Countries
Malaysia, Mauritius, Puducherry, Singapore, Sri Lanka, Tamil Nadu
India
National Language
Singapore, Sri Lanka, Tamil Nadu
Bangladesh, India
Second Language
Andaman and Nicobar Islands, kerala, Puducherry
Not spoken in any of the countries
Speaking Continents
Asia
Asia
Minority Language
Canada, Malaysia, Mauritius, Reunion, Seychelles
Bangladesh, Bhutan
Regulated By
Official language Commission of Government of Tamil Nadu, Thanjavur Tamil University
Asam Sahitya Sabha
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.
- Assamese was reinstated as the state language of Assam in 1873.
- Assamese language has its own stream of origin, it is evolved in a different way from rest of the Indo-Aryan languages of India.
Similar To
Malayalam
Bengali and Oriya
Derived From
Not Available
Sanskrit Language
Alphabets in
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Writing Direction
Left-To-Right, Horizontal
Left-To-Right, Horizontal
Time Taken to Learn
Not Available
Hello
வணக்கம் (Vanakkam)
nomoskaar
Thank You
நன்றி (Naṉṟi)
ḍhonyobaaḍ
How Are You?
நீங்கள் எப்படி இருக்கிறீர்கள்? (Nīṅkaḷ eppaṭi irukkiṟīrkaḷ?)
aapuni kene aase?
Good Night
நல்ல இரவு (Good night) / irravu vanakkam (Good night)
subhoraattri
Good Evening
நல்ல மாலை (Nalla mālai)/ மாலை (irravu vanakkam)
subha gadhuli
Good Afternoon
பிற்பகல் வணக்கம் (perpagal vanakkam)
subha abeli
Good Morning
காலை வணக்கம் (Kaalai Vanakkam)
suprobhaat
Please
தயவு (Tayavu)
anugroha kori
Sorry
மன்னிக்கவும் (Maṉṉikkavum)
moi ḍukkhita
Bye
சென்று வருகிறேன் (Sendru Varukiren)
biḍai
I Love You
நான் உன்னை காதலிக்கிறேன் (Naan Unnai Kadalikiren)
moi tomaak bhaalpaao
Excuse Me
என்னை மன்னியுங்கள் (Eṉṉai maṉṉiyuṅkaḷ)
kyoma koribo
Where They Speak
Kongu
Western Assam
How Many People Speak
Not Available
Dialect 2
Madurai Tamil
Goalpariya
Where They Speak
Madurai, South Tamil Nadu
Western Assam
Dialect 3
Tirunelveli Tamil
Bhakatiya
Where They Speak
South Tamil Nadu, Thoothukudi, Tirunelveli
Assam
Second Language Speakers
Not Available
Native Name
தமிழ்
অসমীয়া (asamīẏa)
Alternative Names
Damulian, Tamal, Tamalsan, Tambul, Tamili
Asambe, Asami, Asamiya
French Name
tamoul
assamais
German Name
Tamil
Assamesisch
Pronunciation
[t̪ɐmɨɻ]
Not Available
Ethnicity
Tamil people or Tamilans
Assamese people
Origin
300 BC
7th century A.D
Language Family
Dravidian Family
Indo-European Family
Subgroup
Not Available
Indo-Iranian
Branch
Not Available
Indic
Early Forms
Old Tamil and Middle Tamil
Kamarupa
Standard Forms
Modern Tamil
Assamese
Signed Forms
Signed Tamil
Not Available
Scope
Individual
Individual
ISO 639 6
tam
Not Available
Glottocode
tami1289, oldt1248
assa1263
Linguasphere
tami1289
59-AAF-w
Language Type
Living
Living
Language Linguistic Typology
Subject-Object-Verb
Subject-Object-Verb
Language Morphological Typology
Not Available
Not Available
All Tamil and Assamese Dialects
Most languages have dialects where each dialect differ from other dialect with respect to grammar and vocabulary. Here you will get to know all Tamil and Assamese dialects. Various dialects of Tamil and Assamese language differ in their pronunciations and words. Dialects of Tamil are spoken in different Tamil Speaking Countries whereas Assamese Dialects are spoken in different Assamese speaking countries. Also the number of people speaking Tamil vs Assamese Dialects varies from few thousands to many millions. Some of the Tamil dialects include: Kongu, Madurai Tamil. Assamese dialects include: Kamrupi , Goalpariya. Also learn about dialects in South American Languages and North American Languages.
Tamil and Assamese Speaking population
Tamil and Assamese speaking population is one of the factors based on which Tamil and Assamese languages can be compared. The total count of Tamil and Assamese Speaking population in percentage is also given. The percentage of people speaking Tamil language is 1.06 % whereas the percentage of people speaking Assamese language is 0.24 %. 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 Tamil and Assamese on Tamil vs Assamese where you will get native speakers, speaking population in percentage and native names.
Tamil and Assamese Language Codes
Tamil and Assamese language codes are used in those applications where using language names are tedious. Tamil and Assamese Language Codes include all the international language codes, glottocodes and linguasphere.