Countries
Malaysia, Mauritius, Puducherry, Singapore, Sri Lanka, Tamil Nadu
Argentina, Bolivia, Chile, Colombia, Ecuador, Peru
Total No. Of Countries
66
0
46
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National Language
Singapore, Sri Lanka, Tamil Nadu
Bolivia, Ecuador, Peru
Second Language
Andaman and Nicobar Islands, kerala, Puducherry
Not spoken in any of the countries
Speaking Continents
Asia
South America
Minority Language
Canada, Malaysia, Mauritius, Reunion, Seychelles
Not spoken in any of the countries
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.
- One of the most widely spoken indigenous language in the America is Quechua.
- Quechua language has borrowed many words from Spanish.
Similar To
Malayalam
Aymara and Guarani Languages
Derived From
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Alphabets in
Alphabets
24731
18
247
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Phonology
How Many Vowels
125
0
32
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How Many Consonants
1826
9
60
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Scripts
Tamil
Latin
Writing Direction
Left-To-Right, Horizontal
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Hard to Learn
Language Levels
36
2
12
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Time Taken to Learn
44 weeks44 weeks
3
88
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Hello
வணக்கம் (Vanakkam)
Rimaykullayki
Thank You
நன்றி (Naṉṟi)
Solpayki
How Are You?
நீங்கள் எப்படி இருக்கிறீர்கள்? (Nīṅkaḷ eppaṭi irukkiṟīrkaḷ?)
Allillanchu
Good Night
நல்ல இரவு (Good night) / irravu vanakkam (Good night)
Allin tuta
Good Evening
நல்ல மாலை (Nalla mālai)/ மாலை (irravu vanakkam)
Wuynas nuchis
Good Afternoon
பிற்பகல் வணக்கம் (perpagal vanakkam)
Wuynas tardis
Good Morning
காலை வணக்கம் (Kaalai Vanakkam)
Wuynus diyas
Please
தயவு (Tayavu)
jamuspa
Sorry
மன்னிக்கவும் (Maṉṉikkavum)
Pampachaykuway
Bye
சென்று வருகிறேன் (Sendru Varukiren)
bye
I Love You
நான் உன்னை காதலிக்கிறேன் (Naan Unnai Kadalikiren)
Kuyayki
Excuse Me
என்னை மன்னியுங்கள் (Eṉṉai maṉṉiyuṅkaḷ)
Pampachaway
Dialect 1
Kongu
Ancash
Where They Speak
Kongu
Peru
How Many People Speak
77,000,000.00920,000.00
1.5
960000000
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Dialect 2
Madurai Tamil
Huánuco
Where They Speak
Madurai, South Tamil Nadu
Peru
How Many People Speak
77,000,000.00190,000.00
700
274000000
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Dialect 3
Tirunelveli Tamil
Yaru
Where They Speak
South Tamil Nadu, Thoothukudi, Tirunelveli
Peru
How Many People Speak
77,000,000.00150,000.00
2
230000000
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Total No. Of Dialects
1010
0
188
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How Many People Speak?
78.00 million8.90 million
0
1200
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Speaking Population
1.06 %0.13 %
0
89
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Native Speakers
70.00 million8.90 million
0
873
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Second Language Speakers
8.00 million8.00 million
0.01
400
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Native Name
தமிழ்
Qhichwa
Alternative Names
Damulian, Tamal, Tamalsan, Tambul, Tamili
North La Paz Quechua
French Name
tamoul
quechua
German Name
Tamil
Quechua-Sprache
Pronunciation
[t̪ɐmɨɻ]
[ˈketʃwa]
Ethnicity
Tamil people or Tamilans
Quechua
Origin
300 BC
16th Century
Language Family
Dravidian Family
Quechumaran Family
Subgroup
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Andean Equatorial
Branch
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Language Forms
Early Forms
Old Tamil and Middle Tamil
No early forms
Standard Forms
Modern Tamil
Quechua
Language Position
1823
1
120
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Signed Forms
Signed Tamil
Signed Quechua
Scope
Individual
Macrolanguage
ISO 639 1
ta
qu
ISO 639 2
ISO 639 2/T
tam
que
ISO 639 2/B
tam
que
ISO 639 3
tam
que
ISO 639 6
tam
que
Glottocode
tami1289, oldt1248
quec1387
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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Agglutinative, Synthetic