Countries
Malaysia, Mauritius, Puducherry, Singapore, Sri Lanka, Tamil Nadu
Zimbabwe
Total No. Of Countries
61
0
46
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National Language
Singapore, Sri Lanka, Tamil Nadu
Botswana, Mozambique, Zimbabwe
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
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.
- Shona language is tonal language.
- The African people in Zimbabwe is made of 10 ethnic groups, each speaking a different languages, shona is spoken by 60 percent of population.
Similar To
Malayalam
Kalanga and Nambya Language
Derived From
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Alphabets in
Alphabets
24737
18
247
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Phonology
How Many Vowels
125
0
32
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How Many Consonants
1846
9
60
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Scripts
Tamil
Latin
Writing Direction
Left-To-Right, Horizontal
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Hard to Learn
Language Levels
34
2
12
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Time Taken to Learn
44 weeks30 weeks
3
88
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Hello
வணக்கம் (Vanakkam)
Mhoro
Thank You
நன்றி (Naṉṟi)
Waita zvako
How Are You?
நீங்கள் எப்படி இருக்கிறீர்கள்? (Nīṅkaḷ eppaṭi irukkiṟīrkaḷ?)
Wakadini zvako?
Good Night
நல்ல இரவு (Good night) / irravu vanakkam (Good night)
Urare zvakanaka
Good Evening
நல்ல மாலை (Nalla mālai)/ மாலை (irravu vanakkam)
Manheru
Good Afternoon
பிற்பகல் வணக்கம் (perpagal vanakkam)
Masikati
Good Morning
காலை வணக்கம் (Kaalai Vanakkam)
Mangwanani
Please
தயவு (Tayavu)
Ndinokumbirawo
Sorry
மன்னிக்கவும் (Maṉṉikkavum)
Ndineurombo
Bye
சென்று வருகிறேன் (Sendru Varukiren)
bye
I Love You
நான் உன்னை காதலிக்கிறேன் (Naan Unnai Kadalikiren)
Ndinokuda
Excuse Me
என்னை மன்னியுங்கள் (Eṉṉai maṉṉiyuṅkaḷ)
Pamusoro
Dialect 1
Kongu
Hwesa
Where They Speak
Kongu
Zimbabwe
How Many People Speak
77,000,000.0011,000,000.00
1.5
960000000
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Dialect 2
Madurai Tamil
Karanga
Where They Speak
Madurai, South Tamil Nadu
southern Zimbabwe
How Many People Speak
77,000,000.001,100,000.00
700
274000000
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Dialect 3
Tirunelveli Tamil
Zezuru
Where They Speak
South Tamil Nadu, Thoothukudi, Tirunelveli
central Zimbabwe, Mashonaland
How Many People Speak
77,000,000.0016.00
2
230000000
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Total No. Of Dialects
104
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 %0.13 %
0
89
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Native Speakers
70.00 million8.30 million
0
873
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Second Language Speakers
8.00 million16.00 million
0.01
400
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Native Name
தமிழ்
chiShona
Alternative Names
Damulian, Tamal, Tamalsan, Tambul, Tamili
Chishona, “Swina” (pej.), Zezuru
French Name
tamoul
shona
German Name
Tamil
Schona-Sprache
Pronunciation
[t̪ɐmɨɻ]
[ʃoːna]
Ethnicity
Tamil people or Tamilans
Shona people
Origin
300 BC
20th century
Language Family
Dravidian Family
Niger-Congo Family
Subgroup
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Benue-Congo
Branch
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Bantu
Language Forms
Early Forms
Old Tamil and Middle Tamil
Old Shona and Middle Shona
Standard Forms
Modern Tamil
Standard Shona
Language Position
18107
1
120
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Signed Forms
Signed Tamil
Signed Shona
Scope
Individual
Individual
ISO 639 1
ta
sn
ISO 639 2
ISO 639 2/T
tam
sna
ISO 639 2/B
tam
sna
ISO 639 3
tam
sna
ISO 639 6
tam
sna
Glottocode
tami1289, oldt1248
core1255
Linguasphere
tami1289
99-AUT-a
Types of Language
Language Type
Living
Living
Language Linguistic Typology
Subject-Object-Verb
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Language Morphological Typology
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