Countries
Malaysia, Mauritius, Puducherry, Singapore, Sri Lanka, Tamil Nadu
Belarus, Poland
Total No. Of Countries
62
0
46
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National Language
Singapore, Sri Lanka, Tamil Nadu
Belarus, Gambia
Second Language
Andaman and Nicobar Islands, kerala, Puducherry
Poland
Speaking Continents
Asia
Asia
Minority Language
Canada, Malaysia, Mauritius, Reunion, Seychelles
Czech Republic, Lithuania, Ukraine
Regulated By
Official language Commission of Government of Tamil Nadu, Thanjavur Tamil University
National Academy of Sciences of Belarus, National Languages Committee
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.
- Since 1918, Belarusian has been the official language of Belarus.
- Belarusian include many loanwords from Polish language.
Similar To
Malayalam
Russian and Ukrainian
Derived From
-
-
Alphabets in
Alphabets
24748
18
247
👆🏻
Phonology
How Many Vowels
126
0
32
👆🏻
How Many Consonants
1839
9
60
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Scripts
Tamil
Cyrillic
Writing Direction
Left-To-Right, Horizontal
-
Hard to Learn
Language Levels
36
2
12
👆🏻
Time Taken to Learn
44 weeks44 weeks
3
88
👆🏻
Hello
வணக்கம் (Vanakkam)
dobry dzień
Thank You
நன்றி (Naṉṟi)
Dziakuj
How Are You?
நீங்கள் எப்படி இருக்கிறீர்கள்? (Nīṅkaḷ eppaṭi irukkiṟīrkaḷ?)
Jak vy ?
Good Night
நல்ல இரவு (Good night) / irravu vanakkam (Good night)
Dabranač
Good Evening
நல்ல மாலை (Nalla mālai)/ மாலை (irravu vanakkam)
Dobry viečar
Good Afternoon
பிற்பகல் வணக்கம் (perpagal vanakkam)
dobry dzień
Good Morning
காலை வணக்கம் (Kaalai Vanakkam)
Dobraj ranicy
Please
தயவு (Tayavu)
Kali laska
Sorry
மன்னிக்கவும் (Maṉṉikkavum)
Vybačajcie
Bye
சென்று வருகிறேன் (Sendru Varukiren)
da pabačennia
I Love You
நான் உன்னை காதலிக்கிறேன் (Naan Unnai Kadalikiren)
JA liubliu ciabie
Excuse Me
என்னை மன்னியுங்கள் (Eṉṉai maṉṉiyuṅkaḷ)
Vybačajcie
Dialect 1
Kongu
North-Eastern Belarusian
Where They Speak
Kongu
North-East Belarus
How Many People Speak
77,000,000.007,000,000.00
1.5
960000000
👆🏻
Dialect 2
Madurai Tamil
South-Western Belarusian
Where They Speak
Madurai, South Tamil Nadu
South-West Belarus
How Many People Speak
77,000,000.007,000,000.00
700
274000000
👆🏻
Dialect 3
Tirunelveli Tamil
Middle Belarusian
Where They Speak
South Tamil Nadu, Thoothukudi, Tirunelveli
Middle Belarus
How Many People Speak
77,000,000.007,000,000.00
2
230000000
👆🏻
Total No. Of Dialects
103
0
188
👆🏻
How Many People Speak?
78.00 million9.63 million
0
1200
👆🏻
Speaking Population
1.06 %0.11 %
0
89
👆🏻
Native Speakers
70.00 million7.60 million
0
873
👆🏻
Second Language Speakers
8.00 million5.89 million
0.01
400
👆🏻
Native Name
தமிழ்
Беларуская мова (Bielaruskaja mova)
Alternative Names
Damulian, Tamal, Tamalsan, Tambul, Tamili
Belarusan, Belorussian, Bielorussian, Byelorussian, White Russian, White Ruthenian
French Name
tamoul
biélorusse
German Name
Tamil
Weißrussisch
Pronunciation
[t̪ɐmɨɻ]
[bʲɛlaˈruskʲi]
Ethnicity
Tamil people or Tamilans
Belarusians
Origin
300 BC
18th century
Language Family
Dravidian Family
Indo-European Family
Subgroup
-
Slavic
Branch
-
Eastern
Language Forms
Early Forms
Old Tamil and Middle Tamil
Old East Slavic
Standard Forms
Modern Tamil
Belarusian
Language Position
1879
1
120
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Signed Forms
Signed Tamil
Belarusian Sign Language
Scope
Individual
Individual
ISO 639 1
ta
be
ISO 639 2
ISO 639 2/T
tam
bel
ISO 639 2/B
tam
bel
ISO 639 3
tam
bel
ISO 639 6
tam
bel
Glottocode
tami1289, oldt1248
bela1254
Linguasphere
tami1289
53-AAA-eb < 53-AAA-e (varieties: 53-AAA-eba to 53-AAA-ebg)
Types of Language
Language Type
Living
Living
Language Linguistic Typology
Subject-Object-Verb
-
Language Morphological Typology
-
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