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
Not spoken in any of the countries
Regulated By
Official language Commission of Government of Tamil Nadu, Thanjavur Tamil University
Govenment of Goa
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.
- Fr. Thomas Stevan wrote the first book in Konkani in 1651.
- Sahitya Academy recognized konkani as a language in year 1976.
Similar To
Malayalam
Marathi
Derived From
-
Sanskrit Language
Alphabets in
Alphabets
24752
18
247
👆🏻
Phonology
How Many Vowels
1216
0
32
👆🏻
How Many Consonants
1836
9
60
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Scripts
Tamil
Devanagari
Writing Direction
Left-To-Right, Horizontal
Left-To-Right, Horizontal
Hard to Learn
Language Levels
33
2
12
👆🏻
Time Taken to Learn
44 weeks4 weeks
3
88
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Hello
வணக்கம் (Vanakkam)
Namaskar
Thank You
நன்றி (Naṉṟi)
Dev Borem Korum
How Are You?
நீங்கள் எப்படி இருக்கிறீர்கள்? (Nīṅkaḷ eppaṭi irukkiṟīrkaḷ?)
kaso assa?
Good Night
நல்ல இரவு (Good night) / irravu vanakkam (Good night)
Rati Boren Zavonn
Good Evening
நல்ல மாலை (Nalla mālai)/ மாலை (irravu vanakkam)
Sanj Borem Zavonn
Good Afternoon
பிற்பகல் வணக்கம் (perpagal vanakkam)
संध्याकाळ शुभेच्छा
Good Morning
காலை வணக்கம் (Kaalai Vanakkam)
Dis Borem Zavonn
Please
தயவு (Tayavu)
Chike
Sorry
மன்னிக்கவும் (Maṉṉikkavum)
Maf kor
Bye
சென்று வருகிறேன் (Sendru Varukiren)
Adeus
I Love You
நான் உன்னை காதலிக்கிறேன் (Naan Unnai Kadalikiren)
hav tujo mog korta.
Excuse Me
என்னை மன்னியுங்கள் (Eṉṉai maṉṉiyuṅkaḷ)
upkar korxi
Dialect 1
Kongu
Antruz
Where They Speak
Kongu
Goa
How Many People Speak
77,000,000.002,500,000.00
1.5
960000000
👆🏻
Dialect 2
Madurai Tamil
Not present
Where They Speak
Madurai, South Tamil Nadu
-
How Many People Speak
77,000,000.002,700,000.00
700
274000000
👆🏻
Dialect 3
Tirunelveli Tamil
Not present
Where They Speak
South Tamil Nadu, Thoothukudi, Tirunelveli
-
How Many People Speak
77,000,000.007.00
2
230000000
👆🏻
Total No. Of Dialects
101
0
188
👆🏻
How Many People Speak?
78.00 million7.40 million
0
1200
👆🏻
Speaking Population
1.06 %0.11 %
0
89
👆🏻
Native Speakers
70.00 million7.40 million
0
873
👆🏻
Second Language Speakers
8.00 million8.00 million
0.01
400
👆🏻
Native Name
தமிழ்
Kōṅkaṇī
Alternative Names
Damulian, Tamal, Tamalsan, Tambul, Tamili
Konkan standard, Bankoti, Kunabi, North Konkan, Central Konkan, Concorinum, Cugani, Konkanese
French Name
tamoul
konkani
German Name
Tamil
Konkani
Pronunciation
[t̪ɐmɨɻ]
kõkɳi
Ethnicity
Tamil people or Tamilans
Konkanis
Origin
300 BC
1209 A.D.
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
Kokani
Language Position
1823
1
120
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Signed Forms
Signed Tamil
Indian Signing System (ISS)
Scope
Individual
Individual, Macrolanguage
ISO 639 1
ta
No data available
ISO 639 2
ISO 639 2/T
tam
kok
ISO 639 2/B
tam
kok
ISO 639 3
tam
kok
ISO 639 6
tam
kok
Glottocode
tami1289, oldt1248
goan1235
Linguasphere
tami1289
No data available
Types of Language
Language Type
Living
Living
Language Linguistic Typology
Subject-Object-Verb
Subject-Object-Verb
Language Morphological Typology
-
-