Countries
India
Malaysia, Mauritius, Puducherry, Singapore, Sri Lanka, Tamil Nadu
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
Not spoken in any of the countries
Canada, Malaysia, Mauritius, Reunion, Seychelles
Regulated By
Govenment of Goa
Official language Commission of Government of Tamil Nadu, Thanjavur Tamil University
Interesting Facts
- Fr. Thomas Stevan wrote the first book in Konkani in 1651.
- Sahitya Academy recognized konkani as a language in year 1976.
- 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
Marathi
Malayalam
Derived From
Sanskrit Language
Not Available
Alphabets in
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Tamil-Alphabets.jpg#200
Writing Direction
Left-To-Right, Horizontal
Left-To-Right, Horizontal
Hello
Namaskar
வணக்கம் (Vanakkam)
Thank You
Dev Borem Korum
நன்றி (Naṉṟi)
How Are You?
kaso assa?
நீங்கள் எப்படி இருக்கிறீர்கள்? (Nīṅkaḷ eppaṭi irukkiṟīrkaḷ?)
Good Night
Rati Boren Zavonn
நல்ல இரவு (Good night) / irravu vanakkam (Good night)
Good Evening
Sanj Borem Zavonn
நல்ல மாலை (Nalla mālai)/ மாலை (irravu vanakkam)
Good Afternoon
Not Available
பிற்பகல் வணக்கம் (perpagal vanakkam)
Good Morning
Dis Borem Zavonn
காலை வணக்கம் (Kaalai Vanakkam)
Please
Chike
தயவு (Tayavu)
Sorry
Maf kor
மன்னிக்கவும் (Maṉṉikkavum)
Bye
Adeus
சென்று வருகிறேன் (Sendru Varukiren)
I Love You
hav tujo mog korta.
நான் உன்னை காதலிக்கிறேன் (Naan Unnai Kadalikiren)
Excuse Me
upkar korxi
என்னை மன்னியுங்கள் (Eṉṉai maṉṉiyuṅkaḷ)
Where They Speak
Goa
Kongu
Dialect 2
Not present
Madurai Tamil
Where They Speak
Not Available
Madurai, South Tamil Nadu
Dialect 3
Not present
Tirunelveli Tamil
Where They Speak
Not Available
South Tamil Nadu, Thoothukudi, Tirunelveli
Second Language Speakers
Not Available
Native Name
Kōṅkaṇī
தமிழ்
Alternative Names
Konkan standard, Bankoti, Kunabi, North Konkan, Central Konkan, Concorinum, Cugani, Konkanese
Damulian, Tamal, Tamalsan, Tambul, Tamili
French Name
konkani
tamoul
German Name
Konkani
Tamil
Pronunciation
kõkɳi
[t̪ɐmɨɻ]
Ethnicity
Konkanis
Tamil people or Tamilans
Language Family
Indo-European Family
Dravidian Family
Subgroup
Not Available
Not Available
Branch
Not Available
Not Available
Early Forms
No early forms
Old Tamil and Middle Tamil
Standard Forms
Kokani
Modern Tamil
Language Position
Not Available
Signed Forms
Indian Signing System (ISS)
Signed Tamil
Scope
Individual, Macrolanguage
Individual
ISO 639 1
No data available
ta
ISO 639 6
Not Available
tam
Glottocode
goan1235
tami1289, oldt1248
Linguasphere
No data available
tami1289
Language Type
Living
Living
Language Linguistic Typology
Subject-Object-Verb
Subject-Object-Verb
Language Morphological Typology
Not Available
Not Available
Konkani and Tamil Speaking population
Konkani and Tamil speaking population is one of the factors based on which Konkani and Tamil languages can be compared. The total count of Konkani and Tamil Speaking population in percentage is also given. The percentage of people speaking Konkani language is 0.11 % whereas the percentage of people speaking Tamil language is 1.06 %. When we compare the speaking population of any two languages we get to know which of two languages is more popular. Find more details about how many people speak Konkani and Tamil on Konkani vs Tamil where you will get native speakers, speaking population in percentage and native names.
Konkani and Tamil Language Codes
Konkani and Tamil language codes are used in those applications where using language names are tedious. Konkani and Tamil Language Codes include all the international language codes, glottocodes and linguasphere.