1 Countries
1.1 Countries
Malaysia, Mauritius, Puducherry, Singapore, Sri Lanka, Tamil Nadu
Bhutan
1.2 Total No. Of Countries
1.3 National Language
Singapore, Sri Lanka, Tamil Nadu
Bhutan
1.4 Second Language
Andaman and Nicobar Islands, kerala, Puducherry
India
1.5 Speaking Continents
1.6 Minority Language
Canada, Malaysia, Mauritius, Reunion, Seychelles
India
1.7 Regulated By
Official language Commission of Government of Tamil Nadu, Thanjavur Tamil University
Dzongkha Development Commission
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.
- Standard romanization of the Dzongkha language is Roman Dzongkha.
1.9 Similar To
Malayalam
Sikkimese Language
1.10 Derived From
Not Available
Tibetan 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
Tamil
Dzongkha Braille, Tibetan Braille
2.5 Writing Direction
Left-To-Right, Horizontal
Not Available
2.6 Hard to Learn
2.6.1 Language Levels
2.6.2 Time Taken to Learn
3 Greetings
3.1 Hello
வணக்கம் (Vanakkam)
Kuzoozangpo La
3.2 Thank You
நன்றி (Naṉṟi)
Kaadinchhey La
3.3 How Are You?
நீங்கள் எப்படி இருக்கிறீர்கள்? (Nīṅkaḷ eppaṭi irukkiṟīrkaḷ?)
Ga Day Bay Zhu Yoe Ga ?
3.4 Good Night
நல்ல இரவு (Good night) / irravu vanakkam (Good night)
lek shom ay zim
3.5 Good Evening
நல்ல மாலை (Nalla mālai)/ மாலை (irravu vanakkam)
Not Available
3.6 Good Afternoon
பிற்பகல் வணக்கம் (perpagal vanakkam)
Not Available
3.7 Good Morning
காலை வணக்கம் (Kaalai Vanakkam)
Not Available
3.8 Please
தயவு (Tayavu)
Not Available
3.9 Sorry
மன்னிக்கவும் (Maṉṉikkavum)
Tsip maza
3.10 Bye
சென்று வருகிறேன் (Sendru Varukiren)
Log Jay Gay
3.11 I Love You
நான் உன்னை காதலிக்கிறேன் (Naan Unnai Kadalikiren)
Nga cheu lu ga
3.12 Excuse Me
என்னை மன்னியுங்கள் (Eṉṉai maṉṉiyuṅkaḷ)
Tsip maza
4 Dialects
4.1 Dialect 1
4.1.1 Where They Speak
4.1.2 How Many People Speak
4.2 Dialect 2
4.2.1 Where They Speak
Madurai, South Tamil Nadu
Bhutan
4.2.2 How Many People Speak
4.3 Dialect 3
4.3.1 Where They Speak
South Tamil Nadu, Thoothukudi, Tirunelveli
Bhutan
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 million0.64 million
0.13
1200
5.2 Speaking Population
5.3 Native Speakers
70.00 million0.17 million
0.13
873
5.3.1 Second Language Speakers
8.00 million0.47 million
0.01
400
5.3.2 Native Name
5.3.3 Alternative Names
Damulian, Tamal, Tamalsan, Tambul, Tamili
Bhotia of Bhutan, Bhotia of Dukpa, Bhutanese, Drukha, Drukke, Dukpa, Jonkha, Rdzongkha, Zongkhar
5.3.4 French Name
5.3.5 German Name
5.4 Pronunciation
5.5 Ethnicity
Tamil people or Tamilans
Ngalop people
6 History
6.1 Origin
6.2 Language Family
Dravidian Family
Sino-Tibetan Family
6.2.1 Subgroup
Not Available
Not Available
6.2.2 Branch
Not Available
Tibeto-Burman
6.3 Language Forms
6.3.1 Early Forms
Old Tamil and Middle Tamil
No early forms
6.3.2 Standard Forms
6.3.3 Language Position
6.3.4 Signed Forms
Signed Tamil
Not Available
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
nucl1307
7.6 Linguasphere
tami1289
No data Available
7.7 Types of Language
7.7.1 Language Type
7.7.2 Language Linguistic Typology
Subject-Object-Verb
Not Available
7.7.3 Language Morphological Typology
Not Available
Not Available