Countries
Malaysia, Mauritius, Puducherry, Singapore, Sri Lanka, Tamil Nadu
Malawi, Zimbabwe
Total No. Of Countries
62
0
46
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National Language
Singapore, Sri Lanka, Tamil Nadu
Malawi, Mozambique, Zambia, Zimbabwe
Second Language
Andaman and Nicobar Islands, kerala, Puducherry
Not spoken in any of the countries
Speaking Continents
Asia
Africa
Minority Language
Canada, Malaysia, Mauritius, Reunion, Seychelles
Zambia
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.
- Chewa is one of the 55 languages featured on the Voyager spacecraft.
- Most widely known language of Malawi is Chewa.
Similar To
Malayalam
Zulu language
Derived From
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Alphabets in
Alphabets
24731
18
247
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Phonology
How Many Vowels
125
0
32
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How Many Consonants
1818
9
60
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Scripts
Tamil
Latin
Writing Direction
Left-To-Right, Horizontal
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Hard to Learn
Language Levels
35
2
12
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Time Taken to Learn
44 weeks32 weeks
3
88
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Hello
வணக்கம் (Vanakkam)
Moni
Thank You
நன்றி (Naṉṟi)
Zikomo
How Are You?
நீங்கள் எப்படி இருக்கிறீர்கள்? (Nīṅkaḷ eppaṭi irukkiṟīrkaḷ?)
Muli bwanji?
Good Night
நல்ல இரவு (Good night) / irravu vanakkam (Good night)
Usiku wabwino
Good Evening
நல்ல மாலை (Nalla mālai)/ மாலை (irravu vanakkam)
Madzulo abwino
Good Afternoon
பிற்பகல் வணக்கம் (perpagal vanakkam)
Masana abwino
Good Morning
காலை வணக்கம் (Kaalai Vanakkam)
M'mawa wabwino
Please
தயவு (Tayavu)
Chonde
Sorry
மன்னிக்கவும் (Maṉṉikkavum)
pepani
Bye
சென்று வருகிறேன் (Sendru Varukiren)
anatsanzikana
I Love You
நான் உன்னை காதலிக்கிறேன் (Naan Unnai Kadalikiren)
Ndimakukondani
Excuse Me
என்னை மன்னியுங்கள் (Eṉṉai maṉṉiyuṅkaḷ)
Pepani
Dialect 1
Kongu
Kasungu
Where They Speak
Kongu
Malawi, Zambia
How Many People Speak
77,000,000.0012,000,000.00
1.5
960000000
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Dialect 2
Madurai Tamil
Kikamtunda
Where They Speak
Madurai, South Tamil Nadu
Malawi, Zambia
How Many People Speak
77,000,000.0010,000,000.00
700
274000000
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Dialect 3
Tirunelveli Tamil
Kimaravi
Where They Speak
South Tamil Nadu, Thoothukudi, Tirunelveli
Malawi, Zambia
How Many People Speak
77,000,000.001,200,000.00
2
230000000
👆🏻
Total No. Of Dialects
105
0
188
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How Many People Speak?
78.00 million12.00 million
0
1200
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Speaking Population
1.06 %0.17 %
0
89
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Native Speakers
70.00 million12.00 million
0
873
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Second Language Speakers
8.00 million1.50 million
0.01
400
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Native Name
தமிழ்
Nyanja
Alternative Names
Damulian, Tamal, Tamalsan, Tambul, Tamili
Chichewa, Chinyanja, Nyanja, Nyanja-Chewa
French Name
tamoul
chichewa; chewa; nyanja
German Name
Tamil
Nyanja-Sprache
Pronunciation
[t̪ɐmɨɻ]
[ˈtʃewa]
Ethnicity
Tamil people or Tamilans
Chewa people
Origin
300 BC
15th Century
Language Family
Dravidian Family
Niger-Congo Family
Subgroup
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Benue-Congo
Branch
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Bantu
Language Forms
Early Forms
Old Tamil and Middle Tamil
No early forms
Standard Forms
Modern Tamil
Chewa
Language Position
1827
1
120
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Signed Forms
Signed Tamil
Chewa Sign Language
Scope
Individual
Individual
ISO 639 1
ta
ny
ISO 639 2
ISO 639 2/T
tam
nya
ISO 639 2/B
tam
nya
ISO 639 3
tam
nya
ISO 639 6
tam
nya
Glottocode
tami1289, oldt1248
nyan1308
Linguasphere
tami1289
99-AUS-xaa – xag
Types of Language
Language Type
Living
Living
Language Linguistic Typology
Subject-Object-Verb
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Language Morphological Typology
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