1 Countries
1.1 Countries
Malaysia, Mauritius, Puducherry, Singapore, Sri Lanka, Tamil Nadu
India, Pakistan
1.2 Total No. Of Countries
1.3 National Language
Singapore, Sri Lanka, Tamil Nadu
India, Pakistan
1.4 Second Language
Andaman and Nicobar Islands, kerala, Puducherry
Pakistan
1.5 Speaking Continents
1.6 Minority Language
Canada, Malaysia, Mauritius, Reunion, Seychelles
Australia, Canada, United Kingdom, United States of America
1.7 Regulated By
Official language Commission of Government of Tamil Nadu, Thanjavur Tamil University
Not Available
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.
- Punjabi is 2nd most spoken in United Kingdom and 4th most spoken in Canada.
- Punjabi is tonal language, by using various tones Punjabi speakers are able to differentiate between words.
1.9 Similar To
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
Tamil
Gurmukhi, Shahmukhi
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)
ਨਮਸਕਾਰ (namaskar)
3.2 Thank You
நன்றி (Naṉṟi)
ਸ਼ੁਕਰੀਆ (shukrīā)
3.3 How Are You?
நீங்கள் எப்படி இருக்கிறீர்கள்? (Nīṅkaḷ eppaṭi irukkiṟīrkaḷ?)
ਤੁਹਾਡਾ ਕੀ ਹਾਲ ਹੈ? (tuhāḍā kī hāl he?)
3.4 Good Night
நல்ல இரவு (Good night) / irravu vanakkam (Good night)
ਸ਼ੁੱਭ ਰਾਤਰੀ (shubh rātri)
3.5 Good Evening
நல்ல மாலை (Nalla mālai)/ மாலை (irravu vanakkam)
ਸਤ ਸੀ੍ ਅਕਾਲ (Sat sri akaal)
3.6 Good Afternoon
பிற்பகல் வணக்கம் (perpagal vanakkam)
ਨਮਸਕਾਰ (Namasakāra)
3.7 Good Morning
காலை வணக்கம் (Kaalai Vanakkam)
ਸਤ ਸੀ੍ ਅਕਾਲ (Sat sri akaal)
3.8 Please
தயவு (Tayavu)
ਕਿਰਪਾ ਕਰਕੇ (kirpā karkē)
3.9 Sorry
மன்னிக்கவும் (Maṉṉikkavum)
ਖਿਮਾ/ਮਾਫ਼ ਕਰੋ ਜੀ। (kimā)
3.10 Bye
சென்று வருகிறேன் (Sendru Varukiren)
ਫਿਰ ਮਿਲਾੰਗੇ (Fair milaange)
3.11 I Love You
நான் உன்னை காதலிக்கிறேன் (Naan Unnai Kadalikiren)
ਮੈਂ ਤੈਨੂੰ ਪਿਆਰ ਕਰਦਾ ਹਾਂ। (mẽ tenū̃ piār kardā hā̃)
3.12 Excuse Me
என்னை மன்னியுங்கள் (Eṉṉai maṉṉiyuṅkaḷ)
ਵੇਖੋ ਜੀ। (vēkhō jī)
4 Dialects
4.1 Dialect 1
4.1.1 Where They Speak
4.1.2 How Many People Speak
NA2,500,000.00
1.5
960000000
4.2 Dialect 2
4.2.1 Where They Speak
Madurai, South Tamil Nadu
Afganistan, India, Pakistan
4.2.2 How Many People Speak
NA20,000,000.00
700
80000000
4.3 Dialect 3
4.3.1 Where They Speak
South Tamil Nadu, Thoothukudi, Tirunelveli
Pakistan, Punjab, India
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 million154.30 million
0.13
1200
5.2 Speaking Population
5.3 Native Speakers
70.00 million100.00 million
0.13
873
5.3.1 Second Language Speakers
8.00 million54.30 million
0.01
400
5.3.2 Native Name
5.3.3 Alternative Names
Damulian, Tamal, Tamalsan, Tambul, Tamili
Lahanda, Lahnda, Lahndi, Lahori, Majhi, Gurmukhi, Gurumukhi, Panjabi
5.3.4 French Name
5.3.5 German Name
5.4 Pronunciation
5.5 Ethnicity
Tamil people or Tamilans
Punjabis
6 History
6.1 Origin
6.2 Language Family
Dravidian Family
Indo-European Family
6.2.1 Subgroup
Not Available
Indo-Iranian
6.2.2 Branch
6.3 Language Forms
6.3.1 Early Forms
Old Tamil and Middle Tamil
Shauraseni, Kaikeyi
6.3.2 Standard Forms
Modern Tamil
Modern Punjabi
6.3.3 Language Position
6.3.4 Signed Forms
Signed Tamil
Indian Signing System (ISS)
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
panj1256
7.6 Linguasphere
tami1289
No data available
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