1 Countries
1.1 Countries
Malaysia, Mauritius, Puducherry, Singapore, Sri Lanka, Tamil Nadu
India
1.2 Total No. Of Countries
1.3 National Language
Singapore, Sri Lanka, Tamil Nadu
India
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
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.
- Sanskrit language has highest number of vocabularies than any other language.
- Sanskrit Language has proved to help in speech therapy, also it increases concentration and helps to learn maths and science better.
1.9 Similar To
Malayalam
Old German Language
1.10 Derived From
Not Available
Prakrit 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
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)
नमस्कारः (namaskāraḥ)
3.2 Thank You
நன்றி (Naṉṟi)
धन्यवादाः (dhanyawādāh)
3.3 How Are You?
நீங்கள் எப்படி இருக்கிறீர்கள்? (Nīṅkaḷ eppaṭi irukkiṟīrkaḷ?)
कथमस्ति भवान् (kathamasti bhawān)
3.4 Good Night
நல்ல இரவு (Good night) / irravu vanakkam (Good night)
शुभरात्री (shubharātrī)
3.5 Good Evening
நல்ல மாலை (Nalla mālai)/ மாலை (irravu vanakkam)
शुभः सायंकालः
3.6 Good Afternoon
பிற்பகல் வணக்கம் (perpagal vanakkam)
शुभ दुपार
3.7 Good Morning
காலை வணக்கம் (Kaalai Vanakkam)
सुप्रभातम् (suprabhātam)
3.8 Please
தயவு (Tayavu)
कृपया (kripayā)
3.9 Sorry
மன்னிக்கவும் (Maṉṉikkavum)
कृपया क्षम्यताम् (kripayā kshamyatām)
3.10 Bye
சென்று வருகிறேன் (Sendru Varukiren)
पुनः मिलामः(punah milamah)
3.11 I Love You
நான் உன்னை காதலிக்கிறேன் (Naan Unnai Kadalikiren)
त्वामनुरजामि (twāmanurajāmi)
3.12 Excuse Me
என்னை மன்னியுங்கள் (Eṉṉai maṉṉiyuṅkaḷ)
कृपया क्षम्यताम् (kripayā kshamyatām)
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
Not present
4.2.1 Where They Speak
Madurai, South Tamil Nadu
Not Available
4.2.2 How Many People Speak
4.3 Dialect 3
Tirunelveli Tamil
Not present
4.3.1 Where They Speak
South Tamil Nadu, Thoothukudi, Tirunelveli
Not Available
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 million14.10 million
0.13
1200
5.2 Speaking Population
5.3 Native Speakers
70.00 million14.10 million
0.13
873
5.3.1 Second Language Speakers
5.3.2 Native Name
தமிழ்
संस्कृतम् (saṃskṛtam)
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
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
Vedic Sanskrit
6.3.2 Standard Forms
6.3.3 Language Position
6.3.4 Signed Forms
Signed Tamil
Not Available
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
sans1269
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