Countries
Madagascar
Malaysia, Mauritius, Puducherry, Singapore, Sri Lanka, Tamil Nadu
Total No. Of Countries
16
0
46
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National Language
Comoros, Madagascar, Mayotte
Singapore, Sri Lanka, Tamil Nadu
Second Language
Not spoken in any of the countries
Andaman and Nicobar Islands, kerala, Puducherry
Speaking Continents
Africa
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
- Malagasy language was originated in southeast Asia, since it shares several common words and meanings with Indonesian Languages.
- About 93% of the basic vocabulary is of Malayo-Polynesian origin in Malagasy language.
- 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
Swahili and Comorian Languages
Malayalam
Derived From
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Alphabets in
Alphabets
21247
18
247
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Phonology
How Many Vowels
512
0
32
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How Many Consonants
2018
9
60
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Scripts
Latin
Tamil
Writing Direction
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Left-To-Right, Horizontal
Hard to Learn
Language Levels
33
2
12
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Time Taken to Learn
30 weeks44 weeks
3
88
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Hello
Salama!
வணக்கம் (Vanakkam)
Thank You
Misaotra
நன்றி (Naṉṟi)
How Are You?
Manao ahoana!
நீங்கள் எப்படி இருக்கிறீர்கள்? (Nīṅkaḷ eppaṭi irukkiṟīrkaḷ?)
Good Night
Alina tsara
நல்ல இரவு (Good night) / irravu vanakkam (Good night)
Good Evening
Manao ahoana e
நல்ல மாலை (Nalla mālai)/ மாலை (irravu vanakkam)
Good Afternoon
Manao ahoana e
பிற்பகல் வணக்கம் (perpagal vanakkam)
Good Morning
Maraina tsara
காலை வணக்கம் (Kaalai Vanakkam)
Please
azafady
தயவு (Tayavu)
Sorry
Miala tsiny
மன்னிக்கவும் (Maṉṉikkavum)
Bye
Veloma!
சென்று வருகிறேன் (Sendru Varukiren)
I Love You
Tiako ianao.
நான் உன்னை காதலிக்கிறேன் (Naan Unnai Kadalikiren)
Excuse Me
Azafady
என்னை மன்னியுங்கள் (Eṉṉai maṉṉiyuṅkaḷ)
Dialect 1
Eastern Malagasy
Kongu
Where They Speak
Merina
Kongu
How Many People Speak
5,000,000.0077,000,000.00
1.5
960000000
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Dialect 2
Western Malagasy
Madurai Tamil
Where They Speak
Sakalava
Madurai, South Tamil Nadu
How Many People Speak
1,200,000.0077,000,000.00
700
274000000
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Dialect 3
Plateau Malagasy
Tirunelveli Tamil
Where They Speak
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South Tamil Nadu, Thoothukudi, Tirunelveli
How Many People Speak
20,000,000.0077,000,000.00
2
230000000
👆🏻
Total No. Of Dialects
210
0
188
👆🏻
How Many People Speak?
25.00 million78.00 million
0
1200
👆🏻
Speaking Population
0.28 %1.06 %
0
89
👆🏻
Native Speakers
18.00 million70.00 million
0
873
👆🏻
Second Language Speakers
18.00 million8.00 million
0.01
400
👆🏻
Native Name
Fiteny Malagasy
தமிழ்
Alternative Names
Malagasy Sign Language
Damulian, Tamal, Tamalsan, Tambul, Tamili
French Name
malgache
tamoul
German Name
Malagassi-Sprache
Tamil
Pronunciation
[ˌmæləˈɡæsi]
[t̪ɐmɨɻ]
Ethnicity
Malagasy people
Tamil people or Tamilans
Origin
1000 AD
300 BC
Language Family
Austronesian Family
Dravidian Family
Subgroup
Austronesian
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Branch
Indonesian
-
Language Forms
Early Forms
No early forms
Old Tamil and Middle Tamil
Standard Forms
standard Malagasy
Modern Tamil
Language Position
8418
1
120
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Signed Forms
Malagasy Sign Language
Signed Tamil
Scope
Macrolanguage
Individual
ISO 639 1
mg
ta
ISO 639 2
ISO 639 2/T
mlg
tam
ISO 639 2/B
mlg
tam
ISO 639 3
mlg
tam
ISO 639 6
mlg
tam
Glottocode
mala1537
tami1289, oldt1248
Linguasphere
No data available
tami1289
Types of Language
Language Type
Living
Living
Language Linguistic Typology
Verb-Object-Subject
Subject-Object-Verb
Language Morphological Typology
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