Countries
Malaysia, Mauritius, Puducherry, Singapore, Sri Lanka, Tamil Nadu
India, Pakistan
National Language
Singapore, Sri Lanka, Tamil Nadu
India, Pakistan
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
Not spoken in any of the countries
Regulated By
Official language Commission of Government of Tamil Nadu, Thanjavur Tamil University
Not Available
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.
- Kashmiri is the only Daridc language with literature which was originated more than seven hundred and fifty years ago.
- Kashmiri has thousands of loan words from Persian and Arabic Languages.
Similar To
Malayalam
Hindi and Urdu Languages
Derived From
Not Available
Sanskrit Language
Alphabets in
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Scripts
Tamil
Arabic, Perso-Arabic script
Writing Direction
Left-To-Right, Horizontal
Right-To-Left, Horizontal
Hello
வணக்கம் (Vanakkam)
Assalām ‘alaikum
Thank You
நன்றி (Naṉṟi)
शुकिया / شکریہ (shukriya)
How Are You?
நீங்கள் எப்படி இருக்கிறீர்கள்? (Nīṅkaḷ eppaṭi irukkiṟīrkaḷ?)
तोहय छिवा वारय? (tohy ch'ivaa vaarai?)
Good Night
நல்ல இரவு (Good night) / irravu vanakkam (Good night)
शबे खैर । (shabey k'eūr)
Good Evening
நல்ல மாலை (Nalla mālai)/ மாலை (irravu vanakkam)
Not Available
Good Afternoon
பிற்பகல் வணக்கம் (perpagal vanakkam)
Hach t'ochoktiya
Good Morning
காலை வணக்கம் (Kaalai Vanakkam)
Hach ch'i
Please
தயவு (Tayavu)
Not Available
Sorry
மன்னிக்கவும் (Maṉṉikkavum)
माफ कॅरिव । (maap' keuriv)
Bye
சென்று வருகிறேன் (Sendru Varukiren)
Khuda hāfiz
I Love You
நான் உன்னை காதலிக்கிறேன் (Naan Unnai Kadalikiren)
be chus che seth mohabat karaan
Excuse Me
என்னை மன்னியுங்கள் (Eṉṉai maṉṉiyuṅkaḷ)
वय त्रॅाविव । (vat' treūviv)
Dialect 1
Kongu
Kashtawari
Where They Speak
Kongu
India, Koshtawar valley, southeast kashmir, India
Dialect 2
Madurai Tamil
Poguli
Where They Speak
Madurai, South Tamil Nadu
Pogul and Paristan valleys
Dialect 3
Tirunelveli Tamil
Rambani
Where They Speak
South Tamil Nadu, Thoothukudi, Tirunelveli
India
Speaking Population
Not Available
Second Language Speakers
Not Available
Native Name
தமிழ்
कॉशुर / كٲشُر
Alternative Names
Damulian, Tamal, Tamalsan, Tambul, Tamili
Cashmeeree, Cashmiri, Kacmiri, Kaschemiri, Keshur, Koshur
French Name
tamoul
kashmiri
German Name
Tamil
Kaschmiri
Pronunciation
[t̪ɐmɨɻ]
[kəːʃur]
Ethnicity
Tamil people or Tamilans
Kashmiris or koshur
Origin
300 BC
12th Century
Language Family
Dravidian Family
Indo-European Family
Subgroup
Not Available
Indo-Iranian
Branch
Not Available
Indic
Early Forms
Old Tamil and Middle Tamil
No early forms
Standard Forms
Modern Tamil
Kashmiri
Language Position
Not Available
Signed Forms
Signed Tamil
Indian Signing System (ISS)
Scope
Individual
Individual
ISO 639 6
tam
Not Available
Glottocode
tami1289, oldt1248
kash1277
Linguasphere
tami1289
No data available
Language Type
Living
Living
Language Linguistic Typology
Subject-Object-Verb
Subject-Object-Verb
Language Morphological Typology
Not Available
Not Available
Tamil and Kashmiri Speaking population
Tamil and Kashmiri speaking population is one of the factors based on which Tamil and Kashmiri languages can be compared. The total count of Tamil and Kashmiri Speaking population in percentage is also given. The percentage of people speaking Tamil language is 1.06 % whereas the percentage of people speaking Kashmiri language is Not Available. 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 Kashmiri on Tamil vs Kashmiri where you will get native speakers, speaking population in percentage and native names.
Tamil and Kashmiri Language Codes
Tamil and Kashmiri language codes are used in those applications where using language names are tedious. Tamil and Kashmiri Language Codes include all the international language codes, glottocodes and linguasphere.