Countries
Malaysia, Mauritius, Puducherry, Singapore, Sri Lanka, Tamil Nadu
Afganistan, Iran, Tajikistan
Total No. Of Countries
63
0
46
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National Language
Singapore, Sri Lanka, Tamil Nadu
Afganistan, Azerbaijan, Iran, Iraq, Russia, Tajikistan, Uzbekistan
Second Language
Andaman and Nicobar Islands, kerala, Puducherry
Bangladesh, Bhutan, India, Nepal, Pakistan, Sri Lanka
Speaking Continents
Asia
Asia
Minority Language
Canada, Malaysia, Mauritius, Reunion, Seychelles
Bahrain, Iran, Iraq, Kuwait, Oman, Qatar, Saudi Arabia, United Arab Emirates
Regulated By
Official language Commission of Government of Tamil Nadu, Thanjavur Tamil University
Academy of Persian Language and Literature (فرهنگستان زبان و اد, Academy of Sciences of Afghanistan
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.
- In Iran, Parsi language is known as Farsi, while in Afghanistan Persian language is known as Dari.
- Persian language has borrowed many loanwords from the Arabic language.
Similar To
Malayalam
Pashto and Balochi Languages
Derived From
-
Arabic Language
Alphabets in
Alphabets
24732
18
247
👆🏻
Phonology
How Many Vowels
126
0
32
👆🏻
How Many Consonants
1823
9
60
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Scripts
Tamil
Arabic
Writing Direction
Left-To-Right, Horizontal
Right-To-Left, Horizontal
Hard to Learn
Language Levels
36
2
12
👆🏻
Time Taken to Learn
44 weeks44 weeks
3
88
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Hello
வணக்கம் (Vanakkam)
سلام
Thank You
நன்றி (Naṉṟi)
متشکرم
How Are You?
நீங்கள் எப்படி இருக்கிறீர்கள்? (Nīṅkaḷ eppaṭi irukkiṟīrkaḷ?)
چطور هستید?
Good Night
நல்ல இரவு (Good night) / irravu vanakkam (Good night)
شب بخیر
Good Evening
நல்ல மாலை (Nalla mālai)/ மாலை (irravu vanakkam)
عصر بخیر
Good Afternoon
பிற்பகல் வணக்கம் (perpagal vanakkam)
بعد از ظهر بخیر
Good Morning
காலை வணக்கம் (Kaalai Vanakkam)
صبح به خیر
Please
தயவு (Tayavu)
لطفا
Sorry
மன்னிக்கவும் (Maṉṉikkavum)
متاسف
Bye
சென்று வருகிறேன் (Sendru Varukiren)
خدا حافظ
I Love You
நான் உன்னை காதலிக்கிறேன் (Naan Unnai Kadalikiren)
من شما را دوست دارم
Excuse Me
என்னை மன்னியுங்கள் (Eṉṉai maṉṉiyuṅkaḷ)
ببخشيد!
Dialect 1
Kongu
Western Persian
Where They Speak
Kongu
Iran, Iraq
How Many People Speak
77,000,000.0047,000,000.00
1.5
960000000
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Dialect 2
Madurai Tamil
Dari Persian
Where They Speak
Madurai, South Tamil Nadu
Afganistan
How Many People Speak
77,000,000.0012,500,000.00
700
274000000
👆🏻
Dialect 3
Tirunelveli Tamil
Tajik Persian
Where They Speak
South Tamil Nadu, Thoothukudi, Tirunelveli
Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Tajikistan, Uzbekistan
How Many People Speak
77,000,000.007,900,000.00
2
230000000
👆🏻
Total No. Of Dialects
1012
0
188
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How Many People Speak?
78.00 million65.00 million
0
1200
👆🏻
Speaking Population
1.06 %0.99 %
0
89
👆🏻
Native Speakers
70.00 million65.00 million
0
873
👆🏻
Second Language Speakers
8.00 million110.00 million
0.01
400
👆🏻
Native Name
தமிழ்
فارسی
Alternative Names
Damulian, Tamal, Tamalsan, Tambul, Tamili
New Persian, Parsi, Persian, West Persian
French Name
tamoul
persan
German Name
Tamil
Persisch
Pronunciation
[t̪ɐmɨɻ]
[fɒːɾˈsiː]
Ethnicity
Tamil people or Tamilans
Persian people
Origin
300 BC
1500 BC
Language Family
Dravidian Family
Indo-European Family
Subgroup
-
Indo-Iranian
Branch
-
Iranian
Language Forms
Early Forms
Old Tamil and Middle Tamil
Old Persian and Middle Persian
Standard Forms
Modern Tamil
Persian
Language Position
1823
1
120
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Signed Forms
Signed Tamil
Persian Sign Language
Scope
Individual
Individual
ISO 639 1
ta
fa
ISO 639 2
ISO 639 2/T
tam
fas
ISO 639 2/B
tam
per
ISO 639 3
tam
pes
ISO 639 6
tam
pers
Glottocode
tami1289, oldt1248
fars1254
Linguasphere
tami1289
58-AAC-c
Types of Language
Language Type
Living
Living
Language Linguistic Typology
Subject-Object-Verb
Subject-Object-Verb
Language Morphological Typology
-
Synthetic