Countries
India, Pakistan
Malaysia, Mauritius, Puducherry, Singapore, Sri Lanka, Tamil Nadu
Total No. Of Countries
26
0
46
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National Language
Jammu and Kashmir, India
Singapore, Sri Lanka, Tamil Nadu
Second Language
Not spoken in any of the countries
Andaman and Nicobar Islands, kerala, Puducherry
Speaking Continents
Asia
Asia
Minority Language
-
Canada, Malaysia, Mauritius, Reunion, Seychelles
Regulated By
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Official language Commission of Government of Tamil Nadu, Thanjavur Tamil University
Interesting Facts
- Dogri is derived from Sanskrit, but it has absorbed a large number of Arabic, Persian and English words.
- Dogri language has its own grammar and dictionary. The grammar of dogri has very strong sanskrit base.
- 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
Hindi and Punjabi Languages
Malayalam
Derived From
Sanskrit Language
-
Alphabets in
Alphabets
48247
18
247
👆🏻
Phonology
How Many Vowels
1212
0
32
👆🏻
How Many Consonants
3618
9
60
👆🏻
Scripts
Devanagari, Gurmukhi, Perso-Arabic script
Tamil
Writing Direction
Left-To-Right, Horizontal
Left-To-Right, Horizontal
Hard to Learn
Language Levels
53
2
12
👆🏻
Time Taken to Learn
42 weeks44 weeks
3
88
👆🏻
Hello
Ke aal aee
வணக்கம் (Vanakkam)
Thank You
dhanwaad
நன்றி (Naṉṟi)
How Are You?
kiyaan oo ji
நீங்கள் எப்படி இருக்கிறீர்கள்? (Nīṅkaḷ eppaṭi irukkiṟīrkaḷ?)
Good Night
shub ratri
நல்ல இரவு (Good night) / irravu vanakkam (Good night)
Good Evening
shub ratri
நல்ல மாலை (Nalla mālai)/ மாலை (irravu vanakkam)
Good Afternoon
शुभ अपराह्न
பிற்பகல் வணக்கம் (perpagal vanakkam)
Good Morning
su prabat
காலை வணக்கம் (Kaalai Vanakkam)
Please
kripya
தயவு (Tayavu)
Sorry
mere kaulan galti ooyyii
மன்னிக்கவும் (Maṉṉikkavum)
Bye
changa ji pher
சென்று வருகிறேன் (Sendru Varukiren)
I Love You
Minjo tere naal pyar hega
நான் உன்னை காதலிக்கிறேன் (Naan Unnai Kadalikiren)
Excuse Me
gustakhi maaf
என்னை மன்னியுங்கள் (Eṉṉai maṉṉiyuṅkaḷ)
Dialect 1
Jaunsari
Kongu
Where They Speak
Himachal Pradesh, India
Kongu
How Many People Speak
100,000.0077,000,000.00
1.5
960000000
👆🏻
Dialect 2
Kullu
Madurai Tamil
Where They Speak
Georgia, Himachal Pradesh, India
Madurai, South Tamil Nadu
How Many People Speak
110,000.0077,000,000.00
700
274000000
👆🏻
Dialect 3
Hinduri
Tirunelveli Tamil
Where They Speak
France, Himachal Pradesh, India
South Tamil Nadu, Thoothukudi, Tirunelveli
How Many People Speak
30,000.0077,000,000.00
2
230000000
👆🏻
Total No. Of Dialects
810
0
188
👆🏻
How Many People Speak?
4.00 million78.00 million
0
1200
👆🏻
Speaking Population
0.02 %1.06 %
0
89
👆🏻
Native Speakers
4.00 million70.00 million
0
873
👆🏻
Second Language Speakers
2.30 million8.00 million
0.01
400
👆🏻
Native Name
डोगरी
தமிழ்
Alternative Names
Dhogaryali, Dogari, Dogri Jammu, Dogri Pahari, Dogri-Kangri, Dongari, Hindi Dogri, Tokkaru
Damulian, Tamal, Tamalsan, Tambul, Tamili
French Name
dogri
tamoul
German Name
Dogri
Tamil
Pronunciation
[ˈd̪oːɡri]
[t̪ɐmɨɻ]
Ethnicity
Dogras
Tamil people or Tamilans
Origin
1971
300 BC
Language Family
Indo-European Family
Dravidian Family
Subgroup
-
-
Branch
-
-
Language Forms
Early Forms
No Early Forms
Old Tamil and Middle Tamil
Standard Forms
Dogri
Modern Tamil
Language Position
3218
1
120
👆🏻
Signed Forms
Signed Dogri
Signed Tamil
Scope
Individual, Macrolanguage
Individual
ISO 639 1
doi
ta
ISO 639 2
ISO 639 2/T
doi
tam
ISO 639 2/B
doi
tam
ISO 639 3
doi
tam
ISO 639 6
doi
tam
Glottocode
indo1311
tami1289, oldt1248
Linguasphere
59-AAA
tami1289
Types of Language
Language Type
-
Living
Language Linguistic Typology
-
Subject-Object-Verb
Language Morphological Typology
-
-