Countries
India
Malaysia, Mauritius, Puducherry, Singapore, Sri Lanka, Tamil Nadu
Total No. Of Countries
16
0
46
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National Language
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
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
- The earliest literature in Oriya was traced in 7th to 9th centuries.
- Since Odia is having a long literary history and has not borrowed largely from other languages, it is the 6th classical language in India.
- 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
Bengali and Assamese
Malayalam
Derived From
Sanskrit Language
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Alphabets in
Alphabets
42247
18
247
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Phonology
How Many Vowels
1112
0
32
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How Many Consonants
3118
9
60
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Scripts
Bengali, Odia alphabet (Brahmic)
Tamil
Writing Direction
Left-To-Right, Horizontal
Left-To-Right, Horizontal
Hard to Learn
Language Levels
33
2
12
👆🏻
Time Taken to Learn
44 weeks44 weeks
3
88
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Hello
ନମସ୍କାର (namascara)
வணக்கம் (Vanakkam)
Thank You
ଧନ୍ୟବାଦ୍ (dhanyabaad)
நன்றி (Naṉṟi)
How Are You?
କେମିତି ଅତ୍ଚନ୍ଥି? (kemiti achanti?)
நீங்கள் எப்படி இருக்கிறீர்கள்? (Nīṅkaḷ eppaṭi irukkiṟīrkaḷ?)
Good Night
ସୁଭରାତ୍ର (shubharaatra)
நல்ல இரவு (Good night) / irravu vanakkam (Good night)
Good Evening
ସୁଭସନ୍ଧ୍ୟା (subha sandhya)
நல்ல மாலை (Nalla mālai)/ மாலை (irravu vanakkam)
Good Afternoon
ସୁଭ ଖରା ବେଳ (shubha kharaa bela)
பிற்பகல் வணக்கம் (perpagal vanakkam)
Good Morning
ସୁପ୍ରଭାତ (suprabhaata)
காலை வணக்கம் (Kaalai Vanakkam)
Please
ଦୟାକରି
தயவு (Tayavu)
Sorry
ମୁଁ ଦୁଃଖିତ (mū duḥkhita)
மன்னிக்கவும் (Maṉṉikkavum)
Bye
ସୁବିଦାୟ (shubidaaya)
சென்று வருகிறேன் (Sendru Varukiren)
I Love You
ମୁଁ ତୁମକୁ ଭଲ ପାଏ (mu tumoku bhala paye)
நான் உன்னை காதலிக்கிறேன் (Naan Unnai Kadalikiren)
Excuse Me
କ୍ଷମା କରିବେ (kyamā karibe)
என்னை மன்னியுங்கள் (Eṉṉai maṉṉiyuṅkaḷ)
Dialect 1
Baleswari
Kongu
Where They Speak
India
Kongu
How Many People Speak
33,800,000.0077,000,000.00
1.5
960000000
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Dialect 2
Ganjami
Madurai Tamil
Where They Speak
India
Madurai, South Tamil Nadu
How Many People Speak
33,800,000.0077,000,000.00
700
274000000
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Dialect 3
Kosli
Tirunelveli Tamil
Where They Speak
India
South Tamil Nadu, Thoothukudi, Tirunelveli
How Many People Speak
520,000.0077,000,000.00
2
230000000
👆🏻
Total No. Of Dialects
810
0
188
👆🏻
How Many People Speak?
33.00 million78.00 million
0
1200
👆🏻
Speaking Population
0.50 %1.06 %
0
89
👆🏻
Native Speakers
33.00 million70.00 million
0
873
👆🏻
Second Language Speakers
35.00 million8.00 million
0.01
400
👆🏻
Native Name
ଓଡ଼ିଆ (ōṛiyā)
தமிழ்
Alternative Names
Odisha, Odri, Odrum, Oliya, Uriya, Utkali, Vadiya, Yudhia
Damulian, Tamal, Tamalsan, Tambul, Tamili
French Name
oriya
tamoul
German Name
Oriya-Sprache
Tamil
Pronunciation
[ˈoɽia]
[t̪ɐmɨɻ]
Ethnicity
Odias
Tamil people or Tamilans
Origin
3 BC
300 BC
Language Family
Indo-European Family
Dravidian Family
Subgroup
Indo-Iranian
-
Branch
Indic
-
Language Forms
Early Forms
No early forms
Old Tamil and Middle Tamil
Standard Forms
Standard Odia
Modern Tamil
Language Position
3218
1
120
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Signed Forms
Indian Signing System
Signed Tamil
Scope
Individual, Macrolanguage
Individual
ISO 639 1
or
ta
ISO 639 2
ISO 639 2/T
ori
tam
ISO 639 2/B
ori
tam
ISO 639 3
ori
tam
ISO 639 6
ori
tam
Glottocode
macr1269
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
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