Countries
Malaysia, Mauritius, Puducherry, Singapore, Sri Lanka, Tamil Nadu
Thailand
National Language
Singapore, Sri Lanka, Tamil Nadu
Thailand
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
Burma, Cambodia, Laos
Regulated By
Official language Commission of Government of Tamil Nadu, Thanjavur Tamil University
Royal Society of Thailand (ราชบัณฑิตยสภา)
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.
Similar To
Malayalam
Lao Language
Derived From
Not Available
Khmer Language
Alphabets in
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Writing Direction
Left-To-Right, Horizontal
Left-To-Right, Horizontal
Hello
வணக்கம் (Vanakkam)
สวัสดี (S̄wạs̄dī)
Thank You
நன்றி (Naṉṟi)
ขอบคุณ (K̄hxbkhuṇ)
How Are You?
நீங்கள் எப்படி இருக்கிறீர்கள்? (Nīṅkaḷ eppaṭi irukkiṟīrkaḷ?)
คุณเป็นอย่างไร? (Khuṇ pĕn xỳāngrị?)
Good Night
நல்ல இரவு (Good night) / irravu vanakkam (Good night)
นอนหลับฝันดี (Nxn h̄lạb f̄ạn dī)
Good Evening
நல்ல மாலை (Nalla mālai)/ மாலை (irravu vanakkam)
สวัสดี (S̄wạs̄dī)
Good Afternoon
பிற்பகல் வணக்கம் (perpagal vanakkam)
สวัสดีตอนบ่าย (S̄wạs̄dī txn b̀āy)
Good Morning
காலை வணக்கம் (Kaalai Vanakkam)
อรุณสวัสดิ์ (Xruṇ s̄wạs̄di̒)
Please
தயவு (Tayavu)
โปรด (Pord)
Sorry
மன்னிக்கவும் (Maṉṉikkavum)
ขอโทษ (K̄hxthos̄ʹ)
Bye
சென்று வருகிறேன் (Sendru Varukiren)
ลาก่อน (Lā k̀xn)
I Love You
நான் உன்னை காதலிக்கிறேன் (Naan Unnai Kadalikiren)
ผมรักคุณ (P̄hm rạk khuṇ)
Excuse Me
என்னை மன்னியுங்கள் (Eṉṉai maṉṉiyuṅkaḷ)
ขอโทษ (K̄hxthos̄ʹ)
Where They Speak
Kongu
Isan
How Many People Speak
Not Available
Dialect 2
Madurai Tamil
Northern Thai
Where They Speak
Madurai, South Tamil Nadu
Northern Thailand
How Many People Speak
Not Available
Dialect 3
Tirunelveli Tamil
Southern Thai
Where They Speak
South Tamil Nadu, Thoothukudi, Tirunelveli
Kedah, Kelantan, Southern Thailand, Tanintharyi
How Many People Speak
Not Available
Native Name
தமிழ்
ภาษาไทย
Alternative Names
Damulian, Tamal, Tamalsan, Tambul, Tamili
Siamese, Standard Thai, Thaiklang
German Name
Tamil
Thailändisch
Pronunciation
[t̪ɐmɨɻ]
[pʰāːsǎː tʰāj]
Ethnicity
Tamil people or Tamilans
Central Thai and Thai Chinese
Language Family
Dravidian Family
Tai-Kadai Family
Subgroup
Not Available
Tai
Branch
Not Available
Not Available
Early Forms
Old Tamil and Middle Tamil
Old Thai
Standard Forms
Modern Tamil
Thai
Signed Forms
Signed Tamil
Thai Sign Language
Scope
Individual
Individual
ISO 639 6
tam
Not Available
Glottocode
tami1289, oldt1248
thai1261
Linguasphere
tami1289
47-AAA-b
Language Type
Living
Living
Language Linguistic Typology
Subject-Object-Verb
Subject-Verb-Object
Language Morphological Typology
Not Available
Analytic, Isolating
Tamil and Thai Speaking population
Tamil and Thai speaking population is one of the factors based on which Tamil and Thai languages can be compared. The total count of Tamil and Thai Speaking population in percentage is also given. The percentage of people speaking Tamil language is 1.06 % whereas the percentage of people speaking Thai language is 0.85 %. 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 Thai on Tamil vs Thai where you will get native speakers, speaking population in percentage and native names.
Tamil and Thai Language Codes
Tamil and Thai language codes are used in those applications where using language names are tedious. Tamil and Thai Language Codes include all the international language codes, glottocodes and linguasphere.