Countries
Malaysia, Mauritius, Puducherry, Singapore, Sri Lanka, Tamil Nadu
Nigeria
Total No. Of Countries
61
0
46
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National Language
Singapore, Sri Lanka, Tamil Nadu
Gambia, Nigeria
Second Language
Andaman and Nicobar Islands, kerala, Puducherry
Nigeria
Speaking Continents
Asia
Africa
Minority Language
Canada, Malaysia, Mauritius, Reunion, Seychelles
Benin, Cameroon, Cote d'Ivoire, Ghana, Niger, Sudan, Togo
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.
- Hausa language is the most important and the best known of the Chadic branch.
- There are about one-fourth of Hausa words come from Arabic.
Similar To
Malayalam
Yoruba and Igbo Languages
Derived From
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-
Alphabets in
Alphabets
24744
18
247
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Phonology
How Many Vowels
1212
0
32
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How Many Consonants
1832
9
60
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Scripts
Tamil
Latin
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 weeks44 weeks
3
88
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Hello
வணக்கம் (Vanakkam)
sannu
Thank You
நன்றி (Naṉṟi)
gode ku
How Are You?
நீங்கள் எப்படி இருக்கிறீர்கள்? (Nīṅkaḷ eppaṭi irukkiṟīrkaḷ?)
yaya dai
Good Night
நல்ல இரவு (Good night) / irravu vanakkam (Good night)
mai kyau dare
Good Evening
நல்ல மாலை (Nalla mālai)/ மாலை (irravu vanakkam)
barka da yamma
Good Afternoon
பிற்பகல் வணக்கம் (perpagal vanakkam)
barka da rana
Good Morning
காலை வணக்கம் (Kaalai Vanakkam)
mai kyau safe
Please
தயவு (Tayavu)
Don Allah
Sorry
மன்னிக்கவும் (Maṉṉikkavum)
yi hakuri
Bye
சென்று வருகிறேன் (Sendru Varukiren)
sai anjima
I Love You
நான் உன்னை காதலிக்கிறேன் (Naan Unnai Kadalikiren)
Ina son ku
Excuse Me
என்னை மன்னியுங்கள் (Eṉṉai maṉṉiyuṅkaḷ)
gafara dai
Dialect 1
Kongu
Gaananci
Where They Speak
Kongu
Ghana
How Many People Speak
77,000,000.0050,000,000.00
1.5
960000000
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Dialect 2
Madurai Tamil
Kurhwayanci
Where They Speak
Madurai, South Tamil Nadu
Niger
How Many People Speak
77,000,000.00150,000,000.00
700
274000000
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Dialect 3
Tirunelveli Tamil
Daragaram
Where They Speak
South Tamil Nadu, Thoothukudi, Tirunelveli
Niger
How Many People Speak
77,000,000.0050.00
2
230000000
👆🏻
Total No. Of Dialects
1020
0
188
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How Many People Speak?
78.00 million50.00 million
0
1200
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Speaking Population
1.06 %0.52 %
0
89
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Native Speakers
70.00 million35.00 million
0
873
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Second Language Speakers
8.00 million15.00 million
0.01
400
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Native Name
தமிழ்
حَوْسَ (ḥawsa)
Alternative Names
Damulian, Tamal, Tamalsan, Tambul, Tamili
Abakwariga, Habe, Haoussa, Hausawa, Kado, Mgbakpa
French Name
tamoul
haoussa
German Name
Tamil
Haussa-Sprache
Pronunciation
[t̪ɐmɨɻ]
[hàʊsà]
Ethnicity
Tamil people or Tamilans
Hausa–Fulani people
Origin
300 BC
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Language Family
Dravidian Family
Afro-Asiatic Family
Subgroup
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Chadic
Branch
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Language Forms
Early Forms
Old Tamil and Middle Tamil
No early forms
Standard Forms
Modern Tamil
Hausa
Language Position
1834
1
120
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Signed Forms
Signed Tamil
Signed Hausa
Scope
Individual
Individual
ISO 639 1
ta
ha
ISO 639 2
ISO 639 2/T
tam
hau
ISO 639 2/B
tam
hau
ISO 639 3
tam
hau
ISO 639 6
tam
hau
Glottocode
tami1289, oldt1248
haus1257
Linguasphere
tami1289
19-HAA-b
Types of Language
Language Type
Living
Living
Language Linguistic Typology
Subject-Object-Verb
Subject-Verb-Object
Language Morphological Typology
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Fusional