Countries
India
Malaysia, Mauritius, Puducherry, Singapore, Sri Lanka, Tamil Nadu
Total No. Of Countries
16
0
46
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National Language
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
Great Britain, Kenya, Malawi, Oman, Pakistan, Tanzania, Uganda, United States of America, Zambia
Canada, Malaysia, Mauritius, Reunion, Seychelles
Regulated By
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Official language Commission of Government of Tamil Nadu, Thanjavur Tamil University
Interesting Facts
- Gujarati was the first language of Mohandas Karamchand Gandhi("Father of the Nation of India") and Vallabhbhai Patel ("Iron Man of India").
- Most of the words in Gujarati language are adopted from Sanskrit.
- 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
Bengali Language
Malayalam
Derived From
Sanskrit Language
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Alphabets in
Alphabets
47247
18
247
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Phonology
How Many Vowels
812
0
32
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How Many Consonants
3118
9
60
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Scripts
Devanagari
Tamil
Writing Direction
Left-To-Right, Horizontal
Left-To-Right, Horizontal
Hard to Learn
Language Levels
63
2
12
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Time Taken to Learn
18 weeks44 weeks
3
88
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Hello
નમસ્તે (namaste)
வணக்கம் (Vanakkam)
Thank You
ધન્યવાદ (dhanvaad)
நன்றி (Naṉṟi)
How Are You?
કેમ છો (kem cho?)
நீங்கள் எப்படி இருக்கிறீர்கள்? (Nīṅkaḷ eppaṭi irukkiṟīrkaḷ?)
Good Night
શુભ રાત્રે (shub rātrē)
நல்ல இரவு (Good night) / irravu vanakkam (Good night)
Good Evening
સાંજે સારી (sān̄jē sārī)
நல்ல மாலை (Nalla mālai)/ மாலை (irravu vanakkam)
Good Afternoon
સારા બપોરે (sārā bapōrē)
பிற்பகல் வணக்கம் (perpagal vanakkam)
Good Morning
સુ પ્રભાત (su prabhat)
காலை வணக்கம் (Kaalai Vanakkam)
Please
કૃપા કરીને(Kr̥pā karīnē)
தயவு (Tayavu)
Sorry
મન્ને મફ કરો (manne maaf karo)
மன்னிக்கவும் (Maṉṉikkavum)
Bye
બાય (Bāya)
சென்று வருகிறேன் (Sendru Varukiren)
I Love You
હું તને પ્રેમ કરુ છું (hūṃ tane prem karū chūṃ)
நான் உன்னை காதலிக்கிறேன் (Naan Unnai Kadalikiren)
Excuse Me
માફ કરશો (Māpha karaśō)
என்னை மன்னியுங்கள் (Eṉṉai maṉṉiyuṅkaḷ)
Dialect 1
Kathiyawadi
Kongu
Where They Speak
India, Mauritius, Oman, Pakistan, Singapore, South Africa, Tanzania, United Kingdom, United States of America
Kongu
How Many People Speak
46,000,000.0077,000,000.00
1.5
960000000
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Dialect 2
Kharwa
Madurai Tamil
Where They Speak
India, Mauritius, Pakistan, Singapore, United Kingdom, United States of America
Madurai, South Tamil Nadu
How Many People Speak
56,000,000.0077,000,000.00
700
274000000
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Dialect 3
Surati
Tirunelveli Tamil
Where They Speak
-
South Tamil Nadu, Thoothukudi, Tirunelveli
How Many People Speak
56,000,000.0077,000,000.00
2
230000000
👆🏻
Total No. Of Dialects
810
0
188
👆🏻
How Many People Speak?
60.00 million78.00 million
0
1200
👆🏻
Speaking Population
0.74 %1.06 %
0
89
👆🏻
Native Speakers
50.00 million70.00 million
0
873
👆🏻
Second Language Speakers
55.00 million8.00 million
0.01
400
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Native Name
ગુજરાતી (gujarātī)
தமிழ்
Alternative Names
Gujerathi, Gujerati, Gujrathi
Damulian, Tamal, Tamalsan, Tambul, Tamili
French Name
goudjrati
tamoul
German Name
Gujarati-Sprache
Tamil
Pronunciation
[ɡudʒəˈɾɑːt̪i]
[t̪ɐmɨɻ]
Ethnicity
Gujaratis
Tamil people or Tamilans
Origin
15
300 BC
Language Family
Indo-European Family
Dravidian Family
Subgroup
Indo-Iranian
-
Branch
Indic
-
Language Forms
Early Forms
Old Gujarati
Old Tamil and Middle Tamil
Standard Forms
Modern Gujarati
Modern Tamil
Language Position
2318
1
120
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Signed Forms
Signed Gujarati
Signed Tamil
Scope
Individual
Individual
ISO 639 1
gu
ta
ISO 639 2
ISO 639 2/T
guj
tam
ISO 639 2/B
guj
tam
ISO 639 3
guj
tam
ISO 639 6
guj
tam
Glottocode
guja1252
tami1289, oldt1248
Linguasphere
No data available
tami1289
Types of Language
Language Type
Living
Living
Language Linguistic Typology
Subject-Object-Verb
Subject-Object-Verb
Language Morphological Typology
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