1 Countries
1.1 Countries
Malaysia, Mauritius, Puducherry, Singapore, Sri Lanka, Tamil Nadu
Ethiopia, Kenya
1.2 Total No. Of Countries
1.3 National Language
Singapore, Sri Lanka, Tamil Nadu
Ethiopia
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
Somalia
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.
- Oromo language is the third most spoken language in Africa.
- Oromo is most spoken language in Cushitic Family.
1.9 Similar To
Malayalam
Somali 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
2 Greetings
2.1 Hello
2.2 Thank You
2.3 How Are You?
நீங்கள் எப்படி இருக்கிறீர்கள்? (Nīṅkaḷ eppaṭi irukkiṟīrkaḷ?)
Attam jirta/jirtu?
2.4 Good Night
நல்ல இரவு (Good night) / irravu vanakkam (Good night)
Nagayattii buli
2.5 Good Evening
நல்ல மாலை (Nalla mālai)/ மாலை (irravu vanakkam)
Akkam waarite
2.6 Good Afternoon
பிற்பகல் வணக்கம் (perpagal vanakkam)
Attam oolte / ooltan
2.7 Good Morning
காலை வணக்கம் (Kaalai Vanakkam)
Attam bulte/bultan
2.8 Please
2.9 Sorry
மன்னிக்கவும் (Maṉṉikkavum)
naa dhiisi
2.10 Bye
சென்று வருகிறேன் (Sendru Varukiren)
Nagayattii!
2.11 I Love You
நான் உன்னை காதலிக்கிறேன் (Naan Unnai Kadalikiren)
Sin jaaladha
2.12 Excuse Me
என்னை மன்னியுங்கள் (Eṉṉai maṉṉiyuṅkaḷ)
Maaloo na dabarsi
3 Dialects
3.1 Dialect 1
3.1.1 Where They Speak
3.1.2 How Many People Speak
NA4,000,000.00
1.5
960000000
3.3 Dialect 2
3.3.1 Where They Speak
Madurai, South Tamil Nadu
Kenya
3.3.2 How Many People Speak
3.4 Dialect 3
3.4.1 Where They Speak
South Tamil Nadu, Thoothukudi, Tirunelveli
Kenya
3.4.2 How Many People Speak
NA13,000.00
1400
96000000
3.8 Total No. Of Dialects
4 How Many People Speak
4.1 How Many People Speak?
78.00 million25.00 million
0.13
1200
4.2 Speaking Population
4.3 Native Speakers
70.00 million24.00 million
0.13
873
4.3.1 Second Language Speakers
4.3.2 Native Name
4.3.3 Alternative Names
Damulian, Tamal, Tamalsan, Tambul, Tamili
Afaan Oromoo
4.3.4 French Name
4.3.5 German Name
4.4 Pronunciation
4.5 Ethnicity
Tamil people or Tamilans
Oromos
5 History
5.1 Origin
5.2 Language Family
Dravidian Family
Afro-Asiatic Family
5.2.1 Subgroup
5.2.2 Branch
Not Available
Not Available
5.3 Language Forms
5.3.1 Early Forms
Old Tamil and Middle Tamil
No early forms
5.3.2 Standard Forms
5.3.3 Language Position
5.3.4 Signed Forms
Signed Tamil
Not Available
5.4 Scope
6 Code
6.1 ISO 639 1
6.2 ISO 639 2
6.2.1 ISO 639 2/T
6.2.2 ISO 639 2/B
6.3 ISO 639 3
6.4 ISO 639 6
6.5 Glottocode
tami1289, oldt1248
nucl1736
6.6 Linguasphere
tami1289
No data available
6.7 Types of Language
6.7.1 Language Type
6.7.2 Language Linguistic Typology
Subject-Object-Verb
Not Available
6.7.3 Language Morphological Typology
Not Available
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