Countries
Fiji, India
Malaysia, Mauritius, Puducherry, Singapore, Sri Lanka, Tamil Nadu
Total No. Of Countries
26
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, Oceania
Asia
Minority Language
Not spoken in any of the countries
Canada, Malaysia, Mauritius, Reunion, Seychelles
Regulated By
Central Hindi Directorate
Official language Commission of Government of Tamil Nadu, Thanjavur Tamil University
Interesting Facts
- In Hindi language, nouns are followed by post positions.
- In Hindi, there are many familiar words in English which are in Hindi or of Hindi origin.
- 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
Urdu
Malayalam
Derived From
Sanskrit Language
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Alphabets in
Alphabets
44247
18
247
👆🏻
Phonology
How Many Vowels
1112
0
32
👆🏻
How Many Consonants
3318
9
60
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Scripts
Devanagari
Tamil
Writing Direction
Left-To-Right, Horizontal
Left-To-Right, Horizontal
Hard to Learn
Language Levels
43
2
12
👆🏻
Time Taken to Learn
44 weeks44 weeks
3
88
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Hello
नमस्ते (Namastē)
வணக்கம் (Vanakkam)
Thank You
धन्यवाद (Dhan'yavāda)
நன்றி (Naṉṟi)
How Are You?
तुम कैसे हो? (Tuma kaisē hō?)
நீங்கள் எப்படி இருக்கிறீர்கள்? (Nīṅkaḷ eppaṭi irukkiṟīrkaḷ?)
Good Night
शुभरात्रि (Śubharātri)
நல்ல இரவு (Good night) / irravu vanakkam (Good night)
Good Evening
शुभ सन्ध्या (shubh sandhya)
நல்ல மாலை (Nalla mālai)/ மாலை (irravu vanakkam)
Good Afternoon
दोपहर के बाद नमस्कार (dopahar ke bad namaskar)
பிற்பகல் வணக்கம் (perpagal vanakkam)
Good Morning
सुप्रभात (Suprabhāta)
காலை வணக்கம் (Kaalai Vanakkam)
Please
कृपया (Kr̥payā)
தயவு (Tayavu)
Sorry
खेद (Khēda)
மன்னிக்கவும் (Maṉṉikkavum)
Bye
अलविदा (Alavidā)
சென்று வருகிறேன் (Sendru Varukiren)
I Love You
मैं आपसे प्यार करता (Maiṁ āpasē pyāra karatā)
நான் உன்னை காதலிக்கிறேன் (Naan Unnai Kadalikiren)
Excuse Me
मुझे माफ करें (Mujhē māpha karēṁ)
என்னை மன்னியுங்கள் (Eṉṉai maṉṉiyuṅkaḷ)
Dialect 1
Khariboli
Kongu
Where They Speak
Delhi, Haryana, Western Uttar Pradesh
Kongu
How Many People Speak
240,000,000.0077,000,000.00
1.5
960000000
👆🏻
Dialect 2
Marwari
Madurai Tamil
Where They Speak
Gujarat, Haryana, Rajasthan, Sindh
Madurai, South Tamil Nadu
How Many People Speak
22,000,000.0077,000,000.00
700
274000000
👆🏻
Dialect 3
Bundeli
Tirunelveli Tamil
Where They Speak
Bundelkhand
South Tamil Nadu, Thoothukudi, Tirunelveli
How Many People Speak
20,000,000.0077,000,000.00
2
230000000
👆🏻
Total No. Of Dialects
2110
0
188
👆🏻
How Many People Speak?
380.00 million78.00 million
0
1200
👆🏻
Speaking Population
4.70 %1.06 %
0
89
👆🏻
Native Speakers
260.00 million70.00 million
0
873
👆🏻
Second Language Speakers
120.00 million8.00 million
0.01
400
👆🏻
Native Name
हिन्दी
தமிழ்
Alternative Names
Khadi Boli, Khari Boli
Damulian, Tamal, Tamalsan, Tambul, Tamili
French Name
hindi
tamoul
German Name
Hindi
Tamil
Pronunciation
[ˈmaːnək ˈɦin̪d̪iː]
[t̪ɐmɨɻ]
Ethnicity
Hindustani people
Tamil people or Tamilans
Origin
7th Century
300 BC
Language Family
Indo-European Family
Dravidian Family
Subgroup
Indo-Iranian
-
Branch
Indic
-
Language Forms
Early Forms
No early forms
Old Tamil and Middle Tamil
Standard Forms
Standard Hindi
Modern Tamil
Language Position
518
1
120
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Signed Forms
Indian Signing System
Signed Tamil
Scope
Individual
Individual
ISO 639 1
hi
ta
ISO 639 2
ISO 639 2/T
hin
tam
ISO 639 2/B
hin
tam
ISO 639 3
hin
tam
ISO 639 6
hins
tam
Glottocode
hind1269
tami1289, oldt1248
Linguasphere
59-AAF-qf
tami1289
Types of Language
Language Type
Living
Living
Language Linguistic Typology
-
Subject-Object-Verb
Language Morphological Typology
Fusional, Synthetic
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