Countries
Myanmar
Malaysia, Mauritius, Puducherry, Singapore, Sri Lanka, Tamil Nadu
Total No. Of Countries
16
0
46
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National Language
Myanmar
Singapore, Sri Lanka, Tamil Nadu
Second Language
Bangladesh, Burma
Andaman and Nicobar Islands, kerala, Puducherry
Speaking Continents
Asia
Asia
Minority Language
Mon
Canada, Malaysia, Mauritius, Reunion, Seychelles
Regulated By
Myanmar Language Commission
Official language Commission of Government of Tamil Nadu, Thanjavur Tamil University
Interesting Facts
- The naming of people in Burmese is strange. There is no last name, often name is rhymed such as Ming Ming, Mo Mo or Jo Jo.
- It appears as odd language to many people because it has peculiar pitch register, tonal form as language.
- 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.
Similar To
Thai Language
Malayalam
Derived From
Pali Language
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Alphabets in
Alphabets
33247
18
247
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Phonology
How Many Vowels
1212
0
32
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How Many Consonants
3318
9
60
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Scripts
Tangut
Tamil
Writing Direction
Left-To-Right, Horizontal
Left-To-Right, Horizontal
Hard to Learn
Language Levels
33
2
12
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Time Taken to Learn
44 weeks44 weeks
3
88
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Hello
မင်္ဂလာပါ (maingalarpar)
வணக்கம் (Vanakkam)
Thank You
ကျေးဇူးတင်ပါသည် (kyaayyjuutainparsai)
நன்றி (Naṉṟi)
How Are You?
နေကောင်းလား? (naykaungglarr?)
நீங்கள் எப்படி இருக்கிறீர்கள்? (Nīṅkaḷ eppaṭi irukkiṟīrkaḷ?)
Good Night
ကောင်းသောညပါ (kaunggsawnyapar)
நல்ல இரவு (Good night) / irravu vanakkam (Good night)
Good Evening
မင်္ဂလာညနေခင်းပါ (main g lar nyanayhkainn par)
நல்ல மாலை (Nalla mālai)/ மாலை (irravu vanakkam)
Good Afternoon
မင်္ဂလာနေ့လည်ခင်းပါ (main g lar naelaihkainn par)
பிற்பகல் வணக்கம் (perpagal vanakkam)
Good Morning
မင်္ဂလာနံနက်ခင်းပါ (main g lar nannaathkainnpar)
காலை வணக்கம் (Kaalai Vanakkam)
Please
ကျေးဇူးပြု (kyaayyjuupyu)
தயவு (Tayavu)
Sorry
တောင်းပန်ပါတယ် (taunggpaanpartaal)
மன்னிக்கவும் (Maṉṉikkavum)
Bye
နုတ်ဆက်ပါတယ် (notesaatpartaal)
சென்று வருகிறேன் (Sendru Varukiren)
I Love You
မင်းကိုချစ်တယ် (mainnkohkyittaal)
நான் உன்னை காதலிக்கிறேன் (Naan Unnai Kadalikiren)
Excuse Me
ဆင်ခြေဆင်လက် ငါ့ကိုအ (Sainhkyaysainlaat ngarko a)
என்னை மன்னியுங்கள் (Eṉṉai maṉṉiyuṅkaḷ)
Dialect 1
Arakanese
Kongu
Where They Speak
Bangladesh, India, Myanmar
Kongu
How Many People Speak
2,000,000.0077,000,000.00
1.5
960000000
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Dialect 2
Tavoyan
Madurai Tamil
Where They Speak
Myanmar
Madurai, South Tamil Nadu
How Many People Speak
440,000.0077,000,000.00
700
274000000
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Dialect 3
Intha
Tirunelveli Tamil
Where They Speak
Burma
South Tamil Nadu, Thoothukudi, Tirunelveli
How Many People Speak
90,000.0077,000,000.00
2
230000000
👆🏻
Total No. Of Dialects
510
0
188
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How Many People Speak?
43.00 million78.00 million
0
1200
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Speaking Population
0.50 %1.06 %
0
89
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Native Speakers
33.00 million70.00 million
0
873
👆🏻
Second Language Speakers
10.00 million8.00 million
0.01
400
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Native Name
ဗမာစကား (bama saka)
தமிழ்
Alternative Names
Bama, Bamachaka, Myanmar, Myen, myanma bhasa
Damulian, Tamal, Tamalsan, Tambul, Tamili
French Name
birman
tamoul
German Name
Birmanisch
Tamil
Pronunciation
[bəmɛ̀]
[t̪ɐmɨɻ]
Ethnicity
Bamar people
Tamil people or Tamilans
Origin
1113 AD
300 BC
Language Family
Sino-Tibetan Family
Dravidian Family
Subgroup
Tibeto-Burman
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Branch
-
-
Language Forms
Early Forms
Old Burmese, Middle Burmese, Burmese
Old Tamil and Middle Tamil
Standard Forms
Modern Burmese
Modern Tamil
Language Position
4318
1
120
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Signed Forms
Burmese sign language
Signed Tamil
Scope
Individual
Individual
ISO 639 1
my
ta
ISO 639 2
ISO 639 2/T
mya
tam
ISO 639 2/B
bur
tam
ISO 639 3
mya
tam
ISO 639 6
mya
tam
Glottocode
sout3159
tami1289, oldt1248
Linguasphere
No data available
tami1289
Types of Language
Language Type
Living
Living
Language Linguistic Typology
Subject-Object-Verb
Subject-Object-Verb
Language Morphological Typology
Analytic, Isolating
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