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
Bangladesh, Bhutan, India, Nepal
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.
- Santali language was an oral language till nineteenth century.
- Before the invention of Santali alphabets, Santali was written with the Bengali or Odia alphabets.
Similar To
Malayalam
Munda Language
Derived From
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Alphabets in
Alphabets
24730
18
247
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Phonology
How Many Vowels
126
0
32
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How Many Consonants
1821
9
60
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Scripts
Tamil
Bengali, Devanagari, Latin, Ol Chiki, Oriya
Writing Direction
Left-To-Right, Horizontal
Left-To-Right, Horizontal
Hard to Learn
Language Levels
36
2
12
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Time Taken to Learn
44 weeks44 weeks
3
88
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Hello
வணக்கம் (Vanakkam)
Henda ho
Thank You
நன்றி (Naṉṟi)
Adi Johar
How Are You?
நீங்கள் எப்படி இருக்கிறீர்கள்? (Nīṅkaḷ eppaṭi irukkiṟīrkaḷ?)
Cet’leka menama?
Good Night
நல்ல இரவு (Good night) / irravu vanakkam (Good night)
Boge Ninda
Good Evening
நல்ல மாலை (Nalla mālai)/ மாலை (irravu vanakkam)
Boge Ayup’
Good Afternoon
பிற்பகல் வணக்கம் (perpagal vanakkam)
संध्यायान
Good Morning
காலை வணக்கம் (Kaalai Vanakkam)
Boge Setak’
Please
தயவு (Tayavu)
দয়া করে
Sorry
மன்னிக்கவும் (Maṉṉikkavum)
দুঃখিত
Bye
சென்று வருகிறேன் (Sendru Varukiren)
Hariau
I Love You
நான் உன்னை காதலிக்கிறேன் (Naan Unnai Kadalikiren)
ᱥᱟᱱᱛᱟᱲᱤ ᱯᱟᱹᱨᱥᱤ
Excuse Me
என்னை மன்னியுங்கள் (Eṉṉai maṉṉiyuṅkaḷ)
ᱥᱟᱱᱛᱟᱲ
Dialect 1
Kongu
Mahali
Where They Speak
Kongu
India
How Many People Speak
77,000,000.006,000,000.00
1.5
960000000
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Dialect 2
Madurai Tamil
Not present
Where They Speak
Madurai, South Tamil Nadu
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How Many People Speak
77,000,000.006,000,000.00
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
77,000,000.006,000,000.00
2
230000000
👆🏻
Total No. Of Dialects
101
0
188
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How Many People Speak?
78.00 million6.30 million
0
1200
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Speaking Population
1.06 %0.02 %
0
89
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Native Speakers
70.00 million6.30 million
0
873
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Second Language Speakers
8.00 million6.50 million
0.01
400
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Native Name
தமிழ்
संथाली (sãtʰālī)
Alternative Names
Damulian, Tamal, Tamalsan, Tambul, Tamili
Har, Hor, Samtali, Sandal, Sangtal, Santal, Santhali, Santhiali, Satar, Sentali, Sonthal
French Name
tamoul
santal
German Name
Tamil
Santali
Pronunciation
[t̪ɐmɨɻ]
[sɑnˈtɑli]
Ethnicity
Tamil people or Tamilans
Santal and Teraibasi Santali
Origin
300 BC
20th century
Language Family
Dravidian Family
Austroasiatic Family
Subgroup
-
-
Branch
-
-
Language Forms
Early Forms
Old Tamil and Middle Tamil
No early forms
Standard Forms
Modern Tamil
Santali
Language Position
1841
1
120
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Signed Forms
Signed Tamil
Santali Sign Language
Scope
Individual
Individual
ISO 639 1
ta
No data available
ISO 639 2
ISO 639 2/T
tam
sat
ISO 639 2/B
tam
sat
ISO 639 3
tam
sat
ISO 639 6
tam
sat
Glottocode
tami1289, oldt1248
sant1410
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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