1 Countries
1.1 Countries
Malaysia, Mauritius, Puducherry, Singapore, Sri Lanka, Tamil Nadu
Fiji, India
1.2 Total No. Of Countries
1.3 National Language
Singapore, Sri Lanka, Tamil Nadu
India
1.4 Second Language
Andaman and Nicobar Islands, kerala, Puducherry
Not spoken in any of the countries
1.5 Speaking Continents
1.6 Minority Language
Canada, Malaysia, Mauritius, Reunion, Seychelles
Not spoken in any of the countries
1.7 Regulated By
Official language Commission of Government of Tamil Nadu, Thanjavur Tamil University
Central Hindi Directorate
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 Hindi language, nouns are followed by post positions.
- In Hindi, there are many familiar words in English which are in Hindi or of Hindi origin.
1.9 Similar To
1.10 Derived From
Not Available
Sanskrit 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
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)
नमस्ते (Namastē)
3.2 Thank You
நன்றி (Naṉṟi)
धन्यवाद (Dhan'yavāda)
3.3 How Are You?
நீங்கள் எப்படி இருக்கிறீர்கள்? (Nīṅkaḷ eppaṭi irukkiṟīrkaḷ?)
तुम कैसे हो? (Tuma kaisē hō?)
3.4 Good Night
நல்ல இரவு (Good night) / irravu vanakkam (Good night)
शुभरात्रि (Śubharātri)
3.5 Good Evening
நல்ல மாலை (Nalla mālai)/ மாலை (irravu vanakkam)
शुभ सन्ध्या (shubh sandhya)
3.6 Good Afternoon
பிற்பகல் வணக்கம் (perpagal vanakkam)
दोपहर के बाद नमस्कार (dopahar ke bad namaskar)
3.7 Good Morning
காலை வணக்கம் (Kaalai Vanakkam)
सुप्रभात (Suprabhāta)
3.8 Please
தயவு (Tayavu)
कृपया (Kr̥payā)
3.9 Sorry
மன்னிக்கவும் (Maṉṉikkavum)
खेद (Khēda)
3.10 Bye
சென்று வருகிறேன் (Sendru Varukiren)
अलविदा (Alavidā)
3.11 I Love You
நான் உன்னை காதலிக்கிறேன் (Naan Unnai Kadalikiren)
मैं आपसे प्यार करता (Maiṁ āpasē pyāra karatā)
3.12 Excuse Me
என்னை மன்னியுங்கள் (Eṉṉai maṉṉiyuṅkaḷ)
मुझे माफ करें (Mujhē māpha karēṁ)
4 Dialects
4.1 Dialect 1
4.1.1 Where They Speak
Kongu
Delhi, Haryana, Western Uttar Pradesh
4.1.2 How Many People Speak
NA240,000,000.00
1.5
960000000
4.2 Dialect 2
4.2.1 Where They Speak
Madurai, South Tamil Nadu
Gujarat, Haryana, Rajasthan, Sindh
4.2.2 How Many People Speak
NA22,000,000.00
700
80000000
4.3 Dialect 3
Tirunelveli Tamil
Bundeli
4.3.1 Where They Speak
South Tamil Nadu, Thoothukudi, Tirunelveli
Bundelkhand
4.3.2 How Many People Speak
NA20,000,000.00
1400
96000000
4.4 Total No. Of Dialects
5 How Many People Speak
5.1 How Many People Speak?
78.00 million380.00 million
0.13
1200
5.2 Speaking Population
5.3 Native Speakers
70.00 million260.00 million
0.13
873
5.3.1 Second Language Speakers
8.00 million120.00 million
0.01
400
5.3.2 Native Name
5.3.3 Alternative Names
Damulian, Tamal, Tamalsan, Tambul, Tamili
Khadi Boli, Khari Boli
5.3.4 French Name
5.3.5 German Name
5.4 Pronunciation
[t̪ɐmɨɻ]
[ˈmaːnək ˈɦin̪d̪iː]
5.5 Ethnicity
Tamil people or Tamilans
Hindustani people
6 History
6.1 Origin
6.2 Language Family
Dravidian Family
Indo-European Family
6.2.1 Subgroup
Not Available
Indo-Iranian
6.2.2 Branch
6.3 Language Forms
6.3.1 Early Forms
Old Tamil and Middle Tamil
No early forms
6.3.2 Standard Forms
Modern Tamil
Standard Hindi
6.3.3 Language Position
6.3.4 Signed Forms
Signed Tamil
Indian Signing System
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
hind1269
7.6 Linguasphere
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
Fusional, Synthetic