1 Countries
1.1 Countries
Malaysia, Mauritius, Puducherry, Singapore, Sri Lanka, Tamil Nadu
1.2 Total No. Of Countries
1.4 National Language
Singapore, Sri Lanka, Tamil Nadu
1.5 Second Language
Andaman and Nicobar Islands, kerala, Puducherry
1.6 Speaking Continents
Asia
1.7 Minority Language
Canada, Malaysia, Mauritius, Reunion, Seychelles
1.8 Regulated By
Official language Commission of Government of Tamil Nadu, Thanjavur Tamil University
1.9 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.
1.10 Similar To
Malayalam
1.11 Derived From
Not Available
2 Alphabets
2.1 Alphabets in
2.2 Alphabets
2.5 Phonology
2.5.1 How Many Vowels
3.1.1 How Many Consonants
3.2 Scripts
Tamil
3.3 Writing Direction
Left-To-Right, Horizontal
3.4 Hard to Learn
3.4.1 Language Levels
3.5.1 Time Taken to Learn
44 weeks
Rank: 11 (Overall) ▶
3
88
4 Greetings
4.1 Hello
வணக்கம் (Vanakkam)
4.2 Thank You
நன்றி (Naṉṟi)
4.3 How Are You?
நீங்கள் எப்படி இருக்கிறீர்கள்? (Nīṅkaḷ eppaṭi irukkiṟīrkaḷ?)
4.4 Good Night
நல்ல இரவு (Good night) / irravu vanakkam (Good night)
4.5 Good Evening
நல்ல மாலை (Nalla mālai)/ மாலை (irravu vanakkam)
4.6 Good Afternoon
பிற்பகல் வணக்கம் (perpagal vanakkam)
4.7 Good Morning
காலை வணக்கம் (Kaalai Vanakkam)
4.8 Please
தயவு (Tayavu)
4.9 Sorry
மன்னிக்கவும் (Maṉṉikkavum)
4.10 Bye
சென்று வருகிறேன் (Sendru Varukiren)
4.11 I Love You
நான் உன்னை காதலிக்கிறேன் (Naan Unnai Kadalikiren)
4.12 Excuse Me
என்னை மன்னியுங்கள் (Eṉṉai maṉṉiyuṅkaḷ)
5 Dialects
5.1 Dialect 1
Kongu
5.1.1 Where They Speak
Kongu
5.1.2 How Many People Speak
Not Available
Rank: N/A (Overall) ▶
1.5
960000000
5.2 Dialect 2
Madurai Tamil
5.2.1 Where They Speak
Madurai, South Tamil Nadu
5.2.2 How Many People Speak
Not Available
Rank: N/A (Overall) ▶
700
80000000
7.8 Dialect 3
Tirunelveli Tamil
7.8.1 Where They Speak
South Tamil Nadu, Thoothukudi, Tirunelveli
7.8.2 How Many People Speak
Not Available
Rank: N/A (Overall) ▶
1400
96000000
7.9 Total No. Of Dialects
8 How Many People Speak
8.1 How Many People Speak?
78.00 million
Rank: 21 (Overall) ▶
0.13
1200
8.2 Speaking Population
1.06 %
Rank: 19 (Overall) ▶
0.11
89
8.3 Native Speakers
70.00 million
Rank: 15 (Overall) ▶
0.13
873
8.3.1 Second Language Speakers
8.00 million
Rank: 24 (Overall) ▶
0.01
400
8.3.2 Native Name
தமிழ்
8.3.3 Alternative Names
Damulian, Tamal, Tamalsan, Tambul, Tamili
8.3.4 French Name
tamoul
8.3.5 German Name
Tamil
8.4 Pronunciation
[t̪ɐmɨɻ]
8.5 Ethnicity
Tamil people or Tamilans
9 History
9.1 Origin
300 BC
9.2 Language Family
Dravidian Family
9.2.1 Subgroup
Not Available
9.2.2 Branch
Not Available
9.3 Language Forms
9.3.1 Early Forms
Old Tamil and Middle Tamil
9.3.2 Standard Forms
Modern Tamil
9.3.3 Language Position
9.3.4 Signed Forms
Signed Tamil
9.4 Scope
Individual
10 Code
10.1 ISO 639 1
ta
10.2 ISO 639 2
10.2.1 ISO 639 2/T
tam
10.2.2 ISO 639 2/B
tam
10.3 ISO 639 3
tam
10.4 ISO 639 6
tam
10.5 Glottocode
tami1289, oldt1248
10.6 Linguasphere
tami1289
10.7 Types of Language
10.7.1 Language Type
Living
10.7.2 Language Linguistic Typology
Subject-Object-Verb
10.7.3 Language Morphological Typology
Not Available