1 Countries
1.1 Countries
Malaysia, Mauritius, Puducherry, Singapore, Sri Lanka, Tamil Nadu
United States of America
1.2 Total No. Of Countries
1.3 National Language
Singapore, Sri Lanka, Tamil Nadu
United States of America
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
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.
- Navajo language is tonal language, as it heavily relies on pitch to distinguish between similar words.
- Navajo ethinc group is 2nd largest Native American group.
1.9 Similar To
Malayalam
Apache Language
1.10 Derived From
Not Available
Not Available
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)
Yá'át'ééh
3.2 Thank You
3.3 How Are You?
நீங்கள் எப்படி இருக்கிறீர்கள்? (Nīṅkaḷ eppaṭi irukkiṟīrkaḷ?)
Ąąʼ haʼíí baa naniná?
3.4 Good Night
நல்ல இரவு (Good night) / irravu vanakkam (Good night)
Yá'át'ééh hiiłchi'į'
3.5 Good Evening
நல்ல மாலை (Nalla mālai)/ மாலை (irravu vanakkam)
Yá'át'ééh ałní'íní
3.6 Good Afternoon
பிற்பகல் வணக்கம் (perpagal vanakkam)
Yá'át'ééh
3.7 Good Morning
காலை வணக்கம் (Kaalai Vanakkam)
Yá'át'ééh abíní
3.8 Please
தயவு (Tayavu)
T'aa shoodi
3.9 Sorry
மன்னிக்கவும் (Maṉṉikkavum)
Not available
3.10 Bye
சென்று வருகிறேன் (Sendru Varukiren)
Hágoónee’
3.11 I Love You
நான் உன்னை காதலிக்கிறேன் (Naan Unnai Kadalikiren)
Ayóó ánííníshí
3.12 Excuse Me
என்னை மன்னியுங்கள் (Eṉṉai maṉṉiyuṅkaḷ)
Shoohá
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
New Mexico
4.2.2 How Many People Speak
4.3 Dialect 3
Tirunelveli Tamil
Navajo3
4.3.1 Where They Speak
South Tamil Nadu, Thoothukudi, Tirunelveli
Utah
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 million1.70 million
0.13
1200
5.2 Speaking Population
5.3 Native Speakers
70.00 million1.70 million
0.13
873
5.3.1 Second Language Speakers
5.3.2 Native Name
தமிழ்
Diné Bizaad / Dinék'ehjí
5.3.3 Alternative Names
Damulian, Tamal, Tamalsan, Tambul, Tamili
Navaho
5.3.4 French Name
5.3.5 German Name
5.4 Pronunciation
5.5 Ethnicity
Tamil people or Tamilans
Navajo people
6 History
6.1 Origin
6.2 Language Family
Dravidian Family
Dené–Yeniseian 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
No early forms
6.3.2 Standard Forms
6.3.3 Language Position
6.3.4 Signed Forms
Signed Tamil
Navajo Sign Language
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
nava1243
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-Object-Verb
7.7.3 Language Morphological Typology
Not Available
Fusional, Polysynthetic, Synthetic