Countries
Malaysia, Mauritius, Puducherry, Singapore, Sri Lanka, Tamil Nadu
Haiti
Total No. Of Countries
61
0
46
👆🏻
National Language
Singapore, Sri Lanka, Tamil Nadu
Haiti
Second Language
Andaman and Nicobar Islands, kerala, Puducherry
Not spoken in any of the countries
Speaking Continents
Asia
Central America, North America
Minority Language
Canada, Malaysia, Mauritius, Reunion, Seychelles
Cuba
Regulated By
Official language Commission of Government of Tamil Nadu, Thanjavur Tamil University
Akademi Kreyòl Ayisyen (Academy of Haitian Creole)
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 the year 1940, the first technical orthography for Haitian Creole was developed.
- In Haiian Creole, the word 'creole' is of Latin origin via a Portuguese term that means, "person raised in one's house".
Similar To
Malayalam
French Language
Derived From
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-
Alphabets in
Alphabets
24729
18
247
👆🏻
Phonology
How Many Vowels
127
0
32
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How Many Consonants
1820
9
60
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Scripts
Tamil
Latin
Writing Direction
Left-To-Right, Horizontal
-
Hard to Learn
Language Levels
33
2
12
👆🏻
Time Taken to Learn
44 weeks24 weeks
3
88
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Hello
வணக்கம் (Vanakkam)
Bonjou
Thank You
நன்றி (Naṉṟi)
Mèsi
How Are You?
நீங்கள் எப்படி இருக்கிறீர்கள்? (Nīṅkaḷ eppaṭi irukkiṟīrkaḷ?)
Kijan ou yé?
Good Night
நல்ல இரவு (Good night) / irravu vanakkam (Good night)
Bon nwit
Good Evening
நல்ல மாலை (Nalla mālai)/ மாலை (irravu vanakkam)
Bonswa
Good Afternoon
பிற்பகல் வணக்கம் (perpagal vanakkam)
Bon apre-midi
Good Morning
காலை வணக்கம் (Kaalai Vanakkam)
Bon apre-midi
Please
தயவு (Tayavu)
Souple
Sorry
மன்னிக்கவும் (Maṉṉikkavum)
Dezole
Bye
சென்று வருகிறேன் (Sendru Varukiren)
Babay
I Love You
நான் உன்னை காதலிக்கிறேன் (Naan Unnai Kadalikiren)
Mwen renmen w
Excuse Me
என்னை மன்னியுங்கள் (Eṉṉai maṉṉiyuṅkaḷ)
Eskize m
Dialect 1
Kongu
Northern Haitian Creole
Where They Speak
Kongu
Cap-Haitien
How Many People Speak
77,000,000.0012,000,000.00
1.5
960000000
👆🏻
Dialect 2
Madurai Tamil
Central Haitian Creole
Where They Speak
Madurai, South Tamil Nadu
Port-au-Prince
How Many People Speak
77,000,000.0012,000,000.00
700
274000000
👆🏻
Dialect 3
Tirunelveli Tamil
Southern Haitian Creole
Where They Speak
South Tamil Nadu, Thoothukudi, Tirunelveli
Cayes
How Many People Speak
77,000,000.0012,000,000.00
2
230000000
👆🏻
Total No. Of Dialects
103
0
188
👆🏻
How Many People Speak?
78.00 million9.60 million
0
1200
👆🏻
Speaking Population
1.06 %0.15 %
0
89
👆🏻
Native Speakers
70.00 million9.60 million
0
873
👆🏻
Second Language Speakers
8.00 million12.00 million
0.01
400
👆🏻
Native Name
தமிழ்
Kreyòl ayisyen
Alternative Names
Damulian, Tamal, Tamalsan, Tambul, Tamili
Creole, Haitian Creole, Western Caribbean Creole
French Name
tamoul
haïtien; créole haïtien
German Name
Tamil
Haïtien (Haiti-Kreolisch)
Pronunciation
[t̪ɐmɨɻ]
[kɣejɔl]
Ethnicity
Tamil people or Tamilans
Haitians
Origin
300 BC
17th 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
Haitian Creole
Language Position
1899
1
120
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Signed Forms
Signed Tamil
Langue des Signes Haïtienne (LSH)
Scope
Individual
Individual
ISO 639 1
ta
ht
ISO 639 2
ISO 639 2/T
tam
hat
ISO 639 2/B
tam
hat
ISO 639 3
tam
hat
ISO 639 6
tam
hat
Glottocode
tami1289, oldt1248
hait1244
Linguasphere
tami1289
51-AAC-cb
Types of Language
Language Type
Living
Living
Language Linguistic Typology
Subject-Object-Verb
Subject-Verb-Object
Language Morphological Typology
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