Countries
Meghalaya
Malaysia, Mauritius, Puducherry, Singapore, Sri Lanka, Tamil Nadu
Total No. Of Countries
16
0
46
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National Language
Bangladesh, India
Singapore, Sri Lanka, Tamil Nadu
Second Language
-
Andaman and Nicobar Islands, kerala, Puducherry
Speaking Continents
Asia
Asia
Minority Language
-
Canada, Malaysia, Mauritius, Reunion, Seychelles
Regulated By
-
Official language Commission of Government of Tamil Nadu, Thanjavur Tamil University
Interesting Facts
- Khasi language contain a large number of loanwords from Bengali and Hindi Languages.
- There is significant dialectal variation in khasi language, since several dialects have only partial mutual intelligibility.
- 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
Garo and Jaintia Languages
Malayalam
Derived From
-
-
Alphabets in
Alphabets
23247
18
247
👆🏻
Phonology
How Many Vowels
612
0
32
👆🏻
How Many Consonants
1418
9
60
👆🏻
Scripts
Bengali, Latin
Tamil
Writing Direction
-
Left-To-Right, Horizontal
Hard to Learn
Language Levels
63
2
12
👆🏻
Time Taken to Learn
44 weeks44 weeks
3
88
👆🏻
Hello
Kumno
வணக்கம் (Vanakkam)
Thank You
Khublei
நன்றி (Naṉṟi)
How Are You?
Kumno phi long?
நீங்கள் எப்படி இருக்கிறீர்கள்? (Nīṅkaḷ eppaṭi irukkiṟīrkaḷ?)
Good Night
thia sukh
நல்ல இரவு (Good night) / irravu vanakkam (Good night)
Good Evening
babha janmiet
நல்ல மாலை (Nalla mālai)/ மாலை (irravu vanakkam)
Good Afternoon
babha noph-phai-sngi
பிற்பகல் வணக்கம் (perpagal vanakkam)
Good Morning
khublei
காலை வணக்கம் (Kaalai Vanakkam)
Please
Sngewbha
தயவு (Tayavu)
Sorry
Map
மன்னிக்கவும் (Maṉṉikkavum)
Bye
khublei
சென்று வருகிறேன் (Sendru Varukiren)
I Love You
ieit ieit
நான் உன்னை காதலிக்கிறேன் (Naan Unnai Kadalikiren)
Excuse Me
map a nga
என்னை மன்னியுங்கள் (Eṉṉai maṉṉiyuṅkaḷ)
Dialect 1
Bhoi
Kongu
Where They Speak
-
Kongu
How Many People Speak
1,500,000.0077,000,000.00
1.5
960000000
👆🏻
Dialect 2
Nonglung
Madurai Tamil
Where They Speak
-
Madurai, South Tamil Nadu
How Many People Speak
1,200,000.0077,000,000.00
700
274000000
👆🏻
Dialect 3
Cherrapunji
Tirunelveli Tamil
Where They Speak
-
South Tamil Nadu, Thoothukudi, Tirunelveli
How Many People Speak
1,500,000.0077,000,000.00
2
230000000
👆🏻
Total No. Of Dialects
510
0
188
👆🏻
How Many People Speak?
0.84 million78.00 million
0
1200
👆🏻
Speaking Population
0.01 %1.06 %
0
89
👆🏻
Native Speakers
0.84 million70.00 million
0
873
👆🏻
Second Language Speakers
1.50 million8.00 million
0.01
400
👆🏻
Native Name
Ka Ktien
தமிழ்
Alternative Names
Kahasi, Kassi, Khasa, Khashi, Khasiyas, Khuchia
Damulian, Tamal, Tamalsan, Tambul, Tamili
French Name
khasi
tamoul
German Name
Khasi-Sprache
Tamil
Pronunciation
[ˈkʰɑsi]
[t̪ɐmɨɻ]
Ethnicity
Khasi people
Tamil people or Tamilans
Origin
1200 AD
300 BC
Language Family
Austroasiatic Family
Dravidian Family
Subgroup
-
-
Branch
-
-
Language Forms
Early Forms
No Early Forms
Old Tamil and Middle Tamil
Standard Forms
Khasi
Modern Tamil
Language Position
4018
1
120
👆🏻
Signed Forms
Khasi Sign Language
Signed Tamil
Scope
Individual
Individual
ISO 639 1
No data available
ta
ISO 639 2
ISO 639 2/T
kha
tam
ISO 639 2/B
kha
tam
ISO 639 3
kha
tam
ISO 639 6
kha
tam
Glottocode
khas1269
tami1289, oldt1248
Linguasphere
No data available
tami1289
Types of Language
Language Type
Living
Living
Language Linguistic Typology
-
Subject-Object-Verb
Language Morphological Typology
-
-