1 Countries
1.1 Countries
Malaysia, Mauritius, Puducherry, Singapore, Sri Lanka, Tamil Nadu
India, Pakistan
1.2 Total No. Of Countries
1.3 National Language
Singapore, Sri Lanka, Tamil Nadu
Pakistan
1.4 Second Language
Andaman and Nicobar Islands, kerala, Puducherry
Pakistan
1.5 Speaking Continents
1.6 Minority Language
Canada, Malaysia, Mauritius, Reunion, Seychelles
India
1.7 Regulated By
Official language Commission of Government of Tamil Nadu, Thanjavur Tamil University
National Council for Promotion of Urdu Language, India, National Language Authority, Pakistan
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.
- Urdu is a language of beauty and grace, that adds meaning to prose and charm to poetry.
- Different languages such as Arabic, Persian and Turkish gave birth and richness to Urdu.
1.9 Similar To
Malayalam
Arabic and Hindi Languages
1.10 Derived From
Not Available
Ghaznavid Persian 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
Right-To-Left, 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)
خوش آمديد
3.2 Thank You
நன்றி (Naṉṟi)
آپ کا شکریہ
3.3 How Are You?
நீங்கள் எப்படி இருக்கிறீர்கள்? (Nīṅkaḷ eppaṭi irukkiṟīrkaḷ?)
آپ کیسے ہیں؟
3.4 Good Night
நல்ல இரவு (Good night) / irravu vanakkam (Good night)
گڈ نائٹ
3.5 Good Evening
நல்ல மாலை (Nalla mālai)/ மாலை (irravu vanakkam)
سلام علیکم
3.6 Good Afternoon
பிற்பகல் வணக்கம் (perpagal vanakkam)
گڈ آفٹر نون
3.7 Good Morning
காலை வணக்கம் (Kaalai Vanakkam)
گڈ مارننگ
3.8 Please
தயவு (Tayavu)
براہ مہربانی
3.9 Sorry
மன்னிக்கவும் (Maṉṉikkavum)
معاف کرنا
3.10 Bye
சென்று வருகிறேன் (Sendru Varukiren)
الوداع
3.11 I Love You
நான் உன்னை காதலிக்கிறேன் (Naan Unnai Kadalikiren)
مجھے تم سے محبت
3.12 Excuse Me
என்னை மன்னியுங்கள் (Eṉṉai maṉṉiyuṅkaḷ)
معاف کیجئے گا
4 Dialects
4.1 Dialect 1
4.1.1 Where They Speak
4.1.2 How Many People Speak
NA11,000,000.00
1.5
960000000
4.2 Dialect 2
Madurai Tamil
Hyderabadi Urdu
4.2.1 Where They Speak
Madurai, South Tamil Nadu
India
4.2.2 How Many People Speak
4.3 Dialect 3
4.3.1 Where They Speak
South Tamil Nadu, Thoothukudi, Tirunelveli
South Asia
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 million104.00 million
0.13
1200
5.2 Speaking Population
5.3 Native Speakers
70.00 million61.00 million
0.13
873
5.3.1 Second Language Speakers
8.00 million43.00 million
0.01
400
5.3.2 Native Name
5.3.3 Alternative Names
Damulian, Tamal, Tamalsan, Tambul, Tamili
Bihari
5.3.4 French Name
5.3.5 German Name
5.4 Pronunciation
5.5 Ethnicity
Tamil people or Tamilans
Not Available
6 History
6.1 Origin
6.2 Language Family
Dravidian Family
Indo-European Family
6.2.1 Subgroup
Not Available
Indo-Iranian
6.2.2 Branch
6.3 Language Forms
6.3.1 Early Forms
Old Tamil and Middle Tamil
No early forms
6.3.2 Standard Forms
Modern Tamil
Modern Standard Urdu
6.3.3 Language Position
6.3.4 Signed Forms
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
urdu1245
7.6 Linguasphere
7.7 Types of Language
7.7.1 Language Type
7.7.2 Language Linguistic Typology
Subject-Object-Verb
Not Available
7.7.3 Language Morphological Typology