Countries
Malaysia, Mauritius, Puducherry, Singapore, Sri Lanka, Tamil Nadu
India, Lakshadweep, Puducherry
Total No. Of Countries
63
0
46
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National Language
Singapore, Sri Lanka, Tamil Nadu
Kerala, India, Lakshadweep, Puducherry
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
Andaman and Nicobar Islands
Regulated By
Official language Commission of Government of Tamil Nadu, Thanjavur Tamil University
Academy for Malayalam literature, Government of Kerala
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.
- Malayalam language has 54 literals. Same sounds have different versions to it.
- Malayalam script is reffered as "Rod Script" and it is derived from the Grantha script, which was developed from Indic script of Brahmi.
Similar To
Malayalam
Tamil and Sanskrit Languages
Derived From
-
Sanskrit Language
Alphabets in
Alphabets
24753
18
247
👆🏻
Phonology
How Many Vowels
1215
0
32
👆🏻
How Many Consonants
1841
9
60
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Scripts
Tamil
Brahmic family and derivatives
Writing Direction
Left-To-Right, Horizontal
Left-To-Right, Horizontal
Hard to Learn
Language Levels
32
2
12
👆🏻
Time Taken to Learn
44 weeks44 weeks
3
88
👆🏻
Hello
வணக்கம் (Vanakkam)
ഹലോ (halēā)
Thank You
நன்றி (Naṉṟi)
നന്ദി (nandi)
How Are You?
நீங்கள் எப்படி இருக்கிறீர்கள்? (Nīṅkaḷ eppaṭi irukkiṟīrkaḷ?)
സുഖമാണോ? (sukhamāṇēā?)
Good Night
நல்ல இரவு (Good night) / irravu vanakkam (Good night)
ശുഭ രാത്രി (śubha rātri)
Good Evening
நல்ல மாலை (Nalla mālai)/ மாலை (irravu vanakkam)
ഗുഡ് ഈവനിംഗ് (guḍ īvaniṅg)
Good Afternoon
பிற்பகல் வணக்கம் (perpagal vanakkam)
ഗുഡ് ആഫ്റ്റർനൂൺ (guḍ āphṟṟarnūṇ)
Good Morning
காலை வணக்கம் (Kaalai Vanakkam)
രാവിലെ (rāvile)
Please
தயவு (Tayavu)
ദയവായി (dayavāyi)
Sorry
மன்னிக்கவும் (Maṉṉikkavum)
ക്ഷമിക്കണം (kṣamikkaṇaṁ)
Bye
சென்று வருகிறேன் (Sendru Varukiren)
വിട (viṭa)
I Love You
நான் உன்னை காதலிக்கிறேன் (Naan Unnai Kadalikiren)
ഞാൻ നിന്നെ സ്നേഹിക്കുന്നു (ñān ninne snēhikkunnu)
Excuse Me
என்னை மன்னியுங்கள் (Eṉṉai maṉṉiyuṅkaḷ)
എക്സ്ക്യൂസ് മീ (ekskyūs mī)
Dialect 1
Kongu
Judeo-Malayalam
Where They Speak
Kongu
Israel, kerala
How Many People Speak
77,000,000.0038,000,000.00
1.5
960000000
👆🏻
Dialect 2
Madurai Tamil
Mappila
Where They Speak
Madurai, South Tamil Nadu
India
How Many People Speak
77,000,000.0038,000,000.00
700
274000000
👆🏻
Dialect 3
Tirunelveli Tamil
Pandy Malayalam
Where They Speak
South Tamil Nadu, Thoothukudi, Tirunelveli
France, kerala
How Many People Speak
77,000,000.0038,000,000.00
2
230000000
👆🏻
Total No. Of Dialects
103
0
188
👆🏻
How Many People Speak?
78.00 million38.00 million
0
1200
👆🏻
Speaking Population
1.06 %0.57 %
0
89
👆🏻
Native Speakers
70.00 million38.00 million
0
873
👆🏻
Second Language Speakers
8.00 million38.00 million
0.01
400
👆🏻
Native Name
தமிழ்
മലയാളം (malayāḷam)
Alternative Names
Damulian, Tamal, Tamalsan, Tambul, Tamili
Alealum, Malayalani, Malayali, Malean, Maliyad, Mallealle, Mopla
French Name
tamoul
malayalam
German Name
Tamil
Malayalam
Pronunciation
[t̪ɐmɨɻ]
[mɐləjaːɭɐm]
Ethnicity
Tamil people or Tamilans
Malayali
Origin
300 BC
9th Century
Language Family
Dravidian Family
Dravidian Family
Subgroup
-
-
Branch
-
-
Language Forms
Early Forms
Old Tamil and Middle Tamil
No early form
Standard Forms
Modern Tamil
Malayalam
Language Position
1829
1
120
👆🏻
Signed Forms
Signed Tamil
Signed Malayalam
Scope
Individual
Individual
ISO 639 1
ta
ml
ISO 639 2
ISO 639 2/T
tam
mal
ISO 639 2/B
tam
mal
ISO 639 3
tam
mal
ISO 639 6
tam
mal
Glottocode
tami1289, oldt1248
mala1464
Linguasphere
tami1289
No data available
Types of Language
Language Type
Living
Living
Language Linguistic Typology
Subject-Object-Verb
-
Language Morphological Typology
-
Synthetic