Countries
India, Nepal
Malaysia, Mauritius, Puducherry, Singapore, Sri Lanka, Tamil Nadu
Total No. Of Countries
26
0
46
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National Language
India, Nepal
Singapore, Sri Lanka, Tamil Nadu
Second Language
Nepal
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
-
Official language Commission of Government of Tamil Nadu, Thanjavur Tamil University
Interesting Facts
- Earlier, Maithili language was considered as the dialect of Hindi and Bengali, however in the year 2003 Maithili achieved an independent language status in India.
- Maithili has rich literature.
- 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
Bhojpuri Language
Malayalam
Derived From
-
-
Alphabets in
Alphabets
47247
18
247
👆🏻
Phonology
How Many Vowels
812
0
32
👆🏻
How Many Consonants
2218
9
60
👆🏻
Scripts
Devanagari
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
pranam
வணக்கம் (Vanakkam)
Thank You
dhanyabad
நன்றி (Naṉṟi)
How Are You?
Aahan kehan chhi ?
நீங்கள் எப்படி இருக்கிறீர்கள்? (Nīṅkaḷ eppaṭi irukkiṟīrkaḷ?)
Good Night
Śubharātri
நல்ல இரவு (Good night) / irravu vanakkam (Good night)
Good Evening
shubh sandhya
நல்ல மாலை (Nalla mālai)/ மாலை (irravu vanakkam)
Good Afternoon
dopahar ke bad namaskar
பிற்பகல் வணக்கம் (perpagal vanakkam)
Good Morning
Suprabhaat
காலை வணக்கம் (Kaalai Vanakkam)
Please
kripaya
தயவு (Tayavu)
Sorry
maf karai
மன்னிக்கவும் (Maṉṉikkavum)
Bye
Alavidā
சென்று வருகிறேன் (Sendru Varukiren)
I Love You
hawm ahāṃ se prem karechi
நான் உன்னை காதலிக்கிறேன் (Naan Unnai Kadalikiren)
Excuse Me
kripaya
என்னை மன்னியுங்கள் (Eṉṉai maṉṉiyuṅkaḷ)
Dialect 1
Tharuwat
Kongu
Where They Speak
Nepal
Kongu
How Many People Speak
35,000,000.0077,000,000.00
1.5
960000000
👆🏻
Dialect 2
Madhubani
Madurai Tamil
Where They Speak
North India
Madurai, South Tamil Nadu
How Many People Speak
35,000,000.0077,000,000.00
700
274000000
👆🏻
Dialect 3
Khortha
Tirunelveli Tamil
Where They Speak
Deoghar, France
South Tamil Nadu, Thoothukudi, Tirunelveli
How Many People Speak
35,000,000.0077,000,000.00
2
230000000
👆🏻
Total No. Of Dialects
1510
0
188
👆🏻
How Many People Speak?
32.00 million78.00 million
0
1200
👆🏻
Speaking Population
0.41 %1.06 %
0
89
👆🏻
Native Speakers
27.00 million70.00 million
0
873
👆🏻
Second Language Speakers
2.80 million8.00 million
0.01
400
👆🏻
Native Name
मैथिली (mɛtʰilī)
தமிழ்
Alternative Names
Apabhramsa, Bihari, Maitili, Maitli, Methli, Tirahutia, Tirhuti, Tirhutia
Damulian, Tamal, Tamalsan, Tambul, Tamili
French Name
maithili
tamoul
German Name
Maithili
Tamil
Pronunciation
[ˈmaitʰili]
[t̪ɐmɨɻ]
Ethnicity
Maithil
Tamil people or Tamilans
Origin
14th century
300 BC
Language Family
Indo-European Family
Dravidian Family
Subgroup
-
-
Branch
-
-
Language Forms
Early Forms
No early forms
Old Tamil and Middle Tamil
Standard Forms
Standard Maithili
Modern Tamil
Language Position
4018
1
120
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Signed Forms
Maithili Sign Language
Signed Tamil
Scope
Individual
Individual
ISO 639 1
No data available
ta
ISO 639 2
ISO 639 2/T
mai
tam
ISO 639 2/B
mai
tam
ISO 639 3
mai
tam
ISO 639 6
mai
tam
Glottocode
mait1250
tami1289, oldt1248
Linguasphere
No data available
tami1289
Types of Language
Language Type
Living
Living
Language Linguistic Typology
-
Subject-Object-Verb
Language Morphological Typology
-
-