Countries
Countries
Malaysia, Mauritius, Puducherry, Singapore, Sri Lanka, Tamil Nadu
Brunei, Malaysia, Singapore
Total No. Of Countries
63
0
46
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National Language
Singapore, Sri Lanka, Tamil Nadu
Malaysia
Second Language
Andaman and Nicobar Islands, kerala, Puducherry
Indonesia
Speaking Continents
Asia
Asia
Minority Language
Canada, Malaysia, Mauritius, Reunion, Seychelles
Thailand
Regulated By
Official language Commission of Government of Tamil Nadu, Thanjavur Tamil University
Dewan Bahasa dan Pustaka
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.
- One of the most politically powerful language historically is Malaysian Language.
- Malaysian earliest known inscriptions were found in South of Sumatra way back in 683-6 AD.
Similar To
Malayalam
Indonesian Language
Derived From
-
Tamil Language
Alphabets
Alphabets in
Alphabets
24726
18
247
👆🏻
Phonology
How Many Vowels
126
0
32
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How Many Consonants
1824
9
60
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Scripts
Tamil
Latin
Writing Direction
Left-To-Right, Horizontal
-
Hard to Learn
Language Levels
36
2
12
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Time Taken to Learn
44 weeks36 weeks
3
88
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Greetings
Hello
வணக்கம் (Vanakkam)
Hai
Thank You
நன்றி (Naṉṟi)
terima kasih
How Are You?
நீங்கள் எப்படி இருக்கிறீர்கள்? (Nīṅkaḷ eppaṭi irukkiṟīrkaḷ?)
Apa khabar?
Good Night
நல்ல இரவு (Good night) / irravu vanakkam (Good night)
Selamat Malam
Good Evening
நல்ல மாலை (Nalla mālai)/ மாலை (irravu vanakkam)
Selamat Petang
Good Afternoon
பிற்பகல் வணக்கம் (perpagal vanakkam)
Selamat tengah hari
Good Morning
காலை வணக்கம் (Kaalai Vanakkam)
Selamat pagi
Please
தயவு (Tayavu)
sila
Sorry
மன்னிக்கவும் (Maṉṉikkavum)
maaf
Bye
சென்று வருகிறேன் (Sendru Varukiren)
Selamat tinggal
I Love You
நான் உன்னை காதலிக்கிறேன் (Naan Unnai Kadalikiren)
Saya sayang kamu
Excuse Me
என்னை மன்னியுங்கள் (Eṉṉai maṉṉiyuṅkaḷ)
Maafkan saya
Dialects
Dialect 1
Kongu
Bengkulu
Where They Speak
Kongu
Bengkulu Province, Sumatra
How Many People Speak
77,000,000.001,600,000.00
1.5
960000000
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Dialect 2
Madurai Tamil
Pekal
Where They Speak
Madurai, South Tamil Nadu
Indonesia
How Many People Speak
77,000,000.0030,000.00
700
274000000
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Dialect 3
Tirunelveli Tamil
Musi
Where They Speak
South Tamil Nadu, Thoothukudi, Tirunelveli
Indonesia
How Many People Speak
77,000,000.003,100,000.00
2
230000000
👆🏻
Total No. Of Dialects
1024
0
188
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How Many People Speak
How Many People Speak?
78.00 million175.00 million
0
1200
👆🏻
Speaking Population
1.06 %1.16 %
0
89
👆🏻
Native Speakers
70.00 million77.00 million
0
873
👆🏻
Second Language Speakers
8.00 million98.00 million
0.01
400
👆🏻
Native Name
தமிழ்
Bahasa melayu
Alternative Names
Damulian, Tamal, Tamalsan, Tambul, Tamili
Bahasa Malaysia
French Name
tamoul
malais
German Name
Tamil
Malaiisch
Pronunciation
[t̪ɐmɨɻ]
[baˈhasə malajˈsiə]
Ethnicity
Tamil people or Tamilans
Malaysian people
History
Origin
300 BC
c. 683 AD
Language Family
Dravidian Family
Austronesian Family
Subgroup
-
-
Branch
-
-
Language Forms
Early Forms
Old Tamil and Middle Tamil
Ancient Malay, Old Malay, Pre-Modern MalayClassical Malay,
Standard Forms
Modern Tamil
Pluricentric Standard Malay
Language Position
1854
1
120
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Signed Forms
Signed Tamil
Malaysian Sign Language
Scope
Individual
Individual
Code
ISO 639 1
ta
ms
ISO 639 2
ISO 639 2/T
tam
msa
ISO 639 2/B
tam
may
ISO 639 3
tam
zsm
ISO 639 6
tam
may
Glottocode
tami1289, oldt1248
stan1306
Linguasphere
tami1289
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Types of Language
Language Type
Living
Living
Language Linguistic Typology
Subject-Object-Verb
-
Language Morphological Typology
-
Agglutinative