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1 Countries
1.1 Countries
Dadra and Nagar Haveli, Daman and Diu, Goa, India, Maharashtra
Malaysia, Mauritius, Puducherry, Singapore, Sri Lanka, Tamil Nadu
1.2 Total No. Of Countries
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4
Rank: 11 (Overall)
6
Rank: 9 (Overall)
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1.3 National Language
India
Singapore, Sri Lanka, Tamil Nadu
1.4 Second Language
Andra Pradesh, Chhattisgarh, Dadra and Nagar Haveli, Daman and Diu, Gujarat, Karnataka, Madhya Pradesh, Tamil Nadu, Telangana
Andaman and Nicobar Islands, kerala, Puducherry
1.5 Speaking Continents
Asia
Asia
1.6 Minority Language
Israel, Mauritius
Canada, Malaysia, Mauritius, Reunion, Seychelles
1.7 Regulated By
Maharashtra Sahitya Parishad
Official language Commission of Government of Tamil Nadu, Thanjavur Tamil University
1.8 Interesting Facts
  • Marathi ranks 4th in India based on the number of native speakers.
  • Marathi language has borrowed plenty of loanwords from Urdu, Persian, Arabic and Sanskrit.
  • 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.
    1.9 Similar To
    Konkani Language
    Malayalam
    1.10 Derived From
    Sanskrit Language
    Not Available
    2 Alphabets
    2.1 Alphabets in
    2.2 Alphabets
    About Tamil Lan..
    52
    Rank: 31 (Overall)
    247
    Rank: 41 (Overall)
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    2.3 Phonology
    2.3.1 How Many Vowels
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    16
    Rank: 13 (Overall)
    12
    Rank: 9 (Overall)
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    2.3.2 How Many Consonants
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    36
    Rank: 26 (Overall)
    18
    Rank: 8 (Overall)
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    2.4 Scripts
    Devanagari
    Tamil
    2.5 Writing Direction
    Left-To-Right, Horizontal
    Left-To-Right, Horizontal
    2.6 Hard to Learn
    2.6.1 Language Levels
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    3
    Rank: 2 (Overall)
    3
    Rank: 2 (Overall)
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    2.6.2 Time Taken to Learn
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    4 weeks
    Rank: 2 (Overall)
    44 weeks
    Rank: 11 (Overall)
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    3 Greetings
    3.1 Hello
    हॅलो (Hĕlō)
    வணக்கம் (Vanakkam)
    3.2 Thank You
    धन्यवाद (Dhan'yavāda)
    நன்றி (Naṉṟi)
    3.3 How Are You?
    तू कसा आहेस? (Tū kasā āhēsa?)
    நீங்கள் எப்படி இருக்கிறீர்கள்? (Nīṅkaḷ eppaṭi irukkiṟīrkaḷ?)
    3.4 Good Night
    शुभ रात्री (Śubha rātrī)
    நல்ல இரவு (Good night) / irravu vanakkam (Good night)
    3.5 Good Evening
    चांगले संध्याकाळी (Cāṅgalē sandhyākāḷī)
    நல்ல மாலை (Nalla mālai)/ மாலை (irravu vanakkam)
    3.6 Good Afternoon
    शुभ दुपार (Śubha dupāra)
    பிற்பகல் வணக்கம் (perpagal vanakkam)
    3.7 Good Morning
    शुभ प्रभात (Śubha prabhāta)
    காலை வணக்கம் (Kaalai Vanakkam)
    3.8 Please
    कृपया (Kr̥payā)
    தயவு (Tayavu)
    3.9 Sorry
    क्षमस्व (Kṣamasva)
    மன்னிக்கவும் (Maṉṉikkavum)
    3.10 Bye
    बाय (Bāya)
    சென்று வருகிறேன் (Sendru Varukiren)
    3.11 I Love You
    मी तुझ्यावर प्रेम करतो (Mī tujhyāvara prēma karatō)
    நான் உன்னை காதலிக்கிறேன் (Naan Unnai Kadalikiren)
    3.12 Excuse Me
    मला माफ करा (Malā māpha karā)
    என்னை மன்னியுங்கள் (Eṉṉai maṉṉiyuṅkaḷ)
    4 Dialects
    4.1 Dialect 1
    Maharashtrian Konkani
    Kongu
    4.1.1 Where They Speak
    Kokan
    Kongu
    4.1.2 How Many People Speak
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    2,400,000.00
    Rank: 23 (Overall)
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    Rank: N/A (Overall)
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    4.2 Dialect 2
    Varhadi
    Madurai Tamil
    4.2.1 Where They Speak
    Vidarbha
    Madurai, South Tamil Nadu
    4.2.2 How Many People Speak
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    7,000,000.00
    Rank: 12 (Overall)
    Not Available
    Rank: N/A (Overall)
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    4.3 Dialect 3
    Khandeshi
    Tirunelveli Tamil
    4.3.1 Where They Speak
    Khandesh
    South Tamil Nadu, Thoothukudi, Tirunelveli
    4.3.2 How Many People Speak
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    1,900,000.00
    Rank: 15 (Overall)
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    Rank: N/A (Overall)
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    4.4 Total No. Of Dialects
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    42
    Rank: 29 (Overall)
    10
    Rank: 10 (Overall)
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    5 How Many People Speak
    5.1 How Many People Speak?
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    71.00 million
    Rank: 25 (Overall)
    78.00 million
    Rank: 21 (Overall)
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    5.2 Speaking Population
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    1.10 %
    Rank: 18 (Overall)
    1.06 %
    Rank: 19 (Overall)
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    5.3 Native Speakers
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    68.00 million
    Rank: 16 (Overall)
    70.00 million
    Rank: 15 (Overall)
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    5.3.1 Second Language Speakers
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    3.00 million
    Rank: 32 (Overall)
    8.00 million
    Rank: 24 (Overall)
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    5.3.2 Native Name
    मराठी (marāṭhī)
    தமிழ்
    5.3.3 Alternative Names
    Maharashtra, Maharathi, Malhatee, Marthi, Muruthu
    Damulian, Tamal, Tamalsan, Tambul, Tamili
    5.3.4 French Name
    marathe
    tamoul
    5.3.5 German Name
    Marathi
    Tamil
    5.4 Pronunciation
    [məˈɾaʈʰi]
    [t̪ɐmɨɻ]
    5.5 Ethnicity
    Marathi people
    Tamil people or Tamilans
    6 History
    6.1 Origin
    10th century
    300 BC
    6.2 Language Family
    Indo-European Family
    Dravidian Family
    6.2.1 Subgroup
    Indo-Iranian
    Not Available
    6.2.2 Branch
    Indic
    Not Available
    6.3 Language Forms
    6.3.1 Early Forms
    Maharashtri Prakrit
    Old Tamil and Middle Tamil
    6.3.2 Standard Forms
    Marathi
    Modern Tamil
    6.3.3 Language Position
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    6.3.4 Signed Forms
    Indian Signing System (ISS)
    Signed Tamil
    6.4 Scope
    Individual
    Individual
    7 Code
    7.1 ISO 639 1
    mr
    ta
    7.2 ISO 639 2
    7.2.1 ISO 639 2/T
    mar
    tam
    7.2.2 ISO 639 2/B
    mar
    tam
    7.3 ISO 639 3
    mar
    tam
    7.4 ISO 639 6
    Not Available
    tam
    7.5 Glottocode
    mara1378
    tami1289, oldt1248
    7.6 Linguasphere
    omr
    tami1289
    7.7 Types of Language
    7.7.1 Language Type
    Living
    Living
    7.7.2 Language Linguistic Typology
    Subject-Object-Verb
    Subject-Object-Verb
    7.7.3 Language Morphological Typology
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    Marathi and Tamil Alphabets

    Marathi and Tamil Alphabets provides you with alphabets, vowels and consonants in Marathi and Tamil. In Marathi Alphabets there are 52 letters while in Tamil Alphabets there are 247 letters. To learn Marathi and Tamil languages the very first thing is to understand and learn alphabets of Marathi and Tamil languages. The Marathi phonology consist Marathi vowels and Marathi consonants. After alphabets, words are to be learned and after words, phrases in that language. Take a look at Marathi greetings vs Tamil greetings, where you will find numerous useful phrases. Find whether Marathi and Tamil are Most Spoken Languages.

    All Marathi 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 Marathi and Tamil dialects. Various dialects of Marathi and Tamil language differ in their pronunciations and words. Dialects of Marathi are spoken in different Marathi Speaking Countries whereas Tamil Dialects are spoken in different Tamil speaking countries. Also the number of people speaking Marathi vs Tamil Dialects varies from few thousands to many millions. Some of the Marathi dialects include: Maharashtrian Konkani, Varhadi. Tamil dialects include: Kongu , Madurai Tamil. Also learn about dialects in South American Languages and North American Languages.

    Marathi and Tamil Speaking population

    Marathi and Tamil speaking population is one of the factors based on which Marathi and Tamil languages can be compared. The total count of Marathi and Tamil Speaking population in percentage is also given. The percentage of people speaking Marathi language is 1.10 % 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 Marathi and Tamil on Marathi vs Tamil where you will get native speakers, speaking population in percentage and native names.

    Marathi and Tamil Language Codes

    Marathi and Tamil language codes are used in those applications where using language names are tedious. Marathi and Tamil Language Codes include all the international language codes, glottocodes and linguasphere.

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