Countries
Malaysia, Mauritius, Puducherry, Singapore, Sri Lanka, Tamil Nadu
United States of America
Total No. Of Countries
61
0
46
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National Language
Singapore, Sri Lanka, Tamil Nadu
United States of America
Second Language
Andaman and Nicobar Islands, kerala, Puducherry
Not spoken in any of the countries
Speaking Continents
Asia
North America
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.
- Navajo language is tonal language, as it heavily relies on pitch to distinguish between similar words.
- Navajo ethinc group is 2nd largest Native American group.
Similar To
Malayalam
Apache Language
Derived From
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Alphabets in
Alphabets
24736
18
247
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Phonology
How Many Vowels
1212
0
32
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How Many Consonants
1834
9
60
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Scripts
Tamil
Latin
Writing Direction
Left-To-Right, Horizontal
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Hard to Learn
Language Levels
32
2
12
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Time Taken to Learn
44 weeks88 weeks
3
88
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Hello
வணக்கம் (Vanakkam)
Yá'át'ééh
Thank You
நன்றி (Naṉṟi)
Ahéhee'
How Are You?
நீங்கள் எப்படி இருக்கிறீர்கள்? (Nīṅkaḷ eppaṭi irukkiṟīrkaḷ?)
Ąąʼ haʼíí baa naniná?
Good Night
நல்ல இரவு (Good night) / irravu vanakkam (Good night)
Yá'át'ééh hiiłchi'į'
Good Evening
நல்ல மாலை (Nalla mālai)/ மாலை (irravu vanakkam)
Yá'át'ééh ałní'íní
Good Afternoon
பிற்பகல் வணக்கம் (perpagal vanakkam)
Yá'át'ééh
Good Morning
காலை வணக்கம் (Kaalai Vanakkam)
Yá'át'ééh abíní
Please
தயவு (Tayavu)
T'aa shoodi
Sorry
மன்னிக்கவும் (Maṉṉikkavum)
Nízhdził
Bye
சென்று வருகிறேன் (Sendru Varukiren)
Hágoónee’
I Love You
நான் உன்னை காதலிக்கிறேன் (Naan Unnai Kadalikiren)
Ayóó ánííníshí
Excuse Me
என்னை மன்னியுங்கள் (Eṉṉai maṉṉiyuṅkaḷ)
Shoohá
Dialect 1
Kongu
Navajo1
Where They Speak
Kongu
Arizona
How Many People Speak
77,000,000.00170,000.00
1.5
960000000
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Dialect 2
Madurai Tamil
Navajo2
Where They Speak
Madurai, South Tamil Nadu
New Mexico
How Many People Speak
77,000,000.00170,000.00
700
274000000
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Dialect 3
Tirunelveli Tamil
Navajo3
Where They Speak
South Tamil Nadu, Thoothukudi, Tirunelveli
Utah
How Many People Speak
77,000,000.00120,000.00
2
230000000
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Total No. Of Dialects
104
0
188
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How Many People Speak?
78.00 million1.70 million
0
1200
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Speaking Population
1.06 %0.05 %
0
89
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Native Speakers
70.00 million1.70 million
0
873
👆🏻
Second Language Speakers
8.00 million0.17 million
0.01
400
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Native Name
தமிழ்
Diné Bizaad / Dinék'ehjí
Alternative Names
Damulian, Tamal, Tamalsan, Tambul, Tamili
Navaho
French Name
tamoul
navaho
German Name
Tamil
Navajo-Sprache
Pronunciation
[t̪ɐmɨɻ]
[ˈnævəhoʊ]
Ethnicity
Tamil people or Tamilans
Navajo people
Origin
300 BC
1500 CE
Language Family
Dravidian Family
Dené–Yeniseian Family
Subgroup
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Athapascan
Branch
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Language Forms
Early Forms
Old Tamil and Middle Tamil
No early forms
Standard Forms
Modern Tamil
Navajo
Language Position
1829
1
120
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Signed Forms
Signed Tamil
Navajo Sign Language
Scope
Individual
Individual
ISO 639 1
ta
nv
ISO 639 2
ISO 639 2/T
tam
nav
ISO 639 2/B
tam
nav
ISO 639 3
tam
nav
ISO 639 6
tam
nav
Glottocode
tami1289, oldt1248
nava1243
Linguasphere
tami1289
No data available
Types of Language
Language Type
Living
Living
Language Linguistic Typology
Subject-Object-Verb
Subject-Object-Verb
Language Morphological Typology
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Fusional, Polysynthetic, Synthetic