1 Countries
1.1 Countries
Malaysia, Mauritius, Puducherry, Singapore, Sri Lanka, Tamil Nadu
Rajastan, India
1.2 Total No. Of Countries
1.3 National Language
Singapore, Sri Lanka, Tamil Nadu
Rajastan, 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
Nepal, Pakistan
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.
- Marwari language was historically written in Mahajani, which is version of the Landa script.
- Marwari language is written in Arabic Alphabets in Pakistan.
1.9 Similar To
Malayalam
Gujarati, Haryanvi, Hindi and Punjabi Languages
1.10 Derived From
Not Available
Gujarati 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
Not Available
2.6 Hard to Learn
2.6.1 Language Levels
2.6.2 Time Taken to Learn
3 Greetings
3.1 Hello
வணக்கம் (Vanakkam)
khammaghani
3.2 Thank You
3.3 How Are You?
நீங்கள் எப்படி இருக்கிறீர்கள்? (Nīṅkaḷ eppaṭi irukkiṟīrkaḷ?)
Kikan ho sa?
3.4 Good Night
நல்ல இரவு (Good night) / irravu vanakkam (Good night)
shubh raatri
3.5 Good Evening
நல்ல மாலை (Nalla mālai)/ மாலை (irravu vanakkam)
Shubh Honjh
3.6 Good Afternoon
பிற்பகல் வணக்கம் (perpagal vanakkam)
Shubh Befar
3.7 Good Morning
காலை வணக்கம் (Kaalai Vanakkam)
Shubh Havar
3.8 Please
3.9 Sorry
மன்னிக்கவும் (Maṉṉikkavum)
Maaf Karo
3.10 Bye
சென்று வருகிறேன் (Sendru Varukiren)
bye
3.11 I Love You
நான் உன்னை காதலிக்கிறேன் (Naan Unnai Kadalikiren)
main tanne pyaar karoon
3.12 Excuse Me
என்னை மன்னியுங்கள் (Eṉṉai maṉṉiyuṅkaḷ)
maaf karo
4 Dialects
4.1 Dialect 1
4.1.1 Where They Speak
4.1.2 How Many People Speak
4.2 Dialect 2
4.2.1 Where They Speak
Madurai, South Tamil Nadu
India
4.2.2 How Many People Speak
4.3 Dialect 3
Tirunelveli Tamil
Dhundhari
4.3.1 Where They Speak
South Tamil Nadu, Thoothukudi, Tirunelveli
India
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 million22.00 million
0.13
1200
5.2 Speaking Population
5.3 Native Speakers
70.00 million14.00 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
Marvadi, Marvari, Marwadi, Rajasthani
5.3.4 French Name
5.3.5 German Name
5.4 Pronunciation
5.5 Ethnicity
Tamil people or Tamilans
Marwari or Marwadi
6 History
6.1 Origin
6.2 Language Family
Dravidian Family
Indo-European Family
6.2.1 Subgroup
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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
Indian Signing System (ISS)
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
raja1256
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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