1 Countries
1.1 Countries
Malaysia, Mauritius, Puducherry, Singapore, Sri Lanka, Tamil Nadu
Thailand
1.2 Total No. Of Countries
1.3 National Language
Singapore, Sri Lanka, Tamil Nadu
Thailand
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
Burma, Cambodia, Laos
1.7 Regulated By
Official language Commission of Government of Tamil Nadu, Thanjavur Tamil University
Royal Society of Thailand (ราชบัณฑิตยสภา)
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.
- Thai is tonal language and also it is very repetitive and exaggerative language.
- You should learn thai language with native speakers and not with books or recorders, since speaking and writing in thai are not the same.
1.9 Similar To
1.10 Derived From
Not Available
Khmer 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)
สวัสดี (S̄wạs̄dī)
3.2 Thank You
நன்றி (Naṉṟi)
ขอบคุณ (K̄hxbkhuṇ)
3.3 How Are You?
நீங்கள் எப்படி இருக்கிறீர்கள்? (Nīṅkaḷ eppaṭi irukkiṟīrkaḷ?)
คุณเป็นอย่างไร? (Khuṇ pĕn xỳāngrị?)
3.4 Good Night
நல்ல இரவு (Good night) / irravu vanakkam (Good night)
นอนหลับฝันดี (Nxn h̄lạb f̄ạn dī)
3.5 Good Evening
நல்ல மாலை (Nalla mālai)/ மாலை (irravu vanakkam)
สวัสดี (S̄wạs̄dī)
3.6 Good Afternoon
பிற்பகல் வணக்கம் (perpagal vanakkam)
สวัสดีตอนบ่าย (S̄wạs̄dī txn b̀āy)
3.7 Good Morning
காலை வணக்கம் (Kaalai Vanakkam)
อรุณสวัสดิ์ (Xruṇ s̄wạs̄di̒)
3.8 Please
தயவு (Tayavu)
โปรด (Pord)
3.9 Sorry
மன்னிக்கவும் (Maṉṉikkavum)
ขอโทษ (K̄hxthos̄ʹ)
3.10 Bye
சென்று வருகிறேன் (Sendru Varukiren)
ลาก่อน (Lā k̀xn)
3.11 I Love You
நான் உன்னை காதலிக்கிறேன் (Naan Unnai Kadalikiren)
ผมรักคุณ (P̄hm rạk khuṇ)
3.12 Excuse Me
என்னை மன்னியுங்கள் (Eṉṉai maṉṉiyuṅkaḷ)
ขอโทษ (K̄hxthos̄ʹ)
4 Dialects
4.1 Dialect 1
4.1.1 Where They Speak
4.1.2 How Many People Speak
NA20,000,000.00
1.5
960000000
4.2 Dialect 2
Madurai Tamil
Northern Thai
4.2.1 Where They Speak
Madurai, South Tamil Nadu
Northern Thailand
4.2.2 How Many People Speak
NA6,000,000.00
700
80000000
4.3 Dialect 3
Tirunelveli Tamil
Southern Thai
4.3.1 Where They Speak
South Tamil Nadu, Thoothukudi, Tirunelveli
Kedah, Kelantan, Southern Thailand, Tanintharyi
4.3.2 How Many People Speak
NA4,500,000.00
1400
96000000
4.4 Total No. Of Dialects
5 How Many People Speak
5.1 How Many People Speak?
78.00 million60.00 million
0.13
1200
5.2 Speaking Population
5.3 Native Speakers
70.00 million20.00 million
0.13
873
5.3.1 Second Language Speakers
8.00 million40.00 million
0.01
400
5.3.2 Native Name
5.3.3 Alternative Names
Damulian, Tamal, Tamalsan, Tambul, Tamili
Siamese, Standard Thai, Thaiklang
5.3.4 French Name
5.3.5 German Name
5.4 Pronunciation
5.5 Ethnicity
Tamil people or Tamilans
Central Thai and Thai Chinese
6 History
6.1 Origin
6.2 Language Family
Dravidian Family
Tai-Kadai Family
6.2.1 Subgroup
6.2.2 Branch
Not Available
Not Available
6.3 Language Forms
6.3.1 Early Forms
Old Tamil and Middle Tamil
Old Thai
6.3.2 Standard Forms
6.3.3 Language Position
6.3.4 Signed Forms
Signed Tamil
Thai Sign Language
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
thai1261
7.6 Linguasphere
7.7 Types of Language
7.7.1 Language Type
7.7.2 Language Linguistic Typology
Subject-Object-Verb
Subject-Verb-Object
7.7.3 Language Morphological Typology
Not Available
Analytic, Isolating