Countries
Burkina Faso
Malaysia, Mauritius, Puducherry, Singapore, Sri Lanka, Tamil Nadu
Total No. Of Countries
16
0
46
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National Language
Benin, Burkina Faso, Ghana, Ivory coast, Mali, Togo
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
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
- Mossi languages use pitch to distinguish meanings.
- Mossi is the 2nd largest ethnic group in Ivory Coast.
- 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
Dagbani Language
Malayalam
Derived From
-
-
Alphabets in
Alphabets
26247
18
247
👆🏻
Phonology
How Many Vowels
812
0
32
👆🏻
How Many Consonants
1618
9
60
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Scripts
Latin
Tamil
Writing Direction
-
Left-To-Right, Horizontal
Hard to Learn
Language Levels
33
2
12
👆🏻
Time Taken to Learn
30 weeks44 weeks
3
88
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Hello
Kia ora
வணக்கம் (Vanakkam)
Thank You
Laafi bala
நன்றி (Naṉṟi)
How Are You?
Laafi beme ?
நீங்கள் எப்படி இருக்கிறீர்கள்? (Nīṅkaḷ eppaṭi irukkiṟīrkaḷ?)
Good Night
Ne y yungo
நல்ல இரவு (Good night) / irravu vanakkam (Good night)
Good Evening
ne y zabre
நல்ல மாலை (Nalla mālai)/ மாலை (irravu vanakkam)
Good Afternoon
Kia ora
பிற்பகல் வணக்கம் (perpagal vanakkam)
Good Morning
Ne y yibeogo
காலை வணக்கம் (Kaalai Vanakkam)
Please
gafare
தயவு (Tayavu)
Sorry
gafare
மன்னிக்கவும் (Maṉṉikkavum)
Bye
Wend na kon-d nindaare
சென்று வருகிறேன் (Sendru Varukiren)
I Love You
Kei te aroha au ki a koe
நான் உன்னை காதலிக்கிறேன் (Naan Unnai Kadalikiren)
Excuse Me
Y gafare
என்னை மன்னியுங்கள் (Eṉṉai maṉṉiyuṅkaḷ)
Dialect 1
Ouapadoupou
Kongu
Where They Speak
Burkina Faso
Kongu
How Many People Speak
7,000,000.0077,000,000.00
1.5
960000000
👆🏻
Dialect 2
Saremde
Madurai Tamil
Where They Speak
Burkina Faso
Madurai, South Tamil Nadu
How Many People Speak
7,000,000.0077,000,000.00
700
274000000
👆🏻
Dialect 3
Taolende
Tirunelveli Tamil
Where They Speak
Burkina Faso
South Tamil Nadu, Thoothukudi, Tirunelveli
How Many People Speak
7,000,000.0077,000,000.00
2
230000000
👆🏻
Total No. Of Dialects
810
0
188
👆🏻
How Many People Speak?
7.60 million78.00 million
0
1200
👆🏻
Speaking Population
0.11 %1.06 %
0
89
👆🏻
Native Speakers
7.60 million70.00 million
0
873
👆🏻
Second Language Speakers
5.00 million8.00 million
0.01
400
👆🏻
Native Name
Mosse
தமிழ்
Alternative Names
Mossi, Mòoré, Mooré, More, Moshi, Mole, Mosi, Mòoré, Moré, More, Moshi, Mole, Mosi
Damulian, Tamal, Tamalsan, Tambul, Tamili
French Name
moré
tamoul
German Name
Mossi-Sprache
Tamil
Pronunciation
[mɔ̀ːsì]
[t̪ɐmɨɻ]
Ethnicity
Mossi
Tamil people or Tamilans
Origin
11th Century AD
300 BC
Language Family
Niger-Congo Family
Dravidian Family
Subgroup
Western Sudanic
-
Branch
Gur (Voltaic)
-
Language Forms
Early Forms
No early forms
Old Tamil and Middle Tamil
Standard Forms
Mossi
Modern Tamil
Language Position
3718
1
120
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Signed Forms
Mossi Sign Language
Signed Tamil
Scope
Individual
Individual
ISO 639 1
No data Available
ta
ISO 639 2
ISO 639 2/T
mos
tam
ISO 639 2/B
mos
tam
ISO 639 3
mos
tam
ISO 639 6
mos
tam
Glottocode
moss1236
tami1289, oldt1248
Linguasphere
No data Available
tami1289
Types of Language
Language Type
Living
Living
Language Linguistic Typology
-
Subject-Object-Verb
Language Morphological Typology
-
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