Countries
India, Nepal
Malaysia, Mauritius, Puducherry, Singapore, Sri Lanka, Tamil Nadu
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
Not Available
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
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Alphabets in
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How Many Consonants
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Writing Direction
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Left-To-Right, Horizontal
Language Levels
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Time Taken to Learn
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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)
Where They Speak
Nepal
Kongu
Dialect 2
Madhubani
Madurai Tamil
Where They Speak
North India
Madurai, South Tamil Nadu
Dialect 3
Khortha
Tirunelveli Tamil
Where They Speak
Deoghar, France
South Tamil Nadu, Thoothukudi, Tirunelveli
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
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[t̪ɐmɨɻ]
Ethnicity
Maithil
Tamil people or Tamilans
Origin
14th century
300 BC
Language Family
Indo-European Family
Dravidian Family
Subgroup
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Branch
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Early Forms
No early forms
Old Tamil and Middle Tamil
Standard Forms
Standard Maithili
Modern Tamil
Signed Forms
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Signed Tamil
Scope
Individual
Individual
ISO 639 1
No data available
ta
ISO 639 6
Not Available
tam
Glottocode
mait1250
tami1289, oldt1248
Linguasphere
No data available
tami1289
Language Type
Living
Living
Language Linguistic Typology
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Subject-Object-Verb
Language Morphological Typology
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All Maithili and Tamil Dialects
Most languages have dialects where each dialect differ from other dialect with respect to grammar and vocabulary. Here you will get to know all Maithili and Tamil dialects. Various dialects of Maithili and Tamil language differ in their pronunciations and words. Dialects of Maithili are spoken in different Maithili Speaking Countries whereas Tamil Dialects are spoken in different Tamil speaking countries. Also the number of people speaking Maithili vs Tamil Dialects varies from few thousands to many millions. Some of the Maithili dialects include: Tharuwat, Madhubani. Tamil dialects include: Kongu , Madurai Tamil. Also learn about dialects in South American Languages and North American Languages.
Maithili and Tamil Speaking population
Maithili and Tamil speaking population is one of the factors based on which Maithili and Tamil languages can be compared. The total count of Maithili and Tamil Speaking population in percentage is also given. The percentage of people speaking Maithili language is 0.41 % 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 Maithili and Tamil on Maithili vs Tamil where you will get native speakers, speaking population in percentage and native names.
Maithili and Tamil Language Codes
Maithili and Tamil language codes are used in those applications where using language names are tedious. Maithili and Tamil Language Codes include all the international language codes, glottocodes and linguasphere.