1 Countries
1.1 Countries
Malaysia, Mauritius, Puducherry, Singapore, Sri Lanka, Tamil Nadu
China, Laos, Thailand, United States of America, Vietnam
1.2 Total No. Of Countries
1.3 National Language
Singapore, Sri Lanka, Tamil Nadu
China, Gambia, Laos, Thailand, United States of America, Vietnam
1.4 Second Language
Andaman and Nicobar Islands, kerala, Puducherry
Not spoken in any of the countries, Republic of Brazil
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
Not Available
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.
- Hmong language may not be so popular at first sight, but it has rich history and various dialects are spoken by millions of people.
- Hmong language came from western part of China.
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
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)
Nyob zoo (Nyaw zhong)
3.2 Thank You
நன்றி (Naṉṟi)
Ua tsaug (Oua jow)
3.3 How Are You?
நீங்கள் எப்படி இருக்கிறீர்கள்? (Nīṅkaḷ eppaṭi irukkiṟīrkaḷ?)
Koj nyob li cas (Gaw nyaw lee cha)
3.4 Good Night
நல்ல இரவு (Good night) / irravu vanakkam (Good night)
zoo hmo
3.5 Good Evening
நல்ல மாலை (Nalla mālai)/ மாலை (irravu vanakkam)
zoo yav tsaus ntuj
3.6 Good Afternoon
பிற்பகல் வணக்கம் (perpagal vanakkam)
zoo tav su
3.7 Good Morning
காலை வணக்கம் (Kaalai Vanakkam)
zoo thaum sawv ntxov
3.8 Please
3.9 Sorry
மன்னிக்கவும் (Maṉṉikkavum)
Thov txim (Thaw zhee)
3.10 Bye
சென்று வருகிறேன் (Sendru Varukiren)
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3.11 I Love You
நான் உன்னை காதலிக்கிறேன் (Naan Unnai Kadalikiren)
Kuv hlub koj
3.12 Excuse Me
என்னை மன்னியுங்கள் (Eṉṉai maṉṉiyuṅkaḷ)
zam txim rau kuv
4 Dialects
4.1 Dialect 1
4.1.1 Where They Speak
4.1.2 How Many People Speak
NA310,000.00
1.5
960000000
4.2 Dialect 2
4.2.1 Where They Speak
Madurai, South Tamil Nadu
China
4.2.2 How Many People Speak
NA1,600,000.00
700
80000000
4.3 Dialect 3
Tirunelveli Tamil
Hmong Do
4.3.1 Where They Speak
South Tamil Nadu, Thoothukudi, Tirunelveli
Vietnam
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 million4.00 million
0.13
1200
5.2 Speaking Population
5.3 Native Speakers
70.00 million3.70 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
Mong
5.3.4 French Name
5.3.5 German Name
5.4 Pronunciation
5.5 Ethnicity
Tamil people or Tamilans
Hmong people
6 History
6.1 Origin
6.2 Language Family
Dravidian Family
Hmong–Mien Family
6.2.1 Subgroup
Not Available
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6.2.2 Branch
Not Available
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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
firs1234
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
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7.7.3 Language Morphological Typology
Not Available
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