1 Countries
1.1 Countries
Malaysia, Mauritius, Puducherry, Singapore, Sri Lanka, Tamil Nadu
Assam, India
1.2 Total No. Of Countries
1.3 National Language
Singapore, Sri Lanka, Tamil Nadu
Assam, India
1.4 Second Language
Andaman and Nicobar Islands, kerala, Puducherry
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1.5 Speaking Continents
1.6 Minority Language
Canada, Malaysia, Mauritius, Reunion, Seychelles
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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.
- In ancient times, Bodo language was written using Assamese script and Roman script.
- Bodo Language is written using Devanagari script since 1963.
1.9 Similar To
Malayalam
Dimasa language, Garo language, Kokborok language
1.10 Derived From
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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)
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3.2 Thank You
நன்றி (Naṉṟi)
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3.3 How Are You?
நீங்கள் எப்படி இருக்கிறீர்கள்? (Nīṅkaḷ eppaṭi irukkiṟīrkaḷ?)
Nungni khabora ma?
3.4 Good Night
நல்ல இரவு (Good night) / irravu vanakkam (Good night)
मोजां हर (Mwjang Hor)
3.5 Good Evening
நல்ல மாலை (Nalla mālai)/ மாலை (irravu vanakkam)
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3.6 Good Afternoon
பிற்பகல் வணக்கம் (perpagal vanakkam)
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3.7 Good Morning
காலை வணக்கம் (Kaalai Vanakkam)
मोजां फुं (Mwjang Fung)
3.8 Please
தயவு (Tayavu)
अननानै (Onnanwi)
3.9 Sorry
மன்னிக்கவும் (Maṉṉikkavum)
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3.10 Bye
சென்று வருகிறேன் (Sendru Varukiren)
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3.11 I Love You
நான் உன்னை காதலிக்கிறேன் (Naan Unnai Kadalikiren)
अननाइ नों (onnai Nwng)
3.12 Excuse Me
என்னை மன்னியுங்கள் (Eṉṉai maṉṉiyuṅkaḷ)
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4 Dialects
4.1 Dialect 1
Kongu
(Sønabari) Western Boro dialect
4.1.1 Where They Speak
Kongu
Bongaigaon, Kokrajhar
4.1.2 How Many People Speak
4.2 Dialect 2
Madurai Tamil
(Sanzari) Eastern Boro dialect
4.2.1 Where They Speak
Madurai, South Tamil Nadu
Barpeta, Darrang, Kamrup, Nalbari
4.2.2 How Many People Speak
4.3 Dialect 3
Tirunelveli Tamil
(Hazari) Southern Boro dialect
4.3.1 Where They Speak
South Tamil Nadu, Thoothukudi, Tirunelveli
Assam, India, Nepal
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 million0.60 million
0.13
1200
5.2 Speaking Population
5.3 Native Speakers
70.00 million0.60 million
0.13
873
5.3.1 Second Language Speakers
5.3.2 Native Name
5.3.3 Alternative Names
Damulian, Tamal, Tamalsan, Tambul, Tamili
Bara, Bodi, Boro, Boroni, Kachari, Mech, Meche, Mechi, Meci
5.3.4 French Name
5.3.5 German Name
5.4 Pronunciation
5.5 Ethnicity
Tamil people or Tamilans
Bodo, Mech, (Assamese)
6 History
6.1 Origin
6.2 Language Family
Dravidian Family
Sino-Tibetan Family
6.2.1 Subgroup
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Tibeto-Burman
6.2.2 Branch
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6.3 Language Forms
6.3.1 Early Forms
Old Tamil and Middle Tamil
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6.3.2 Standard Forms
Modern Tamil
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6.3.3 Language Position
6.3.4 Signed Forms
Signed Tamil
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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
bodo1269
7.6 Linguasphere
7.7 Types of Language
7.7.1 Language Type
7.7.2 Language Linguistic Typology
Subject-Object-Verb
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7.7.3 Language Morphological Typology
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