Countries
Argentina, Bolivia, Chile, Colombia, Ecuador, Peru
Malaysia, Mauritius, Puducherry, Singapore, Sri Lanka, Tamil Nadu
Total No. Of Countries
66
0
46
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National Language
Bolivia, Ecuador, Peru
Singapore, Sri Lanka, Tamil Nadu
Second Language
Not spoken in any of the countries
Andaman and Nicobar Islands, kerala, Puducherry
Speaking Continents
South 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
- One of the most widely spoken indigenous language in the America is Quechua.
- Quechua language has borrowed many words from Spanish.
- 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
Aymara and Guarani Languages
Malayalam
Derived From
-
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Alphabets in
Alphabets
31247
18
247
👆🏻
Phonology
How Many Vowels
512
0
32
👆🏻
How Many Consonants
2618
9
60
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Scripts
Latin
Tamil
Writing Direction
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Left-To-Right, Horizontal
Hard to Learn
Language Levels
63
2
12
👆🏻
Time Taken to Learn
44 weeks44 weeks
3
88
👆🏻
Hello
Rimaykullayki
வணக்கம் (Vanakkam)
Thank You
Solpayki
நன்றி (Naṉṟi)
How Are You?
Allillanchu
நீங்கள் எப்படி இருக்கிறீர்கள்? (Nīṅkaḷ eppaṭi irukkiṟīrkaḷ?)
Good Night
Allin tuta
நல்ல இரவு (Good night) / irravu vanakkam (Good night)
Good Evening
Wuynas nuchis
நல்ல மாலை (Nalla mālai)/ மாலை (irravu vanakkam)
Good Afternoon
Wuynas tardis
பிற்பகல் வணக்கம் (perpagal vanakkam)
Good Morning
Wuynus diyas
காலை வணக்கம் (Kaalai Vanakkam)
Please
jamuspa
தயவு (Tayavu)
Sorry
Pampachaykuway
மன்னிக்கவும் (Maṉṉikkavum)
Bye
bye
சென்று வருகிறேன் (Sendru Varukiren)
I Love You
Kuyayki
நான் உன்னை காதலிக்கிறேன் (Naan Unnai Kadalikiren)
Excuse Me
Pampachaway
என்னை மன்னியுங்கள் (Eṉṉai maṉṉiyuṅkaḷ)
Dialect 1
Ancash
Kongu
Where They Speak
Peru
Kongu
How Many People Speak
920,000.0077,000,000.00
1.5
960000000
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Dialect 2
Huánuco
Madurai Tamil
Where They Speak
Peru
Madurai, South Tamil Nadu
How Many People Speak
190,000.0077,000,000.00
700
274000000
👆🏻
Dialect 3
Yaru
Tirunelveli Tamil
Where They Speak
Peru
South Tamil Nadu, Thoothukudi, Tirunelveli
How Many People Speak
150,000.0077,000,000.00
2
230000000
👆🏻
Total No. Of Dialects
1010
0
188
👆🏻
How Many People Speak?
8.90 million78.00 million
0
1200
👆🏻
Speaking Population
0.13 %1.06 %
0
89
👆🏻
Native Speakers
8.90 million70.00 million
0
873
👆🏻
Second Language Speakers
8.00 million8.00 million
0.01
400
👆🏻
Native Name
Qhichwa
தமிழ்
Alternative Names
North La Paz Quechua
Damulian, Tamal, Tamalsan, Tambul, Tamili
French Name
quechua
tamoul
German Name
Quechua-Sprache
Tamil
Pronunciation
[ˈketʃwa]
[t̪ɐmɨɻ]
Ethnicity
Quechua
Tamil people or Tamilans
Origin
16th Century
300 BC
Language Family
Quechumaran Family
Dravidian Family
Subgroup
Andean Equatorial
-
Branch
-
-
Language Forms
Early Forms
No early forms
Old Tamil and Middle Tamil
Standard Forms
Quechua
Modern Tamil
Language Position
2318
1
120
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Signed Forms
Signed Quechua
Signed Tamil
Scope
Macrolanguage
Individual
ISO 639 1
qu
ta
ISO 639 2
ISO 639 2/T
que
tam
ISO 639 2/B
que
tam
ISO 639 3
que
tam
ISO 639 6
que
tam
Glottocode
quec1387
tami1289, oldt1248
Linguasphere
No data Available
tami1289
Types of Language
Language Type
Living
Living
Language Linguistic Typology
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Subject-Object-Verb
Language Morphological Typology
Agglutinative, Synthetic
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