Countries
Malaysia, Mauritius, Puducherry, Singapore, Sri Lanka, Tamil Nadu
India
National Language
Singapore, Sri Lanka, Tamil Nadu
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
Not spoken in any of the countries
Regulated By
Official language Commission of Government of Tamil Nadu, Thanjavur Tamil University
Not Available
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.
- The earliest literature in Oriya was traced in 7th to 9th centuries.
- Since Odia is having a long literary history and has not borrowed largely from other languages, it is the 6th classical language in India.
Similar To
Malayalam
Bengali and Assamese
Derived From
Not Available
Sanskrit Language
Alphabets in
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Oriya-Alphabets.jpg#200
Scripts
Tamil
Bengali, Odia alphabet (Brahmic)
Writing Direction
Left-To-Right, Horizontal
Left-To-Right, Horizontal
Hello
வணக்கம் (Vanakkam)
ନମସ୍କାର (namascara)
Thank You
நன்றி (Naṉṟi)
ଧନ୍ୟବାଦ୍ (dhanyabaad)
How Are You?
நீங்கள் எப்படி இருக்கிறீர்கள்? (Nīṅkaḷ eppaṭi irukkiṟīrkaḷ?)
କେମିତି ଅତ୍ଚନ୍ଥି? (kemiti achanti?)
Good Night
நல்ல இரவு (Good night) / irravu vanakkam (Good night)
ସୁଭରାତ୍ର (shubharaatra)
Good Evening
நல்ல மாலை (Nalla mālai)/ மாலை (irravu vanakkam)
ସୁଭସନ୍ଧ୍ୟା (subha sandhya)
Good Afternoon
பிற்பகல் வணக்கம் (perpagal vanakkam)
ସୁଭ ଖରା ବେଳ (shubha kharaa bela)
Good Morning
காலை வணக்கம் (Kaalai Vanakkam)
ସୁପ୍ରଭାତ (suprabhaata)
Please
தயவு (Tayavu)
Not Available
Sorry
மன்னிக்கவும் (Maṉṉikkavum)
ମୁଁ ଦୁଃଖିତ (mū duḥkhita)
Bye
சென்று வருகிறேன் (Sendru Varukiren)
ସୁବିଦାୟ (shubidaaya)
I Love You
நான் உன்னை காதலிக்கிறேன் (Naan Unnai Kadalikiren)
ମୁଁ ତୁମକୁ ଭଲ ପାଏ (mu tumoku bhala paye)
Excuse Me
என்னை மன்னியுங்கள் (Eṉṉai maṉṉiyuṅkaḷ)
କ୍ଷମା କରିବେ (kyamā karibe)
Dialect 1
Kongu
Baleswari
Where They Speak
Kongu
India
Dialect 2
Madurai Tamil
Ganjami
Where They Speak
Madurai, South Tamil Nadu
India
Dialect 3
Tirunelveli Tamil
Kosli
Where They Speak
South Tamil Nadu, Thoothukudi, Tirunelveli
India
How Many People Speak
Not Available
Second Language Speakers
Not Available
Native Name
தமிழ்
ଓଡ଼ିଆ (ōṛiyā)
Alternative Names
Damulian, Tamal, Tamalsan, Tambul, Tamili
Odisha, Odri, Odrum, Oliya, Uriya, Utkali, Vadiya, Yudhia
German Name
Tamil
Oriya-Sprache
Pronunciation
[t̪ɐmɨɻ]
[ˈoɽia]
Ethnicity
Tamil people or Tamilans
Odias
Language Family
Dravidian Family
Indo-European Family
Subgroup
Not Available
Indo-Iranian
Branch
Not Available
Indic
Early Forms
Old Tamil and Middle Tamil
No early forms
Standard Forms
Modern Tamil
Standard Odia
Signed Forms
Signed Tamil
Indian Signing System
Scope
Individual
Individual, Macrolanguage
ISO 639 6
tam
Not Available
Glottocode
tami1289, oldt1248
macr1269
Linguasphere
tami1289
No data available
Language Type
Living
Living
Language Linguistic Typology
Subject-Object-Verb
Subject-Object-Verb
Language Morphological Typology
Not Available
Not Available
Tamil and Oriya Speaking population
Tamil and Oriya speaking population is one of the factors based on which Tamil and Oriya languages can be compared. The total count of Tamil and Oriya Speaking population in percentage is also given. The percentage of people speaking Tamil language is 1.06 % whereas the percentage of people speaking Oriya language is 0.50 %. 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 Oriya on Tamil vs Oriya where you will get native speakers, speaking population in percentage and native names.
Tamil and Oriya Language Codes
Tamil and Oriya language codes are used in those applications where using language names are tedious. Tamil and Oriya Language Codes include all the international language codes, glottocodes and linguasphere.