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1 Countries
1.1 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
1.2 Total No. Of Countries
About Spanish L..
33
Rank: 2 (Overall)
6
Rank: 9 (Overall)
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1.3 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
1.4 Second Language
India, Nigeria, Pakistan, Singapore
Andaman and Nicobar Islands, kerala, Puducherry
1.5 Speaking Continents
Africa, Asia, Australia, Europe, North America, Oceania, South America
Asia
1.6 Minority Language
South Africa
Canada, Malaysia, Mauritius, Reunion, Seychelles
1.7 Regulated By
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Official language Commission of Government of Tamil Nadu, Thanjavur Tamil University
1.8 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.
    1.9 Similar To
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    Malayalam
    1.10 Derived From
    Latin
    Not Available
    2 Alphabets
    2.1 Alphabets in
    2.2 Alphabets
    About Tamil Lan..
    26
    Rank: 8 (Overall)
    247
    Rank: 41 (Overall)
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    2.3 Phonology
    2.3.1 How Many Vowels
    About Thai Lang..
    5
    Rank: 2 (Overall)
    12
    Rank: 9 (Overall)
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    2.3.2 How Many Consonants
    About Hmong Lan..
    21
    Rank: 11 (Overall)
    18
    Rank: 8 (Overall)
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    2.4 Scripts
    Latin
    Tamil
    2.5 Writing Direction
    Left-To-Right, Horizontal
    Left-To-Right, Horizontal
    2.6 Hard to Learn
    2.6.1 Language Levels
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    7
    Rank: 6 (Overall)
    3
    Rank: 2 (Overall)
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    2.6.2 Time Taken to Learn
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    6 weeks
    Rank: 3 (Overall)
    44 weeks
    Rank: 11 (Overall)
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    3 Greetings
    3.1 Hello
    Hello
    வணக்கம் (Vanakkam)
    3.2 Thank You
    Thank you
    நன்றி (Naṉṟi)
    3.3 How Are You?
    How are you?
    நீங்கள் எப்படி இருக்கிறீர்கள்? (Nīṅkaḷ eppaṭi irukkiṟīrkaḷ?)
    3.4 Good Night
    Good Night
    நல்ல இரவு (Good night) / irravu vanakkam (Good night)
    3.5 Good Evening
    Good Evening
    நல்ல மாலை (Nalla mālai)/ மாலை (irravu vanakkam)
    3.6 Good Afternoon
    Good Afternoon
    பிற்பகல் வணக்கம் (perpagal vanakkam)
    3.7 Good Morning
    Good Morning
    காலை வணக்கம் (Kaalai Vanakkam)
    3.8 Please
    Please
    தயவு (Tayavu)
    3.9 Sorry
    Sorry
    மன்னிக்கவும் (Maṉṉikkavum)
    3.10 Bye
    Bye
    சென்று வருகிறேன் (Sendru Varukiren)
    3.11 I Love You
    I love you
    நான் உன்னை காதலிக்கிறேன் (Naan Unnai Kadalikiren)
    3.12 Excuse Me
    Excuse Me
    என்னை மன்னியுங்கள் (Eṉṉai maṉṉiyuṅkaḷ)
    4 Dialects
    4.1 Dialect 1
    American English
    Kongu
    4.1.1 Where They Speak
    United States of America
    Kongu
    4.1.2 How Many People Speak
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    225,000,000.00
    Rank: 3 (Overall)
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    Rank: N/A (Overall)
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    4.2 Dialect 2
    Hiberno-English
    Madurai Tamil
    4.2.1 Where They Speak
    Republic of Ireland, United Kingdom
    Madurai, South Tamil Nadu
    4.2.2 How Many People Speak
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    4,500,000.00
    Rank: 15 (Overall)
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    Rank: N/A (Overall)
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    4.3 Dialect 3
    Welsh English
    Tirunelveli Tamil
    4.3.1 Where They Speak
    United Kingdom
    South Tamil Nadu, Thoothukudi, Tirunelveli
    4.3.2 How Many People Speak
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    2,500,000.00
    Rank: 14 (Overall)
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    Rank: N/A (Overall)
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    4.4 Total No. Of Dialects
    About English L..
    188
    Rank: 34 (Overall)
    10
    Rank: 10 (Overall)
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    5 How Many People Speak
    5.1 How Many People Speak?
    About English L..
    1,200.00 million
    Rank: 1 (Overall)
    78.00 million
    Rank: 21 (Overall)
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    5.2 Speaking Population
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    5.43 %
    Rank: 4 (Overall)
    1.06 %
    Rank: 19 (Overall)
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    5.3 Native Speakers
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    400.00 million
    Rank: 3 (Overall)
    70.00 million
    Rank: 15 (Overall)
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    5.3.1 Second Language Speakers
    About English L..
    400.00 million
    Rank: 1 (Overall)
    8.00 million
    Rank: 24 (Overall)
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    5.3.2 Native Name
    English
    தமிழ்
    5.3.3 Alternative Names
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    Damulian, Tamal, Tamalsan, Tambul, Tamili
    5.3.4 French Name
    anglais
    tamoul
    5.3.5 German Name
    Englisch
    Tamil
    5.4 Pronunciation
    /ˈɪŋɡlɪʃ/
    [t̪ɐmɨɻ]
    5.5 Ethnicity
    Not Available
    Tamil people or Tamilans
    6 History
    6.1 Origin
    5th Century AD
    300 BC
    6.2 Language Family
    Indo-European Family
    Dravidian Family
    6.2.1 Subgroup
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    6.2.2 Branch
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    6.3 Language Forms
    6.3.1 Early Forms
    Old English, Middle English, Early Modern English and English
    Old Tamil and Middle Tamil
    6.3.2 Standard Forms
    Standard English
    Modern Tamil
    6.3.3 Language Position
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    3
    Rank: 3 (Overall)
    18
    Rank: 16 (Overall)
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    6.3.4 Signed Forms
    Signed English
    Signed Tamil
    6.4 Scope
    Individual
    Individual
    7 Code
    7.1 ISO 639 1
    en
    ta
    7.2 ISO 639 2
    7.2.1 ISO 639 2/T
    eng
    tam
    7.2.2 ISO 639 2/B
    eng
    tam
    7.3 ISO 639 3
    eng
    tam
    7.4 ISO 639 6
    engs
    tam
    7.5 Glottocode
    stan1293
    tami1289, oldt1248
    7.6 Linguasphere
    52-ABA
    tami1289
    7.7 Types of Language
    7.7.1 Language Type
    Living
    Living
    7.7.2 Language Linguistic Typology
    Subject-Verb-Object
    Subject-Object-Verb
    7.7.3 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.

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