Countries
Malaysia, Mauritius, Puducherry, Singapore, Sri Lanka, Tamil Nadu
Afganistan
Total No. Of Countries
61
0
46
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National Language
Singapore, Sri Lanka, Tamil Nadu
Afganistan, Pakistan, Pashtun diaspora
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
Pakistan
Regulated By
Official language Commission of Government of Tamil Nadu, Thanjavur Tamil University
Academy of Sciences of Afghanistan, Pashto Academy (Pakistan)
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.
- Pashto language is originated in the regions of Paktika and Paktia areas of Afghanistan.
- The first Pashto poem was written in the 7th century.
Similar To
Malayalam
Persian and Balochi Languages
Derived From
-
-
Alphabets in
Alphabets
24744
18
247
👆🏻
Phonology
How Many Vowels
127
0
32
👆🏻
How Many Consonants
1829
9
60
👆🏻
Scripts
Tamil
Arabic
Writing Direction
Left-To-Right, Horizontal
Right-To-Left, Horizontal
Hard to Learn
Language Levels
33
2
12
👆🏻
Time Taken to Learn
44 weeks44 weeks
3
88
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Hello
வணக்கம் (Vanakkam)
(salaam) سلام
Thank You
நன்றி (Naṉṟi)
(manana) مننه (tashakor) تشكر
How Are You?
நீங்கள் எப்படி இருக்கிறீர்கள்? (Nīṅkaḷ eppaṭi irukkiṟīrkaḷ?)
(ta sanga yee?) څنگه يې؟
Good Night
நல்ல இரவு (Good night) / irravu vanakkam (Good night)
(shpa mo pa kheyr) شپه مو په خير
Good Evening
நல்ல மாலை (Nalla mālai)/ மாலை (irravu vanakkam)
(maakhaam mo pa kheyr) ماښام مو په خير
Good Afternoon
பிற்பகல் வணக்கம் (perpagal vanakkam)
(wradz mo pa kheyr) ورځ مو په خير
Good Morning
காலை வணக்கம் (Kaalai Vanakkam)
(sahr pikheyr) سحر پخير
Please
தயவு (Tayavu)
(lotfan) لطفا
Sorry
மன்னிக்கவும் (Maṉṉikkavum)
(zeh mutaasif yum) زه هتاسف يم
Bye
சென்று வருகிறேன் (Sendru Varukiren)
(da khoday pa amaan) دخداى په امان
I Love You
நான் உன்னை காதலிக்கிறேன் (Naan Unnai Kadalikiren)
زه ستا سره مينه کوم (za la ta sara meena kawom)
Excuse Me
என்னை மன்னியுங்கள் (Eṉṉai maṉṉiyuṅkaḷ)
(bakhena ghwaarum) بخښنه غواړم
Dialect 1
Kongu
Central Pashto
Where They Speak
Kongu
Afganistan, Pakistan
How Many People Speak
77,000,000.006,500,000.00
1.5
960000000
👆🏻
Dialect 2
Madurai Tamil
Northern Pashto
Where They Speak
Madurai, South Tamil Nadu
Afganistan, Pakistan
How Many People Speak
77,000,000.0021,000,000.00
700
274000000
👆🏻
Dialect 3
Tirunelveli Tamil
Wanetsi
Where They Speak
South Tamil Nadu, Thoothukudi, Tirunelveli
Afganistan, Pakistan
How Many People Speak
77,000,000.0095,000.00
2
230000000
👆🏻
Total No. Of Dialects
1021
0
188
👆🏻
How Many People Speak?
78.00 million60.00 million
0
1200
👆🏻
Speaking Population
1.06 %0.58 %
0
89
👆🏻
Native Speakers
70.00 million60.00 million
0
873
👆🏻
Second Language Speakers
8.00 million50.00 million
0.01
400
👆🏻
Native Name
தமிழ்
(paṧto) پښتو
Alternative Names
Damulian, Tamal, Tamalsan, Tambul, Tamili
Kandahar Pashto, Qandahar Pashto, Southwestern Pashto, Pushto
French Name
tamoul
pachto
German Name
Tamil
Paschtu
Pronunciation
[t̪ɐmɨɻ]
[ˈpəʂt̪oː], [ˈpʊxt̪oː]
Ethnicity
Tamil people or Tamilans
Pashtun
Origin
300 BC
1651
Language Family
Dravidian Family
Indo-European Family
Subgroup
-
Indo-Iranian
Branch
-
Iranian
Language Forms
Early Forms
Old Tamil and Middle Tamil
No early forms
Standard Forms
Modern Tamil
Central Pashto, Northern Pashto, Yusufzai Pashto, Southern Pashto
Language Position
1882
1
120
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Signed Forms
Signed Tamil
Pashto Sign Language
Scope
Individual
Individual
ISO 639 1
ta
ps
ISO 639 2
ISO 639 2/T
tam
pus
ISO 639 2/B
tam
pus
ISO 639 3
tam
pus
ISO 639 6
tam
pus
Glottocode
tami1289, oldt1248
pash1269
Linguasphere
tami1289
58-ABD-a
Types of Language
Language Type
Living
Living
Language Linguistic Typology
Subject-Object-Verb
Subject-Object-Verb
Language Morphological Typology
-
Fusional