1 Countries
1.1 Countries
Malaysia, Mauritius, Puducherry, Singapore, Sri Lanka, Tamil Nadu
Belgium, Benin, Burkina Faso, Burundi, Cameroon, Canada, Central African Republic, Chad, Comoros, Congo, Cote d'Ivoire, Djibouti, Equatorial Guinea, France, Gabon, Guernesey, Guinea, Haiti, Italy, Jersey, Luxembourg, Madagascar, Mali, Mauritius, Monaco, Niger, Rwanda, Senegal, Seychelles, Switzerland, Togo, Vanuatu
1.2 Total No. Of Countries
1.3 National Language
Singapore, Sri Lanka, Tamil Nadu
France
1.4 Second Language
Andaman and Nicobar Islands, kerala, Puducherry
Africa, Canada
1.5 Speaking Continents
Asia
Africa, Australia, Europe, North America, Oceania, Pacific, South America
1.6 Minority Language
Canada, Malaysia, Mauritius, Reunion, Seychelles
Brazil, Cambodia, United States of America, Vietnam
1.7 Regulated By
Official language Commission of Government of Tamil Nadu, Thanjavur Tamil University
Académie française (French Academy), Office québécois de la langue française
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.
- French is the only language, with English, that is taught in every country of the world.
- French is the top language in Culinary Scene.
1.9 Similar To
Malayalam
Italian Language
1.10 Derived From
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)
bonjour
3.2 Thank You
3.3 How Are You?
நீங்கள் எப்படி இருக்கிறீர்கள்? (Nīṅkaḷ eppaṭi irukkiṟīrkaḷ?)
Comment allez-vous?
3.4 Good Night
நல்ல இரவு (Good night) / irravu vanakkam (Good night)
bonne Nuit
3.5 Good Evening
நல்ல மாலை (Nalla mālai)/ மாலை (irravu vanakkam)
bonsoir
3.6 Good Afternoon
பிற்பகல் வணக்கம் (perpagal vanakkam)
bon Après-Midi
3.7 Good Morning
காலை வணக்கம் (Kaalai Vanakkam)
Bonjour
3.8 Please
தயவு (Tayavu)
S'il vous plaît
3.9 Sorry
மன்னிக்கவும் (Maṉṉikkavum)
désolé
3.10 Bye
சென்று வருகிறேன் (Sendru Varukiren)
au revoir
3.11 I Love You
நான் உன்னை காதலிக்கிறேன் (Naan Unnai Kadalikiren)
Je t'aime
3.12 Excuse Me
என்னை மன்னியுங்கள் (Eṉṉai maṉṉiyuṅkaḷ)
Excuse Moi
4 Dialects
4.1 Dialect 1
4.1.1 Where They Speak
Kongu
New Brunswick, New England, Ontario, Quebec, Western Canada
4.1.2 How Many People Speak
NA6,200,000.00
1.5
960000000
4.2 Dialect 2
Madurai Tamil
African French
4.2.1 Where They Speak
Madurai, South Tamil Nadu
Africa
4.2.2 How Many People Speak
4.3 Dialect 3
Tirunelveli Tamil
Swiss French
4.3.1 Where They Speak
South Tamil Nadu, Thoothukudi, Tirunelveli
Northeast France, Switzerland
4.3.2 How Many People Speak
NA1,800,000.00
1400
96000000
4.4 Total No. Of Dialects
5 How Many People Speak
5.1 How Many People Speak?
78.00 million163.00 million
0.13
1200
5.2 Speaking Population
5.3 Native Speakers
70.00 million76.00 million
0.13
873
5.3.1 Second Language Speakers
8.00 million87.00 million
0.01
400
5.3.2 Native Name
5.3.3 Alternative Names
Damulian, Tamal, Tamalsan, Tambul, Tamili
Français
5.3.4 French Name
5.3.5 German Name
5.4 Pronunciation
5.5 Ethnicity
Tamil people or Tamilans
Not Available
6 History
6.1 Origin
6.2 Language Family
Dravidian Family
Indo-European Family
6.2.1 Subgroup
6.2.2 Branch
Not Available
Not Available
6.3 Language Forms
6.3.1 Early Forms
Old Tamil and Middle Tamil
Old French, Middle French and French
6.3.2 Standard Forms
Modern Tamil
Standard French
6.3.3 Language Position
6.3.4 Signed Forms
Signed Tamil
le Français Signé (Signed French, France)
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
stan1290
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
Fusional, Synthetic