1 Countries
1.1 Countries
Malaysia, Mauritius, Puducherry, Singapore, Sri Lanka, Tamil Nadu
Vietnam
1.2 Total No. Of Countries
1.3 National Language
Singapore, Sri Lanka, Tamil Nadu
Vietnam
1.4 Second Language
Andaman and Nicobar Islands, kerala, Puducherry
Australia, East Asia, North America, Southeast Asia, Western Europe
1.5 Speaking Continents
1.6 Minority Language
Canada, Malaysia, Mauritius, Reunion, Seychelles
Czech Republic
1.7 Regulated By
Official language Commission of Government of Tamil Nadu, Thanjavur Tamil University
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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.
- The vocabulary of Vietnamese language is influenced by Chinese Language.
- The only language in East Asia that uses the Latin alphabet is Vietnamese.
1.9 Similar To
Malayalam
Chinese Language
1.10 Derived From
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Chinese 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
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2.6 Hard to Learn
2.6.1 Language Levels
2.6.2 Time Taken to Learn
3 Greetings
3.1 Hello
வணக்கம் (Vanakkam)
Xin chào
3.2 Thank You
3.3 How Are You?
நீங்கள் எப்படி இருக்கிறீர்கள்? (Nīṅkaḷ eppaṭi irukkiṟīrkaḷ?)
Bạn khỏe không?
3.4 Good Night
நல்ல இரவு (Good night) / irravu vanakkam (Good night)
Chúc ngủ ngon
3.5 Good Evening
நல்ல மாலை (Nalla mālai)/ மாலை (irravu vanakkam)
Chào buổi tối
3.6 Good Afternoon
பிற்பகல் வணக்கம் (perpagal vanakkam)
Chào buổi trưa
3.7 Good Morning
காலை வணக்கம் (Kaalai Vanakkam)
Chào buổi sáng
3.8 Please
தயவு (Tayavu)
xin vui lòng
3.9 Sorry
மன்னிக்கவும் (Maṉṉikkavum)
Xin lỗi
3.10 Bye
சென்று வருகிறேன் (Sendru Varukiren)
Tạm biệt
3.11 I Love You
நான் உன்னை காதலிக்கிறேன் (Naan Unnai Kadalikiren)
tôi yêu bạn
3.12 Excuse Me
என்னை மன்னியுங்கள் (Eṉṉai maṉṉiyuṅkaḷ)
Xin loi
4 Dialects
4.1 Dialect 1
Kongu
Northern Vietnamese
4.1.1 Where They Speak
Kongu
Dong Bac, Haiphong, Hanoi, Red River Delta, Tay Bac
4.1.2 How Many People Speak
4.2 Dialect 2
Madurai Tamil
North-central Vietnamese
4.2.1 Where They Speak
Madurai, South Tamil Nadu
Ha Tinh, Nghe An, Thanh Hoa
4.2.2 How Many People Speak
4.3 Dialect 3
Tirunelveli Tamil
Mid-Central Vietnamese
4.3.1 Where They Speak
South Tamil Nadu, Thoothukudi, Tirunelveli
Hue, Quang Tri, Thua Thien
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 million91.00 million
0.13
1200
5.2 Speaking Population
5.3 Native Speakers
70.00 million75.00 million
0.13
873
5.3.1 Second Language Speakers
8.00 million16.00 million
0.01
400
5.3.2 Native Name
5.3.3 Alternative Names
Damulian, Tamal, Tamalsan, Tambul, Tamili
Annamese, Ching, Gin, Jing, Kinh, Viet
5.3.4 French Name
5.3.5 German Name
5.4 Pronunciation
[t̪ɐmɨɻ]
[tĭəŋ vìəˀt] (Northern)
[tǐəŋ jìək] (Southern)
5.5 Ethnicity
Tamil people or Tamilans
Vietnamese (Kinh) people
6 History
6.1 Origin
6.2 Language Family
Dravidian Family
Austroasiatic Family
6.2.1 Subgroup
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6.2.2 Branch
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6.3 Language Forms
6.3.1 Early Forms
Old Tamil and Middle Tamil
Pre-Vietnamese, Proto-Vietnamese, Archaic Vietnamese, Ancient Vietnamese, Middle Vietnamese, Modern Vietnamese
6.3.2 Standard Forms
Modern Tamil
Standard Vietnamese
6.3.3 Language Position
6.3.4 Signed Forms
Signed Tamil
Vietnamese sign languages
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
viet1252
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