Countries
Malaysia, Mauritius, Puducherry, Singapore, Sri Lanka, Tamil Nadu
West Java
Total No. Of Countries
61
0
46
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National Language
Singapore, Sri Lanka, Tamil Nadu
Indonesia
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.
- The Sundanese language is second most widely spoken regional language in Indonesia.
Similar To
Malayalam
Madurese and Malay Languages
Derived From
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Alphabets in
Alphabets
24733
18
247
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Phonology
How Many Vowels
125
0
32
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How Many Consonants
1816
9
60
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Scripts
Tamil
Latin, Sundanese
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 weeks40 weeks
3
88
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Hello
வணக்கம் (Vanakkam)
Halo
Thank You
நன்றி (Naṉṟi)
Nuhun
How Are You?
நீங்கள் எப்படி இருக்கிறீர்கள்? (Nīṅkaḷ eppaṭi irukkiṟīrkaḷ?)
Kumaha kabarna?
Good Night
நல்ல இரவு (Good night) / irravu vanakkam (Good night)
Wilujeng kulem
Good Evening
நல்ல மாலை (Nalla mālai)/ மாலை (irravu vanakkam)
Wilujeng wengi
Good Afternoon
பிற்பகல் வணக்கம் (perpagal vanakkam)
Wilujeng siang
Good Morning
காலை வணக்கம் (Kaalai Vanakkam)
Wilujeng énjing
Please
தயவு (Tayavu)
Mangga
Sorry
மன்னிக்கவும் (Maṉṉikkavum)
Hapunten
Bye
சென்று வருகிறேன் (Sendru Varukiren)
Wilujeng angkat
I Love You
நான் உன்னை காதலிக்கிறேன் (Naan Unnai Kadalikiren)
Abdi bogoh ka anjeun
Excuse Me
என்னை மன்னியுங்கள் (Eṉṉai maṉṉiyuṅkaḷ)
Punten
Dialect 1
Kongu
Western dialect
Where They Speak
Kongu
Banten
How Many People Speak
77,000,000.0040,000,000.00
1.5
960000000
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Dialect 2
Madurai Tamil
Northern dialect
Where They Speak
Madurai, South Tamil Nadu
Bogor
How Many People Speak
77,000,000.0040,000,000.00
700
274000000
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Dialect 3
Tirunelveli Tamil
Priangan dialect
Where They Speak
South Tamil Nadu, Thoothukudi, Tirunelveli
Bandung
How Many People Speak
77,000,000.0040,000,000.00
2
230000000
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Total No. Of Dialects
106
0
188
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How Many People Speak?
78.00 million39.00 million
0
1200
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Speaking Population
1.06 %0.57 %
0
89
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Native Speakers
70.00 million38.00 million
0
873
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Second Language Speakers
8.00 million39.00 million
0.01
400
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Native Name
தமிழ்
Basa Sunda
Alternative Names
Damulian, Tamal, Tamalsan, Tambul, Tamili
Priangan, Sunda
French Name
tamoul
soundanais
German Name
Tamil
Sundanesisch
Pronunciation
[t̪ɐmɨɻ]
[sʊnˈdæniːs]
Ethnicity
Tamil people or Tamilans
Sundanese, Bantenese, Cirebonese, Badui
Origin
300 BC
5th century AD
Language Family
Dravidian Family
Austronesian Family
Subgroup
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Indonesian
Branch
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Language Forms
Early Forms
Old Tamil and Middle Tamil
No early forms
Standard Forms
Modern Tamil
Sundanese
Language Position
1842
1
120
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Signed Forms
Signed Tamil
Sundanese Sign Language
Scope
Individual
Individual
ISO 639 1
ta
su
ISO 639 2
ISO 639 2/T
tam
sun
ISO 639 2/B
tam
sun
ISO 639 3
tam
sun
ISO 639 6
tam
sun
Glottocode
tami1289, oldt1248
sund1251
Linguasphere
tami1289
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Types of Language
Language Type
Living
Living
Language Linguistic Typology
Subject-Object-Verb
Subject-Verb-Object
Language Morphological Typology
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