1 Countries
1.1 Countries
Malaysia, Mauritius, Puducherry, Singapore, Sri Lanka, Tamil Nadu
Azerbaijan, Bosnia, Bulgaria, Cyprus, Greece, Iraq, Kosovo, Macedonia, Northern Cyprus, Romania, Turkey
1.2 Total No. Of Countries
1.3 National Language
Singapore, Sri Lanka, Tamil Nadu
Turkey
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
Bosnia and Herzegovina, Greece, Iraq, Kosovo, Macedonia, Romania
1.7 Regulated By
Official language Commission of Government of Tamil Nadu, Thanjavur Tamil University
Turkish Language Association
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.
- Turkish language oldest written records are found upon stone monuments in Central Asia, in Orhun, Yenisey and Talas regions.
- Turkish language was developed in the Middle East, streching all the way to Eastern Europe.
1.9 Similar To
Malayalam
Azerbaijani Language
1.10 Derived From
Not Available
Not Available
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)
Merhaba
3.2 Thank You
நன்றி (Naṉṟi)
teşekkür ederim
3.3 How Are You?
நீங்கள் எப்படி இருக்கிறீர்கள்? (Nīṅkaḷ eppaṭi irukkiṟīrkaḷ?)
Nasılsın?
3.4 Good Night
நல்ல இரவு (Good night) / irravu vanakkam (Good night)
İyi Geceler
3.5 Good Evening
நல்ல மாலை (Nalla mālai)/ மாலை (irravu vanakkam)
İyi Akşamlar
3.6 Good Afternoon
பிற்பகல் வணக்கம் (perpagal vanakkam)
Tünaydın
3.7 Good Morning
காலை வணக்கம் (Kaalai Vanakkam)
günaydın
3.8 Please
3.9 Sorry
மன்னிக்கவும் (Maṉṉikkavum)
üzgünüm
3.10 Bye
சென்று வருகிறேன் (Sendru Varukiren)
Hoşçakal
3.11 I Love You
நான் உன்னை காதலிக்கிறேன் (Naan Unnai Kadalikiren)
Seni seviyorum
3.12 Excuse Me
என்னை மன்னியுங்கள் (Eṉṉai maṉṉiyuṅkaḷ)
Afedersiniz
4 Dialects
4.1 Dialect 1
Kongu
Azerbaijani Turkish
4.1.1 Where They Speak
Kongu
Azerbaijan, Georgia, Iran, Iraq, Russia, Syria, Turkey
4.1.2 How Many People Speak
NA26,000,000.00
1.5
960000000
4.2 Dialect 2
Madurai Tamil
Crimean Turkish
4.2.1 Where They Speak
Madurai, South Tamil Nadu
Bulgaria, Kyrgyzstan, Romania, Russia, Turkey, Ukraine, Uzbekistan
4.2.2 How Many People Speak
NA480,000.00
700
80000000
4.3 Dialect 3
4.3.1 Where They Speak
South Tamil Nadu, Thoothukudi, Tirunelveli
Moldova, Russia, Turkey, Ukraine
4.3.2 How Many People Speak
NA140,000.00
1400
96000000
4.4 Total No. Of Dialects
5 How Many People Speak
5.1 How Many People Speak?
78.00 million75.00 million
0.13
1200
5.2 Speaking Population
5.3 Native Speakers
70.00 million60.00 million
0.13
873
5.3.1 Second Language Speakers
8.00 million15.00 million
0.01
400
5.3.2 Native Name
5.3.3 Alternative Names
Damulian, Tamal, Tamalsan, Tambul, Tamili
Anatolian, Türkisch
5.3.4 French Name
5.3.5 German Name
5.4 Pronunciation
5.5 Ethnicity
Tamil people or Tamilans
Turkish
6 History
6.1 Origin
6.2 Language Family
Dravidian Family
Turkic Family
6.2.1 Subgroup
6.2.2 Branch
Not Available
Southwestern(Oghuz)
6.3 Language Forms
6.3.1 Early Forms
Old Tamil and Middle Tamil
Old Anatalian Turkish, Ottoman Turkish and Turkish
6.3.2 Standard Forms
Modern Tamil
Ottoman Turkish(defunct)
6.3.3 Language Position
6.3.4 Signed Forms
Signed Tamil
Turkish 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
nucl1301
7.6 Linguasphere
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