Countries
China, Hong Kong, Macau, Singapore, Taiwan
Malaysia, Mauritius, Puducherry, Singapore, Sri Lanka, Tamil Nadu
Total No. Of Countries
56
0
46
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National Language
China, Taiwan
Singapore, Sri Lanka, Tamil Nadu
Second Language
Republic of Brazil
Andaman and Nicobar Islands, kerala, Puducherry
Speaking Continents
Asia
Asia
Minority Language
Indonesia, Malaysia
Canada, Malaysia, Mauritius, Reunion, Seychelles
Regulated By
Chinese Language Standardization Council, National Commission on Language and Script Work, Promote Mandarin Council
Official language Commission of Government of Tamil Nadu, Thanjavur Tamil University
Interesting Facts
- Chinese language is tonal, since meaning of a word changes according to its tone.
- In Chinese language, there is no grammatical distinction between singular or plural, no declination of verbs according to tense, mood and aspect.
- 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
Japanese and Korean Languages
Malayalam
Derived From
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Alphabets in
Alphabets
26247
18
247
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Phonology
How Many Vowels
2412
0
32
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How Many Consonants
2318
9
60
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Scripts
Chinese Characters and derivatives
Tamil
Writing Direction
Left-To-Right, Horizontal, Top-To-Bottom
Left-To-Right, Horizontal
Hard to Learn
Language Levels
63
2
12
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Time Taken to Learn
88 weeks44 weeks
3
88
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Hello
您好 (Nín hǎo)
வணக்கம் (Vanakkam)
Thank You
谢谢 (Xièxiè)
நன்றி (Naṉṟi)
How Are You?
你好吗？ (Nǐ hǎo ma?)
நீங்கள் எப்படி இருக்கிறீர்கள்? (Nīṅkaḷ eppaṭi irukkiṟīrkaḷ?)
Good Night
晚安 (Wǎn'ān)
நல்ல இரவு (Good night) / irravu vanakkam (Good night)
Good Evening
晚上好 (Wǎnshàng hǎo)
நல்ல மாலை (Nalla mālai)/ மாலை (irravu vanakkam)
Good Afternoon
下午好 (Xiàwǔ hǎo)
பிற்பகல் வணக்கம் (perpagal vanakkam)
Good Morning
早安 (Zǎo ān)
காலை வணக்கம் (Kaalai Vanakkam)
Please
请 (Qǐng)
தயவு (Tayavu)
Sorry
遗憾 (Yíhàn)
மன்னிக்கவும் (Maṉṉikkavum)
Bye
再见 (Zàijiàn)
சென்று வருகிறேன் (Sendru Varukiren)
I Love You
我爱你 (Wǒ ài nǐ)
நான் உன்னை காதலிக்கிறேன் (Naan Unnai Kadalikiren)
Excuse Me
劳驾 (Láojià)
என்னை மன்னியுங்கள் (Eṉṉai maṉṉiyuṅkaḷ)
Dialect 1
Mandarin
Kongu
Where They Speak
China, Malaysia, Singapore, Taiwan
Kongu
How Many People Speak
960,000,000.0077,000,000.00
1.5
960000000
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Dialect 2
Wu
Madurai Tamil
Where They Speak
China, United States of America
Madurai, South Tamil Nadu
How Many People Speak
80,000,000.0077,000,000.00
700
274000000
👆🏻
Dialect 3
Yue
Tirunelveli Tamil
Where They Speak
China, Malaysia, Singapore, Vietnam
South Tamil Nadu, Thoothukudi, Tirunelveli
How Many People Speak
60,000,000.0077,000,000.00
2
230000000
👆🏻
Total No. Of Dialects
1010
0
188
👆🏻
How Many People Speak?
1,051.00 million78.00 million
0
1200
👆🏻
Speaking Population
16.00 %1.06 %
0
89
👆🏻
Native Speakers
873.00 million70.00 million
0
873
👆🏻
Second Language Speakers
178.00 million8.00 million
0.01
400
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Native Name
中文 (zhōngwén)
தமிழ்
Alternative Names
Zhongwen, Hanyu
Damulian, Tamal, Tamalsan, Tambul, Tamili
French Name
chinois
tamoul
German Name
Chinesisch
Tamil
Pronunciation
[ʈʂʰíŋ] [huà]
[t̪ɐmɨɻ]
Ethnicity
Han
Tamil people or Tamilans
Origin
1250 BC
300 BC
Language Family
Sino-Tibetan Family
Dravidian Family
Subgroup
-
-
Branch
-
-
Language Forms
Early Forms
No early forms
Old Tamil and Middle Tamil
Standard Forms
Standard Chinese
Modern Tamil
Language Position
118
1
120
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Signed Forms
Wenfa Shouyu 文法手語 ("Grammatical Sign Language", Signed Mandarin (Taiwan))
Signed Tamil
Scope
Individual
Individual
ISO 639 1
zh
ta
ISO 639 2
ISO 639 2/T
zho
tam
ISO 639 2/B
chi
tam
ISO 639 3
zho
tam
ISO 639 6
zho
tam
Glottocode
sini1245
tami1289, oldt1248
Linguasphere
79-AAA
tami1289
Types of Language
Language Type
Living
Living
Language Linguistic Typology
Subject-Verb-Object
Subject-Object-Verb
Language Morphological Typology
Analytic, Isolating
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