Countries
Malaysia, Mauritius, Puducherry, Singapore, Sri Lanka, Tamil Nadu
European Union, Finland, Nordic Council, Sweden
Total No. Of Countries
64
0
46
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National Language
Singapore, Sri Lanka, Tamil Nadu
Sweden
Second Language
Andaman and Nicobar Islands, kerala, Puducherry
Finland
Speaking Continents
Asia
Antartica, Europe
Minority Language
Canada, Malaysia, Mauritius, Reunion, Seychelles
Australia, Belgium, Canada, France, Germany, Netherlands, Spain, Switzerland, United Kingdom, United States of America
Regulated By
Official language Commission of Government of Tamil Nadu, Thanjavur Tamil University
Institute for the Languages of Finland, Swedish Academy, Swedish Language Council
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 Swedish language, article comes after noun.
- Most of the words in Swedish language began "S" than any other letter.
Similar To
Malayalam
Norwegian and Danish Language
Derived From
-
Old Norse Language
Alphabets in
Alphabets
24729
18
247
👆🏻
Phonology
How Many Vowels
129
0
32
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How Many Consonants
1818
9
60
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Scripts
Tamil
Latin
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 weeks24 weeks
3
88
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Hello
வணக்கம் (Vanakkam)
hej
Thank You
நன்றி (Naṉṟi)
tacka dig
How Are You?
நீங்கள் எப்படி இருக்கிறீர்கள்? (Nīṅkaḷ eppaṭi irukkiṟīrkaḷ?)
hur mår du
Good Night
நல்ல இரவு (Good night) / irravu vanakkam (Good night)
godnatt
Good Evening
நல்ல மாலை (Nalla mālai)/ மாலை (irravu vanakkam)
god kväll
Good Afternoon
பிற்பகல் வணக்கம் (perpagal vanakkam)
god eftermiddag
Good Morning
காலை வணக்கம் (Kaalai Vanakkam)
god morgon
Please
தயவு (Tayavu)
vänligen
Sorry
மன்னிக்கவும் (Maṉṉikkavum)
ledsen
Bye
சென்று வருகிறேன் (Sendru Varukiren)
hej då
I Love You
நான் உன்னை காதலிக்கிறேன் (Naan Unnai Kadalikiren)
jag älskar dig
Excuse Me
என்னை மன்னியுங்கள் (Eṉṉai maṉṉiyuṅkaḷ)
ursäkta mig
Dialect 1
Kongu
Dialects
Where They Speak
Kongu
Gabon
How Many People Speak
77,000,000.0078,000,000.00
1.5
960000000
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Dialect 2
Madurai Tamil
Dialects
Where They Speak
Madurai, South Tamil Nadu
Georgia
How Many People Speak
77,000,000.0078,000,000.00
700
274000000
👆🏻
Dialect 3
Tirunelveli Tamil
Dialects
Where They Speak
South Tamil Nadu, Thoothukudi, Tirunelveli
France
How Many People Speak
77,000,000.0096,000,000.00
2
230000000
👆🏻
Total No. Of Dialects
1079
0
188
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How Many People Speak?
78.00 million15.00 million
0
1200
👆🏻
Speaking Population
1.06 %0.13 %
0
89
👆🏻
Native Speakers
70.00 million8.70 million
0
873
👆🏻
Second Language Speakers
8.00 million5.00 million
0.01
400
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Native Name
தமிழ்
Svenska
Alternative Names
Damulian, Tamal, Tamalsan, Tambul, Tamili
Ruotsi, Svenska
French Name
tamoul
suédois
German Name
Tamil
Schwedisch
Pronunciation
[t̪ɐmɨɻ]
[ˈsvɛ̂nskâ]
Ethnicity
Tamil people or Tamilans
Swedes, Finland Swedes
Origin
300 BC
13th Century
Language Family
Dravidian Family
Indo-European Family
Subgroup
-
Germanic
Branch
-
Northern (Scandinavian)
Language Forms
Early Forms
Old Tamil and Middle Tamil
Old Swedish
Standard Forms
Modern Tamil
Standard Swedish
Language Position
1889
1
120
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Signed Forms
Signed Tamil
Tecknad svenska, ("Signed Swedish")
Scope
Individual
Individual
ISO 639 1
ta
sv
ISO 639 2
ISO 639 2/T
tam
swe
ISO 639 2/B
tam
swe
ISO 639 3
tam
swe
ISO 639 6
tam
swe
Glottocode
tami1289, oldt1248
swed1254
Linguasphere
tami1289
52-AAA-ck to -cw
Types of Language
Language Type
Living
Living
Language Linguistic Typology
Subject-Object-Verb
Subject-Verb-Object
Language Morphological Typology
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