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1 Countries
1.1 Countries
Malaysia, Mauritius, Puducherry, Singapore, Sri Lanka, Tamil Nadu
Fiji, India
1.2 Total No. Of Countries
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6
Rank: 9 (Overall)
2
Rank: 13 (Overall)
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1.3 National Language
Singapore, Sri Lanka, Tamil Nadu
India
1.4 Second Language
Andaman and Nicobar Islands, kerala, Puducherry
Not spoken in any of the countries
1.5 Speaking Continents
Asia
Asia, Oceania
1.6 Minority Language
Canada, Malaysia, Mauritius, Reunion, Seychelles
Not spoken in any of the countries
1.7 Regulated By
Official language Commission of Government of Tamil Nadu, Thanjavur Tamil University
Central Hindi Directorate
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.
    • In Hindi language, nouns are followed by post positions.
    • In Hindi, there are many familiar words in English which are in Hindi or of Hindi origin.
    1.9 Similar To
    Malayalam
    Urdu
    1.10 Derived From
    Not Available
    Sanskrit Language
    2 Alphabets
    2.1 Alphabets in
    2.2 Alphabets
    About Tamil Lan..
    247
    Rank: 41 (Overall)
    44
    Rank: 24 (Overall)
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    2.3 Phonology
    2.3.1 How Many Vowels
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    12
    Rank: 9 (Overall)
    11
    Rank: 8 (Overall)
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    2.3.2 How Many Consonants
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    18
    Rank: 8 (Overall)
    33
    Rank: 23 (Overall)
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    2.4 Scripts
    Tamil
    Devanagari
    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)
    4
    Rank: 3 (Overall)
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    2.6.2 Time Taken to Learn
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    44 weeks
    Rank: 11 (Overall)
    44 weeks
    Rank: 11 (Overall)
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    3 Greetings
    3.1 Hello
    வணக்கம் (Vanakkam)
    नमस्ते (Namastē)
    3.2 Thank You
    நன்றி (Naṉṟi)
    धन्यवाद (Dhan'yavāda)
    3.3 How Are You?
    நீங்கள் எப்படி இருக்கிறீர்கள்? (Nīṅkaḷ eppaṭi irukkiṟīrkaḷ?)
    तुम कैसे हो? (Tuma kaisē hō?)
    3.4 Good Night
    நல்ல இரவு (Good night) / irravu vanakkam (Good night)
    शुभरात्रि (Śubharātri)
    3.5 Good Evening
    நல்ல மாலை (Nalla mālai)/ மாலை (irravu vanakkam)
    शुभ सन्ध्या (shubh sandhya)
    3.6 Good Afternoon
    பிற்பகல் வணக்கம் (perpagal vanakkam)
    दोपहर के बाद नमस्कार (dopahar ke bad namaskar)
    3.7 Good Morning
    காலை வணக்கம் (Kaalai Vanakkam)
    सुप्रभात (Suprabhāta)
    3.8 Please
    தயவு (Tayavu)
    कृपया (Kr̥payā)
    3.9 Sorry
    மன்னிக்கவும் (Maṉṉikkavum)
    खेद (Khēda)
    3.10 Bye
    சென்று வருகிறேன் (Sendru Varukiren)
    अलविदा (Alavidā)
    3.11 I Love You
    நான் உன்னை காதலிக்கிறேன் (Naan Unnai Kadalikiren)
    मैं आपसे प्यार करता (Maiṁ āpasē pyāra karatā)
    3.12 Excuse Me
    என்னை மன்னியுங்கள் (Eṉṉai maṉṉiyuṅkaḷ)
    मुझे माफ करें (Mujhē māpha karēṁ)
    4 Dialects
    4.1 Dialect 1
    Kongu
    Khariboli
    4.1.1 Where They Speak
    Kongu
    Delhi, Haryana, Western Uttar Pradesh
    4.1.2 How Many People Speak
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    Rank: N/A (Overall)
    240,000,000.00
    Rank: 2 (Overall)
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    4.2 Dialect 2
    Madurai Tamil
    Marwari
    4.2.1 Where They Speak
    Madurai, South Tamil Nadu
    Gujarat, Haryana, Rajasthan, Sindh
    4.2.2 How Many People Speak
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    Not Available
    Rank: N/A (Overall)
    22,000,000.00
    Rank: 3 (Overall)
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    4.3 Dialect 3
    Tirunelveli Tamil
    Bundeli
    4.3.1 Where They Speak
    South Tamil Nadu, Thoothukudi, Tirunelveli
    Bundelkhand
    4.3.2 How Many People Speak
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    Rank: N/A (Overall)
    20,000,000.00
    Rank: 4 (Overall)
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    4.4 Total No. Of Dialects
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    10
    Rank: 10 (Overall)
    21
    Rank: 19 (Overall)
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    5 How Many People Speak
    5.1 How Many People Speak?
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    78.00 million
    Rank: 21 (Overall)
    380.00 million
    Rank: 5 (Overall)
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    5.2 Speaking Population
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    1.06 %
    Rank: 19 (Overall)
    4.70 %
    Rank: 5 (Overall)
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    5.3 Native Speakers
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    70.00 million
    Rank: 15 (Overall)
    260.00 million
    Rank: 4 (Overall)
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    5.3.1 Second Language Speakers
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    8.00 million
    Rank: 24 (Overall)
    120.00 million
    Rank: 6 (Overall)
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    5.3.2 Native Name
    தமிழ்
    हिन्दी
    5.3.3 Alternative Names
    Damulian, Tamal, Tamalsan, Tambul, Tamili
    Khadi Boli, Khari Boli
    5.3.4 French Name
    tamoul
    hindi
    5.3.5 German Name
    Tamil
    Hindi
    5.4 Pronunciation
    [t̪ɐmɨɻ]
    [ˈmaːnək ˈɦin̪d̪iː]
    5.5 Ethnicity
    Tamil people or Tamilans
    Hindustani people
    6 History
    6.1 Origin
    300 BC
    7th Century
    6.2 Language Family
    Dravidian Family
    Indo-European Family
    6.2.1 Subgroup
    Not Available
    Indo-Iranian
    6.2.2 Branch
    Not Available
    Indic
    6.3 Language Forms
    6.3.1 Early Forms
    Old Tamil and Middle Tamil
    No early forms
    6.3.2 Standard Forms
    Modern Tamil
    Standard Hindi
    6.3.3 Language Position
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    5
    Rank: 5 (Overall)
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    6.3.4 Signed Forms
    Signed Tamil
    Indian Signing System
    6.4 Scope
    Individual
    Individual
    7 Code
    7.1 ISO 639 1
    ta
    hi
    7.2 ISO 639 2
    7.2.1 ISO 639 2/T
    tam
    hin
    7.2.2 ISO 639 2/B
    tam
    hin
    7.3 ISO 639 3
    tam
    hin
    7.4 ISO 639 6
    tam
    hins
    7.5 Glottocode
    tami1289, oldt1248
    hind1269
    7.6 Linguasphere
    tami1289
    59-AAF-qf
    7.7 Types of Language
    7.7.1 Language Type
    Living
    Living
    7.7.2 Language Linguistic Typology
    Subject-Object-Verb
    Not Available
    7.7.3 Language Morphological Typology
    Not Available
    Fusional, Synthetic

    Tamil and Hindi Alphabets

    Tamil and Hindi Alphabets provides you with alphabets, vowels and consonants in Tamil and Hindi. In Tamil Alphabets there are 247 letters while in Hindi Alphabets there are 44 letters. To learn Tamil and Hindi languages the very first thing is to understand and learn alphabets of Tamil and Hindi 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 Hindi greetings, where you will find numerous useful phrases. Find whether Tamil and Hindi are Most Spoken Languages.

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

    Tamil and Hindi Speaking population

    Tamil and Hindi speaking population is one of the factors based on which Tamil and Hindi languages can be compared. The total count of Tamil and Hindi Speaking population in percentage is also given. The percentage of people speaking Tamil language is 1.06 % whereas the percentage of people speaking Hindi language is 4.70 %. 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 Hindi on Tamil vs Hindi where you will get native speakers, speaking population in percentage and native names.

    Tamil and Hindi Language Codes

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

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