Countries
India, Pakistan
Malaysia, Mauritius, Puducherry, Singapore, Sri Lanka, Tamil Nadu
Total No. Of Countries
26
0
46
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National Language
India, Pakistan
Singapore, Sri Lanka, Tamil Nadu
Second Language
Pakistan
Andaman and Nicobar Islands, kerala, Puducherry
Speaking Continents
Asia
Asia
Minority Language
Australia, Canada, United Kingdom, United States of America
Canada, Malaysia, Mauritius, Reunion, Seychelles
Regulated By
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Official language Commission of Government of Tamil Nadu, Thanjavur Tamil University
Interesting Facts
- Punjabi is 2nd most spoken in United Kingdom and 4th most spoken in Canada.
- Punjabi is tonal language, by using various tones Punjabi speakers are able to differentiate between words.
- 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
Hindi Language
Malayalam
Derived From
Sanskrit Language
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Alphabets in
Alphabets
53247
18
247
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Phonology
How Many Vowels
912
0
32
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How Many Consonants
4118
9
60
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Scripts
Gurmukhi, Shahmukhi
Tamil
Writing Direction
Left-To-Right, Horizontal
Left-To-Right, Horizontal
Hard to Learn
Language Levels
43
2
12
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Time Taken to Learn
6 weeks44 weeks
3
88
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Hello
ਨਮਸਕਾਰ (namaskar)
வணக்கம் (Vanakkam)
Thank You
ਸ਼ੁਕਰੀਆ (shukrīā)
நன்றி (Naṉṟi)
How Are You?
ਤੁਹਾਡਾ ਕੀ ਹਾਲ ਹੈ? (tuhāḍā kī hāl he?)
நீங்கள் எப்படி இருக்கிறீர்கள்? (Nīṅkaḷ eppaṭi irukkiṟīrkaḷ?)
Good Night
ਸ਼ੁੱਭ ਰਾਤਰੀ (shubh rātri)
நல்ல இரவு (Good night) / irravu vanakkam (Good night)
Good Evening
ਸਤ ਸੀ੍ ਅਕਾਲ (Sat sri akaal)
நல்ல மாலை (Nalla mālai)/ மாலை (irravu vanakkam)
Good Afternoon
ਨਮਸਕਾਰ (Namasakāra)
பிற்பகல் வணக்கம் (perpagal vanakkam)
Good Morning
ਸਤ ਸੀ੍ ਅਕਾਲ (Sat sri akaal)
காலை வணக்கம் (Kaalai Vanakkam)
Please
ਕਿਰਪਾ ਕਰਕੇ (kirpā karkē)
தயவு (Tayavu)
Sorry
ਖਿਮਾ/ਮਾਫ਼ ਕਰੋ ਜੀ। (kimā)
மன்னிக்கவும் (Maṉṉikkavum)
Bye
ਫਿਰ ਮਿਲਾੰਗੇ (Fair milaange)
சென்று வருகிறேன் (Sendru Varukiren)
I Love You
ਮੈਂ ਤੈਨੂੰ ਪਿਆਰ ਕਰਦਾ ਹਾਂ। (mẽ tenū̃ piār kardā hā̃)
நான் உன்னை காதலிக்கிறேன் (Naan Unnai Kadalikiren)
Excuse Me
ਵੇਖੋ ਜੀ। (vēkhō jī)
என்னை மன்னியுங்கள் (Eṉṉai maṉṉiyuṅkaḷ)
Dialect 1
Pothohari
Kongu
Where They Speak
Pakistan
Kongu
How Many People Speak
2,500,000.0077,000,000.00
1.5
960000000
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Dialect 2
Saraiki
Madurai Tamil
Where They Speak
Afganistan, India, Pakistan
Madurai, South Tamil Nadu
How Many People Speak
20,000,000.0077,000,000.00
700
274000000
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Dialect 3
Doabi
Tirunelveli Tamil
Where They Speak
Pakistan, Punjab, India
South Tamil Nadu, Thoothukudi, Tirunelveli
How Many People Speak
130,000,000.0077,000,000.00
2
230000000
👆🏻
Total No. Of Dialects
3010
0
188
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How Many People Speak?
154.30 million78.00 million
0
1200
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Speaking Population
1.44 %1.06 %
0
89
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Native Speakers
100.00 million70.00 million
0
873
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Second Language Speakers
54.30 million8.00 million
0.01
400
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Native Name
ਪੰਜਾਬੀ, پنجابی
தமிழ்
Alternative Names
Lahanda, Lahnda, Lahndi, Lahori, Majhi, Gurmukhi, Gurumukhi, Panjabi
Damulian, Tamal, Tamalsan, Tambul, Tamili
French Name
pendjabi
tamoul
German Name
Pandschabi-Sprache
Tamil
Pronunciation
Not Availble
[t̪ɐmɨɻ]
Ethnicity
Punjabis
Tamil people or Tamilans
Origin
1000 AD
300 BC
Language Family
Indo-European Family
Dravidian Family
Subgroup
Indo-Iranian
-
Branch
Indic
-
Language Forms
Early Forms
Shauraseni, Kaikeyi
Old Tamil and Middle Tamil
Standard Forms
Modern Punjabi
Modern Tamil
Language Position
2318
1
120
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Signed Forms
Indian Signing System (ISS)
Signed Tamil
Scope
-
Individual
ISO 639 1
pa
ta
ISO 639 2
ISO 639 2/T
pan
tam
ISO 639 2/B
pan
tam
ISO 639 3
pan
tam
ISO 639 6
panj
tam
Glottocode
panj1256
tami1289, oldt1248
Linguasphere
No data available
tami1289
Types of Language
Language Type
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Living
Language Linguistic Typology
Subject-Object-Verb
Subject-Object-Verb
Language Morphological Typology
Fusional
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