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
- Sanskrit language has highest number of vocabularies than any other language.
- Sanskrit Language has proved to help in speech therapy, also it increases concentration and helps to learn maths and science better.
- 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
Old German Language
Malayalam
Derived From
Prakrit Language
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Alphabets in
Alphabets
52247
18
247
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Phonology
How Many Vowels
1612
0
32
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How Many Consonants
3618
9
60
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Scripts
Devanagari
Tamil
Writing Direction
Left-To-Right, Horizontal
Left-To-Right, Horizontal
Hard to Learn
Language Levels
33
2
12
👆🏻
Time Taken to Learn
20 weeks44 weeks
3
88
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Hello
नमस्कारः (namaskāraḥ)
வணக்கம் (Vanakkam)
Thank You
धन्यवादाः (dhanyawādāh)
நன்றி (Naṉṟi)
How Are You?
कथमस्ति भवान् (kathamasti bhawān)
நீங்கள் எப்படி இருக்கிறீர்கள்? (Nīṅkaḷ eppaṭi irukkiṟīrkaḷ?)
Good Night
शुभरात्री (shubharātrī)
நல்ல இரவு (Good night) / irravu vanakkam (Good night)
Good Evening
शुभः सायंकालः
நல்ல மாலை (Nalla mālai)/ மாலை (irravu vanakkam)
Good Afternoon
शुभ दुपार
பிற்பகல் வணக்கம் (perpagal vanakkam)
Good Morning
सुप्रभातम् (suprabhātam)
காலை வணக்கம் (Kaalai Vanakkam)
Please
कृपया (kripayā)
தயவு (Tayavu)
Sorry
कृपया क्षम्यताम् (kripayā kshamyatām)
மன்னிக்கவும் (Maṉṉikkavum)
Bye
पुनः मिलामः(punah milamah)
சென்று வருகிறேன் (Sendru Varukiren)
I Love You
त्वामनुरजामि (twāmanurajāmi)
நான் உன்னை காதலிக்கிறேன் (Naan Unnai Kadalikiren)
Excuse Me
कृपया क्षम्यताम् (kripayā kshamyatām)
என்னை மன்னியுங்கள் (Eṉṉai maṉṉiyuṅkaḷ)
Dialect 1
Not present
Kongu
Where They Speak
-
Kongu
How Many People Speak
140,000.0077,000,000.00
1.5
960000000
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Dialect 2
Not present
Madurai Tamil
Where They Speak
-
Madurai, South Tamil Nadu
How Many People Speak
140,000.0077,000,000.00
700
274000000
👆🏻
Dialect 3
Not present
Tirunelveli Tamil
Where They Speak
-
South Tamil Nadu, Thoothukudi, Tirunelveli
How Many People Speak
140,000.0077,000,000.00
2
230000000
👆🏻
Total No. Of Dialects
010
0
188
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How Many People Speak?
14.10 million78.00 million
0
1200
👆🏻
Speaking Population
0.01 %1.06 %
0
89
👆🏻
Native Speakers
14.10 million70.00 million
0
873
👆🏻
Second Language Speakers
-8.00 million
0.01
400
👆🏻
Native Name
संस्कृतम् (saṃskṛtam)
தமிழ்
Alternative Names
Saṃskṛtam, Sanskritam
Damulian, Tamal, Tamalsan, Tambul, Tamili
French Name
sanskrit
tamoul
German Name
Sanskrit
Tamil
Pronunciation
[səmskr̩t̪əm]
[t̪ɐmɨɻ]
Ethnicity
Sanskrit speakers
Tamil people or Tamilans
Origin
2000 B.C.
300 BC
Language Family
Indo-European Family
Dravidian Family
Subgroup
Indo-Iranian
-
Branch
Indic
-
Language Forms
Early Forms
Vedic Sanskrit
Old Tamil and Middle Tamil
Standard Forms
Sanskrit
Modern Tamil
Language Position
2318
1
120
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Signed Forms
-
Signed Tamil
Scope
Individual
Individual
ISO 639 1
sa
ta
ISO 639 2
ISO 639 2/T
san
tam
ISO 639 2/B
san
tam
ISO 639 3
san
tam
ISO 639 6
san
tam
Glottocode
sans1269
tami1289, oldt1248
Linguasphere
No data available
tami1289
Types of Language
Language Type
Ancient
Living
Language Linguistic Typology
Subject-Object-Verb
Subject-Object-Verb
Language Morphological Typology
Synthetic
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