Countries
Malaysia, Mauritius, Puducherry, Singapore, Sri Lanka, Tamil Nadu
Sri Lanka
Total No. Of Countries
61
0
46
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National Language
Singapore, Sri Lanka, Tamil Nadu
Sri Lanka
Second Language
Andaman and Nicobar Islands, kerala, Puducherry
Sri Lanka
Speaking Continents
Asia
Asia
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
Hela Havula (හෙළ හවුල)
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.
- In Sinhalese language, there are many loanwords from Dravidian languages mainly Tamil, Portuguese, Dutch and English.
- Sinhalese language has it own script/ writing system.
Similar To
Malayalam
Maldivian Language
Derived From
-
Sanskrit Language
Alphabets in
Alphabets
24754
18
247
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Phonology
How Many Vowels
1218
0
32
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How Many Consonants
1836
9
60
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Scripts
Tamil
Sinhala alphabet
Writing Direction
Left-To-Right, Horizontal
Left-To-Right, Horizontal
Hard to Learn
Language Levels
32
2
12
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Time Taken to Learn
44 weeks44 weeks
3
88
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Hello
வணக்கம் (Vanakkam)
හලෝ (halō)
Thank You
நன்றி (Naṉṟi)
ඔබට ස්තුතියි (obaṭa stutiyi)
How Are You?
நீங்கள் எப்படி இருக்கிறீர்கள்? (Nīṅkaḷ eppaṭi irukkiṟīrkaḷ?)
ඔබ කොහොමද (oba kohomada)
Good Night
நல்ல இரவு (Good night) / irravu vanakkam (Good night)
සුභ රාත්රියක් (subha rātriyak)
Good Evening
நல்ல மாலை (Nalla mālai)/ மாலை (irravu vanakkam)
සුබ සැන්දෑවක් (suba sændǣvak)
Good Afternoon
பிற்பகல் வணக்கம் (perpagal vanakkam)
සුභ සන්ධ්යාවක් (subha sandhyāvak)
Good Morning
காலை வணக்கம் (Kaalai Vanakkam)
සුභ උදෑසනක් (subha udǣsanak)
Please
தயவு (Tayavu)
කරුණාකර (karuṇākara)
Sorry
மன்னிக்கவும் (Maṉṉikkavum)
සමාවන්න (samāvanna)
Bye
சென்று வருகிறேன் (Sendru Varukiren)
බායි (bāyi)
I Love You
நான் உன்னை காதலிக்கிறேன் (Naan Unnai Kadalikiren)
මම ඔයාට ආදරෙයි (mama oyāṭa ādareyi)
Excuse Me
என்னை மன்னியுங்கள் (Eṉṉai maṉṉiyuṅkaḷ)
මට සමාවෙන්න (maṭa samāvenna)
Dialect 1
Kongu
Vedda
Where They Speak
Kongu
Sri Lanka
How Many People Speak
77,000,000.0019,000,000.00
1.5
960000000
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Dialect 2
Madurai Tamil
Sri Lankan Sinhala
Where They Speak
Madurai, South Tamil Nadu
-
How Many People Speak
77,000,000.0019,000,000.00
700
274000000
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Dialect 3
Tirunelveli Tamil
Up-Country Sinhalese
Where They Speak
South Tamil Nadu, Thoothukudi, Tirunelveli
-
How Many People Speak
77,000,000.0016,000,000.00
2
230000000
👆🏻
Total No. Of Dialects
101
0
188
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How Many People Speak?
78.00 million16.00 million
0
1200
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Speaking Population
1.06 %0.25 %
0
89
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Native Speakers
70.00 million16.00 million
0
873
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Second Language Speakers
8.00 million2.00 million
0.01
400
👆🏻
Native Name
தமிழ்
සිංහල (sĩhala)
Alternative Names
Damulian, Tamal, Tamalsan, Tambul, Tamili
Cingalese, Singhala, Singhalese, Sinhala
French Name
tamoul
singhalais
German Name
Tamil
Singhalesisch
Pronunciation
[t̪ɐmɨɻ]
[ˈsiŋhəliːz]
Ethnicity
Tamil people or Tamilans
Sinhalese people
Origin
300 BC
3
Language Family
Dravidian Family
Indo-European Family
Subgroup
-
Indo-Iranian
Branch
-
Indic
Language Forms
Early Forms
Old Tamil and Middle Tamil
Sinhalese Prakrit
Standard Forms
Modern Tamil
Modern Sinhalese
Language Position
1870
1
120
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Signed Forms
Signed Tamil
Signed Sinhalese
Scope
Individual
Individual
ISO 639 1
ta
si
ISO 639 2
ISO 639 2/T
tam
sin
ISO 639 2/B
tam
sin
ISO 639 3
tam
sin
ISO 639 6
tam
sin
Glottocode
tami1289, oldt1248
sinh1246
Linguasphere
tami1289
No data available
Types of Language
Language Type
Living
Living
Language Linguistic Typology
Subject-Object-Verb
Subject-Object-Verb
Language Morphological Typology
-
Fusional