1 Countries
1.1 Countries
Malaysia, Mauritius, Puducherry, Singapore, Sri Lanka, Tamil Nadu
Nigeria
1.2 Total No. Of Countries
1.3 National Language
Singapore, Sri Lanka, Tamil Nadu
Gambia, Nigeria
1.4 Second Language
Andaman and Nicobar Islands, kerala, Puducherry
Nigeria
1.5 Speaking Continents
1.6 Minority Language
Canada, Malaysia, Mauritius, Reunion, Seychelles
Benin, Cameroon, Cote d'Ivoire, Ghana, Niger, Sudan, Togo
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.
- Hausa language is the most important and the best known of the Chadic branch.
- There are about one-fourth of Hausa words come from Arabic.
1.9 Similar To
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
3.2 Thank You
3.3 How Are You?
நீங்கள் எப்படி இருக்கிறீர்கள்? (Nīṅkaḷ eppaṭi irukkiṟīrkaḷ?)
yaya dai
3.4 Good Night
நல்ல இரவு (Good night) / irravu vanakkam (Good night)
mai kyau dare
3.5 Good Evening
நல்ல மாலை (Nalla mālai)/ மாலை (irravu vanakkam)
barka da yamma
3.6 Good Afternoon
பிற்பகல் வணக்கம் (perpagal vanakkam)
barka da rana
3.7 Good Morning
காலை வணக்கம் (Kaalai Vanakkam)
mai kyau safe
3.8 Please
3.9 Sorry
மன்னிக்கவும் (Maṉṉikkavum)
yi hakuri
3.10 Bye
சென்று வருகிறேன் (Sendru Varukiren)
sai anjima
3.11 I Love You
நான் உன்னை காதலிக்கிறேன் (Naan Unnai Kadalikiren)
Ina son ku
3.12 Excuse Me
என்னை மன்னியுங்கள் (Eṉṉai maṉṉiyuṅkaḷ)
gafara dai
4 Dialects
4.1 Dialect 1
4.1.1 Where They Speak
4.1.2 How Many People Speak
4.2 Dialect 2
Madurai Tamil
Kurhwayanci
4.2.1 Where They Speak
Madurai, South Tamil Nadu
Niger
4.2.2 How Many People Speak
4.3 Dialect 3
Tirunelveli Tamil
Daragaram
4.3.1 Where They Speak
South Tamil Nadu, Thoothukudi, Tirunelveli
Niger
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 million50.00 million
0.13
1200
5.2 Speaking Population
5.3 Native Speakers
70.00 million35.00 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
Abakwariga, Habe, Haoussa, Hausawa, Kado, Mgbakpa
5.3.4 French Name
5.3.5 German Name
5.4 Pronunciation
5.5 Ethnicity
Tamil people or Tamilans
Hausa–Fulani people
6 History
6.1 Origin
6.2 Language Family
Dravidian Family
Afro-Asiatic Family
6.2.1 Subgroup
6.2.2 Branch
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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
haus1257
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