Countries
Malaysia, Mauritius, Puducherry, Singapore, Sri Lanka, Tamil Nadu
Turkey, Uzbekistan
Total No. Of Countries
62
0
46
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National Language
Singapore, Sri Lanka, Tamil Nadu
Afganistan, China, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Russia, Tajikistan, Turkmenistan, Uzbekistan
Second Language
Andaman and Nicobar Islands, kerala, Puducherry
Not spoken in any of the countries
Speaking Continents
Asia
Middle East
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.
- Uzbek is officially written in the Latin script, but many people still use Cyrillic script.
- In Uzbek language, there are many loanwords from Russian, Arabic and Persian.
Similar To
Malayalam
Kazakh and Uyghur Languages
Derived From
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Alphabets in
Alphabets
24729
18
247
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Phonology
How Many Vowels
129
0
32
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How Many Consonants
1824
9
60
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Scripts
Tamil
Arabic, Cyrillic, Latin
Writing Direction
Left-To-Right, Horizontal
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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)
Salom
Thank You
நன்றி (Naṉṟi)
Rakhmat
How Are You?
நீங்கள் எப்படி இருக்கிறீர்கள்? (Nīṅkaḷ eppaṭi irukkiṟīrkaḷ?)
Qalay siz?
Good Night
நல்ல இரவு (Good night) / irravu vanakkam (Good night)
Hayirli tun
Good Evening
நல்ல மாலை (Nalla mālai)/ மாலை (irravu vanakkam)
Hayirli kech
Good Afternoon
பிற்பகல் வணக்கம் (perpagal vanakkam)
Hayirli kun
Good Morning
காலை வணக்கம் (Kaalai Vanakkam)
Hayirli tong
Please
தயவு (Tayavu)
Iltimos
Sorry
மன்னிக்கவும் (Maṉṉikkavum)
Kechiring!
Bye
சென்று வருகிறேன் (Sendru Varukiren)
Xayr
I Love You
நான் உன்னை காதலிக்கிறேன் (Naan Unnai Kadalikiren)
Sizni sevaman
Excuse Me
என்னை மன்னியுங்கள் (Eṉṉai maṉṉiyuṅkaḷ)
Iltimos! Menga qarang
Dialect 1
Kongu
Tashkent
Where They Speak
Kongu
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How Many People Speak
77,000,000.0032,000,000.00
1.5
960000000
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Dialect 2
Madurai Tamil
Afghan
Where They Speak
Madurai, South Tamil Nadu
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How Many People Speak
77,000,000.0032,000,000.00
700
274000000
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Dialect 3
Tirunelveli Tamil
Ferghana
Where They Speak
South Tamil Nadu, Thoothukudi, Tirunelveli
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How Many People Speak
77,000,000.0032,000,000.00
2
230000000
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Total No. Of Dialects
106
0
188
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How Many People Speak?
78.00 million25.00 million
0
1200
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Speaking Population
1.06 %0.39 %
0
89
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Native Speakers
70.00 million26.00 million
0
873
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Second Language Speakers
8.00 million32.00 million
0.01
400
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Native Name
தமிழ்
أۇزبېك ﺗﻴﻠی o'zbek tili ўзбек тили (o‘zbek tili)
Alternative Names
Damulian, Tamal, Tamalsan, Tambul, Tamili
Annamese, Ching, Gin, Jing, Kinh, Viet
French Name
tamoul
ouszbek
German Name
Tamil
Usbekisch
Pronunciation
[t̪ɐmɨɻ]
[oʻzbek]
Ethnicity
Tamil people or Tamilans
Uzbek
Origin
300 BC
9th–12th centuries AD
Language Family
Dravidian Family
Turkic Family
Subgroup
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Turkic
Branch
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Southestern(Chagatai)
Language Forms
Early Forms
Old Tamil and Middle Tamil
Chagatay
Standard Forms
Modern Tamil
Uzbek
Language Position
1853
1
120
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Signed Forms
Signed Tamil
Signed Uzbek
Scope
Individual
Macrolanguage
ISO 639 1
ta
uz
ISO 639 2
ISO 639 2/T
tam
uzb
ISO 639 2/B
tam
uzb
ISO 639 3
tam
uzb
ISO 639 6
tam
uzb
Glottocode
tami1289, oldt1248
uzbe1247
Linguasphere
tami1289
No data available
Types of Language
Language Type
Living
Living
Language Linguistic Typology
Subject-Object-Verb
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Language Morphological Typology
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