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1 Countries
1.1 Countries
Malaysia, Mauritius, Puducherry, Singapore, Sri Lanka, Tamil Nadu
Barbados, Belize, Botswana, Cameroon, Canada, Dominica, Fiji, Ghana, India, Ireland, Jamaica, Kenya, Malta, Mauritius, Micronesia, Nigeria, Pakistan, Philippines, Rwanda, Saint Kitts and Nevis, Samoa, Sierra Leone, Singapore, Somaliland, South Africa, South Sudan, Sudan, Tanzania, Trinidad and Tobago, Uganda, United Kingdom, Zambia, Zimbabwe
1.2 Total No. Of Countries
About Spanish L..
6
Rank: 9 (Overall)
33
Rank: 2 (Overall)
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1.3 National Language
Singapore, Sri Lanka, Tamil Nadu
Anguilla, Antigua and Barbuda, Bahamas, Barbados, Belize, Bermuda, Cayman Islands, Gibraltar, Grenada, Guam, Guyana, Jersey, Montserrat, Nauru, Singapore, Trinidad and Tobago, United Kingdom, United States of America
1.4 Second Language
Andaman and Nicobar Islands, kerala, Puducherry
India, Nigeria, Pakistan, Singapore
1.5 Speaking Continents
Asia
Africa, Asia, Australia, Europe, North America, Oceania, South America
1.6 Minority Language
Canada, Malaysia, Mauritius, Reunion, Seychelles
South Africa
1.7 Regulated By
Official language Commission of Government of Tamil Nadu, Thanjavur Tamil University
Not Available
1.8 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.
    • Most of the English words begin with the letter S than any other letter.
    • English is third most commonly spoken language in the world.
    1.9 Similar To
    Malayalam
    Not Available
    1.10 Derived From
    Not Available
    Latin
    2 Alphabets
    2.1 Alphabets in
    2.2 Alphabets
    About Tamil Lan..
    247
    Rank: 41 (Overall)
    26
    Rank: 8 (Overall)
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    2.3 Phonology
    2.3.1 How Many Vowels
    About Thai Lang..
    12
    Rank: 9 (Overall)
    5
    Rank: 2 (Overall)
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    2.3.2 How Many Consonants
    About Hmong Lan..
    18
    Rank: 8 (Overall)
    21
    Rank: 11 (Overall)
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    2.4 Scripts
    Tamil
    Latin
    2.5 Writing Direction
    Left-To-Right, Horizontal
    Left-To-Right, Horizontal
    2.6 Hard to Learn
    2.6.1 Language Levels
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    3
    Rank: 2 (Overall)
    7
    Rank: 6 (Overall)
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    2.6.2 Time Taken to Learn
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    44 weeks
    Rank: 11 (Overall)
    6 weeks
    Rank: 3 (Overall)
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    3 Greetings
    3.1 Hello
    வணக்கம் (Vanakkam)
    Hello
    3.2 Thank You
    நன்றி (Naṉṟi)
    Thank you
    3.3 How Are You?
    நீங்கள் எப்படி இருக்கிறீர்கள்? (Nīṅkaḷ eppaṭi irukkiṟīrkaḷ?)
    How are you?
    3.4 Good Night
    நல்ல இரவு (Good night) / irravu vanakkam (Good night)
    Good Night
    3.5 Good Evening
    நல்ல மாலை (Nalla mālai)/ மாலை (irravu vanakkam)
    Good Evening
    3.6 Good Afternoon
    பிற்பகல் வணக்கம் (perpagal vanakkam)
    Good Afternoon
    3.7 Good Morning
    காலை வணக்கம் (Kaalai Vanakkam)
    Good Morning
    3.8 Please
    தயவு (Tayavu)
    Please
    3.9 Sorry
    மன்னிக்கவும் (Maṉṉikkavum)
    Sorry
    3.10 Bye
    சென்று வருகிறேன் (Sendru Varukiren)
    Bye
    3.11 I Love You
    நான் உன்னை காதலிக்கிறேன் (Naan Unnai Kadalikiren)
    I love you
    3.12 Excuse Me
    என்னை மன்னியுங்கள் (Eṉṉai maṉṉiyuṅkaḷ)
    Excuse Me
    4 Dialects
    4.1 Dialect 1
    Kongu
    American English
    4.1.1 Where They Speak
    Kongu
    United States of America
    4.1.2 How Many People Speak
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    Rank: N/A (Overall)
    225,000,000.00
    Rank: 3 (Overall)
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    4.2 Dialect 2
    Madurai Tamil
    Hiberno-English
    4.2.1 Where They Speak
    Madurai, South Tamil Nadu
    Republic of Ireland, United Kingdom
    4.2.2 How Many People Speak
    About Chinese L..
    Not Available
    Rank: N/A (Overall)
    4,500,000.00
    Rank: 15 (Overall)
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    4.3 Dialect 3
    Tirunelveli Tamil
    Welsh English
    4.3.1 Where They Speak
    South Tamil Nadu, Thoothukudi, Tirunelveli
    United Kingdom
    4.3.2 How Many People Speak
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    Not Available
    Rank: N/A (Overall)
    2,500,000.00
    Rank: 14 (Overall)
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    4.4 Total No. Of Dialects
    About English L..
    10
    Rank: 10 (Overall)
    188
    Rank: 34 (Overall)
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    5 How Many People Speak
    5.1 How Many People Speak?
    About English L..
    78.00 million
    Rank: 21 (Overall)
    1,200.00 million
    Rank: 1 (Overall)
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    5.2 Speaking Population
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    1.06 %
    Rank: 19 (Overall)
    5.43 %
    Rank: 4 (Overall)
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    5.3 Native Speakers
    About Chinese L..
    70.00 million
    Rank: 15 (Overall)
    400.00 million
    Rank: 3 (Overall)
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    5.3.1 Second Language Speakers
    About English L..
    8.00 million
    Rank: 24 (Overall)
    400.00 million
    Rank: 1 (Overall)
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    5.3.2 Native Name
    தமிழ்
    English
    5.3.3 Alternative Names
    Damulian, Tamal, Tamalsan, Tambul, Tamili
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    5.3.4 French Name
    tamoul
    anglais
    5.3.5 German Name
    Tamil
    Englisch
    5.4 Pronunciation
    [t̪ɐmɨɻ]
    /ˈɪŋɡlɪʃ/
    5.5 Ethnicity
    Tamil people or Tamilans
    Not Available
    6 History
    6.1 Origin
    300 BC
    5th Century AD
    6.2 Language Family
    Dravidian Family
    Indo-European Family
    6.2.1 Subgroup
    Not Available
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    6.2.2 Branch
    Not Available
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    6.3 Language Forms
    6.3.1 Early Forms
    Old Tamil and Middle Tamil
    Old English, Middle English, Early Modern English and English
    6.3.2 Standard Forms
    Modern Tamil
    Standard English
    6.3.3 Language Position
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    Rank: 16 (Overall)
    3
    Rank: 3 (Overall)
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    6.3.4 Signed Forms
    Signed Tamil
    Signed English
    6.4 Scope
    Individual
    Individual
    7 Code
    7.1 ISO 639 1
    ta
    en
    7.2 ISO 639 2
    7.2.1 ISO 639 2/T
    tam
    eng
    7.2.2 ISO 639 2/B
    tam
    eng
    7.3 ISO 639 3
    tam
    eng
    7.4 ISO 639 6
    tam
    engs
    7.5 Glottocode
    tami1289, oldt1248
    stan1293
    7.6 Linguasphere
    tami1289
    52-ABA
    7.7 Types of Language
    7.7.1 Language Type
    Living
    Living
    7.7.2 Language Linguistic Typology
    Subject-Object-Verb
    Subject-Verb-Object
    7.7.3 Language Morphological Typology
    Not Available
    Analytic, Fusional, Isolating, Synthetic

    Tamil and English Alphabets

    Tamil and English Alphabets provides you with alphabets, vowels and consonants in Tamil and English. In Tamil Alphabets there are 247 letters while in English Alphabets there are 26 letters. To learn Tamil and English languages the very first thing is to understand and learn alphabets of Tamil and English 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 English greetings, where you will find numerous useful phrases. Find whether Tamil and English are Most Spoken Languages.

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

    Tamil and English Speaking population

    Tamil and English speaking population is one of the factors based on which Tamil and English languages can be compared. The total count of Tamil and English Speaking population in percentage is also given. The percentage of people speaking Tamil language is 1.06 % whereas the percentage of people speaking English language is 5.43 %. 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 English on Tamil vs English where you will get native speakers, speaking population in percentage and native names.

    Tamil and English Language Codes

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

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