Countries
Malaysia, Mauritius, Puducherry, Singapore, Sri Lanka, Tamil Nadu
  
Argentina, Bolivia, Chile, Colombia, Ecuador, Peru
  
National Language
Singapore, Sri Lanka, Tamil Nadu
  
Bolivia, Ecuador, Peru
  
Second Language
Andaman and Nicobar Islands, kerala, Puducherry
  
Not spoken in any of the countries
  
Speaking Continents
Asia
  
South America
  
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.
- One of the most widely spoken indigenous language in the America is Quechua.
- Quechua language has borrowed many words from Spanish.
  
Similar To
Malayalam
  
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Derived From
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Alphabets in
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Phonology
  
  
Scripts
Tamil
  
Latin
  
Writing Direction
Left-To-Right, Horizontal
  
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Hard to Learn
  
  
Language Levels
Not Available
  
Hello
வணக்கம் (Vanakkam)
  
Rimaykullayki
  
Thank You
நன்றி (Naṉṟi)
  
Solpayki
  
How Are You?
நீங்கள் எப்படி இருக்கிறீர்கள்? (Nīṅkaḷ eppaṭi irukkiṟīrkaḷ?)
  
Allillanchu
  
Good Night
நல்ல இரவு (Good night) / irravu vanakkam (Good night)
  
Allin tuta
  
Good Evening
நல்ல மாலை (Nalla mālai)/ மாலை (irravu vanakkam)
  
Wuynas nuchis
  
Good Afternoon
பிற்பகல் வணக்கம் (perpagal vanakkam)
  
Wuynas tardis
  
Good Morning
காலை வணக்கம் (Kaalai Vanakkam)
  
Wuynus diyas
  
Please
தயவு (Tayavu)
  
Not Available
  
Sorry
மன்னிக்கவும் (Maṉṉikkavum)
  
Pampachaykuway
  
Bye
சென்று வருகிறேன் (Sendru Varukiren)
  
bye
  
I Love You
நான் உன்னை காதலிக்கிறேன் (Naan Unnai Kadalikiren)
  
Kuyayki
  
Excuse Me
என்னை மன்னியுங்கள் (Eṉṉai maṉṉiyuṅkaḷ)
  
Pampachaway
  
Dialect 1
Kongu
  
Ancash
  
Where They Speak
Kongu
  
Peru
  
How Many People Speak
Not Available
  
Dialect 2
Madurai Tamil
  
Huánuco
  
Where They Speak
Madurai, South Tamil Nadu
  
Peru
  
How Many People Speak
Not Available
  
Dialect 3
Tirunelveli Tamil
  
Yaru
  
Where They Speak
South Tamil Nadu, Thoothukudi, Tirunelveli
  
Peru
  
How Many People Speak
Not Available
  
How Many People Speak?
78.00 million
  
21
8.90 million
  
99+
Native Speakers
70.00 million
  
15
8.90 million
  
99+
Second Language Speakers
8.00 million
  
24
Not Available
  
Native Name
தமிழ்
  
Qhichwa
  
Alternative Names
Damulian, Tamal, Tamalsan, Tambul, Tamili
  
North La Paz Quechua
  
French Name
tamoul
  
quechua
  
German Name
Tamil
  
Quechua-Sprache
  
Pronunciation
[t̪ɐmɨɻ]
  
Not Available
  
Ethnicity
Tamil people or Tamilans
  
Quechua
  
Origin
300 BC
  
16th Century
  
Language Family
Dravidian Family
  
Quechumaran Family
  
Subgroup
Not Available
  
Andean Equatorial
  
Branch
Not Available
  
Not Available
  
Language Forms
  
  
Early Forms
Old Tamil and Middle Tamil
  
No early forms
  
Standard Forms
Modern Tamil
  
Quechua
  
Language Position
Not Available
  
Signed Forms
Signed Tamil
  
Not Available
  
Scope
Individual
  
Macrolanguage
  
ISO 639 1
ta
  
qu
  
ISO 639 2
  
  
ISO 639 2/T
tam
  
que
  
ISO 639 2/B
tam
  
que
  
ISO 639 3
tam
  
que
  
ISO 639 6
tam
  
Not Available
  
Glottocode
tami1289, oldt1248
  
quec1387
  
Linguasphere
tami1289
  
No data Available
  
Types of Language
  
  
Language Type
Living
  
Living
  
Language Linguistic Typology
Subject-Object-Verb
  
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Language Morphological Typology
Not Available
  
Agglutinative, Synthetic
  
Tamil and Quechua Speaking population
Tamil and Quechua speaking population is one of the factors based on which Tamil and Quechua languages can be compared. The total count of Tamil and Quechua Speaking population in percentage is also given. The percentage of people speaking Tamil language is 1.06 % whereas the percentage of people speaking Quechua language is 0.13 %. 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 Quechua on Tamil vs Quechua where you will get native speakers, speaking population in percentage and native names.
Tamil and Quechua Language Codes
Tamil and Quechua language codes are used in those applications where using language names are tedious. Tamil and Quechua Language Codes include all the international language codes, glottocodes and linguasphere.