Countries
Malaysia, Mauritius, Puducherry, Singapore, Sri Lanka, Tamil Nadu
Rajastan, India
Total No. Of Countries
61
0
46
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National Language
Singapore, Sri Lanka, Tamil Nadu
Rajastan, India
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
Nepal, Pakistan
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.
- Marwari language was historically written in Mahajani, which is version of the Landa script.
- Marwari language is written in Arabic Alphabets in Pakistan.
Similar To
Malayalam
Gujarati, Haryanvi, Hindi and Punjabi Languages
Derived From
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Gujarati Language
Alphabets in
Alphabets
24742
18
247
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Phonology
How Many Vowels
1210
0
32
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How Many Consonants
1832
9
60
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Scripts
Tamil
Devanagari
Writing Direction
Left-To-Right, Horizontal
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Hard to Learn
Language Levels
34
2
12
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Time Taken to Learn
44 weeks44 weeks
3
88
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Hello
வணக்கம் (Vanakkam)
khammaghani
Thank You
நன்றி (Naṉṟi)
dhanyavaad
How Are You?
நீங்கள் எப்படி இருக்கிறீர்கள்? (Nīṅkaḷ eppaṭi irukkiṟīrkaḷ?)
Kikan ho sa?
Good Night
நல்ல இரவு (Good night) / irravu vanakkam (Good night)
shubh raatri
Good Evening
நல்ல மாலை (Nalla mālai)/ மாலை (irravu vanakkam)
Shubh Honjh
Good Afternoon
பிற்பகல் வணக்கம் (perpagal vanakkam)
Shubh Befar
Good Morning
காலை வணக்கம் (Kaalai Vanakkam)
Shubh Havar
Please
தயவு (Tayavu)
kirpa
Sorry
மன்னிக்கவும் (Maṉṉikkavum)
Maaf Karo
Bye
சென்று வருகிறேன் (Sendru Varukiren)
bye
I Love You
நான் உன்னை காதலிக்கிறேன் (Naan Unnai Kadalikiren)
main tanne pyaar karoon
Excuse Me
என்னை மன்னியுங்கள் (Eṉṉai maṉṉiyuṅkaḷ)
maaf karo
Dialect 1
Kongu
Jogi
Where They Speak
Kongu
India
How Many People Speak
77,000,000.0014,000,000.00
1.5
960000000
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Dialect 2
Madurai Tamil
Bagri
Where They Speak
Madurai, South Tamil Nadu
India
How Many People Speak
77,000,000.0014,000,000.00
700
274000000
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Dialect 3
Tirunelveli Tamil
Dhundhari
Where They Speak
South Tamil Nadu, Thoothukudi, Tirunelveli
India
How Many People Speak
77,000,000.0013,000,000.00
2
230000000
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Total No. Of Dialects
108
0
188
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How Many People Speak?
78.00 million22.00 million
0
1200
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Speaking Population
1.06 %0.21 %
0
89
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Native Speakers
70.00 million14.00 million
0
873
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Second Language Speakers
8.00 million13.00 million
0.01
400
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Native Name
தமிழ்
Marwari
Alternative Names
Damulian, Tamal, Tamalsan, Tambul, Tamili
Marvadi, Marvari, Marwadi, Rajasthani
French Name
tamoul
marvari
German Name
Tamil
Marwari
Pronunciation
[t̪ɐmɨɻ]
[məˈrwɑːɾi]
Ethnicity
Tamil people or Tamilans
Marwari or Marwadi
Origin
300 BC
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Language Family
Dravidian Family
Indo-European Family
Subgroup
-
-
Branch
-
-
Language Forms
Early Forms
Old Tamil and Middle Tamil
No early forms
Standard Forms
Modern Tamil
Marwari
Language Position
1872
1
120
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Signed Forms
Signed Tamil
Indian Signing System (ISS)
Scope
Individual
Macrolanguage
ISO 639 1
ta
No data available
ISO 639 2
ISO 639 2/T
tam
mwr
ISO 639 2/B
tam
mwr
ISO 639 3
tam
mwr
ISO 639 6
tam
mwr
Glottocode
tami1289, oldt1248
raja1256
Linguasphere
tami1289
No data available
Types of Language
Language Type
Living
Living
Language Linguistic Typology
Subject-Object-Verb
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Language Morphological Typology
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