Countries
India, Pakistan
Malaysia, Mauritius, Puducherry, Singapore, Sri Lanka, Tamil Nadu
Total No. Of Countries
26
0
46
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National Language
India, Pakistan
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
Not spoken in any of the countries
Canada, Malaysia, Mauritius, Reunion, Seychelles
Regulated By
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Official language Commission of Government of Tamil Nadu, Thanjavur Tamil University
Interesting Facts
- Kashmiri is the only Daridc language with literature which was originated more than seven hundred and fifty years ago.
- Kashmiri has thousands of loan words from Persian and Arabic Languages.
- 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
Hindi and Urdu Languages
Malayalam
Derived From
Sanskrit Language
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Alphabets in
Alphabets
44247
18
247
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Phonology
How Many Vowels
1712
0
32
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How Many Consonants
2718
9
60
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Scripts
Arabic, Perso-Arabic script
Tamil
Writing Direction
Right-To-Left, Horizontal
Left-To-Right, Horizontal
Hard to Learn
Language Levels
63
2
12
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Time Taken to Learn
44 weeks44 weeks
3
88
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Hello
Assalām ‘alaikum
வணக்கம் (Vanakkam)
Thank You
शुकिया / شکریہ (shukriya)
நன்றி (Naṉṟi)
How Are You?
तोहय छिवा वारय? (tohy ch'ivaa vaarai?)
நீங்கள் எப்படி இருக்கிறீர்கள்? (Nīṅkaḷ eppaṭi irukkiṟīrkaḷ?)
Good Night
शबे खैर । (shabey k'eūr)
நல்ல இரவு (Good night) / irravu vanakkam (Good night)
Good Evening
سہا مسا
நல்ல மாலை (Nalla mālai)/ மாலை (irravu vanakkam)
Good Afternoon
Hach t'ochoktiya
பிற்பகல் வணக்கம் (perpagal vanakkam)
Good Morning
Hach ch'i
காலை வணக்கம் (Kaalai Vanakkam)
Please
مهربانی کر
தயவு (Tayavu)
Sorry
माफ कॅरिव । (maap' keuriv)
மன்னிக்கவும் (Maṉṉikkavum)
Bye
Khuda hāfiz
சென்று வருகிறேன் (Sendru Varukiren)
I Love You
be chus che seth mohabat karaan
நான் உன்னை காதலிக்கிறேன் (Naan Unnai Kadalikiren)
Excuse Me
वय त्रॅाविव । (vat' treūviv)
என்னை மன்னியுங்கள் (Eṉṉai maṉṉiyuṅkaḷ)
Dialect 1
Kashtawari
Kongu
Where They Speak
India, Koshtawar valley, southeast kashmir, India
Kongu
How Many People Speak
6,000,000.0077,000,000.00
1.5
960000000
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Dialect 2
Poguli
Madurai Tamil
Where They Speak
Pogul and Paristan valleys
Madurai, South Tamil Nadu
How Many People Speak
6,100,000.0077,000,000.00
700
274000000
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Dialect 3
Rambani
Tirunelveli Tamil
Where They Speak
India
South Tamil Nadu, Thoothukudi, Tirunelveli
How Many People Speak
5,600,000.0077,000,000.00
2
230000000
👆🏻
Total No. Of Dialects
410
0
188
👆🏻
How Many People Speak?
5.60 million78.00 million
0
1200
👆🏻
Speaking Population
0.05 %1.06 %
0
89
👆🏻
Native Speakers
5.42 million70.00 million
0
873
👆🏻
Second Language Speakers
5.00 million8.00 million
0.01
400
👆🏻
Native Name
कॉशुर / كٲشُر
தமிழ்
Alternative Names
Cashmeeree, Cashmiri, Kacmiri, Kaschemiri, Keshur, Koshur
Damulian, Tamal, Tamalsan, Tambul, Tamili
French Name
kashmiri
tamoul
German Name
Kaschmiri
Tamil
Pronunciation
[kəːʃur]
[t̪ɐmɨɻ]
Ethnicity
Kashmiris or koshur
Tamil people or Tamilans
Origin
12th 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
Kashmiri
Modern Tamil
Language Position
2318
1
120
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Signed Forms
Indian Signing System (ISS)
Signed Tamil
Scope
Individual
Individual
ISO 639 1
ks
ta
ISO 639 2
ISO 639 2/T
kas
tam
ISO 639 2/B
kas
tam
ISO 639 3
kas
tam
ISO 639 6
kas
tam
Glottocode
kash1277
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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