Countries
Malaysia, Mauritius, Puducherry, Singapore, Sri Lanka, Tamil Nadu
India
Total No. Of Countries
61
0
46
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National Language
Singapore, Sri Lanka, Tamil Nadu
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
Great Britain, Kenya, Malawi, Oman, Pakistan, Tanzania, Uganda, United States of America, Zambia
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.
- Gujarati was the first language of Mohandas Karamchand Gandhi("Father of the Nation of India") and Vallabhbhai Patel ("Iron Man of India").
- Most of the words in Gujarati language are adopted from Sanskrit.
Similar To
Malayalam
Bengali Language
Derived From
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Sanskrit Language
Alphabets in
Alphabets
24747
18
247
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Phonology
How Many Vowels
128
0
32
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How Many Consonants
1831
9
60
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Scripts
Tamil
Devanagari
Writing Direction
Left-To-Right, Horizontal
Left-To-Right, Horizontal
Hard to Learn
Language Levels
36
2
12
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Time Taken to Learn
44 weeks18 weeks
3
88
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Hello
வணக்கம் (Vanakkam)
નમસ્તે (namaste)
Thank You
நன்றி (Naṉṟi)
ધન્યવાદ (dhanvaad)
How Are You?
நீங்கள் எப்படி இருக்கிறீர்கள்? (Nīṅkaḷ eppaṭi irukkiṟīrkaḷ?)
કેમ છો (kem cho?)
Good Night
நல்ல இரவு (Good night) / irravu vanakkam (Good night)
શુભ રાત્રે (shub rātrē)
Good Evening
நல்ல மாலை (Nalla mālai)/ மாலை (irravu vanakkam)
સાંજે સારી (sān̄jē sārī)
Good Afternoon
பிற்பகல் வணக்கம் (perpagal vanakkam)
સારા બપોરે (sārā bapōrē)
Good Morning
காலை வணக்கம் (Kaalai Vanakkam)
સુ પ્રભાત (su prabhat)
Please
தயவு (Tayavu)
કૃપા કરીને(Kr̥pā karīnē)
Sorry
மன்னிக்கவும் (Maṉṉikkavum)
મન્ને મફ કરો (manne maaf karo)
Bye
சென்று வருகிறேன் (Sendru Varukiren)
બાય (Bāya)
I Love You
நான் உன்னை காதலிக்கிறேன் (Naan Unnai Kadalikiren)
હું તને પ્રેમ કરુ છું (hūṃ tane prem karū chūṃ)
Excuse Me
என்னை மன்னியுங்கள் (Eṉṉai maṉṉiyuṅkaḷ)
માફ કરશો (Māpha karaśō)
Dialect 1
Kongu
Kathiyawadi
Where They Speak
Kongu
India, Mauritius, Oman, Pakistan, Singapore, South Africa, Tanzania, United Kingdom, United States of America
How Many People Speak
77,000,000.0046,000,000.00
1.5
960000000
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Dialect 2
Madurai Tamil
Kharwa
Where They Speak
Madurai, South Tamil Nadu
India, Mauritius, Pakistan, Singapore, United Kingdom, United States of America
How Many People Speak
77,000,000.0056,000,000.00
700
274000000
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Dialect 3
Tirunelveli Tamil
Surati
Where They Speak
South Tamil Nadu, Thoothukudi, Tirunelveli
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How Many People Speak
77,000,000.0056,000,000.00
2
230000000
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Total No. Of Dialects
108
0
188
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How Many People Speak?
78.00 million60.00 million
0
1200
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Speaking Population
1.06 %0.74 %
0
89
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Native Speakers
70.00 million50.00 million
0
873
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Second Language Speakers
8.00 million55.00 million
0.01
400
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Native Name
தமிழ்
ગુજરાતી (gujarātī)
Alternative Names
Damulian, Tamal, Tamalsan, Tambul, Tamili
Gujerathi, Gujerati, Gujrathi
French Name
tamoul
goudjrati
German Name
Tamil
Gujarati-Sprache
Pronunciation
[t̪ɐmɨɻ]
[ɡudʒəˈɾɑːt̪i]
Ethnicity
Tamil people or Tamilans
Gujaratis
Origin
300 BC
15
Language Family
Dravidian Family
Indo-European Family
Subgroup
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Indo-Iranian
Branch
-
Indic
Language Forms
Early Forms
Old Tamil and Middle Tamil
Old Gujarati
Standard Forms
Modern Tamil
Modern Gujarati
Language Position
1823
1
120
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Signed Forms
Signed Tamil
Signed Gujarati
Scope
Individual
Individual
ISO 639 1
ta
gu
ISO 639 2
ISO 639 2/T
tam
guj
ISO 639 2/B
tam
guj
ISO 639 3
tam
guj
ISO 639 6
tam
guj
Glottocode
tami1289, oldt1248
guja1252
Linguasphere
tami1289
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Types of Language
Language Type
Living
Living
Language Linguistic Typology
Subject-Object-Verb
Subject-Object-Verb
Language Morphological Typology
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