Countries
Malaysia, Mauritius, Puducherry, Singapore, Sri Lanka, Tamil Nadu
India, Pakistan
Total No. Of Countries
62
0
46
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National Language
Singapore, Sri Lanka, Tamil Nadu
Jammu and Kashmir, 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
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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.
- Dogri is derived from Sanskrit, but it has absorbed a large number of Arabic, Persian and English words.
- Dogri language has its own grammar and dictionary. The grammar of dogri has very strong sanskrit base.
Similar To
Malayalam
Hindi and Punjabi Languages
Derived From
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Sanskrit Language
Alphabets in
Alphabets
24748
18
247
👆🏻
Phonology
How Many Vowels
1212
0
32
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How Many Consonants
1836
9
60
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Scripts
Tamil
Devanagari, Gurmukhi, Perso-Arabic script
Writing Direction
Left-To-Right, Horizontal
Left-To-Right, Horizontal
Hard to Learn
Language Levels
35
2
12
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Time Taken to Learn
44 weeks42 weeks
3
88
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Hello
வணக்கம் (Vanakkam)
Ke aal aee
Thank You
நன்றி (Naṉṟi)
dhanwaad
How Are You?
நீங்கள் எப்படி இருக்கிறீர்கள்? (Nīṅkaḷ eppaṭi irukkiṟīrkaḷ?)
kiyaan oo ji
Good Night
நல்ல இரவு (Good night) / irravu vanakkam (Good night)
shub ratri
Good Evening
நல்ல மாலை (Nalla mālai)/ மாலை (irravu vanakkam)
shub ratri
Good Afternoon
பிற்பகல் வணக்கம் (perpagal vanakkam)
शुभ अपराह्न
Good Morning
காலை வணக்கம் (Kaalai Vanakkam)
su prabat
Please
தயவு (Tayavu)
kripya
Sorry
மன்னிக்கவும் (Maṉṉikkavum)
mere kaulan galti ooyyii
Bye
சென்று வருகிறேன் (Sendru Varukiren)
changa ji pher
I Love You
நான் உன்னை காதலிக்கிறேன் (Naan Unnai Kadalikiren)
Minjo tere naal pyar hega
Excuse Me
என்னை மன்னியுங்கள் (Eṉṉai maṉṉiyuṅkaḷ)
gustakhi maaf
Dialect 1
Kongu
Jaunsari
Where They Speak
Kongu
Himachal Pradesh, India
How Many People Speak
77,000,000.00100,000.00
1.5
960000000
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Dialect 2
Madurai Tamil
Kullu
Where They Speak
Madurai, South Tamil Nadu
Georgia, Himachal Pradesh, India
How Many People Speak
77,000,000.00110,000.00
700
274000000
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Dialect 3
Tirunelveli Tamil
Hinduri
Where They Speak
South Tamil Nadu, Thoothukudi, Tirunelveli
France, Himachal Pradesh, India
How Many People Speak
77,000,000.0030,000.00
2
230000000
👆🏻
Total No. Of Dialects
108
0
188
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How Many People Speak?
78.00 million4.00 million
0
1200
👆🏻
Speaking Population
1.06 %0.02 %
0
89
👆🏻
Native Speakers
70.00 million4.00 million
0
873
👆🏻
Second Language Speakers
8.00 million2.30 million
0.01
400
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Native Name
தமிழ்
डोगरी
Alternative Names
Damulian, Tamal, Tamalsan, Tambul, Tamili
Dhogaryali, Dogari, Dogri Jammu, Dogri Pahari, Dogri-Kangri, Dongari, Hindi Dogri, Tokkaru
French Name
tamoul
dogri
German Name
Tamil
Dogri
Pronunciation
[t̪ɐmɨɻ]
[ˈd̪oːɡri]
Ethnicity
Tamil people or Tamilans
Dogras
Origin
300 BC
1971
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
Dogri
Language Position
1832
1
120
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Signed Forms
Signed Tamil
Signed Dogri
Scope
Individual
Individual, Macrolanguage
ISO 639 1
ta
doi
ISO 639 2
ISO 639 2/T
tam
doi
ISO 639 2/B
tam
doi
ISO 639 3
tam
doi
ISO 639 6
tam
doi
Glottocode
tami1289, oldt1248
indo1311
Linguasphere
tami1289
59-AAA
Types of Language
Language Type
Living
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Language Linguistic Typology
Subject-Object-Verb
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Language Morphological Typology
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