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How Many Vowels

How Many Consonants

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Greetings

Hello

Thank You

How Are You?

Good Night

Good Evening

Good Afternoon

Good Morning

Please

Sorry

Bye

I Love You

Excuse Me

Dialects

Dialect 1

Where They Speak

How Many People Speak

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Where They Speak

How Many People Speak

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Where They Speak

How Many People Speak

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How Many People Speak

How Many People Speak?

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ISO 639 2/T

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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
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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
India, Nigeria, Pakistan, Singapore
Africa, Asia, Australia, Europe, North America, Oceania, South America
South Africa
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  • Most of the English words begin with the letter S than any other letter.
  • English is third most commonly spoken language in the world.
Dutch, Danish, Norwegian, Swedish and German Languages
Latin
 
English-Alphabets.jpg#200
26
5
21
Latin
Left-To-Right, Horizontal
7
6 weeks
 
Hello
Thank you
How are you?
Good Night
Good Evening
Good Afternoon
Good Morning
Please
Sorry
Bye
I love you
Excuse Me
 
American English
United States of America
225,000,000.00
Hiberno-English
Republic of Ireland, United Kingdom
4,500,000.00
Welsh English
United Kingdom
2,500,000.00
188
 
1,200.00 million
5.43 %
400.00 million
400.00 million
English
English
anglais
Englisch
/ˈɪŋɡlɪʃ/
English people
 
5th Century AD
Indo-European Family
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-
Old English, Middle English, Early Modern English and English
Standard English
3
Signed English
Individual
 
en
eng
eng
eng
engs
stan1293
52-ABA
Living
Subject-Verb-Object
Analytic, Fusional, Isolating, Synthetic
 
Malaysia, Mauritius, Puducherry, Singapore, Sri Lanka, Tamil Nadu
6
Singapore, Sri Lanka, Tamil Nadu
Andaman and Nicobar Islands, kerala, Puducherry
Asia
Canada, Malaysia, Mauritius, Reunion, Seychelles
Official language Commission of Government of Tamil Nadu, Thanjavur Tamil University
  • 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.
    Malayalam
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    247
    12
    18
    Tamil
    Left-To-Right, Horizontal
    3
    44 weeks
     
    வணக்கம் (Vanakkam)
    நன்றி (Naṉṟi)
    நீங்கள் எப்படி இருக்கிறீர்கள்? (Nīṅkaḷ eppaṭi irukkiṟīrkaḷ?)
    நல்ல இரவு (Good night) / irravu vanakkam (Good night)
    நல்ல மாலை (Nalla mālai)/ மாலை (irravu vanakkam)
    பிற்பகல் வணக்கம் (perpagal vanakkam)
    காலை வணக்கம் (Kaalai Vanakkam)
    தயவு (Tayavu)
    மன்னிக்கவும் (Maṉṉikkavum)
    சென்று வருகிறேன் (Sendru Varukiren)
    நான் உன்னை காதலிக்கிறேன் (Naan Unnai Kadalikiren)
    என்னை மன்னியுங்கள் (Eṉṉai maṉṉiyuṅkaḷ)
     
    Kongu
    Kongu
    77,000,000.00
    Madurai Tamil
    Madurai, South Tamil Nadu
    77,000,000.00
    Tirunelveli Tamil
    South Tamil Nadu, Thoothukudi, Tirunelveli
    77,000,000.00
    10
     
    78.00 million
    1.06 %
    70.00 million
    8.00 million
    தமிழ்
    Damulian, Tamal, Tamalsan, Tambul, Tamili
    tamoul
    Tamil
    [t̪ɐmɨɻ]
    Tamil people or Tamilans
     
    300 BC
    Dravidian Family
    -
    -
    Old Tamil and Middle Tamil
    Modern Tamil
    18
    Signed Tamil
    Individual
     
    ta
    tam
    tam
    tam
    tam
    tami1289, oldt1248
    tami1289
    Living
    Subject-Object-Verb
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    English vs Tamil Speaking Countries

    There are plenty of languages spoken around the world. Every country has its own official language. Compare English vs Tamil speaking countries, so that you will have total count of countries that speak English or Tamil language.

    • English is spoken as a national language in: .
    • Tamil is spoken as a national language in: .

    You will also get to know the continents where English and Tamil speaking countries lie. Based on the number of people that speak these languages, the position of English language is and position of Tamil language is . Find all the information about these languages on English and Tamil.

    English and Tamil Language History

    Comparison of English vs Tamil language history gives us differences between origin of English and Tamil language. History of English language states that this language originated in whereas history of Tamil language states that this language originated in . Family of the language also forms a part of history of that language. More on language families of these languages can be found out on English vs Tamil.

    English and Tamil Greetings

    People around the world use different languages to interact with each other. Even if we cannot communicate fluently in any language, it will always be beneficial to know about some of the common greetings or phrases from that language. This is where English and Tamil greetings helps you to understand basic phrases in English and Tamil language. English word for "Hello" is or Tamil word for "Thank You" is . Find more of such common English Greetings and Tamil Greetings. These greetings will help you to be more confident when conversing with natives that speak these languages.

    English vs Tamil Difficulty

    The English vs Tamil difficulty level basically depends on the number of English Alphabets and Tamil Alphabets. Also the number of vowels and consonants in the language plays an important role in deciding the difficulty level of that language. The important points to be considered when we compare English and Tamil are the origin, speaking countries, language family, different greetings, speaking population of these languages. Want to know in English and Tamil, which language is harder to learn? Time required to learn English is while to learn Tamil time required is .