Countries
Malaysia, Mauritius, Puducherry, Singapore, Sri Lanka, Tamil Nadu
Assam, India
Total No. Of Countries
61
0
46
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National Language
Singapore, Sri Lanka, Tamil Nadu
Assam, India
Second Language
Andaman and Nicobar Islands, kerala, Puducherry
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Speaking Continents
Asia
Asia
Minority Language
Canada, Malaysia, Mauritius, Reunion, Seychelles
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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.
- In ancient times, Bodo language was written using Assamese script and Roman script.
- Bodo Language is written using Devanagari script since 1963.
Similar To
Malayalam
Dimasa language, Garo language, Kokborok language
Derived From
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Alphabets in
Alphabets
24745
18
247
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Phonology
How Many Vowels
1220
0
32
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How Many Consonants
1825
9
60
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Scripts
Tamil
Devanagari
Writing Direction
Left-To-Right, Horizontal
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Hard to Learn
Language Levels
35
2
12
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Time Taken to Learn
44 weeks34 weeks
3
88
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Hello
வணக்கம் (Vanakkam)
नमस्कार
Thank You
நன்றி (Naṉṟi)
धन्यवाद
How Are You?
நீங்கள் எப்படி இருக்கிறீர்கள்? (Nīṅkaḷ eppaṭi irukkiṟīrkaḷ?)
Nungni khabora ma?
Good Night
நல்ல இரவு (Good night) / irravu vanakkam (Good night)
मोजां हर (Mwjang Hor)
Good Evening
நல்ல மாலை (Nalla mālai)/ மாலை (irravu vanakkam)
बोडो
Good Afternoon
பிற்பகல் வணக்கம் (perpagal vanakkam)
अन्धानि बार
Good Morning
காலை வணக்கம் (Kaalai Vanakkam)
मोजां फुं (Mwjang Fung)
Please
தயவு (Tayavu)
अननानै (Onnanwi)
Sorry
மன்னிக்கவும் (Maṉṉikkavum)
दु:खित
Bye
சென்று வருகிறேன் (Sendru Varukiren)
Lwrbw
I Love You
நான் உன்னை காதலிக்கிறேன் (Naan Unnai Kadalikiren)
अननाइ नों (onnai Nwng)
Excuse Me
என்னை மன்னியுங்கள் (Eṉṉai maṉṉiyuṅkaḷ)
दु:खित
Dialect 1
Kongu
(Sønabari) Western Boro dialect
Where They Speak
Kongu
Bongaigaon, Kokrajhar
How Many People Speak
77,000,000.001,500,000.00
1.5
960000000
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Dialect 2
Madurai Tamil
(Sanzari) Eastern Boro dialect
Where They Speak
Madurai, South Tamil Nadu
Barpeta, Darrang, Kamrup, Nalbari
How Many People Speak
77,000,000.001,500,000.00
700
274000000
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Dialect 3
Tirunelveli Tamil
(Hazari) Southern Boro dialect
Where They Speak
South Tamil Nadu, Thoothukudi, Tirunelveli
Assam, India, Nepal
How Many People Speak
77,000,000.001,300,000.00
2
230000000
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Total No. Of Dialects
103
0
188
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How Many People Speak?
78.00 million0.60 million
0
1200
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Speaking Population
1.06 %0.01 %
0
89
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Native Speakers
70.00 million0.60 million
0
873
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Second Language Speakers
8.00 million1.50 million
0.01
400
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Native Name
தமிழ்
बड़ो (boṛo)
Alternative Names
Damulian, Tamal, Tamalsan, Tambul, Tamili
Bara, Bodi, Boro, Boroni, Kachari, Mech, Meche, Mechi, Meci
French Name
tamoul
bodo
German Name
Tamil
Bodo
Pronunciation
[t̪ɐmɨɻ]
[bɔɽo]
Ethnicity
Tamil people or Tamilans
Bodo, Mech, (Assamese)
Origin
300 BC
1913
Language Family
Dravidian Family
Sino-Tibetan Family
Subgroup
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Tibeto-Burman
Branch
-
-
Language Forms
Early Forms
Old Tamil and Middle Tamil
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Standard Forms
Modern Tamil
-
Language Position
1830
1
120
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Signed Forms
Signed Tamil
Signed Bodo
Scope
Individual
Individual
ISO 639 1
ta
br
ISO 639 2
ISO 639 2/T
tam
brx
ISO 639 2/B
tam
brx
ISO 639 3
tam
brx
ISO 639 6
tam
brx
Glottocode
tami1289, oldt1248
bodo1269
Linguasphere
tami1289
59-AAB
Types of Language
Language Type
Living
Living
Language Linguistic Typology
Subject-Object-Verb
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Language Morphological Typology
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