Countries
Malaysia, Mauritius, Puducherry, Singapore, Sri Lanka, Tamil Nadu
New Zealand
Total No. Of Countries
61
0
46
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National Language
Singapore, Sri Lanka, Tamil Nadu
New Zealand
Second Language
Andaman and Nicobar Islands, kerala, Puducherry
Not spoken in any of the countries
Speaking Continents
Asia
Australia, Oceania
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
Māori Language Commission
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.
- "E korao no New Zealand" was the first printed Maori book in 1815.
- The first newspaper in the Maori language was published in year 1842.
Similar To
Malayalam
Tahitian Language
Derived From
-
-
Alphabets in
Alphabets
24720
18
247
👆🏻
Phonology
How Many Vowels
125
0
32
👆🏻
How Many Consonants
1810
9
60
👆🏻
Scripts
Tamil
Latin
Writing Direction
Left-To-Right, Horizontal
-
Hard to Learn
Language Levels
32
2
12
👆🏻
Time Taken to Learn
44 weeks24 weeks
3
88
👆🏻
Hello
வணக்கம் (Vanakkam)
Hello
Thank You
நன்றி (Naṉṟi)
Mauruuru koutou
How Are You?
நீங்கள் எப்படி இருக்கிறீர்கள்? (Nīṅkaḷ eppaṭi irukkiṟīrkaḷ?)
E pēhea ana koe ?
Good Night
நல்ல இரவு (Good night) / irravu vanakkam (Good night)
Night pai
Good Evening
நல்ல மாலை (Nalla mālai)/ மாலை (irravu vanakkam)
pai ahiahi
Good Afternoon
பிற்பகல் வணக்கம் (perpagal vanakkam)
Afternoon pai
Good Morning
காலை வணக்கம் (Kaalai Vanakkam)
Morning pai
Please
தயவு (Tayavu)
Tēnā
Sorry
மன்னிக்கவும் (Maṉṉikkavum)
Aroha mai
Bye
சென்று வருகிறேன் (Sendru Varukiren)
poroporoaki
I Love You
நான் உன்னை காதலிக்கிறேன் (Naan Unnai Kadalikiren)
Aroha ahau ki a koe
Excuse Me
என்னை மன்னியுங்கள் (Eṉṉai maṉṉiyuṅkaḷ)
tukua ahau
Dialect 1
Kongu
South Island Māori
Where They Speak
Kongu
New Zealand
How Many People Speak
77,000,000.00150,000.00
1.5
960000000
👆🏻
Dialect 2
Madurai Tamil
Western North Island Maori
Where They Speak
Madurai, South Tamil Nadu
New Zealand
How Many People Speak
77,000,000.00150,000.00
700
274000000
👆🏻
Dialect 3
Tirunelveli Tamil
Eastern North Island Maori
Where They Speak
South Tamil Nadu, Thoothukudi, Tirunelveli
New Zealand
How Many People Speak
77,000,000.00150,000.00
2
230000000
👆🏻
Total No. Of Dialects
103
0
188
👆🏻
How Many People Speak?
78.00 million0.18 million
0
1200
👆🏻
Speaking Population
1.06 %0.01 %
0
89
👆🏻
Native Speakers
70.00 million0.18 million
0
873
👆🏻
Second Language Speakers
8.00 million0.10 million
0.01
400
👆🏻
Native Name
தமிழ்
te Reo Māori
Alternative Names
Damulian, Tamal, Tamalsan, Tambul, Tamili
New Zealand Maori
French Name
tamoul
maori
German Name
Tamil
Maori-Sprache
Pronunciation
[t̪ɐmɨɻ]
[ˈmaɔɾi]
Ethnicity
Tamil people or Tamilans
Māori people
Origin
300 BC
1814
Language Family
Dravidian Family
Austronesian Family
Subgroup
-
Polynesian
Branch
-
-
Language Forms
Early Forms
Old Tamil and Middle Tamil
No early forms
Standard Forms
Modern Tamil
Maori
Language Position
1826
1
120
👆🏻
Signed Forms
Signed Tamil
Maori Sign Language
Scope
Individual
Individual
ISO 639 1
ta
mi
ISO 639 2
ISO 639 2/T
tam
mri
ISO 639 2/B
tam
mao
ISO 639 3
tam
mri
ISO 639 6
tam
mri
Glottocode
tami1289, oldt1248
maor1246
Linguasphere
tami1289
No data Available
Types of Language
Language Type
Living
Living
Language Linguistic Typology
Subject-Object-Verb
-
Language Morphological Typology
-
-