Countries
Malaysia, Mauritius, Puducherry, Singapore, Sri Lanka, Tamil Nadu
China
Total No. Of Countries
61
0
46
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National Language
Singapore, Sri Lanka, Tamil Nadu
China
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
Kazakhstan, Uzbekistan
Regulated By
Official language Commission of Government of Tamil Nadu, Thanjavur Tamil University
Working Committee of Ethnic Language and Writing of Xinjiang Uyghur Autonomous Region
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.
- Uyghur language has large quantity of loan words from Persian, Russian and Chinese.
- Uyghur was originally written with the Orkhon Alphabets.
Similar To
Malayalam
Uzbek Language
Derived From
-
Gokturk Language
Alphabets in
Alphabets
24736
18
247
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Phonology
How Many Vowels
129
0
32
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How Many Consonants
1827
9
60
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Scripts
Tamil
Arabic, Cyrillic, Latin
Writing Direction
Left-To-Right, Horizontal
Left-To-Right, Vertical, Top-To-Bottom
Hard to Learn
Language Levels
35
2
12
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Time Taken to Learn
44 weeks44 weeks
3
88
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Hello
வணக்கம் (Vanakkam)
Ässalamu läykum.
Thank You
நன்றி (Naṉṟi)
rakhmat
How Are You?
நீங்கள் எப்படி இருக்கிறீர்கள்? (Nīṅkaḷ eppaṭi irukkiṟīrkaḷ?)
Yakshimasiz? / Qandaq ahwalingiz?
Good Night
நல்ல இரவு (Good night) / irravu vanakkam (Good night)
Kachlikingz khayrilik bolsun
Good Evening
நல்ல மாலை (Nalla mālai)/ மாலை (irravu vanakkam)
Kachlikingz khayrilik bolsun!
Good Afternoon
பிற்பகல் வணக்கம் (perpagal vanakkam)
تۆنۈگۈن خەير
Good Morning
காலை வணக்கம் (Kaalai Vanakkam)
Atiganlikingz khayrilik bolsun!
Please
தயவு (Tayavu)
birdam
Sorry
மன்னிக்கவும் (Maṉṉikkavum)
kachurung
Bye
சென்று வருகிறேன் (Sendru Varukiren)
Khayr khosh
I Love You
நான் உன்னை காதலிக்கிறேன் (Naan Unnai Kadalikiren)
sizni yahshi kOrman
Excuse Me
என்னை மன்னியுங்கள் (Eṉṉai maṉṉiyuṅkaḷ)
Kachurung
Dialect 1
Kongu
Turpan
Where They Speak
Kongu
China
How Many People Speak
77,000,000.0010,000,000.00
1.5
960000000
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Dialect 2
Madurai Tamil
Hotan
Where They Speak
Madurai, South Tamil Nadu
China
How Many People Speak
77,000,000.0010,000,000.00
700
274000000
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Dialect 3
Tirunelveli Tamil
Lop Nur
Where They Speak
South Tamil Nadu, Thoothukudi, Tirunelveli
China
How Many People Speak
77,000,000.0025,000,000.00
2
230000000
👆🏻
Total No. Of Dialects
107
0
188
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How Many People Speak?
78.00 million10.40 million
0
1200
👆🏻
Speaking Population
1.06 %0.12 %
0
89
👆🏻
Native Speakers
70.00 million8.20 million
0
873
👆🏻
Second Language Speakers
8.00 million25.00 million
0.01
400
👆🏻
Native Name
தமிழ்
Уйғур /ئۇيغۇر (ujġgur / uyghur)
Alternative Names
Damulian, Tamal, Tamalsan, Tambul, Tamili
Uighuir, Uighur, Uiguir, Uigur, Uygur, Weiwu’er, Wiga
French Name
tamoul
ouïgour
German Name
Tamil
Uigurisch
Pronunciation
[t̪ɐmɨɻ]
[ʊjʁʊrˈtʃɛ], [ʊjˈʁʊr tili]
Ethnicity
Tamil people or Tamilans
Uyghur
Origin
300 BC
11
Language Family
Dravidian Family
Turkic Family
Subgroup
-
-
Branch
-
-
Language Forms
Early Forms
Old Tamil and Middle Tamil
Karakhanid, Chagatai, Eastern Turki
Standard Forms
Modern Tamil
Uyghur
Language Position
1898
1
120
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Signed Forms
Signed Tamil
Signed Uyghur
Scope
Individual
-
ISO 639 1
ta
ug
ISO 639 2
ISO 639 2/T
tam
uig
ISO 639 2/B
tam
uig
ISO 639 3
tam
uig
ISO 639 6
tam
uig
Glottocode
tami1289, oldt1248
uigh1240
Linguasphere
tami1289
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Types of Language
Language Type
Living
-
Language Linguistic Typology
Subject-Object-Verb
-
Language Morphological Typology
-
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