Countries
West Java
Malaysia, Mauritius, Puducherry, Singapore, Sri Lanka, Tamil Nadu
Total No. Of Countries
16
0
46
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National Language
Indonesia
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
- The Sundanese language is second most widely spoken regional language in Indonesia.
- 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
Madurese and Malay Languages
Malayalam
Derived From
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-
Alphabets in
Alphabets
33247
18
247
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Phonology
How Many Vowels
512
0
32
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How Many Consonants
1618
9
60
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Scripts
Latin, Sundanese
Tamil
Writing Direction
Left-To-Right, Horizontal
Left-To-Right, Horizontal
Hard to Learn
Language Levels
63
2
12
👆🏻
Time Taken to Learn
40 weeks44 weeks
3
88
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Hello
Halo
வணக்கம் (Vanakkam)
Thank You
Nuhun
நன்றி (Naṉṟi)
How Are You?
Kumaha kabarna?
நீங்கள் எப்படி இருக்கிறீர்கள்? (Nīṅkaḷ eppaṭi irukkiṟīrkaḷ?)
Good Night
Wilujeng kulem
நல்ல இரவு (Good night) / irravu vanakkam (Good night)
Good Evening
Wilujeng wengi
நல்ல மாலை (Nalla mālai)/ மாலை (irravu vanakkam)
Good Afternoon
Wilujeng siang
பிற்பகல் வணக்கம் (perpagal vanakkam)
Good Morning
Wilujeng énjing
காலை வணக்கம் (Kaalai Vanakkam)
Please
Mangga
தயவு (Tayavu)
Sorry
Hapunten
மன்னிக்கவும் (Maṉṉikkavum)
Bye
Wilujeng angkat
சென்று வருகிறேன் (Sendru Varukiren)
I Love You
Abdi bogoh ka anjeun
நான் உன்னை காதலிக்கிறேன் (Naan Unnai Kadalikiren)
Excuse Me
Punten
என்னை மன்னியுங்கள் (Eṉṉai maṉṉiyuṅkaḷ)
Dialect 1
Western dialect
Kongu
Where They Speak
Banten
Kongu
How Many People Speak
40,000,000.0077,000,000.00
1.5
960000000
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Dialect 2
Northern dialect
Madurai Tamil
Where They Speak
Bogor
Madurai, South Tamil Nadu
How Many People Speak
40,000,000.0077,000,000.00
700
274000000
👆🏻
Dialect 3
Priangan dialect
Tirunelveli Tamil
Where They Speak
Bandung
South Tamil Nadu, Thoothukudi, Tirunelveli
How Many People Speak
40,000,000.0077,000,000.00
2
230000000
👆🏻
Total No. Of Dialects
610
0
188
👆🏻
How Many People Speak?
39.00 million78.00 million
0
1200
👆🏻
Speaking Population
0.57 %1.06 %
0
89
👆🏻
Native Speakers
38.00 million70.00 million
0
873
👆🏻
Second Language Speakers
39.00 million8.00 million
0.01
400
👆🏻
Native Name
Basa Sunda
தமிழ்
Alternative Names
Priangan, Sunda
Damulian, Tamal, Tamalsan, Tambul, Tamili
French Name
soundanais
tamoul
German Name
Sundanesisch
Tamil
Pronunciation
[sʊnˈdæniːs]
[t̪ɐmɨɻ]
Ethnicity
Sundanese, Bantenese, Cirebonese, Badui
Tamil people or Tamilans
Origin
5th century AD
300 BC
Language Family
Austronesian Family
Dravidian Family
Subgroup
Indonesian
-
Branch
-
-
Language Forms
Early Forms
No early forms
Old Tamil and Middle Tamil
Standard Forms
Sundanese
Modern Tamil
Language Position
4218
1
120
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Signed Forms
Sundanese Sign Language
Signed Tamil
Scope
Individual
Individual
ISO 639 1
su
ta
ISO 639 2
ISO 639 2/T
sun
tam
ISO 639 2/B
sun
tam
ISO 639 3
sun
tam
ISO 639 6
sun
tam
Glottocode
sund1251
tami1289, oldt1248
Linguasphere
No data available
tami1289
Types of Language
Language Type
Living
Living
Language Linguistic Typology
Subject-Verb-Object
Subject-Object-Verb
Language Morphological Typology
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