Countries
India
Malaysia, Mauritius, Puducherry, Singapore, Sri Lanka, Tamil Nadu
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
Not Available
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
Not Available
Not Available
Alphabets in
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Tamil-Alphabets.jpg#200
Scripts
Bengali, Devanagari, Latin, Ol Chiki, Oriya
Tamil
Writing Direction
Left-To-Right, Horizontal
Left-To-Right, Horizontal
Language Levels
Not Available
Time Taken to Learn
Not Available
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
Not Available
பிற்பகல் வணக்கம் (perpagal vanakkam)
Good Morning
Boge Setak’
காலை வணக்கம் (Kaalai Vanakkam)
Please
Not Available
தயவு (Tayavu)
Sorry
Not Available
மன்னிக்கவும் (Maṉṉikkavum)
Bye
Not Available
சென்று வருகிறேன் (Sendru Varukiren)
I Love You
Not Available
நான் உன்னை காதலிக்கிறேன் (Naan Unnai Kadalikiren)
Excuse Me
Not Available
என்னை மன்னியுங்கள் (Eṉṉai maṉṉiyuṅkaḷ)
Where They Speak
India
Kongu
Dialect 2
Not present
Madurai Tamil
Where They Speak
Not Available
Madurai, South Tamil Nadu
Dialect 3
Not present
Tirunelveli Tamil
Where They Speak
Not Available
South Tamil Nadu, Thoothukudi, Tirunelveli
Speaking Population
Not Available
Second Language Speakers
Not Available
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
Not Available
[t̪ɐmɨɻ]
Ethnicity
Santal and Teraibasi Santali
Tamil people or Tamilans
Origin
20th century
300 BC
Language Family
Austroasiatic Family
Dravidian Family
Subgroup
Not Available
Not Available
Branch
Not Available
Not Available
Early Forms
No early forms
Old Tamil and Middle Tamil
Standard Forms
Santali
Modern Tamil
Language Position
Not Available
Signed Forms
Not Available
Signed Tamil
Scope
Individual
Individual
ISO 639 1
No data available
ta
ISO 639 6
Not Available
tam
Glottocode
sant1410
tami1289, oldt1248
Linguasphere
No data available
tami1289
Language Type
Living
Living
Language Linguistic Typology
Subject-Object-Verb
Subject-Object-Verb
Language Morphological Typology
Not Available
Not Available
Santali and Tamil Speaking population
Santali and Tamil speaking population is one of the factors based on which Santali and Tamil languages can be compared. The total count of Santali and Tamil Speaking population in percentage is also given. The percentage of people speaking Santali language is Not Available whereas the percentage of people speaking Tamil language is 1.06 %. When we compare the speaking population of any two languages we get to know which of two languages is more popular. Find more details about how many people speak Santali and Tamil on Santali vs Tamil where you will get native speakers, speaking population in percentage and native names.
Santali and Tamil Language Codes
Santali and Tamil language codes are used in those applications where using language names are tedious. Santali and Tamil Language Codes include all the international language codes, glottocodes and linguasphere.