Countries
Brunei, Malaysia, Singapore
Malaysia, Mauritius, Puducherry, Singapore, Sri Lanka, Tamil Nadu
Total No. Of Countries
36
0
46
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National Language
Malaysia
Singapore, Sri Lanka, Tamil Nadu
Second Language
Indonesia
Andaman and Nicobar Islands, kerala, Puducherry
Speaking Continents
Asia
Asia
Minority Language
Thailand
Canada, Malaysia, Mauritius, Reunion, Seychelles
Regulated By
Dewan Bahasa dan Pustaka
Official language Commission of Government of Tamil Nadu, Thanjavur Tamil University
Interesting Facts
- One of the most politically powerful language historically is Malaysian Language.
- Malaysian earliest known inscriptions were found in South of Sumatra way back in 683-6 AD.
- 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
Indonesian Language
Malayalam
Derived From
Tamil Language
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Alphabets in
Alphabets
26247
18
247
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Phonology
How Many Vowels
612
0
32
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How Many Consonants
2418
9
60
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Scripts
Latin
Tamil
Writing Direction
-
Left-To-Right, Horizontal
Hard to Learn
Language Levels
63
2
12
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Time Taken to Learn
36 weeks44 weeks
3
88
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Hello
Hai
வணக்கம் (Vanakkam)
Thank You
terima kasih
நன்றி (Naṉṟi)
How Are You?
Apa khabar?
நீங்கள் எப்படி இருக்கிறீர்கள்? (Nīṅkaḷ eppaṭi irukkiṟīrkaḷ?)
Good Night
Selamat Malam
நல்ல இரவு (Good night) / irravu vanakkam (Good night)
Good Evening
Selamat Petang
நல்ல மாலை (Nalla mālai)/ மாலை (irravu vanakkam)
Good Afternoon
Selamat tengah hari
பிற்பகல் வணக்கம் (perpagal vanakkam)
Good Morning
Selamat pagi
காலை வணக்கம் (Kaalai Vanakkam)
Please
sila
தயவு (Tayavu)
Sorry
maaf
மன்னிக்கவும் (Maṉṉikkavum)
Bye
Selamat tinggal
சென்று வருகிறேன் (Sendru Varukiren)
I Love You
Saya sayang kamu
நான் உன்னை காதலிக்கிறேன் (Naan Unnai Kadalikiren)
Excuse Me
Maafkan saya
என்னை மன்னியுங்கள் (Eṉṉai maṉṉiyuṅkaḷ)
Dialect 1
Bengkulu
Kongu
Where They Speak
Bengkulu Province, Sumatra
Kongu
How Many People Speak
1,600,000.0077,000,000.00
1.5
960000000
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Dialect 2
Pekal
Madurai Tamil
Where They Speak
Indonesia
Madurai, South Tamil Nadu
How Many People Speak
30,000.0077,000,000.00
700
274000000
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Dialect 3
Musi
Tirunelveli Tamil
Where They Speak
Indonesia
South Tamil Nadu, Thoothukudi, Tirunelveli
How Many People Speak
3,100,000.0077,000,000.00
2
230000000
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Total No. Of Dialects
2410
0
188
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How Many People Speak?
175.00 million78.00 million
0
1200
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Speaking Population
1.16 %1.06 %
0
89
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Native Speakers
77.00 million70.00 million
0
873
👆🏻
Second Language Speakers
98.00 million8.00 million
0.01
400
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Native Name
Bahasa melayu
தமிழ்
Alternative Names
Bahasa Malaysia
Damulian, Tamal, Tamalsan, Tambul, Tamili
French Name
malais
tamoul
German Name
Malaiisch
Tamil
Pronunciation
[baˈhasə malajˈsiə]
[t̪ɐmɨɻ]
Ethnicity
Malaysian people
Tamil people or Tamilans
Origin
c. 683 AD
300 BC
Language Family
Austronesian Family
Dravidian Family
Subgroup
-
-
Branch
-
-
Language Forms
Early Forms
Ancient Malay, Old Malay, Pre-Modern MalayClassical Malay,
Old Tamil and Middle Tamil
Standard Forms
Pluricentric Standard Malay
Modern Tamil
Language Position
5418
1
120
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Signed Forms
Malaysian Sign Language
Signed Tamil
Scope
Individual
Individual
ISO 639 1
ms
ta
ISO 639 2
ISO 639 2/T
msa
tam
ISO 639 2/B
may
tam
ISO 639 3
zsm
tam
ISO 639 6
may
tam
Glottocode
stan1306
tami1289, oldt1248
Linguasphere
No data available
tami1289
Types of Language
Language Type
Living
Living
Language Linguistic Typology
-
Subject-Object-Verb
Language Morphological Typology
Agglutinative
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