Countries
Malaysia, Mauritius, Puducherry, Singapore, Sri Lanka, Tamil Nadu
Federal Democratic Republic of Ethiopia.
Total No. Of Countries
61
0
46
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National Language
Singapore, Sri Lanka, Tamil Nadu
Ethiopia
Second Language
Andaman and Nicobar Islands, kerala, Puducherry
Not spoken in any of the countries
Speaking Continents
Asia
Africa
Minority Language
Canada, Malaysia, Mauritius, Reunion, Seychelles
Not spoken in any of the countries
Regulated By
Official language Commission of Government of Tamil Nadu, Thanjavur Tamil University
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Interesting Facts
- 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.
- Amharic ranks as second most spoken Semitic language in the world.
- Amharic has its own writing system named “fidel” and it uses Amharic alphabets to write.
Similar To
Malayalam
Tigrinya and Oromo Languages
Derived From
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-
Alphabets in
Alphabets
24733
18
247
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Phonology
How Many Vowels
127
0
32
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How Many Consonants
1831
9
60
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Scripts
Tamil
Ethiopic
Writing Direction
Left-To-Right, Horizontal
Left-To-Right, Horizontal
Hard to Learn
Language Levels
33
2
12
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Time Taken to Learn
44 weeks44 weeks
3
88
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Hello
வணக்கம் (Vanakkam)
Selam
Thank You
நன்றி (Naṉṟi)
amesege'nallo'
How Are You?
நீங்கள் எப்படி இருக்கிறீர்கள்? (Nīṅkaḷ eppaṭi irukkiṟīrkaḷ?)
Dehina newot?
Good Night
நல்ல இரவு (Good night) / irravu vanakkam (Good night)
Dehna dur
Good Evening
நல்ல மாலை (Nalla mālai)/ மாலை (irravu vanakkam)
melkam meshe't
Good Afternoon
பிற்பகல் வணக்கம் (perpagal vanakkam)
i'ndemin walu
Good Morning
காலை வணக்கம் (Kaalai Vanakkam)
i'ndemin adäru
Please
தயவு (Tayavu)
i'bakwon
Sorry
மன்னிக்கவும் (Maṉṉikkavum)
aznallehu
Bye
சென்று வருகிறேன் (Sendru Varukiren)
tschao
I Love You
நான் உன்னை காதலிக்கிறேன் (Naan Unnai Kadalikiren)
afekirishalehu
Excuse Me
என்னை மன்னியுங்கள் (Eṉṉai maṉṉiyuṅkaḷ)
yiqirta
Dialect 1
Kongu
Gondar
Where They Speak
Kongu
Gondar
How Many People Speak
77,000,000.0022,000,000.00
1.5
960000000
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Dialect 2
Madurai Tamil
Gojjami
Where They Speak
Madurai, South Tamil Nadu
Ethiopia
How Many People Speak
77,000,000.0022,000,000.00
700
274000000
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Dialect 3
Tirunelveli Tamil
Showa
Where They Speak
South Tamil Nadu, Thoothukudi, Tirunelveli
Ethiopia
How Many People Speak
77,000,000.0022,000,000.00
2
230000000
👆🏻
Total No. Of Dialects
105
0
188
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How Many People Speak?
78.00 million18.70 million
0
1200
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Speaking Population
1.06 %0.37 %
0
89
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Native Speakers
70.00 million25.00 million
0
873
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Second Language Speakers
8.00 million10.00 million
0.01
400
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Native Name
தமிழ்
አማርኛ
Alternative Names
Damulian, Tamal, Tamalsan, Tambul, Tamili
Abyssinian, Amarigna, Amarinya, Amhara, Ethiopian
French Name
tamoul
amharique
German Name
Tamil
Amharisch
Pronunciation
[t̪ɐmɨɻ]
[amarɨɲɲa]
Ethnicity
Tamil people or Tamilans
Amharas
Origin
300 BC
13th century
Language Family
Dravidian Family
Afro-Asiatic Family
Subgroup
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Semitic
Branch
-
Ethiopic
Language Forms
Early Forms
Old Tamil and Middle Tamil
Ge'ez
Standard Forms
Modern Tamil
Amharic
Language Position
1855
1
120
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Signed Forms
Signed Tamil
Signed Amharic
Scope
Individual
Individual
ISO 639 1
ta
am
ISO 639 2
ISO 639 2/T
tam
amh
ISO 639 2/B
tam
amh
ISO 639 3
tam
amh
ISO 639 6
tam
amh
Glottocode
tami1289, oldt1248
amha1245
Linguasphere
tami1289
12-ACB-a
Types of Language
Language Type
Living
Living
Language Linguistic Typology
Subject-Object-Verb
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Language Morphological Typology
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Fusional