Countries
Rajastan, India
Malaysia, Mauritius, Puducherry, Singapore, Sri Lanka, Tamil Nadu
Total No. Of Countries
16
0
46
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National Language
Rajastan, India
Singapore, Sri Lanka, Tamil Nadu
Second Language
Not spoken in any of the countries
Andaman and Nicobar Islands, kerala, Puducherry
Speaking Continents
Asia
Asia
Minority Language
Nepal, Pakistan
Canada, Malaysia, Mauritius, Reunion, Seychelles
Regulated By
-
Official language Commission of Government of Tamil Nadu, Thanjavur Tamil University
Interesting Facts
- Marwari language was historically written in Mahajani, which is version of the Landa script.
- Marwari language is written in Arabic Alphabets in Pakistan.
- 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
Gujarati, Haryanvi, Hindi and Punjabi Languages
Malayalam
Derived From
Gujarati Language
-
Alphabets in
Alphabets
42247
18
247
👆🏻
Phonology
How Many Vowels
1012
0
32
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How Many Consonants
3218
9
60
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Scripts
Devanagari
Tamil
Writing Direction
-
Left-To-Right, Horizontal
Hard to Learn
Language Levels
43
2
12
👆🏻
Time Taken to Learn
44 weeks44 weeks
3
88
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Hello
khammaghani
வணக்கம் (Vanakkam)
Thank You
dhanyavaad
நன்றி (Naṉṟi)
How Are You?
Kikan ho sa?
நீங்கள் எப்படி இருக்கிறீர்கள்? (Nīṅkaḷ eppaṭi irukkiṟīrkaḷ?)
Good Night
shubh raatri
நல்ல இரவு (Good night) / irravu vanakkam (Good night)
Good Evening
Shubh Honjh
நல்ல மாலை (Nalla mālai)/ மாலை (irravu vanakkam)
Good Afternoon
Shubh Befar
பிற்பகல் வணக்கம் (perpagal vanakkam)
Good Morning
Shubh Havar
காலை வணக்கம் (Kaalai Vanakkam)
Please
kirpa
தயவு (Tayavu)
Sorry
Maaf Karo
மன்னிக்கவும் (Maṉṉikkavum)
Bye
bye
சென்று வருகிறேன் (Sendru Varukiren)
I Love You
main tanne pyaar karoon
நான் உன்னை காதலிக்கிறேன் (Naan Unnai Kadalikiren)
Excuse Me
maaf karo
என்னை மன்னியுங்கள் (Eṉṉai maṉṉiyuṅkaḷ)
Dialect 1
Jogi
Kongu
Where They Speak
India
Kongu
How Many People Speak
14,000,000.0077,000,000.00
1.5
960000000
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Dialect 2
Bagri
Madurai Tamil
Where They Speak
India
Madurai, South Tamil Nadu
How Many People Speak
14,000,000.0077,000,000.00
700
274000000
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Dialect 3
Dhundhari
Tirunelveli Tamil
Where They Speak
India
South Tamil Nadu, Thoothukudi, Tirunelveli
How Many People Speak
13,000,000.0077,000,000.00
2
230000000
👆🏻
Total No. Of Dialects
810
0
188
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How Many People Speak?
22.00 million78.00 million
0
1200
👆🏻
Speaking Population
0.21 %1.06 %
0
89
👆🏻
Native Speakers
14.00 million70.00 million
0
873
👆🏻
Second Language Speakers
13.00 million8.00 million
0.01
400
👆🏻
Native Name
Marwari
தமிழ்
Alternative Names
Marvadi, Marvari, Marwadi, Rajasthani
Damulian, Tamal, Tamalsan, Tambul, Tamili
French Name
marvari
tamoul
German Name
Marwari
Tamil
Pronunciation
[məˈrwɑːɾi]
[t̪ɐmɨɻ]
Ethnicity
Marwari or Marwadi
Tamil people or Tamilans
Origin
16
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
Marwari
Modern Tamil
Language Position
7218
1
120
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Signed Forms
Indian Signing System (ISS)
Signed Tamil
Scope
Macrolanguage
Individual
ISO 639 1
No data available
ta
ISO 639 2
ISO 639 2/T
mwr
tam
ISO 639 2/B
mwr
tam
ISO 639 3
mwr
tam
ISO 639 6
mwr
tam
Glottocode
raja1256
tami1289, oldt1248
Linguasphere
No data available
tami1289
Types of Language
Language Type
Living
Living
Language Linguistic Typology
-
Subject-Object-Verb
Language Morphological Typology
-
-