Countries
Malaysia, Mauritius, Puducherry, Singapore, Sri Lanka, Tamil Nadu
India
Total No. Of Countries
61
0
46
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National Language
Singapore, Sri Lanka, Tamil Nadu
Bangladesh, India
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
Bangladesh, Bhutan
Regulated By
Official language Commission of Government of Tamil Nadu, Thanjavur Tamil University
Asam Sahitya Sabha
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.
- Assamese was reinstated as the state language of Assam in 1873.
- Assamese language has its own stream of origin, it is evolved in a different way from rest of the Indo-Aryan languages of India.
Similar To
Malayalam
Bengali and Oriya
Derived From
-
Sanskrit Language
Alphabets in
Alphabets
24752
18
247
👆🏻
Phonology
How Many Vowels
1211
0
32
👆🏻
How Many Consonants
1841
9
60
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Scripts
Tamil
Bengali
Writing Direction
Left-To-Right, Horizontal
Left-To-Right, Horizontal
Hard to Learn
Language Levels
33
2
12
👆🏻
Time Taken to Learn
44 weeks44 weeks
3
88
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Hello
வணக்கம் (Vanakkam)
nomoskaar
Thank You
நன்றி (Naṉṟi)
ḍhonyobaaḍ
How Are You?
நீங்கள் எப்படி இருக்கிறீர்கள்? (Nīṅkaḷ eppaṭi irukkiṟīrkaḷ?)
aapuni kene aase?
Good Night
நல்ல இரவு (Good night) / irravu vanakkam (Good night)
subhoraattri
Good Evening
நல்ல மாலை (Nalla mālai)/ மாலை (irravu vanakkam)
subha gadhuli
Good Afternoon
பிற்பகல் வணக்கம் (perpagal vanakkam)
subha abeli
Good Morning
காலை வணக்கம் (Kaalai Vanakkam)
suprobhaat
Please
தயவு (Tayavu)
anugroha kori
Sorry
மன்னிக்கவும் (Maṉṉikkavum)
moi ḍukkhita
Bye
சென்று வருகிறேன் (Sendru Varukiren)
biḍai
I Love You
நான் உன்னை காதலிக்கிறேன் (Naan Unnai Kadalikiren)
moi tomaak bhaalpaao
Excuse Me
என்னை மன்னியுங்கள் (Eṉṉai maṉṉiyuṅkaḷ)
kyoma koribo
Dialect 1
Kongu
Kamrupi
Where They Speak
Kongu
Western Assam
How Many People Speak
77,000,000.006,000,000.00
1.5
960000000
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Dialect 2
Madurai Tamil
Goalpariya
Where They Speak
Madurai, South Tamil Nadu
Western Assam
How Many People Speak
77,000,000.0016,000,000.00
700
274000000
👆🏻
Dialect 3
Tirunelveli Tamil
Bhakatiya
Where They Speak
South Tamil Nadu, Thoothukudi, Tirunelveli
Assam
How Many People Speak
77,000,000.0016,000,000.00
2
230000000
👆🏻
Total No. Of Dialects
103
0
188
👆🏻
How Many People Speak?
78.00 million15.30 million
0
1200
👆🏻
Speaking Population
1.06 %0.24 %
0
89
👆🏻
Native Speakers
70.00 million15.00 million
0
873
👆🏻
Second Language Speakers
8.00 million15.00 million
0.01
400
👆🏻
Native Name
தமிழ்
অসমীয়া (asamīẏa)
Alternative Names
Damulian, Tamal, Tamalsan, Tambul, Tamili
Asambe, Asami, Asamiya
French Name
tamoul
assamais
German Name
Tamil
Assamesisch
Pronunciation
[t̪ɐmɨɻ]
[ɔxɔmɔnɔ]
Ethnicity
Tamil people or Tamilans
Assamese people
Origin
300 BC
7th century A.D
Language Family
Dravidian Family
Indo-European Family
Subgroup
-
Indo-Iranian
Branch
-
Indic
Language Forms
Early Forms
Old Tamil and Middle Tamil
Kamarupa
Standard Forms
Modern Tamil
Assamese
Language Position
1865
1
120
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Signed Forms
Signed Tamil
Signed Assamese
Scope
Individual
Individual
ISO 639 1
ta
as
ISO 639 2
ISO 639 2/T
tam
asm
ISO 639 2/B
tam
asm
ISO 639 3
tam
asm
ISO 639 6
tam
asm
Glottocode
tami1289, oldt1248
assa1263
Linguasphere
tami1289
59-AAF-w
Types of Language
Language Type
Living
Living
Language Linguistic Typology
Subject-Object-Verb
Subject-Object-Verb
Language Morphological Typology
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