Countries
Malaysia, Mauritius, Puducherry, Singapore, Sri Lanka, Tamil Nadu
India, Pakistan
Total No. Of Countries
62
0
46
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National Language
Singapore, Sri Lanka, Tamil Nadu
India, Pakistan
Second Language
Andaman and Nicobar Islands, kerala, Puducherry
Pakistan
Speaking Continents
Asia
Asia
Minority Language
Canada, Malaysia, Mauritius, Reunion, Seychelles
Australia, Canada, United Kingdom, United States of America
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.
- Punjabi is 2nd most spoken in United Kingdom and 4th most spoken in Canada.
- Punjabi is tonal language, by using various tones Punjabi speakers are able to differentiate between words.
Similar To
Malayalam
Hindi Language
Derived From
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Sanskrit Language
Alphabets in
Alphabets
24753
18
247
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Phonology
How Many Vowels
129
0
32
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How Many Consonants
1841
9
60
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Scripts
Tamil
Gurmukhi, Shahmukhi
Writing Direction
Left-To-Right, Horizontal
Left-To-Right, Horizontal
Hard to Learn
Language Levels
34
2
12
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Time Taken to Learn
44 weeks6 weeks
3
88
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Hello
வணக்கம் (Vanakkam)
ਨਮਸਕਾਰ (namaskar)
Thank You
நன்றி (Naṉṟi)
ਸ਼ੁਕਰੀਆ (shukrīā)
How Are You?
நீங்கள் எப்படி இருக்கிறீர்கள்? (Nīṅkaḷ eppaṭi irukkiṟīrkaḷ?)
ਤੁਹਾਡਾ ਕੀ ਹਾਲ ਹੈ? (tuhāḍā kī hāl he?)
Good Night
நல்ல இரவு (Good night) / irravu vanakkam (Good night)
ਸ਼ੁੱਭ ਰਾਤਰੀ (shubh rātri)
Good Evening
நல்ல மாலை (Nalla mālai)/ மாலை (irravu vanakkam)
ਸਤ ਸੀ੍ ਅਕਾਲ (Sat sri akaal)
Good Afternoon
பிற்பகல் வணக்கம் (perpagal vanakkam)
ਨਮਸਕਾਰ (Namasakāra)
Good Morning
காலை வணக்கம் (Kaalai Vanakkam)
ਸਤ ਸੀ੍ ਅਕਾਲ (Sat sri akaal)
Please
தயவு (Tayavu)
ਕਿਰਪਾ ਕਰਕੇ (kirpā karkē)
Sorry
மன்னிக்கவும் (Maṉṉikkavum)
ਖਿਮਾ/ਮਾਫ਼ ਕਰੋ ਜੀ। (kimā)
Bye
சென்று வருகிறேன் (Sendru Varukiren)
ਫਿਰ ਮਿਲਾੰਗੇ (Fair milaange)
I Love You
நான் உன்னை காதலிக்கிறேன் (Naan Unnai Kadalikiren)
ਮੈਂ ਤੈਨੂੰ ਪਿਆਰ ਕਰਦਾ ਹਾਂ। (mẽ tenū̃ piār kardā hā̃)
Excuse Me
என்னை மன்னியுங்கள் (Eṉṉai maṉṉiyuṅkaḷ)
ਵੇਖੋ ਜੀ। (vēkhō jī)
Dialect 1
Kongu
Pothohari
Where They Speak
Kongu
Pakistan
How Many People Speak
77,000,000.002,500,000.00
1.5
960000000
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Dialect 2
Madurai Tamil
Saraiki
Where They Speak
Madurai, South Tamil Nadu
Afganistan, India, Pakistan
How Many People Speak
77,000,000.0020,000,000.00
700
274000000
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Dialect 3
Tirunelveli Tamil
Doabi
Where They Speak
South Tamil Nadu, Thoothukudi, Tirunelveli
Pakistan, Punjab, India
How Many People Speak
77,000,000.00130,000,000.00
2
230000000
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Total No. Of Dialects
1030
0
188
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How Many People Speak?
78.00 million154.30 million
0
1200
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Speaking Population
1.06 %1.44 %
0
89
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Native Speakers
70.00 million100.00 million
0
873
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Second Language Speakers
8.00 million54.30 million
0.01
400
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Native Name
தமிழ்
ਪੰਜਾਬੀ, پنجابی
Alternative Names
Damulian, Tamal, Tamalsan, Tambul, Tamili
Lahanda, Lahnda, Lahndi, Lahori, Majhi, Gurmukhi, Gurumukhi, Panjabi
French Name
tamoul
pendjabi
German Name
Tamil
Pandschabi-Sprache
Pronunciation
[t̪ɐmɨɻ]
Not Availble
Ethnicity
Tamil people or Tamilans
Punjabis
Origin
300 BC
1000 AD
Language Family
Dravidian Family
Indo-European Family
Subgroup
-
Indo-Iranian
Branch
-
Indic
Language Forms
Early Forms
Old Tamil and Middle Tamil
Shauraseni, Kaikeyi
Standard Forms
Modern Tamil
Modern Punjabi
Language Position
1823
1
120
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Signed Forms
Signed Tamil
Indian Signing System (ISS)
Scope
Individual
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ISO 639 1
ta
pa
ISO 639 2
ISO 639 2/T
tam
pan
ISO 639 2/B
tam
pan
ISO 639 3
tam
pan
ISO 639 6
tam
panj
Glottocode
tami1289, oldt1248
panj1256
Linguasphere
tami1289
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Types of Language
Language Type
Living
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Language Linguistic Typology
Subject-Object-Verb
Subject-Object-Verb
Language Morphological Typology
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Fusional