭi irukkiṟīrkaḷ?)
  
Юу байна? (Yuu baina?)
  
Good Night
நல்ல இரவு (Good night) / irravu vanakkam (Good night)
  
Сайн шөнийн (Sain shöniin)
  
Good Evening
நல்ல மாலை (Nalla mālai)/ மாலை (irravu vanakkam)
  
Сайн үдэш (Sain üdesh)
  
Good Afternoon
பிற்பகல் வணக்கம் (perpagal vanakkam)
  
Сайн Үдээс хойш (Sain Üdees khoish)
  
Good Morning
காலை வணக்கம் (Kaalai Vanakkam)
  
Өглөөний мэнд (Öglöönii mend)
  
Please
தயவு (Tayavu)
  
Хэрэв (Kherev)
  
Sorry
மன்னிக்கவும் (Maṉṉikkavum)
  
Уучлаарай (Uuchlaarai)
  
Bye
சென்று வருகிறேன் (Sendru Varukiren)
  
Баяртай (Bayartai)
  
I Love You
நான் உன்னை காதலிக்கிறேன் (Naan Unnai Kadalikiren)
  
Би чамд хайртай (Bi chamd khairtai)
  
Excuse Me
என்னை மன்னியுங்கள் (Eṉṉai maṉṉiyuṅkaḷ)
  
Өршөөгөөрэй (Örshöögöörei)
  
Dialect 1
Kongu
  
Khalkha Mongolian
  
Where They Speak
Kongu
  
Mongolia
  
Dialect 2
Madurai Tamil
  
Ordos Mongolian
  
Where They Speak
Madurai, South Tamil Nadu
  
Mongolia
  
How Many People Speak
Not Available
  
Dialect 3
Tirunelveli Tamil
  
Khorchin Mongolian
  
Where They Speak
South Tamil Nadu, Thoothukudi, Tirunelveli
  
Mongolia
  
How Many People Speak?
78.00 million
  
21
5.70 million
  
99+
Speaking Population
Not Available
  
Native Speakers
70.00 million
  
15
5.70 million
  
99+
Second Language Speakers
8.00 million
  
24
Not Available
  
Native Name
தமிழ்
  
монгол (mongol) монгол хэл (mongol hêl)
  
Alternative Names
Damulian, Tamal, Tamalsan, Tambul, Tamili
  
Not Available
  
French Name
tamoul
  
mongol
  
German Name
Tamil
  
Mongolisch
  
Pronunciation
[t̪ɐmɨɻ]
  
/mɔŋɢɔ̆ɮ xiɮ/
  
Ethnicity
Tamil people or Tamilans
  
Not Available
  
Origin
300 BC
  
1224-1225
  
Language Family
Dravidian Family
  
Mongolic family
  
Subgroup
Not Available
  
Mongolian
  
Branch
Not Available
  
Not Available
  
Language Forms
  
  
Early Forms
Old Tamil and Middle Tamil
  
Middle Mongolian, Classical Mongolian, Mongolian
  
Standard Forms
Modern Tamil
  
Khalkha, Southern Mongolian
  
Language Position
Not Available
  
Signed Forms
Signed Tamil
  
Mongolian Sign Language
  
Scope
Individual
  
Macrolanguage
  
ISO 639 1
ta
  
mn
  
ISO 639 2
  
  
ISO 639 2/T
tam
  
mon
  
ISO 639 2/B
tam
  
mon
  
ISO 639 3
tam
  
mon
  
ISO 639 6
tam
  
Not Available
  
Glottocode
tami1289, oldt1248
  
mong1331
  
Linguasphere
tami1289
  
part of 44-BAA-b
  
Types of Language
  
  
Language Type
Living
  
Living
  
Language Linguistic Typology
Subject-Object-Verb
  
Subject-Object-Verb
  
Language Morphological Typology
Not Available
  
Not Available