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Countries

Countries

Malaysia, Mauritius, Puducherry, Singapore, Sri Lanka, Tamil Nadu
Dadra and Nagar Haveli, Daman and Diu, Goa, India, Maharashtra

Total No. Of Countries

64
0 46
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National Language

Singapore, Sri Lanka, Tamil Nadu
India

Second Language

Andaman and Nicobar Islands, kerala, Puducherry
Andra Pradesh, Chhattisgarh, Dadra and Nagar Haveli, Daman and Diu, Gujarat, Karnataka, Madhya Pradesh, Tamil Nadu, Telangana

Speaking Continents

Asia
Asia

Minority Language

Canada, Malaysia, Mauritius, Reunion, Seychelles
Israel, Mauritius

Regulated By

Official language Commission of Government of Tamil Nadu, Thanjavur Tamil University
Maharashtra Sahitya Parishad

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.
  • Marathi ranks 4th in India based on the number of native speakers.
  • Marathi language has borrowed plenty of loanwords from Urdu, Persian, Arabic and Sanskrit.

Similar To

Malayalam
Konkani Language

Derived From

-
Sanskrit Language

Alphabets

Alphabets in

Alphabets

24752
18 247
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Phonology

How Many Vowels

1216
0 32
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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
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Time Taken to Learn

44 weeks4 weeks
3 88
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Greetings

Hello

வணக்கம் (Vanakkam)
हॅलो (Hĕlō)

Thank You

நன்றி (Naṉṟi)
धन्यवाद (Dhan'yavāda)

How Are You?

நீங்கள் எப்படி இருக்கிறீர்கள்? (Nīṅkaḷ eppaṭi irukkiṟīrkaḷ?)
तू कसा आहेस? (Tū kasā āhēsa?)

Good Night

நல்ல இரவு (Good night) / irravu vanakkam (Good night)
शुभ रात्री (Śubha rātrī)

Good Evening

நல்ல மாலை (Nalla mālai)/ மாலை (irravu vanakkam)
चांगले संध्याकाळी (Cāṅgalē sandhyākāḷī)

Good Afternoon

பிற்பகல் வணக்கம் (perpagal vanakkam)
शुभ दुपार (Śubha dupāra)

Good Morning

காலை வணக்கம் (Kaalai Vanakkam)
शुभ प्रभात (Śubha prabhāta)

Please

தயவு (Tayavu)
कृपया (Kr̥payā)

Sorry

மன்னிக்கவும் (Maṉṉikkavum)
क्षमस्व (Kṣamasva)

Bye

சென்று வருகிறேன் (Sendru Varukiren)
बाय (Bāya)

I Love You

நான் உன்னை காதலிக்கிறேன் (Naan Unnai Kadalikiren)
मी तुझ्यावर प्रेम करतो (Mī tujhyāvara prēma karatō)

Excuse Me

என்னை மன்னியுங்கள் (Eṉṉai maṉṉiyuṅkaḷ)
मला माफ करा (Malā māpha karā)

Dialects

Dialect 1

Kongu
Maharashtrian Konkani

Where They Speak

Kongu
Kokan

How Many People Speak

77,000,000.002,400,000.00
1.5 960000000
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Dialect 2

Madurai Tamil
Varhadi

Where They Speak

Madurai, South Tamil Nadu
Vidarbha

How Many People Speak

77,000,000.007,000,000.00
700 274000000
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Dialect 3

Tirunelveli Tamil
Khandeshi

Where They Speak

South Tamil Nadu, Thoothukudi, Tirunelveli
Khandesh

How Many People Speak

77,000,000.001,900,000.00
2 230000000
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Total No. Of Dialects

1042
0 188
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How Many People Speak

How Many People Speak?

78.00 million71.00 million
0 1200
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Speaking Population

1.06 %1.10 %
0 89
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Native Speakers

70.00 million68.00 million
0 873
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Second Language Speakers

8.00 million3.00 million
0.01 400
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Native Name

தமிழ்
मराठी (marāṭhī)

Alternative Names

Damulian, Tamal, Tamalsan, Tambul, Tamili
Maharashtra, Maharathi, Malhatee, Marthi, Muruthu

French Name

tamoul
marathe

German Name

Tamil
Marathi

Pronunciation

[t̪ɐmɨɻ]
[məˈɾaʈʰi]

Ethnicity

Tamil people or Tamilans
Marathi people

History

Origin

300 BC
10th century

Language Family

Dravidian Family
Indo-European Family

Subgroup

-
Indo-Iranian

Branch

-
Indic

Language Forms

Early Forms

Old Tamil and Middle Tamil
Maharashtri Prakrit

Standard Forms

Modern Tamil
Marathi

Language Position

1817
1 120
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Signed Forms

Signed Tamil
Indian Signing System (ISS)

Scope

Individual
Individual

Code

ISO 639 1

ta
mr

ISO 639 2

ISO 639 2/T

tam
mar

ISO 639 2/B

tam
mar

ISO 639 3

tam
mar

ISO 639 6

tam
mar

Glottocode

tami1289, oldt1248
mara1378

Linguasphere

tami1289
omr

Types of Language

Language Type

Living
Living

Language Linguistic Typology

Subject-Object-Verb
Subject-Object-Verb

Language Morphological Typology

-
-

Tamil and Marathi Alphabets

Tamil and Marathi Alphabets provides you with alphabets, vowels and consonants in Tamil and Marathi. In Tamil Alphabets there are 247 letters while in Marathi Alphabets there are 52 letters. To learn Tamil and Marathi languages the very first thing is to understand and learn alphabets of Tamil and Marathi languages. The Tamil phonology consist Tamil vowels and Tamil consonants. After alphabets, words are to be learned and after words, phrases in that language. Take a look at Tamil greetings vs Marathi greetings, where you will find numerous useful phrases. Find whether Tamil and Marathi are Most Spoken Languages.

All Tamil and Marathi Dialects

Most languages have dialects where each dialect differ from other dialect with respect to grammar and vocabulary. Here you will get to know all Tamil and Marathi dialects. Various dialects of Tamil and Marathi language differ in their pronunciations and words. Dialects of Tamil are spoken in different Tamil Speaking Countries whereas Marathi Dialects are spoken in different Marathi speaking countries. Also the number of people speaking Tamil vs Marathi Dialects varies from few thousands to many millions. Some of the Tamil dialects include: Kongu, Madurai Tamil. Marathi dialects include: Maharashtrian Konkani , Varhadi. Also learn about dialects in South American Languages and North American Languages.

Tamil and Marathi Speaking population

Tamil and Marathi speaking population is one of the factors based on which Tamil and Marathi languages can be compared. The total count of Tamil and Marathi Speaking population in percentage is also given. The percentage of people speaking Tamil language is 1.06 % whereas the percentage of people speaking Marathi language is 1.10 %. When we compare the speaking population of any two languages we get to know which of two languages is more popular. Find more details about how many people speak Tamil and Marathi on Tamil vs Marathi where you will get native speakers, speaking population in percentage and native names.

Tamil and Marathi Language Codes

Tamil and Marathi language codes are used in those applications where using language names are tedious. Tamil and Marathi Language Codes include all the international language codes, glottocodes and linguasphere.