Countries
Malaysia, Mauritius, Puducherry, Singapore, Sri Lanka, Tamil Nadu
Madagascar
Total No. Of Countries
61
0
46
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National Language
Singapore, Sri Lanka, Tamil Nadu
Comoros, Madagascar, Mayotte
Second Language
Andaman and Nicobar Islands, kerala, Puducherry
Not spoken in any of the countries
Speaking Continents
Asia
Africa
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.
- Malagasy language was originated in southeast Asia, since it shares several common words and meanings with Indonesian Languages.
- About 93% of the basic vocabulary is of Malayo-Polynesian origin in Malagasy language.
Similar To
Malayalam
Swahili and Comorian Languages
Derived From
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Alphabets in
Alphabets
24721
18
247
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Phonology
How Many Vowels
125
0
32
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How Many Consonants
1820
9
60
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Scripts
Tamil
Latin
Writing Direction
Left-To-Right, Horizontal
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Hard to Learn
Language Levels
33
2
12
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Time Taken to Learn
44 weeks30 weeks
3
88
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Hello
வணக்கம் (Vanakkam)
Salama!
Thank You
நன்றி (Naṉṟi)
Misaotra
How Are You?
நீங்கள் எப்படி இருக்கிறீர்கள்? (Nīṅkaḷ eppaṭi irukkiṟīrkaḷ?)
Manao ahoana!
Good Night
நல்ல இரவு (Good night) / irravu vanakkam (Good night)
Alina tsara
Good Evening
நல்ல மாலை (Nalla mālai)/ மாலை (irravu vanakkam)
Manao ahoana e
Good Afternoon
பிற்பகல் வணக்கம் (perpagal vanakkam)
Manao ahoana e
Good Morning
காலை வணக்கம் (Kaalai Vanakkam)
Maraina tsara
Please
தயவு (Tayavu)
azafady
Sorry
மன்னிக்கவும் (Maṉṉikkavum)
Miala tsiny
Bye
சென்று வருகிறேன் (Sendru Varukiren)
Veloma!
I Love You
நான் உன்னை காதலிக்கிறேன் (Naan Unnai Kadalikiren)
Tiako ianao.
Excuse Me
என்னை மன்னியுங்கள் (Eṉṉai maṉṉiyuṅkaḷ)
Azafady
Dialect 1
Kongu
Eastern Malagasy
Where They Speak
Kongu
Merina
How Many People Speak
77,000,000.005,000,000.00
1.5
960000000
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Dialect 2
Madurai Tamil
Western Malagasy
Where They Speak
Madurai, South Tamil Nadu
Sakalava
How Many People Speak
77,000,000.001,200,000.00
700
274000000
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Dialect 3
Tirunelveli Tamil
Plateau Malagasy
Where They Speak
South Tamil Nadu, Thoothukudi, Tirunelveli
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How Many People Speak
77,000,000.0020,000,000.00
2
230000000
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Total No. Of Dialects
102
0
188
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How Many People Speak?
78.00 million25.00 million
0
1200
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Speaking Population
1.06 %0.28 %
0
89
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Native Speakers
70.00 million18.00 million
0
873
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Second Language Speakers
8.00 million18.00 million
0.01
400
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Native Name
தமிழ்
Fiteny Malagasy
Alternative Names
Damulian, Tamal, Tamalsan, Tambul, Tamili
Malagasy Sign Language
French Name
tamoul
malgache
German Name
Tamil
Malagassi-Sprache
Pronunciation
[t̪ɐmɨɻ]
[ˌmæləˈɡæsi]
Ethnicity
Tamil people or Tamilans
Malagasy people
Origin
300 BC
1000 AD
Language Family
Dravidian Family
Austronesian Family
Subgroup
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Austronesian
Branch
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Indonesian
Language Forms
Early Forms
Old Tamil and Middle Tamil
No early forms
Standard Forms
Modern Tamil
standard Malagasy
Language Position
1884
1
120
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Signed Forms
Signed Tamil
Malagasy Sign Language
Scope
Individual
Macrolanguage
ISO 639 1
ta
mg
ISO 639 2
ISO 639 2/T
tam
mlg
ISO 639 2/B
tam
mlg
ISO 639 3
tam
mlg
ISO 639 6
tam
mlg
Glottocode
tami1289, oldt1248
mala1537
Linguasphere
tami1289
No data available
Types of Language
Language Type
Living
Living
Language Linguistic Typology
Subject-Object-Verb
Verb-Object-Subject
Language Morphological Typology
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