Countries
Malaysia, Mauritius, Puducherry, Singapore, Sri Lanka, Tamil Nadu
China, Mongolia
Total No. Of Countries
62
0
46
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National Language
Singapore, Sri Lanka, Tamil Nadu
China, Mongolia
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
Council for Language and Literature Work, State Language Council (Mongolia)
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.
- Mongolian was first written using Phagspa script in late 13th century.
- There is no connection between Mongolian, Japanese and Korean, but still in terms of grammar and sentence structure they are very similar.
Similar To
Malayalam
Turkish Language
Derived From
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-
Alphabets in
Alphabets
24735
18
247
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Phonology
How Many Vowels
1213
0
32
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How Many Consonants
1820
9
60
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Scripts
Tamil
Mongolian alphabets: Traditional Mongolian script
Writing Direction
Left-To-Right, Horizontal
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Hard to Learn
Language Levels
33
2
12
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Time Taken to Learn
44 weeks44 weeks
3
88
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Hello
வணக்கம் (Vanakkam)
Сайн уу (Sain uu)
Thank You
நன்றி (Naṉṟi)
та бүхэнд баярлалаа (ta bükhend bayarlalaa)
How Are You?
நீங்கள் எப்படி இருக்கிறீர்கள்? (Nīṅkaḷ eppaṭi irukkiṟīrkaḷ?)
Юу байна? (Yuu baina?)
Good Night
நல்ல இரவு (Good night) / irravu vanakkam (Good night)
Сайн шөнийн (Sain shöniin)
Good Evening
நல்ல மாலை (Nalla mālai)/ மாலை (irravu vanakkam)
Сайн үдэш (Sain üdesh)
Good Afternoon
பிற்பகல் வணக்கம் (perpagal vanakkam)
Сайн Үдээс хойш (Sain Üdees khoish)
Good Morning
காலை வணக்கம் (Kaalai Vanakkam)
Өглөөний мэнд (Öglöönii mend)
Please
தயவு (Tayavu)
Хэрэв (Kherev)
Sorry
மன்னிக்கவும் (Maṉṉikkavum)
Уучлаарай (Uuchlaarai)
Bye
சென்று வருகிறேன் (Sendru Varukiren)
Баяртай (Bayartai)
I Love You
நான் உன்னை காதலிக்கிறேன் (Naan Unnai Kadalikiren)
Би чамд хайртай (Bi chamd khairtai)
Excuse Me
என்னை மன்னியுங்கள் (Eṉṉai maṉṉiyuṅkaḷ)
Өршөөгөөрэй (Örshöögöörei)
Dialect 1
Kongu
Khalkha Mongolian
Where They Speak
Kongu
Mongolia
How Many People Speak
77,000,000.006,000,000.00
1.5
960000000
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Dialect 2
Madurai Tamil
Ordos Mongolian
Where They Speak
Madurai, South Tamil Nadu
Mongolia
How Many People Speak
77,000,000.00123,000.00
700
274000000
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Dialect 3
Tirunelveli Tamil
Khorchin Mongolian
Where They Speak
South Tamil Nadu, Thoothukudi, Tirunelveli
Mongolia
How Many People Speak
77,000,000.005,700,000.00
2
230000000
👆🏻
Total No. Of Dialects
108
0
188
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How Many People Speak?
78.00 million5.70 million
0
1200
👆🏻
Speaking Population
1.06 %0.14 %
0
89
👆🏻
Native Speakers
70.00 million5.70 million
0
873
👆🏻
Second Language Speakers
8.00 million5.00 million
0.01
400
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Native Name
தமிழ்
монгол (mongol) монгол хэл (mongol hêl)
Alternative Names
Damulian, Tamal, Tamalsan, Tambul, Tamili
Khalkha, Buryat, Oirat
French Name
tamoul
mongol
German Name
Tamil
Mongolisch
Pronunciation
[t̪ɐmɨɻ]
/mɔŋɢɔ̆ɮ xiɮ/
Ethnicity
Tamil people or Tamilans
Mongols
Origin
300 BC
1224-1225
Language Family
Dravidian Family
Mongolic family
Subgroup
-
Mongolian
Branch
-
-
Language Forms
Early Forms
Old Tamil and Middle Tamil
Middle Mongolian, Classical Mongolian, Mongolian
Standard Forms
Modern Tamil
Khalkha, Southern Mongolian
Language Position
1826
1
120
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Signed Forms
Signed Tamil
Mongolian Sign Language
Scope
Individual
Macrolanguage
ISO 639 1
ta
mn
ISO 639 2
ISO 639 2/T
tam
mon
ISO 639 2/B
tam
mon
ISO 639 3
tam
mon
ISO 639 6
tam
mon
Glottocode
tami1289, oldt1248
mong1331
Linguasphere
tami1289
part of 44-BAA-b
Types of Language
Language Type
Living
Living
Language Linguistic Typology
Subject-Object-Verb
Subject-Object-Verb
Language Morphological Typology
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