Countries
Malaysia, Mauritius, Puducherry, Singapore, Sri Lanka, Tamil Nadu
Thailand
Total No. Of Countries
61
0
46
👆🏻
National Language
Singapore, Sri Lanka, Tamil Nadu
Thailand
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
Burma, Cambodia, Laos
Regulated By
Official language Commission of Government of Tamil Nadu, Thanjavur Tamil University
Royal Society of Thailand (ราชบัณฑิตยสภา)
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.
- Thai is tonal language and also it is very repetitive and exaggerative language.
- You should learn thai language with native speakers and not with books or recorders, since speaking and writing in thai are not the same.
Similar To
Malayalam
Lao Language
Derived From
-
Khmer Language
Alphabets in
Alphabets
24744
18
247
👆🏻
Phonology
How Many Vowels
1232
0
32
👆🏻
How Many Consonants
1844
9
60
👆🏻
Scripts
Tamil
Thai
Writing Direction
Left-To-Right, Horizontal
Left-To-Right, Horizontal
Hard to Learn
Language Levels
33
2
12
👆🏻
Time Taken to Learn
44 weeks44 weeks
3
88
👆🏻
Hello
வணக்கம் (Vanakkam)
สวัสดี (S̄wạs̄dī)
Thank You
நன்றி (Naṉṟi)
ขอบคุณ (K̄hxbkhuṇ)
How Are You?
நீங்கள் எப்படி இருக்கிறீர்கள்? (Nīṅkaḷ eppaṭi irukkiṟīrkaḷ?)
คุณเป็นอย่างไร? (Khuṇ pĕn xỳāngrị?)
Good Night
நல்ல இரவு (Good night) / irravu vanakkam (Good night)
นอนหลับฝันดี (Nxn h̄lạb f̄ạn dī)
Good Evening
நல்ல மாலை (Nalla mālai)/ மாலை (irravu vanakkam)
สวัสดี (S̄wạs̄dī)
Good Afternoon
பிற்பகல் வணக்கம் (perpagal vanakkam)
สวัสดีตอนบ่าย (S̄wạs̄dī txn b̀āy)
Good Morning
காலை வணக்கம் (Kaalai Vanakkam)
อรุณสวัสดิ์ (Xruṇ s̄wạs̄di̒)
Please
தயவு (Tayavu)
โปรด (Pord)
Sorry
மன்னிக்கவும் (Maṉṉikkavum)
ขอโทษ (K̄hxthos̄ʹ)
Bye
சென்று வருகிறேன் (Sendru Varukiren)
ลาก่อน (Lā k̀xn)
I Love You
நான் உன்னை காதலிக்கிறேன் (Naan Unnai Kadalikiren)
ผมรักคุณ (P̄hm rạk khuṇ)
Excuse Me
என்னை மன்னியுங்கள் (Eṉṉai maṉṉiyuṅkaḷ)
ขอโทษ (K̄hxthos̄ʹ)
Dialect 1
Kongu
Isan
Where They Speak
Kongu
Isan
How Many People Speak
77,000,000.0020,000,000.00
1.5
960000000
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Dialect 2
Madurai Tamil
Northern Thai
Where They Speak
Madurai, South Tamil Nadu
Northern Thailand
How Many People Speak
77,000,000.006,000,000.00
700
274000000
👆🏻
Dialect 3
Tirunelveli Tamil
Southern Thai
Where They Speak
South Tamil Nadu, Thoothukudi, Tirunelveli
Kedah, Kelantan, Southern Thailand, Tanintharyi
How Many People Speak
77,000,000.004,500,000.00
2
230000000
👆🏻
Total No. Of Dialects
109
0
188
👆🏻
How Many People Speak?
78.00 million60.00 million
0
1200
👆🏻
Speaking Population
1.06 %0.85 %
0
89
👆🏻
Native Speakers
70.00 million20.00 million
0
873
👆🏻
Second Language Speakers
8.00 million40.00 million
0.01
400
👆🏻
Native Name
தமிழ்
ภาษาไทย
Alternative Names
Damulian, Tamal, Tamalsan, Tambul, Tamili
Siamese, Standard Thai, Thaiklang
French Name
tamoul
thaï
German Name
Tamil
Thailändisch
Pronunciation
[t̪ɐmɨɻ]
[pʰāːsǎː tʰāj]
Ethnicity
Tamil people or Tamilans
Central Thai and Thai Chinese
Origin
300 BC
1283 CE
Language Family
Dravidian Family
Tai-Kadai Family
Subgroup
-
Tai
Branch
-
-
Language Forms
Early Forms
Old Tamil and Middle Tamil
Old Thai
Standard Forms
Modern Tamil
Thai
Language Position
1847
1
120
👆🏻
Signed Forms
Signed Tamil
Thai Sign Language
Scope
Individual
Individual
ISO 639 1
ta
th
ISO 639 2
ISO 639 2/T
tam
tha
ISO 639 2/B
tam
tha
ISO 639 3
tam
tha
ISO 639 6
tam
tha
Glottocode
tami1289, oldt1248
thai1261
Linguasphere
tami1289
47-AAA-b
Types of Language
Language Type
Living
Living
Language Linguistic Typology
Subject-Object-Verb
Subject-Verb-Object
Language Morphological Typology
-
Analytic, Isolating