1 Countries
1.1 Countries
Malaysia, Mauritius, Puducherry, Singapore, Sri Lanka, Tamil Nadu
Indonesia
1.2 Total No. Of Countries
1.3 National Language
Singapore, Sri Lanka, Tamil Nadu
Indonesia
1.4 Second Language
Andaman and Nicobar Islands, kerala, Puducherry
East Timor, Indonesia
1.5 Speaking Continents
1.6 Minority Language
Canada, Malaysia, Mauritius, Reunion, Seychelles
Denmark, East Timor, Netherlands
1.7 Regulated By
Official language Commission of Government of Tamil Nadu, Thanjavur Tamil University
Badan Pengembangan dan Pembinaan Bahasa
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.
- The modern Indonesian language uses many loan words from Persian, Chinese and Arabic.
- In Indonesian language, spelling is phonetically precise, so that words are spelled as they sound.
1.9 Similar To
1.10 Derived From
Not Available
Malay and Dutch Languages
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
Not Available
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
நன்றி (Naṉṟi)
Terima kasih
3.3 How Are You?
நீங்கள் எப்படி இருக்கிறீர்கள்? (Nīṅkaḷ eppaṭi irukkiṟīrkaḷ?)
Apa kabar?
3.4 Good Night
நல்ல இரவு (Good night) / irravu vanakkam (Good night)
Selamat Malam
3.5 Good Evening
நல்ல மாலை (Nalla mālai)/ மாலை (irravu vanakkam)
Malam yang baik
3.6 Good Afternoon
பிற்பகல் வணக்கம் (perpagal vanakkam)
Selamat Sore
3.7 Good Morning
காலை வணக்கம் (Kaalai Vanakkam)
Selamat Pagi
3.8 Please
தயவு (Tayavu)
mohon Untuk
3.9 Sorry
மன்னிக்கவும் (Maṉṉikkavum)
maaf
3.10 Bye
சென்று வருகிறேன் (Sendru Varukiren)
Selamat tinggal
3.11 I Love You
நான் உன்னை காதலிக்கிறேன் (Naan Unnai Kadalikiren)
Aku cinta kamu
3.12 Excuse Me
என்னை மன்னியுங்கள் (Eṉṉai maṉṉiyuṅkaḷ)
Permisi
4 Dialects
4.1 Dialect 1
4.1.1 Where They Speak
4.1.2 How Many People Speak
NA38,000,000.00
1.5
960000000
4.2 Dialect 2
4.2.1 Where They Speak
Madurai, South Tamil Nadu
Bali, Indonesia, Lombok and Java, Nusa Penida
4.2.2 How Many People Speak
NA3,300,000.00
700
80000000
4.3 Dialect 3
Tirunelveli Tamil
Minangkabau
4.3.1 Where They Speak
South Tamil Nadu, Thoothukudi, Tirunelveli
Indonesia, Malaysia
4.3.2 How Many People Speak
NA6,000,000.00
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 million23.00 million
0.13
873
5.3.1 Second Language Speakers
8.00 million140.00 million
0.01
400
5.3.2 Native Name
5.3.3 Alternative Names
Damulian, Tamal, Tamalsan, Tambul, Tamili
Bahasa Indonesia
5.3.4 French Name
5.3.5 German Name
5.4 Pronunciation
5.5 Ethnicity
Tamil people or Tamilans
Indonesians
6 History
6.1 Origin
6.2 Language Family
Dravidian Family
Austronesian 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 Malay
6.3.2 Standard Forms
6.3.3 Language Position
6.3.4 Signed Forms
Signed Tamil
Sistem Isyarat Bahasa Indonesia (SIBI, "Signed Indonesian")
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
indo1316
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
Subject-Verb-Object
7.7.3 Language Morphological Typology
Not Available
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