Countries
Malaysia, Mauritius, Puducherry, Singapore, Sri Lanka, Tamil Nadu
India
Total No. Of Countries
61
0
46
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National Language
Singapore, Sri Lanka, Tamil Nadu
India
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
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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.
- Sanskrit language has highest number of vocabularies than any other language.
- Sanskrit Language has proved to help in speech therapy, also it increases concentration and helps to learn maths and science better.
Similar To
Malayalam
Old German Language
Derived From
-
Prakrit Language
Alphabets in
Alphabets
24752
18
247
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Phonology
How Many Vowels
1216
0
32
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How Many Consonants
1836
9
60
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Scripts
Tamil
Devanagari
Writing Direction
Left-To-Right, Horizontal
Left-To-Right, Horizontal
Hard to Learn
Language Levels
33
2
12
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Time Taken to Learn
44 weeks20 weeks
3
88
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Hello
வணக்கம் (Vanakkam)
नमस्कारः (namaskāraḥ)
Thank You
நன்றி (Naṉṟi)
धन्यवादाः (dhanyawādāh)
How Are You?
நீங்கள் எப்படி இருக்கிறீர்கள்? (Nīṅkaḷ eppaṭi irukkiṟīrkaḷ?)
कथमस्ति भवान् (kathamasti bhawān)
Good Night
நல்ல இரவு (Good night) / irravu vanakkam (Good night)
शुभरात्री (shubharātrī)
Good Evening
நல்ல மாலை (Nalla mālai)/ மாலை (irravu vanakkam)
शुभः सायंकालः
Good Afternoon
பிற்பகல் வணக்கம் (perpagal vanakkam)
शुभ दुपार
Good Morning
காலை வணக்கம் (Kaalai Vanakkam)
सुप्रभातम् (suprabhātam)
Please
தயவு (Tayavu)
कृपया (kripayā)
Sorry
மன்னிக்கவும் (Maṉṉikkavum)
कृपया क्षम्यताम् (kripayā kshamyatām)
Bye
சென்று வருகிறேன் (Sendru Varukiren)
पुनः मिलामः(punah milamah)
I Love You
நான் உன்னை காதலிக்கிறேன் (Naan Unnai Kadalikiren)
त्वामनुरजामि (twāmanurajāmi)
Excuse Me
என்னை மன்னியுங்கள் (Eṉṉai maṉṉiyuṅkaḷ)
कृपया क्षम्यताम् (kripayā kshamyatām)
Dialect 1
Kongu
Not present
Where They Speak
Kongu
-
How Many People Speak
77,000,000.00140,000.00
1.5
960000000
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Dialect 2
Madurai Tamil
Not present
Where They Speak
Madurai, South Tamil Nadu
-
How Many People Speak
77,000,000.00140,000.00
700
274000000
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Dialect 3
Tirunelveli Tamil
Not present
Where They Speak
South Tamil Nadu, Thoothukudi, Tirunelveli
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How Many People Speak
77,000,000.00140,000.00
2
230000000
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Total No. Of Dialects
100
0
188
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How Many People Speak?
78.00 million14.10 million
0
1200
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Speaking Population
1.06 %0.01 %
0
89
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Native Speakers
70.00 million14.10 million
0
873
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Second Language Speakers
8.00 million-
0.01
400
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Native Name
தமிழ்
संस्कृतम् (saṃskṛtam)
Alternative Names
Damulian, Tamal, Tamalsan, Tambul, Tamili
Saṃskṛtam, Sanskritam
French Name
tamoul
sanskrit
German Name
Tamil
Sanskrit
Pronunciation
[t̪ɐmɨɻ]
[səmskr̩t̪əm]
Ethnicity
Tamil people or Tamilans
Sanskrit speakers
Origin
300 BC
2000 B.C.
Language Family
Dravidian Family
Indo-European Family
Subgroup
-
Indo-Iranian
Branch
-
Indic
Language Forms
Early Forms
Old Tamil and Middle Tamil
Vedic Sanskrit
Standard Forms
Modern Tamil
Sanskrit
Language Position
1823
1
120
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Signed Forms
Signed Tamil
-
Scope
Individual
Individual
ISO 639 1
ta
sa
ISO 639 2
ISO 639 2/T
tam
san
ISO 639 2/B
tam
san
ISO 639 3
tam
san
ISO 639 6
tam
san
Glottocode
tami1289, oldt1248
sans1269
Linguasphere
tami1289
No data available
Types of Language
Language Type
Living
Ancient
Language Linguistic Typology
Subject-Object-Verb
Subject-Object-Verb
Language Morphological Typology
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Synthetic