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Countries

Countries

Malaysia, Mauritius, Puducherry, Singapore, Sri Lanka, Tamil Nadu
West Java

Total No. Of Countries

61
0 46
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National Language

Singapore, Sri Lanka, Tamil Nadu
Indonesia

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
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.
  • The Sundanese language is second most widely spoken regional language in Indonesia.

Similar To

Malayalam
Madurese and Malay Languages

Derived From

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Alphabets

Alphabets in

Alphabets

24733
18 247
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Phonology

How Many Vowels

125
0 32
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How Many Consonants

1816
9 60
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Scripts

Tamil
Latin, Sundanese

Writing Direction

Left-To-Right, Horizontal
Left-To-Right, Horizontal

Hard to Learn

Language Levels

36
2 12
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Time Taken to Learn

44 weeks40 weeks
3 88
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Greetings

Hello

வணக்கம் (Vanakkam)
Halo

Thank You

நன்றி (Naṉṟi)
Nuhun

How Are You?

நீங்கள் எப்படி இருக்கிறீர்கள்? (Nīṅkaḷ eppaṭi irukkiṟīrkaḷ?)
Kumaha kabarna?

Good Night

நல்ல இரவு (Good night) / irravu vanakkam (Good night)
Wilujeng kulem

Good Evening

நல்ல மாலை (Nalla mālai)/ மாலை (irravu vanakkam)
Wilujeng wengi

Good Afternoon

பிற்பகல் வணக்கம் (perpagal vanakkam)
Wilujeng siang

Good Morning

காலை வணக்கம் (Kaalai Vanakkam)
Wilujeng énjing

Please

தயவு (Tayavu)
Mangga

Sorry

மன்னிக்கவும் (Maṉṉikkavum)
Hapunten

Bye

சென்று வருகிறேன் (Sendru Varukiren)
Wilujeng angkat

I Love You

நான் உன்னை காதலிக்கிறேன் (Naan Unnai Kadalikiren)
Abdi bogoh ka anjeun

Excuse Me

என்னை மன்னியுங்கள் (Eṉṉai maṉṉiyuṅkaḷ)
Punten

Dialects

Dialect 1

Kongu
Western dialect

Where They Speak

Kongu
Banten

How Many People Speak

77,000,000.0040,000,000.00
1.5 960000000
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Dialect 2

Madurai Tamil
Northern dialect

Where They Speak

Madurai, South Tamil Nadu
Bogor

How Many People Speak

77,000,000.0040,000,000.00
700 274000000
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Dialect 3

Tirunelveli Tamil
Priangan dialect

Where They Speak

South Tamil Nadu, Thoothukudi, Tirunelveli
Bandung

How Many People Speak

77,000,000.0040,000,000.00
2 230000000
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Total No. Of Dialects

106
0 188
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How Many People Speak

How Many People Speak?

78.00 million39.00 million
0 1200
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Speaking Population

1.06 %0.57 %
0 89
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Native Speakers

70.00 million38.00 million
0 873
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Second Language Speakers

8.00 million39.00 million
0.01 400
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Native Name

தமிழ்
Basa Sunda

Alternative Names

Damulian, Tamal, Tamalsan, Tambul, Tamili
Priangan, Sunda

French Name

tamoul
soundanais

German Name

Tamil
Sundanesisch

Pronunciation

[t̪ɐmɨɻ]
[sʊnˈdæniːs]

Ethnicity

Tamil people or Tamilans
Sundanese, Bantenese, Cirebonese, Badui

History

Origin

300 BC
5th century AD

Language Family

Dravidian Family
Austronesian Family

Subgroup

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Indonesian

Branch

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Language Forms

Early Forms

Old Tamil and Middle Tamil
No early forms

Standard Forms

Modern Tamil
Sundanese

Language Position

1842
1 120
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Signed Forms

Signed Tamil
Sundanese Sign Language

Scope

Individual
Individual

Code

ISO 639 1

ta
su

ISO 639 2

ISO 639 2/T

tam
sun

ISO 639 2/B

tam
sun

ISO 639 3

tam
sun

ISO 639 6

tam
sun

Glottocode

tami1289, oldt1248
sund1251

Linguasphere

tami1289
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Types of Language

Language Type

Living
Living

Language Linguistic Typology

Subject-Object-Verb
Subject-Verb-Object

Language Morphological Typology

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Tamil and Sundanese Alphabets

Tamil and Sundanese Alphabets provides you with alphabets, vowels and consonants in Tamil and Sundanese. In Tamil Alphabets there are 247 letters while in Sundanese Alphabets there are 33 letters. To learn Tamil and Sundanese languages the very first thing is to understand and learn alphabets of Tamil and Sundanese languages. The Tamil phonology consist Tamil vowels and Tamil consonants. After alphabets, words are to be learned and after words, phrases in that language. Take a look at Tamil greetings vs Sundanese greetings, where you will find numerous useful phrases. Find whether Tamil and Sundanese are Most Spoken Languages.

All Tamil and Sundanese Dialects

Most languages have dialects where each dialect differ from other dialect with respect to grammar and vocabulary. Here you will get to know all Tamil and Sundanese dialects. Various dialects of Tamil and Sundanese language differ in their pronunciations and words. Dialects of Tamil are spoken in different Tamil Speaking Countries whereas Sundanese Dialects are spoken in different Sundanese speaking countries. Also the number of people speaking Tamil vs Sundanese Dialects varies from few thousands to many millions. Some of the Tamil dialects include: Kongu, Madurai Tamil. Sundanese dialects include: Western dialect , Northern dialect. Also learn about dialects in South American Languages and North American Languages.

Tamil and Sundanese Speaking population

Tamil and Sundanese speaking population is one of the factors based on which Tamil and Sundanese languages can be compared. The total count of Tamil and Sundanese Speaking population in percentage is also given. The percentage of people speaking Tamil language is 1.06 % whereas the percentage of people speaking Sundanese language is 0.57 %. When we compare the speaking population of any two languages we get to know which of two languages is more popular. Find more details about how many people speak Tamil and Sundanese on Tamil vs Sundanese where you will get native speakers, speaking population in percentage and native names.

Tamil and Sundanese Language Codes

Tamil and Sundanese language codes are used in those applications where using language names are tedious. Tamil and Sundanese Language Codes include all the international language codes, glottocodes and linguasphere.