Countries
India
Malaysia, Mauritius, Puducherry, Singapore, Sri Lanka, Tamil Nadu
Total No. Of Countries
16
0
46
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National Language
Bangladesh, Bhutan, India, Nepal
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
- Santali language was an oral language till nineteenth century.
- Before the invention of Santali alphabets, Santali was written with the Bengali or Odia alphabets.
- 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
Munda Language
Malayalam
Derived From
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-
Alphabets in
Alphabets
30247
18
247
👆🏻
Phonology
How Many Vowels
612
0
32
👆🏻
How Many Consonants
2118
9
60
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Scripts
Bengali, Devanagari, Latin, Ol Chiki, Oriya
Tamil
Writing Direction
Left-To-Right, Horizontal
Left-To-Right, Horizontal
Hard to Learn
Language Levels
63
2
12
👆🏻
Time Taken to Learn
44 weeks44 weeks
3
88
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Hello
Henda ho
வணக்கம் (Vanakkam)
Thank You
Adi Johar
நன்றி (Naṉṟi)
How Are You?
Cet’leka menama?
நீங்கள் எப்படி இருக்கிறீர்கள்? (Nīṅkaḷ eppaṭi irukkiṟīrkaḷ?)
Good Night
Boge Ninda
நல்ல இரவு (Good night) / irravu vanakkam (Good night)
Good Evening
Boge Ayup’
நல்ல மாலை (Nalla mālai)/ மாலை (irravu vanakkam)
Good Afternoon
संध्यायान
பிற்பகல் வணக்கம் (perpagal vanakkam)
Good Morning
Boge Setak’
காலை வணக்கம் (Kaalai Vanakkam)
Please
দয়া করে
தயவு (Tayavu)
Sorry
দুঃখিত
மன்னிக்கவும் (Maṉṉikkavum)
Bye
Hariau
சென்று வருகிறேன் (Sendru Varukiren)
I Love You
ᱥᱟᱱᱛᱟᱲᱤ ᱯᱟᱹᱨᱥᱤ
நான் உன்னை காதலிக்கிறேன் (Naan Unnai Kadalikiren)
Excuse Me
ᱥᱟᱱᱛᱟᱲ
என்னை மன்னியுங்கள் (Eṉṉai maṉṉiyuṅkaḷ)
Dialect 1
Mahali
Kongu
Where They Speak
India
Kongu
How Many People Speak
6,000,000.0077,000,000.00
1.5
960000000
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Dialect 2
Not present
Madurai Tamil
Where They Speak
-
Madurai, South Tamil Nadu
How Many People Speak
6,000,000.0077,000,000.00
700
274000000
👆🏻
Dialect 3
Not present
Tirunelveli Tamil
Where They Speak
-
South Tamil Nadu, Thoothukudi, Tirunelveli
How Many People Speak
6,000,000.0077,000,000.00
2
230000000
👆🏻
Total No. Of Dialects
110
0
188
👆🏻
How Many People Speak?
6.30 million78.00 million
0
1200
👆🏻
Speaking Population
0.02 %1.06 %
0
89
👆🏻
Native Speakers
6.30 million70.00 million
0
873
👆🏻
Second Language Speakers
6.50 million8.00 million
0.01
400
👆🏻
Native Name
संथाली (sãtʰālī)
தமிழ்
Alternative Names
Har, Hor, Samtali, Sandal, Sangtal, Santal, Santhali, Santhiali, Satar, Sentali, Sonthal
Damulian, Tamal, Tamalsan, Tambul, Tamili
French Name
santal
tamoul
German Name
Santali
Tamil
Pronunciation
[sɑnˈtɑli]
[t̪ɐmɨɻ]
Ethnicity
Santal and Teraibasi Santali
Tamil people or Tamilans
Origin
20th century
300 BC
Language Family
Austroasiatic Family
Dravidian Family
Subgroup
-
-
Branch
-
-
Language Forms
Early Forms
No early forms
Old Tamil and Middle Tamil
Standard Forms
Santali
Modern Tamil
Language Position
4118
1
120
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Signed Forms
Santali Sign Language
Signed Tamil
Scope
Individual
Individual
ISO 639 1
No data available
ta
ISO 639 2
ISO 639 2/T
sat
tam
ISO 639 2/B
sat
tam
ISO 639 3
sat
tam
ISO 639 6
sat
tam
Glottocode
sant1410
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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