Countries
Malaysia, Mauritius, Puducherry, Singapore, Sri Lanka, Tamil Nadu
India, No official status
Total No. Of Countries
60
0
46
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National Language
Singapore, Sri Lanka, Tamil Nadu
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
Fiji, Guyana, Jamaica, Mauritius, Nepal, Pakistan, Suriname, Trinidad and Tobago
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.
- Bhojpuri was anciently written in Kaithi scripts.
- In Mughal Era, Kaithi script was used in administrative purposes for writing in Bhojpuri language.
Similar To
Malayalam
Maithili and Magahi
Derived From
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Sanskrit Language
Alphabets in
Alphabets
24743
18
247
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Phonology
How Many Vowels
1211
0
32
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How Many Consonants
1834
9
60
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Scripts
Tamil
Devanagari
Writing Direction
Left-To-Right, Horizontal
Left-To-Right, Horizontal
Hard to Learn
Language Levels
34
2
12
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Time Taken to Learn
44 weeks44 weeks
3
88
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Hello
வணக்கம் (Vanakkam)
प्रणाम (prannam)
Thank You
நன்றி (Naṉṟi)
धन्वाद (dhanvaad)
How Are You?
நீங்கள் எப்படி இருக்கிறீர்கள்? (Nīṅkaḷ eppaṭi irukkiṟīrkaḷ?)
का हाल बा? (kaa haal ba?)
Good Night
நல்ல இரவு (Good night) / irravu vanakkam (Good night)
राम राम (raam raam)
Good Evening
நல்ல மாலை (Nalla mālai)/ மாலை (irravu vanakkam)
राम राम (raam raam)
Good Afternoon
பிற்பகல் வணக்கம் (perpagal vanakkam)
राम राम (raam raam)
Good Morning
காலை வணக்கம் (Kaalai Vanakkam)
राम राम (raam raam)
Please
தயவு (Tayavu)
मेहरबानी करके (meharbani karke)
Sorry
மன்னிக்கவும் (Maṉṉikkavum)
माफ़ करीं (maaf karin)
Bye
சென்று வருகிறேன் (Sendru Varukiren)
प्रणाम (prannam)
I Love You
நான் உன்னை காதலிக்கிறேன் (Naan Unnai Kadalikiren)
हम तोहसे प्यार करेनी (hum tohse pyaar kareni)
Excuse Me
என்னை மன்னியுங்கள் (Eṉṉai maṉṉiyuṅkaḷ)
माफ़ करीं (maaf karin)
Dialect 1
Kongu
Caribbean Hindustani
Where They Speak
Kongu
Guyana, Jamaica, Suriname, Trinidad and Tobago
How Many People Speak
77,000,000.0016,000.00
1.5
960000000
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Dialect 2
Madurai Tamil
Fiji Hindi
Where They Speak
Madurai, South Tamil Nadu
Australia, Canada, New Zealand, United Kingdom, United States of America
How Many People Speak
77,000,000.00380,000.00
700
274000000
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Dialect 3
Tirunelveli Tamil
Tharu Bhojpuri
Where They Speak
South Tamil Nadu, Thoothukudi, Tirunelveli
India
How Many People Speak
77,000,000.0038,000,000.00
2
230000000
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Total No. Of Dialects
1013
0
188
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How Many People Speak?
78.00 million40.00 million
0
1200
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Speaking Population
1.06 %0.43 %
0
89
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Native Speakers
70.00 million40.00 million
0
873
👆🏻
Second Language Speakers
8.00 million38.00 million
0.01
400
👆🏻
Native Name
தமிழ்
भोजपुरी (bʰojpurī)
Alternative Names
Damulian, Tamal, Tamalsan, Tambul, Tamili
Bajpuri, Bhojapuri, Bhozpuri, Bihari, Deswali, Khotla, Piscimas
French Name
tamoul
bhojpuri
German Name
Tamil
Bhojpuri
Pronunciation
[t̪ɐmɨɻ]
/boʊdʒˈpʊəri/
Ethnicity
Tamil people or Tamilans
Bhojpuri speakers
Origin
300 BC
19th Century
Language Family
Dravidian Family
Indo-European Family
Subgroup
-
-
Branch
-
-
Language Forms
Early Forms
Old Tamil and Middle Tamil
No early forms
Standard Forms
Modern Tamil
Bhojpuri
Language Position
1837
1
120
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Signed Forms
Signed Tamil
Bhojpuri Sign Language
Scope
Individual
Individual
ISO 639 1
ta
No data Available
ISO 639 2
ISO 639 2/T
tam
bho
ISO 639 2/B
tam
bho
ISO 639 3
tam
bho
ISO 639 6
tam
bho
Glottocode
tami1289, oldt1248
bhoj1246
Linguasphere
tami1289
59-AAF-sa
Types of Language
Language Type
Living
Living
Language Linguistic Typology
Subject-Object-Verb
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Language Morphological Typology
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