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Countries

Countries

Malaysia, Mauritius, Puducherry, Singapore, Sri Lanka, Tamil Nadu
Afganistan, Iran, Oman, Pakistan

Total No. Of Countries

64
0 46
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National Language

Singapore, Sri Lanka, Tamil Nadu
Iran

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
India, Tajikistan, Turkmenistan, United Arab Emirates

Regulated By

Official language Commission of Government of Tamil Nadu, Thanjavur Tamil University
Balochi Academy, National Languages Committee

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.
  • Balochi language had no written form before the early 19th century. The official language used until that time was Persian.
  • Balochi has borrowed words from Persian, Arabic, Sindhi, and other languages.

Similar To

Malayalam
Kurdish and Persian

Derived From

-
Ancient Indo-Iranian Language

Alphabets

Alphabets in

Alphabets

24734
18 247
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Phonology

How Many Vowels

128
0 32
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How Many Consonants

1826
9 60
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Scripts

Tamil
Perso-Arabic script

Writing Direction

Left-To-Right, Horizontal
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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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Greetings

Hello

வணக்கம் (Vanakkam)
Salam

Thank You

நன்றி (Naṉṟi)
mana bebahgsh

How Are You?

நீங்கள் எப்படி இருக்கிறீர்கள்? (Nīṅkaḷ eppaṭi irukkiṟīrkaḷ?)
chone tao?

Good Night

நல்ல இரவு (Good night) / irravu vanakkam (Good night)
jawáin shap

Good Evening

நல்ல மாலை (Nalla mālai)/ மாலை (irravu vanakkam)
jawáin begáh

Good Afternoon

பிற்பகல் வணக்கம் (perpagal vanakkam)
سلام علیکم

Good Morning

காலை வணக்கம் (Kaalai Vanakkam)
jawáin sawáh

Please

தயவு (Tayavu)
Mihrabani kan

Sorry

மன்னிக்கவும் (Maṉṉikkavum)
bebaksh / bebagsh

Bye

சென்று வருகிறேன் (Sendru Varukiren)
bye

I Love You

நான் உன்னை காதலிக்கிறேன் (Naan Unnai Kadalikiren)
Tu mana doost biyeh

Excuse Me

என்னை மன்னியுங்கள் (Eṉṉai maṉṉiyuṅkaḷ)
mana bebahgsh

Dialects

Dialect 1

Kongu
Eastern Balochi

Where They Speak

Kongu
Pakistan

How Many People Speak

77,000,000.005,000,000.00
1.5 960000000
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Dialect 2

Madurai Tamil
Western Balochi

Where They Speak

Madurai, South Tamil Nadu
Afganistan, Iran, Tajikistan, Turkmenistan

How Many People Speak

77,000,000.001,800,000.00
700 274000000
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Dialect 3

Tirunelveli Tamil
Southern Balochi

Where They Speak

South Tamil Nadu, Thoothukudi, Tirunelveli
Iran, Oman, Pakistan, United Arab Emirates

How Many People Speak

77,000,000.003,400,000.00
2 230000000
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Total No. Of Dialects

103
0 188
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How Many People Speak

How Many People Speak?

78.00 million7.60 million
0 1200
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Speaking Population

1.06 %0.11 %
0 89
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Native Speakers

70.00 million7.60 million
0 873
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Second Language Speakers

8.00 million8.50 million
0.01 400
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Native Name

தமிழ்
بلوچی

Alternative Names

Damulian, Tamal, Tamalsan, Tambul, Tamili
Baluchi

French Name

tamoul
baloutchi

German Name

Tamil
Belutschisch

Pronunciation

[t̪ɐmɨɻ]
[bəˈloʧi]

Ethnicity

Tamil people or Tamilans
Predominantly Baloch, some Brahui

History

Origin

300 BC
19th Century

Language Family

Dravidian Family
Indo-European Family

Subgroup

-
-

Branch

-
-

Language Forms

Early Forms

Old Tamil and Middle Tamil
No early forms

Standard Forms

Modern Tamil
Balochi

Language Position

1839
1 120
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Signed Forms

Signed Tamil
Balochi Sign Language

Scope

Individual
Individual

Code

ISO 639 1

ta
No data available

ISO 639 2

ISO 639 2/T

tam
bal

ISO 639 2/B

tam
bal

ISO 639 3

tam
bal

ISO 639 6

tam
bal

Glottocode

tami1289, oldt1248
balo1260

Linguasphere

tami1289
58-AAB-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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Tamil and Balochi Alphabets

Tamil and Balochi Alphabets provides you with alphabets, vowels and consonants in Tamil and Balochi. In Tamil Alphabets there are 247 letters while in Balochi Alphabets there are 34 letters. To learn Tamil and Balochi languages the very first thing is to understand and learn alphabets of Tamil and Balochi languages. The Tamil phonology consist Tamil vowels and Tamil consonants. After alphabets, words are to be learned and after words, phrases in that language. Take a look at Tamil greetings vs Balochi greetings, where you will find numerous useful phrases. Find whether Tamil and Balochi are Most Spoken Languages.

All Tamil and Balochi 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 Balochi dialects. Various dialects of Tamil and Balochi language differ in their pronunciations and words. Dialects of Tamil are spoken in different Tamil Speaking Countries whereas Balochi Dialects are spoken in different Balochi speaking countries. Also the number of people speaking Tamil vs Balochi Dialects varies from few thousands to many millions. Some of the Tamil dialects include: Kongu, Madurai Tamil. Balochi dialects include: Eastern Balochi , Western Balochi. Also learn about dialects in South American Languages and North American Languages.

Tamil and Balochi Speaking population

Tamil and Balochi speaking population is one of the factors based on which Tamil and Balochi languages can be compared. The total count of Tamil and Balochi Speaking population in percentage is also given. The percentage of people speaking Tamil language is 1.06 % whereas the percentage of people speaking Balochi language is 0.11 %. 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 Balochi on Tamil vs Balochi where you will get native speakers, speaking population in percentage and native names.

Tamil and Balochi Language Codes

Tamil and Balochi language codes are used in those applications where using language names are tedious. Tamil and Balochi Language Codes include all the international language codes, glottocodes and linguasphere.