Countries
Malaysia, Mauritius, Puducherry, Singapore, Sri Lanka, Tamil Nadu
China
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
Not Available
Gokturk Language
Alphabets in
Tamil-Alphabets.jpg#200
Uyghur-Alphabets.jpg#200
Scripts
Tamil
Arabic, Cyrillic, Latin
Writing Direction
Left-To-Right, Horizontal
Left-To-Right, Vertical, Top-To-Bottom
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)
Not Available
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
Where They Speak
Kongu
China
Dialect 2
Madurai Tamil
Hotan
Where They Speak
Madurai, South Tamil Nadu
China
Dialect 3
Tirunelveli Tamil
Lop Nur
Where They Speak
South Tamil Nadu, Thoothukudi, Tirunelveli
China
Second Language Speakers
Not Available
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
Language Family
Dravidian Family
Turkic Family
Subgroup
Not Available
Not Available
Branch
Not Available
Not Available
Early Forms
Old Tamil and Middle Tamil
Karakhanid, Chagatai, Eastern Turki
Standard Forms
Modern Tamil
Uyghur
Signed Forms
Signed Tamil
Not Available
Scope
Individual
Not Available
ISO 639 6
tam
Not Available
Glottocode
tami1289, oldt1248
uigh1240
Linguasphere
tami1289
No data Available
Language Type
Living
Not Available
Language Linguistic Typology
Subject-Object-Verb
Not Available
Language Morphological Typology
Not Available
Not Available
Tamil and Uyghur Speaking population
Tamil and Uyghur speaking population is one of the factors based on which Tamil and Uyghur languages can be compared. The total count of Tamil and Uyghur Speaking population in percentage is also given. The percentage of people speaking Tamil language is 1.06 % whereas the percentage of people speaking Uyghur language is 0.12 %. 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 Uyghur on Tamil vs Uyghur where you will get native speakers, speaking population in percentage and native names.
Tamil and Uyghur Language Codes
Tamil and Uyghur language codes are used in those applications where using language names are tedious. Tamil and Uyghur Language Codes include all the international language codes, glottocodes and linguasphere.