Countries
Malaysia, Mauritius, Puducherry, Singapore, Sri Lanka, Tamil Nadu
Burma
Total No. Of Countries
61
0
46
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National Language
Singapore, Sri Lanka, Tamil Nadu
Burundi, Gambia
Second Language
Andaman and Nicobar Islands, kerala, Puducherry
Not spoken in any of the countries
Speaking Continents
Asia
Africa, 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.
- Kirundi language is tonal, since it has high and low essential tones.
- Kirundi Language is referred as a language where Meeussen's rule is active, this rule describes a certain pattern of tonal change in Bantu languages.
Similar To
Malayalam
Kinyarwanda Language
Derived From
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Alphabets in
Alphabets
24721
18
247
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Phonology
How Many Vowels
125
0
32
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How Many Consonants
1819
9
60
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Scripts
Tamil
Latin
Writing Direction
Left-To-Right, Horizontal
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Hard to Learn
Language Levels
36
2
12
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Time Taken to Learn
44 weeks36 weeks
3
88
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Hello
வணக்கம் (Vanakkam)
Bwakeye
Thank You
நன்றி (Naṉṟi)
Urakoze
How Are You?
நீங்கள் எப்படி இருக்கிறீர்கள்? (Nīṅkaḷ eppaṭi irukkiṟīrkaḷ?)
Urakomeye?
Good Night
நல்ல இரவு (Good night) / irravu vanakkam (Good night)
Ijoro ryiza
Good Evening
நல்ல மாலை (Nalla mālai)/ மாலை (irravu vanakkam)
Mwiriwe
Good Afternoon
பிற்பகல் வணக்கம் (perpagal vanakkam)
Mwiriwe
Good Morning
காலை வணக்கம் (Kaalai Vanakkam)
Mwaramutse
Please
தயவு (Tayavu)
Ndagusavye
Sorry
மன்னிக்கவும் (Maṉṉikkavum)
Ndasubiza
Bye
சென்று வருகிறேன் (Sendru Varukiren)
N’agasaga
I Love You
நான் உன்னை காதலிக்கிறேன் (Naan Unnai Kadalikiren)
Ndi waramutse
Excuse Me
என்னை மன்னியுங்கள் (Eṉṉai maṉṉiyuṅkaḷ)
Ndasaba
Dialect 1
Kongu
Rwanda-Rundi
Where They Speak
Kongu
Burundi, Rwanda, Tanzania, Uganda
How Many People Speak
77,000,000.0020,000,000.00
1.5
960000000
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Dialect 2
Madurai Tamil
Ha
Where They Speak
Madurai, South Tamil Nadu
Tanzania
How Many People Speak
77,000,000.00990,000.00
700
274000000
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Dialect 3
Tirunelveli Tamil
Shubi
Where They Speak
South Tamil Nadu, Thoothukudi, Tirunelveli
Tanzania
How Many People Speak
77,000,000.00153,000.00
2
230000000
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Total No. Of Dialects
106
0
188
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How Many People Speak?
78.00 million8.80 million
0
1200
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Speaking Population
1.06 %0.13 %
0
89
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Native Speakers
70.00 million8.80 million
0
873
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Second Language Speakers
8.00 million12.00 million
0.01
400
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Native Name
தமிழ்
íkiRǔndi
Alternative Names
Damulian, Tamal, Tamalsan, Tambul, Tamili
Rundi, Urundi
French Name
tamoul
rundi
German Name
Tamil
Kirundi
Pronunciation
[t̪ɐmɨɻ]
[kɪˈrʊndi]
Ethnicity
Tamil people or Tamilans
Hutu, Tutsi, and Twa
Origin
300 BC
1500
Language Family
Dravidian Family
Niger-Congo Family
Subgroup
-
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Branch
-
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Language Forms
Early Forms
Old Tamil and Middle Tamil
No early forms
Standard Forms
Modern Tamil
Kirundi
Language Position
1886
1
120
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Signed Forms
Signed Tamil
Kirundi Sign Language
Scope
Individual
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ISO 639 1
ta
rn
ISO 639 2
ISO 639 2/T
tam
run
ISO 639 2/B
tam
run
ISO 639 3
tam
run
ISO 639 6
tam
run
Glottocode
tami1289, oldt1248
rund1242
Linguasphere
tami1289
No data available
Types of Language
Language Type
Living
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Language Linguistic Typology
Subject-Object-Verb
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Language Morphological Typology
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