Countries
Malaysia, Mauritius, Puducherry, Singapore, Sri Lanka, Tamil Nadu
India, Pakistan
Total No. Of Countries
62
0
46
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National Language
Singapore, Sri Lanka, Tamil Nadu
India, Pakistan
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
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.
- Kashmiri is the only Daridc language with literature which was originated more than seven hundred and fifty years ago.
- Kashmiri has thousands of loan words from Persian and Arabic Languages.
Similar To
Malayalam
Hindi and Urdu Languages
Derived From
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Sanskrit Language
Alphabets in
Alphabets
24744
18
247
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Phonology
How Many Vowels
1217
0
32
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How Many Consonants
1827
9
60
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Scripts
Tamil
Arabic, Perso-Arabic script
Writing Direction
Left-To-Right, Horizontal
Right-To-Left, Horizontal
Hard to Learn
Language Levels
36
2
12
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Time Taken to Learn
44 weeks44 weeks
3
88
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Hello
வணக்கம் (Vanakkam)
Assalām ‘alaikum
Thank You
நன்றி (Naṉṟi)
शुकिया / شکریہ (shukriya)
How Are You?
நீங்கள் எப்படி இருக்கிறீர்கள்? (Nīṅkaḷ eppaṭi irukkiṟīrkaḷ?)
तोहय छिवा वारय? (tohy ch'ivaa vaarai?)
Good Night
நல்ல இரவு (Good night) / irravu vanakkam (Good night)
शबे खैर । (shabey k'eūr)
Good Evening
நல்ல மாலை (Nalla mālai)/ மாலை (irravu vanakkam)
سہا مسا
Good Afternoon
பிற்பகல் வணக்கம் (perpagal vanakkam)
Hach t'ochoktiya
Good Morning
காலை வணக்கம் (Kaalai Vanakkam)
Hach ch'i
Please
தயவு (Tayavu)
مهربانی کر
Sorry
மன்னிக்கவும் (Maṉṉikkavum)
माफ कॅरिव । (maap' keuriv)
Bye
சென்று வருகிறேன் (Sendru Varukiren)
Khuda hāfiz
I Love You
நான் உன்னை காதலிக்கிறேன் (Naan Unnai Kadalikiren)
be chus che seth mohabat karaan
Excuse Me
என்னை மன்னியுங்கள் (Eṉṉai maṉṉiyuṅkaḷ)
वय त्रॅाविव । (vat' treūviv)
Dialect 1
Kongu
Kashtawari
Where They Speak
Kongu
India, Koshtawar valley, southeast kashmir, India
How Many People Speak
77,000,000.006,000,000.00
1.5
960000000
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Dialect 2
Madurai Tamil
Poguli
Where They Speak
Madurai, South Tamil Nadu
Pogul and Paristan valleys
How Many People Speak
77,000,000.006,100,000.00
700
274000000
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Dialect 3
Tirunelveli Tamil
Rambani
Where They Speak
South Tamil Nadu, Thoothukudi, Tirunelveli
India
How Many People Speak
77,000,000.005,600,000.00
2
230000000
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Total No. Of Dialects
104
0
188
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How Many People Speak?
78.00 million5.60 million
0
1200
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Speaking Population
1.06 %0.05 %
0
89
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Native Speakers
70.00 million5.42 million
0
873
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Second Language Speakers
8.00 million5.00 million
0.01
400
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Native Name
தமிழ்
कॉशुर / كٲشُر
Alternative Names
Damulian, Tamal, Tamalsan, Tambul, Tamili
Cashmeeree, Cashmiri, Kacmiri, Kaschemiri, Keshur, Koshur
French Name
tamoul
kashmiri
German Name
Tamil
Kaschmiri
Pronunciation
[t̪ɐmɨɻ]
[kəːʃur]
Ethnicity
Tamil people or Tamilans
Kashmiris or koshur
Origin
300 BC
12th Century
Language Family
Dravidian Family
Indo-European Family
Subgroup
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Indo-Iranian
Branch
-
Indic
Language Forms
Early Forms
Old Tamil and Middle Tamil
No early forms
Standard Forms
Modern Tamil
Kashmiri
Language Position
1823
1
120
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Signed Forms
Signed Tamil
Indian Signing System (ISS)
Scope
Individual
Individual
ISO 639 1
ta
ks
ISO 639 2
ISO 639 2/T
tam
kas
ISO 639 2/B
tam
kas
ISO 639 3
tam
kas
ISO 639 6
tam
kas
Glottocode
tami1289, oldt1248
kash1277
Linguasphere
tami1289
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Types of Language
Language Type
Living
Living
Language Linguistic Typology
Subject-Object-Verb
Subject-Object-Verb
Language Morphological Typology
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