Countries
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
Not Available
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.
- Tulu script is similar to Thigalaya script, which was one of the earliest scripts such as Persian and Latin.
- Tulu is a protoDravidian i.e original language.
Similar To
Malayalam
Kannada Language
Derived From
Not Available
Not Available
Alphabets
Alphabets in
Alphabets
24751
18
247
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Phonology
How Many Vowels
1216
0
32
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How Many Consonants
1835
9
60
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Scripts
Tamil
Kannada Script
Writing Direction
Left-To-Right, Horizontal
Not Available
Hard to Learn
Language Levels
35
2
12
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Time Taken to Learn
44 weeks44 weeks
3
88
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Greetings
Hello
வணக்கம் (Vanakkam)
Namaskara
Thank You
நன்றி (Naṉṟi)
Mast Upakara.
How Are You?
நீங்கள் எப்படி இருக்கிறீர்கள்? (Nīṅkaḷ eppaṭi irukkiṟīrkaḷ?)
Yencha Ullar?
Good Night
நல்ல இரவு (Good night) / irravu vanakkam (Good night)
yedde rathre
Good Evening
நல்ல மாலை (Nalla mālai)/ மாலை (irravu vanakkam)
yedde baiyya
Good Afternoon
பிற்பகல் வணக்கம் (perpagal vanakkam)
yedde madhyana
Good Morning
காலை வணக்கம் (Kaalai Vanakkam)
yedde kaande
Please
தயவு (Tayavu)
Daya maltadu
Sorry
மன்னிக்கவும் (Maṉṉikkavum)
Yenna thapu aandu
Bye
சென்று வருகிறேன் (Sendru Varukiren)
Barpe
I Love You
நான் உன்னை காதலிக்கிறேன் (Naan Unnai Kadalikiren)
Yank ninade preeti Malpuye
Excuse Me
என்னை மன்னியுங்கள் (Eṉṉai maṉṉiyuṅkaḷ)
Kshamisi
Dialects
Dialect 1
Kongu
Brahmin tulu
Where They Speak
Kongu
Tamil Nadu
How Many People Speak
NANA
1.5
960000000
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Dialect 2
Madurai Tamil
Jain
Where They Speak
Madurai, South Tamil Nadu
Tamil Nadu
How Many People Speak
NANA
700
80000000
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Dialect 3
Tirunelveli Tamil
Girijan
Where They Speak
South Tamil Nadu, Thoothukudi, Tirunelveli
Tamil Nadu
How Many People Speak
NANA
1400
96000000
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Total No. Of Dialects
104
0
188
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How Many People Speak
How Many People Speak?
78.00 million1.70 million
0.13
1200
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Speaking Population
1.06 %NA
0.11
89
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Native Speakers
70.00 million1.70 million
0.13
873
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Second Language Speakers
8.00 millionNA
0.01
400
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Native Name
தமிழ்
Tulu
Alternative Names
Damulian, Tamal, Tamalsan, Tambul, Tamili
Tal, Tallu, Thalu, Thulu, Tilu, Tullu, Tuluva Bhasa
French Name
tamoul
Not Available
German Name
Tamil
Not Available
Pronunciation
[t̪ɐmɨɻ]
Not Available
Ethnicity
Tamil people or Tamilans
Tuluva
History
Origin
300 BC
14
Language Family
Dravidian Family
Dravidian Family
Subgroup
Not Available
Not Available
Branch
Not Available
Not Available
Language Forms
Early Forms
Old Tamil and Middle Tamil
No early forms
Standard Forms
Modern Tamil
Tulu
Language Position
18NA
1
120
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Signed Forms
Signed Tamil
Not Available
Scope
Individual
Individual
Code
ISO 639 1
ta
No data available
ISO 639 2
ISO 639 2/T
tam
Not Available
ISO 639 2/B
tam
Not Available
ISO 639 3
tam
tcy
ISO 639 6
tam
Not Available
Glottocode
tami1289, oldt1248
tulu1258
Linguasphere
tami1289
No data available
Types of Language
Language Type
Living
Living
Language Linguistic Typology
Subject-Object-Verb
Not Available
Language Morphological Typology
Not Available
Not Available