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
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
Not Available
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
Not Available
Malayalam
Derived From
Latin
Not Available
Alphabets in
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Writing Direction
Left-To-Right, Horizontal
Left-To-Right, Horizontal
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)
Dialect 1
American English
Kongu
Where They Speak
United States of America
Kongu
How Many People Speak
Not Available
Dialect 2
Hiberno-English
Madurai Tamil
Where They Speak
Republic of Ireland, United Kingdom
Madurai, South Tamil Nadu
How Many People Speak
Not Available
Dialect 3
Welsh English
Tirunelveli Tamil
Where They Speak
United Kingdom
South Tamil Nadu, Thoothukudi, Tirunelveli
How Many People Speak
Not Available
Native Name
English
தமிழ்
Alternative Names
Not Available
Damulian, Tamal, Tamalsan, Tambul, Tamili
French Name
anglais
tamoul
German Name
Englisch
Tamil
Pronunciation
/ˈɪŋɡlɪʃ/
[t̪ɐmɨɻ]
Ethnicity
Not Available
Tamil people or Tamilans
Origin
5th Century AD
300 BC
Language Family
Indo-European Family
Dravidian Family
Subgroup
Not Available
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Branch
Not Available
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Early Forms
Old English, Middle English, Early Modern English and English
Old Tamil and Middle Tamil
Standard Forms
Standard English
Modern Tamil
Signed Forms
Signed English
Signed Tamil
Scope
Individual
Individual
Glottocode
stan1293
tami1289, oldt1248
Linguasphere
52-ABA
tami1289
Language Type
Living
Living
Language Linguistic Typology
Subject-Verb-Object
Subject-Object-Verb
Language Morphological Typology
Analytic, Fusional, Isolating, Synthetic
Not Available