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Countries

Countries

Barbados, Belize, Botswana, Cameroon, Canada, Dominica, Fiji, Ghana, India, Ireland, Jamaica, Kenya, Malta, Mauritius, Micronesia, Nigeria, Pakistan, Philippines, Rwanda, Saint Kitts and Nevis, Samoa, Sierra Leone, Singapore, Somaliland, South Africa, South Sudan, Sudan, Tanzania, Trinidad and Tobago, Uganda, United Kingdom, Zambia, Zimbabwe
Malaysia, Mauritius, Puducherry, Singapore, Sri Lanka, Tamil Nadu

Total No. Of Countries

336
0 46
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National Language

Anguilla, Antigua and Barbuda, Bahamas, Barbados, Belize, Bermuda, Cayman Islands, Gibraltar, Grenada, Guam, Guyana, Jersey, Montserrat, Nauru, Singapore, Trinidad and Tobago, United Kingdom, United States of America
Singapore, Sri Lanka, Tamil Nadu

Second Language

India, Nigeria, Pakistan, Singapore
Andaman and Nicobar Islands, kerala, Puducherry

Speaking Continents

Africa, Asia, Australia, Europe, North America, Oceania, South America
Asia

Minority Language

South Africa
Canada, Malaysia, Mauritius, Reunion, Seychelles

Regulated By

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Official language Commission of Government of Tamil Nadu, Thanjavur Tamil University

Interesting Facts

  • Most of the English words begin with the letter S than any other letter.
  • English is third most commonly spoken language in the world.
  • 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

Dutch, Danish, Norwegian, Swedish and German Languages
Malayalam

Derived From

Latin
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Alphabets

Alphabets in

Alphabets

26247
18 247
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Phonology

How Many Vowels

512
0 32
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How Many Consonants

2118
9 60
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Scripts

Latin
Tamil

Writing Direction

Left-To-Right, Horizontal
Left-To-Right, Horizontal

Hard to Learn

Language Levels

73
2 12
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Time Taken to Learn

6 weeks44 weeks
3 88
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Greetings

Hello

Hello
வணக்கம் (Vanakkam)

Thank You

Thank you
நன்றி (Naṉṟi)

How Are You?

How are you?
நீங்கள் எப்படி இருக்கிறீர்கள்? (Nīṅkaḷ eppaṭi irukkiṟīrkaḷ?)

Good Night

Good Night
நல்ல இரவு (Good night) / irravu vanakkam (Good night)

Good Evening

Good Evening
நல்ல மாலை (Nalla mālai)/ மாலை (irravu vanakkam)

Good Afternoon

Good Afternoon
பிற்பகல் வணக்கம் (perpagal vanakkam)

Good Morning

Good Morning
காலை வணக்கம் (Kaalai Vanakkam)

Please

Please
தயவு (Tayavu)

Sorry

Sorry
மன்னிக்கவும் (Maṉṉikkavum)

Bye

Bye
சென்று வருகிறேன் (Sendru Varukiren)

I Love You

I love you
நான் உன்னை காதலிக்கிறேன் (Naan Unnai Kadalikiren)

Excuse Me

Excuse Me
என்னை மன்னியுங்கள் (Eṉṉai maṉṉiyuṅkaḷ)

Dialects

Dialect 1

American English
Kongu

Where They Speak

United States of America
Kongu

How Many People Speak

225,000,000.0077,000,000.00
1.5 960000000
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Dialect 2

Hiberno-English
Madurai Tamil

Where They Speak

Republic of Ireland, United Kingdom
Madurai, South Tamil Nadu

How Many People Speak

4,500,000.0077,000,000.00
700 274000000
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Dialect 3

Welsh English
Tirunelveli Tamil

Where They Speak

United Kingdom
South Tamil Nadu, Thoothukudi, Tirunelveli

How Many People Speak

2,500,000.0077,000,000.00
2 230000000
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Total No. Of Dialects

18810
0 188
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How Many People Speak

How Many People Speak?

1,200.00 million78.00 million
0 1200
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Speaking Population

5.43 %1.06 %
0 89
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Native Speakers

400.00 million70.00 million
0 873
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Second Language Speakers

400.00 million8.00 million
0.01 400
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Native Name

English
தமிழ்

Alternative Names

English
Damulian, Tamal, Tamalsan, Tambul, Tamili

French Name

anglais
tamoul

German Name

Englisch
Tamil

Pronunciation

/ˈɪŋɡlɪʃ/
[t̪ɐmɨɻ]

Ethnicity

English people
Tamil people or Tamilans

History

Origin

5th Century AD
300 BC

Language Family

Indo-European Family
Dravidian Family

Subgroup

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Branch

-
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Language Forms

Early Forms

Old English, Middle English, Early Modern English and English
Old Tamil and Middle Tamil

Standard Forms

Standard English
Modern Tamil

Language Position

318
1 120
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Signed Forms

Signed English
Signed Tamil

Scope

Individual
Individual

Code

ISO 639 1

en
ta

ISO 639 2

ISO 639 2/T

eng
tam

ISO 639 2/B

eng
tam

ISO 639 3

eng
tam

ISO 639 6

engs
tam

Glottocode

stan1293
tami1289, oldt1248

Linguasphere

52-ABA
tami1289

Types of Language

Language Type

Living
Living

Language Linguistic Typology

Subject-Verb-Object
Subject-Object-Verb

Language Morphological Typology

Analytic, Fusional, Isolating, Synthetic
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English and Tamil Alphabets

English and Tamil Alphabets provides you with alphabets, vowels and consonants in English and Tamil. In English Alphabets there are 26 letters while in Tamil Alphabets there are 247 letters. To learn English and Tamil languages the very first thing is to understand and learn alphabets of English and Tamil languages. The English phonology consist English vowels and English consonants. After alphabets, words are to be learned and after words, phrases in that language. Take a look at English greetings vs Tamil greetings, where you will find numerous useful phrases. Find whether English and Tamil are Most Spoken Languages.

All English and Tamil Dialects

Most languages have dialects where each dialect differ from other dialect with respect to grammar and vocabulary. Here you will get to know all English and Tamil dialects. Various dialects of English and Tamil language differ in their pronunciations and words. Dialects of English are spoken in different English Speaking Countries whereas Tamil Dialects are spoken in different Tamil speaking countries. Also the number of people speaking English vs Tamil Dialects varies from few thousands to many millions. Some of the English dialects include: American English, Hiberno-English. Tamil dialects include: Kongu , Madurai Tamil. Also learn about dialects in South American Languages and North American Languages.

English and Tamil Speaking population

English and Tamil speaking population is one of the factors based on which English and Tamil languages can be compared. The total count of English and Tamil Speaking population in percentage is also given. The percentage of people speaking English language is 5.43 % whereas the percentage of people speaking Tamil language is 1.06 %. When we compare the speaking population of any two languages we get to know which of two languages is more popular. Find more details about how many people speak English and Tamil on English vs Tamil where you will get native speakers, speaking population in percentage and native names.

English and Tamil Language Codes

English and Tamil language codes are used in those applications where using language names are tedious. English and Tamil Language Codes include all the international language codes, glottocodes and linguasphere.