Countries
Japan
Malaysia, Mauritius, Puducherry, Singapore, Sri Lanka, Tamil Nadu
Total No. Of Countries
16
0
46
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National Language
Japan
Singapore, Sri Lanka, Tamil Nadu
Second Language
Not spoken in any of the countries
Andaman and Nicobar Islands, kerala, Puducherry
Speaking Continents
Asia, Pacific
Asia
Minority Language
Palau
Canada, Malaysia, Mauritius, Reunion, Seychelles
Regulated By
Agency for Cultural Affairs (文化庁) at the Ministry of Education
Official language Commission of Government of Tamil Nadu, Thanjavur Tamil University
Interesting Facts
- In Japanese Language, there are 4 different ways to address people: kun, chan, san and sama.
- There are many words in Japanese language which end with vowel letter, which determines the structure and rhythm of Japanese.
- 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
Korean Language
Malayalam
Derived From
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-
Alphabets in
Alphabets
99247
18
247
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Phonology
How Many Vowels
512
0
32
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How Many Consonants
1418
9
60
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Scripts
Kana
Tamil
Writing Direction
Left-To-Right, Horizontal, Top-To-Bottom
Left-To-Right, Horizontal
Hard to Learn
Language Levels
53
2
12
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Time Taken to Learn
88 weeks44 weeks
3
88
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Hello
こんにちは (Kon'nichiwa)
வணக்கம் (Vanakkam)
Thank You
ありがとう (Arigatō)
நன்றி (Naṉṟi)
How Are You?
お元気ですか (O genki desu ka?)
நீங்கள் எப்படி இருக்கிறீர்கள்? (Nīṅkaḷ eppaṭi irukkiṟīrkaḷ?)
Good Night
おやすみなさい (Oyasuminasai)
நல்ல இரவு (Good night) / irravu vanakkam (Good night)
Good Evening
こんばんは (Konbanwa)
நல்ல மாலை (Nalla mālai)/ மாலை (irravu vanakkam)
Good Afternoon
こんにちは (Konnichiwa!)
பிற்பகல் வணக்கம் (perpagal vanakkam)
Good Morning
おはよう (Ohayō)
காலை வணக்கம் (Kaalai Vanakkam)
Please
お願いします (Onegaishimasu)
தயவு (Tayavu)
Sorry
ごめんなさい (Gomen'nasai)
மன்னிக்கவும் (Maṉṉikkavum)
Bye
さようなら (Sayōnara)
சென்று வருகிறேன் (Sendru Varukiren)
I Love You
愛しています (Aishiteimasu)
நான் உன்னை காதலிக்கிறேன் (Naan Unnai Kadalikiren)
Excuse Me
すみません (Sumimasen)
என்னை மன்னியுங்கள் (Eṉṉai maṉṉiyuṅkaḷ)
Dialect 1
Sanuki
Kongu
Where They Speak
Kagawa
Kongu
How Many People Speak
1,000,000.0077,000,000.00
1.5
960000000
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Dialect 2
Hakata
Madurai Tamil
Where They Speak
Fukuoka
Madurai, South Tamil Nadu
How Many People Speak
127,000,000.0077,000,000.00
700
274000000
👆🏻
Dialect 3
Kansai
Tirunelveli Tamil
Where They Speak
kansai
South Tamil Nadu, Thoothukudi, Tirunelveli
How Many People Speak
127,000,000.0077,000,000.00
2
230000000
👆🏻
Total No. Of Dialects
3110
0
188
👆🏻
How Many People Speak?
128.00 million78.00 million
0
1200
👆🏻
Speaking Population
1.90 %1.06 %
0
89
👆🏻
Native Speakers
128.00 million70.00 million
0
873
👆🏻
Second Language Speakers
3.00 million8.00 million
0.01
400
👆🏻
Native Name
日本語
தமிழ்
Alternative Names
Nihongo
Damulian, Tamal, Tamalsan, Tambul, Tamili
French Name
japonais
tamoul
German Name
Japanisch
Tamil
Pronunciation
/nihoɴɡo/: [nihõŋɡo], [nihõŋŋo]
[t̪ɐmɨɻ]
Ethnicity
Japanese (Yamato)
Tamil people or Tamilans
Origin
1185
300 BC
Language Family
Japonic Family
Dravidian Family
Subgroup
-
-
Branch
-
-
Language Forms
Early Forms
Old Japanese, Early Middle Japanese, Late Middle Japanese and Early Modern Japanese
Old Tamil and Middle Tamil
Standard Forms
Japanese
Modern Tamil
Language Position
818
1
120
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Signed Forms
Signed Japanese
Signed Tamil
Scope
Individual
Individual
ISO 639 1
ja
ta
ISO 639 2
ISO 639 2/T
jpn
tam
ISO 639 2/B
jpn
tam
ISO 639 3
jpn
tam
ISO 639 6
jpn
tam
Glottocode
nucl1643
tami1289, oldt1248
Linguasphere
45-CAA-a
tami1289
Types of Language
Language Type
Living
Living
Language Linguistic Typology
Subject-Object-Verb
Subject-Object-Verb
Language Morphological Typology
Agglutinative, Synthetic
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