Countries
Malaysia, Mauritius, Puducherry, Singapore, Sri Lanka, Tamil Nadu
  
Iran
  
National Language
Singapore, Sri Lanka, Tamil Nadu
  
Iran
  
Second Language
Andaman and Nicobar Islands, kerala, Puducherry
  
Not Available
  
Speaking Continents
Asia
  
Antartica
  
Minority Language
Canada, Malaysia, Mauritius, Reunion, Seychelles
  
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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.
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Similar To
Malayalam
  
Persian
  
Derived From
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Alphabets in
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Phonology
  
  
Scripts
Tamil
  
Arabic
  
Writing Direction
Left-To-Right, Horizontal
  
Left-To-Right, Horizontal, NA
  
Hard to Learn
  
  
Hello
வணக்கம் (Vanakkam)
  
hello
  
Thank You
நன்றி (Naṉṟi)
  
Thank you
  
How Are You?
நீங்கள் எப்படி இருக்கிறீர்கள்? (Nīṅkaḷ eppaṭi irukkiṟīrkaḷ?)
  
how are you
  
Good Night
நல்ல இரவு (Good night) / irravu vanakkam (Good night)
  
Good night
  
Good Evening
நல்ல மாலை (Nalla mālai)/ மாலை (irravu vanakkam)
  
Good evening
  
Good Afternoon
பிற்பகல் வணக்கம் (perpagal vanakkam)
  
Good afternoon
  
Good Morning
காலை வணக்கம் (Kaalai Vanakkam)
  
Good morning
  
Please
தயவு (Tayavu)
  
Please
  
Sorry
மன்னிக்கவும் (Maṉṉikkavum)
  
sorry
  
Bye
சென்று வருகிறேன் (Sendru Varukiren)
  
bye
  
I Love You
நான் உன்னை காதலிக்கிறேன் (Naan Unnai Kadalikiren)
  
i love you
  
Excuse Me
என்னை மன்னியுங்கள் (Eṉṉai maṉṉiyuṅkaḷ)
  
excuse me
  
Dialect 1
Kongu
  
Feyli lurish
  
Where They Speak
Kongu
  
Eastern Iraq, Western Iran
  
How Many People Speak
Not Available
  
3,000,000.00
  
21
Dialect 2
Madurai Tamil
  
Bakhtiari
  
Where They Speak
Madurai, South Tamil Nadu
  
Iran
  
How Many People Speak
Not Available
  
3,000,000.00
  
18
Dialect 3
Tirunelveli Tamil
  
Laki
  
Where They Speak
South Tamil Nadu, Thoothukudi, Tirunelveli
  
Iran
  
How Many People Speak
Not Available
  
1,000,000.00
  
20
How Many People Speak?
78.00 million
  
21
0.00 million
  
99+
Native Speakers
70.00 million
  
15
0.00 million
  
99+
Second Language Speakers
8.00 million
  
24
89.00 million
  
10
Native Name
தமிழ்
  
nanme
  
Alternative Names
Damulian, Tamal, Tamalsan, Tambul, Tamili
  
Lori, Luri, Luristani
  
French Name
tamoul
  
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German Name
Tamil
  
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Pronunciation
[t̪ɐmɨɻ]
  
[ˈoɽia]
  
Ethnicity
Tamil people or Tamilans
  
Lurs
  
Origin
300 BC
  
19 BC
  
Language Family
Dravidian Family
  
Indo-European Family
  
Subgroup
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Indo-Iranian
  
Branch
Not Available
  
Indic
  
Language Forms
  
  
Early Forms
Old Tamil and Middle Tamil
  
gd
  
Standard Forms
Modern Tamil
  
gd
  
Signed Forms
Signed Tamil
  
Indian Signing System
  
Scope
Individual
  
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ISO 639 1
ta
  
12
  
ISO 639 2
  
  
ISO 639 2/T
tam
  
Not Available
  
ISO 639 2/B
tam
  
Not Available
  
ISO 639 3
tam
  
12
  
ISO 639 6
tam
  
Not Available
  
Glottocode
tami1289, oldt1248
  
12
  
Linguasphere
tami1289
  
12
  
Types of Language
  
  
Language Type
Living
  
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Language Linguistic Typology
Subject-Object-Verb
  
Subject-Object-Verb
  
Language Morphological Typology
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Tamil and Luri Greetings
People around the world use different languages to interact with each other. Even if we cannot communicate fluently in any language, it will always be beneficial to know about some of the common greetings or phrases from that language. This is where Tamil and Luri greetings helps you to understand basic phrases in Tamil and Luri language. Tamil word for "Hello" is வணக்கம் (Vanakkam) or Luri word for "Thank You" is Thank you. Find more of such common Tamil Greetings and Luri Greetings. These greetings will help you to be more confident when conversing with natives that speak these languages.
Tamil vs Luri Difficulty
The Tamil vs Luri difficulty level basically depends on the number of Tamil Alphabets and Luri Alphabets. Also the number of vowels and consonants in the language plays an important role in deciding the difficulty level of that language. The important points to be considered when we compare Tamil and Luri are the origin, speaking countries, language family, different greetings, speaking population of these languages. Want to know in Tamil and Luri, which language is harder to learn? Time required to learn Tamil is 44 weeks while to learn Luri time required is 25 weeks.