Countries
Malaysia, Mauritius, Puducherry, Singapore, Sri Lanka, Tamil Nadu
Iraq, Kurdistan
Total No. Of Countries
62
0
46
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National Language
Singapore, Sri Lanka, Tamil Nadu
Azerbaijan, Georgia, Iran, Iraq, Syria, Turkey
Second Language
Andaman and Nicobar Islands, kerala, Puducherry
Not spoken in any of the countries
Speaking Continents
Asia
Middle East
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
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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.
- The vocabulary in Kurdish is of Iranian origin.
- In the middle East, Kurdish is the fourth largest ethnic group.
Similar To
Malayalam
Farsi Language
Derived From
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Alphabets in
Alphabets
24733
18
247
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Phonology
How Many Vowels
128
0
32
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How Many Consonants
1829
9
60
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Scripts
Tamil
Arabic, Cyrillic, Latin
Writing Direction
Left-To-Right, Horizontal
Right-To-Left, Horizontal
Hard to Learn
Language Levels
34
2
12
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Time Taken to Learn
44 weeks4 weeks
3
88
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Hello
வணக்கம் (Vanakkam)
Silaw
Thank You
நன்றி (Naṉṟi)
Sipas
How Are You?
நீங்கள் எப்படி இருக்கிறீர்கள்? (Nīṅkaḷ eppaṭi irukkiṟīrkaḷ?)
Tu çawa yî?
Good Night
நல்ல இரவு (Good night) / irravu vanakkam (Good night)
Şev xweş
Good Evening
நல்ல மாலை (Nalla mālai)/ மாலை (irravu vanakkam)
Evare baş
Good Afternoon
பிற்பகல் வணக்கம் (perpagal vanakkam)
Nee-wa-rowt bash
Good Morning
காலை வணக்கம் (Kaalai Vanakkam)
Bayanit bash
Please
தயவு (Tayavu)
Bê zehmet
Sorry
மன்னிக்கவும் (Maṉṉikkavum)
Bibûre
Bye
சென்று வருகிறேன் (Sendru Varukiren)
Be xêr çî
I Love You
நான் உன்னை காதலிக்கிறேன் (Naan Unnai Kadalikiren)
Ez te hez dikem
Excuse Me
என்னை மன்னியுங்கள் (Eṉṉai maṉṉiyuṅkaḷ)
Bê zehmet
Dialect 1
Kongu
Northern Kurdish
Where They Speak
Kongu
northern Iraq, northern Syria, northwest Iran, southeast Turkey
How Many People Speak
77,000,000.0020,000,000.00
1.5
960000000
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Dialect 2
Madurai Tamil
Central Kurdish
Where They Speak
Madurai, South Tamil Nadu
Iraq, Kurdistan Province of western Iran
How Many People Speak
77,000,000.005,000,000.00
700
274000000
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Dialect 3
Tirunelveli Tamil
Southern Kurdish
Where They Speak
South Tamil Nadu, Thoothukudi, Tirunelveli
Eastern Iraq
How Many People Speak
77,000,000.003,000,000.00
2
230000000
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Total No. Of Dialects
103
0
188
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How Many People Speak?
78.00 million28.00 million
0
1200
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Speaking Population
1.06 %0.31 %
0
89
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Native Speakers
70.00 million21.00 million
0
873
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Second Language Speakers
8.00 million20.00 million
0.01
400
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Native Name
தமிழ்
Kurdí / کوردی / к’öрди
Alternative Names
Damulian, Tamal, Tamalsan, Tambul, Tamili
Kurdî, کوردی
French Name
tamoul
kurde
German Name
Tamil
Kurdisch
Pronunciation
[t̪ɐmɨɻ]
[kʊɾdɪʃ]
Ethnicity
Tamil people or Tamilans
Kurds
Origin
300 BC
16th century CE
Language Family
Dravidian Family
Indo-European Family
Subgroup
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Indo-Iranian
Branch
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Language Forms
Early Forms
Old Tamil and Middle Tamil
Old Kurdish and Middle Kurdish
Standard Forms
Modern Tamil
Kurdish
Language Position
1814
1
120
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Signed Forms
Signed Tamil
Kurdish Sign Language
Scope
Individual
Macrolanguage
ISO 639 1
ta
ku
ISO 639 2
ISO 639 2/T
tam
kur
ISO 639 2/B
tam
kur
ISO 639 3
tam
kur
ISO 639 6
tam
kur
Glottocode
tami1289, oldt1248
kurd1259
Linguasphere
tami1289
58-AAA-a
Types of Language
Language Type
Living
Living
Language Linguistic Typology
Subject-Object-Verb
Subject-Object-Verb
Language Morphological Typology
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