Countries
Malaysia, Mauritius, Puducherry, Singapore, Sri Lanka, Tamil Nadu
Ethiopia, Kenya
Total No. Of Countries
62
0
46
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National Language
Singapore, Sri Lanka, Tamil Nadu
Ethiopia
Second Language
Andaman and Nicobar Islands, kerala, Puducherry
Not spoken in any of the countries
Speaking Continents
Asia
Africa
Minority Language
Canada, Malaysia, Mauritius, Reunion, Seychelles
Somalia
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.
- Oromo language is the third most spoken language in Africa.
- Oromo is most spoken language in Cushitic Family.
Similar To
Malayalam
Somali Language
Derived From
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Alphabets in
Alphabets
24734
18
247
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Phonology
How Many Vowels
1210
0
32
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How Many Consonants
1824
9
60
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Scripts
Tamil
Latin
Writing Direction
Left-To-Right, Horizontal
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Hard to Learn
Language Levels
35
2
12
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Time Taken to Learn
44 weeks44 weeks
3
88
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Hello
வணக்கம் (Vanakkam)
akkam
Thank You
நன்றி (Naṉṟi)
Galatoomi
How Are You?
நீங்கள் எப்படி இருக்கிறீர்கள்? (Nīṅkaḷ eppaṭi irukkiṟīrkaḷ?)
Attam jirta/jirtu?
Good Night
நல்ல இரவு (Good night) / irravu vanakkam (Good night)
Nagayattii buli
Good Evening
நல்ல மாலை (Nalla mālai)/ மாலை (irravu vanakkam)
Akkam waarite
Good Afternoon
பிற்பகல் வணக்கம் (perpagal vanakkam)
Attam oolte / ooltan
Good Morning
காலை வணக்கம் (Kaalai Vanakkam)
Attam bulte/bultan
Please
தயவு (Tayavu)
Maaloo
Sorry
மன்னிக்கவும் (Maṉṉikkavum)
naa dhiisi
Bye
சென்று வருகிறேன் (Sendru Varukiren)
Nagayattii!
I Love You
நான் உன்னை காதலிக்கிறேன் (Naan Unnai Kadalikiren)
Sin jaaladha
Excuse Me
என்னை மன்னியுங்கள் (Eṉṉai maṉṉiyuṅkaḷ)
Maaloo na dabarsi
Dialect 1
Kongu
Borana
Where They Speak
Kongu
Ethiopia, Kenya
How Many People Speak
77,000,000.004,000,000.00
1.5
960000000
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Dialect 2
Madurai Tamil
Orma
Where They Speak
Madurai, South Tamil Nadu
Kenya
How Many People Speak
77,000,000.0066,000.00
700
274000000
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Dialect 3
Tirunelveli Tamil
Wata
Where They Speak
South Tamil Nadu, Thoothukudi, Tirunelveli
Kenya
How Many People Speak
77,000,000.0013,000.00
2
230000000
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Total No. Of Dialects
1017
0
188
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How Many People Speak?
78.00 million25.00 million
0
1200
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Speaking Population
1.06 %0.36 %
0
89
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Native Speakers
70.00 million24.00 million
0
873
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Second Language Speakers
8.00 million35.00 million
0.01
400
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Native Name
தமிழ்
Afaan Oromo
Alternative Names
Damulian, Tamal, Tamalsan, Tambul, Tamili
Afaan Oromoo
French Name
tamoul
galla
German Name
Tamil
Galla-Sprache
Pronunciation
[t̪ɐmɨɻ]
[ɔrɔmɔ]
Ethnicity
Tamil people or Tamilans
Oromos
Origin
300 BC
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Language Family
Dravidian Family
Afro-Asiatic Family
Subgroup
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Cushitic
Branch
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Language Forms
Early Forms
Old Tamil and Middle Tamil
No early forms
Standard Forms
Modern Tamil
Afaan Oromo
Language Position
1891
1
120
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Signed Forms
Signed Tamil
Oromo Sign Language
Scope
Individual
Macrolanguage
ISO 639 1
ta
om
ISO 639 2
ISO 639 2/T
tam
orm
ISO 639 2/B
tam
orm
ISO 639 3
tam
orm
ISO 639 6
tam
orm
Glottocode
tami1289, oldt1248
nucl1736
Linguasphere
tami1289
No data available
Types of Language
Language Type
Living
Living
Language Linguistic Typology
Subject-Object-Verb
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Language Morphological Typology
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