Countries
United States of America
Malaysia, Mauritius, Puducherry, Singapore, Sri Lanka, Tamil Nadu
Total No. Of Countries
16
0
46
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National Language
United States of America
Singapore, Sri Lanka, Tamil Nadu
Second Language
Not spoken in any of the countries
Andaman and Nicobar Islands, kerala, Puducherry
Speaking Continents
North America
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
- Navajo language is tonal language, as it heavily relies on pitch to distinguish between similar words.
- Navajo ethinc group is 2nd largest Native American group.
- 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
Apache Language
Malayalam
Derived From
-
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Alphabets in
Alphabets
36247
18
247
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Phonology
How Many Vowels
1212
0
32
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How Many Consonants
3418
9
60
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Scripts
Latin
Tamil
Writing Direction
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Left-To-Right, Horizontal
Hard to Learn
Language Levels
23
2
12
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Time Taken to Learn
88 weeks44 weeks
3
88
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Hello
Yá'át'ééh
வணக்கம் (Vanakkam)
Thank You
Ahéhee'
நன்றி (Naṉṟi)
How Are You?
Ąąʼ haʼíí baa naniná?
நீங்கள் எப்படி இருக்கிறீர்கள்? (Nīṅkaḷ eppaṭi irukkiṟīrkaḷ?)
Good Night
Yá'át'ééh hiiłchi'į'
நல்ல இரவு (Good night) / irravu vanakkam (Good night)
Good Evening
Yá'át'ééh ałní'íní
நல்ல மாலை (Nalla mālai)/ மாலை (irravu vanakkam)
Good Afternoon
Yá'át'ééh
பிற்பகல் வணக்கம் (perpagal vanakkam)
Good Morning
Yá'át'ééh abíní
காலை வணக்கம் (Kaalai Vanakkam)
Please
T'aa shoodi
தயவு (Tayavu)
Sorry
Nízhdził
மன்னிக்கவும் (Maṉṉikkavum)
Bye
Hágoónee’
சென்று வருகிறேன் (Sendru Varukiren)
I Love You
Ayóó ánííníshí
நான் உன்னை காதலிக்கிறேன் (Naan Unnai Kadalikiren)
Excuse Me
Shoohá
என்னை மன்னியுங்கள் (Eṉṉai maṉṉiyuṅkaḷ)
Dialect 1
Navajo1
Kongu
Where They Speak
Arizona
Kongu
How Many People Speak
170,000.0077,000,000.00
1.5
960000000
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Dialect 2
Navajo2
Madurai Tamil
Where They Speak
New Mexico
Madurai, South Tamil Nadu
How Many People Speak
170,000.0077,000,000.00
700
274000000
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Dialect 3
Navajo3
Tirunelveli Tamil
Where They Speak
Utah
South Tamil Nadu, Thoothukudi, Tirunelveli
How Many People Speak
120,000.0077,000,000.00
2
230000000
👆🏻
Total No. Of Dialects
410
0
188
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How Many People Speak?
1.70 million78.00 million
0
1200
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Speaking Population
0.05 %1.06 %
0
89
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Native Speakers
1.70 million70.00 million
0
873
👆🏻
Second Language Speakers
0.17 million8.00 million
0.01
400
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Native Name
Diné Bizaad / Dinék'ehjí
தமிழ்
Alternative Names
Navaho
Damulian, Tamal, Tamalsan, Tambul, Tamili
French Name
navaho
tamoul
German Name
Navajo-Sprache
Tamil
Pronunciation
[ˈnævəhoʊ]
[t̪ɐmɨɻ]
Ethnicity
Navajo people
Tamil people or Tamilans
Origin
1500 CE
300 BC
Language Family
Dené–Yeniseian Family
Dravidian Family
Subgroup
Athapascan
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Branch
-
-
Language Forms
Early Forms
No early forms
Old Tamil and Middle Tamil
Standard Forms
Navajo
Modern Tamil
Language Position
2918
1
120
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Signed Forms
Navajo Sign Language
Signed Tamil
Scope
Individual
Individual
ISO 639 1
nv
ta
ISO 639 2
ISO 639 2/T
nav
tam
ISO 639 2/B
nav
tam
ISO 639 3
nav
tam
ISO 639 6
nav
tam
Glottocode
nava1243
tami1289, oldt1248
Linguasphere
No data available
tami1289
Types of Language
Language Type
Living
Living
Language Linguistic Typology
Subject-Object-Verb
Subject-Object-Verb
Language Morphological Typology
Fusional, Polysynthetic, Synthetic
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