Countries
Malaysia, Mauritius, Puducherry, Singapore, Sri Lanka, Tamil Nadu
India, Pakistan
Total No. Of Countries
62
0
46
👆🏻
National Language
Singapore, Sri Lanka, Tamil Nadu
Pakistan
Second Language
Andaman and Nicobar Islands, kerala, Puducherry
Pakistan
Speaking Continents
Asia
Asia, Oceania
Minority Language
Canada, Malaysia, Mauritius, Reunion, Seychelles
India
Regulated By
Official language Commission of Government of Tamil Nadu, Thanjavur Tamil University
National Council for Promotion of Urdu Language, India, National Language Authority, Pakistan
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.
- Urdu is a language of beauty and grace, that adds meaning to prose and charm to poetry.
- Different languages such as Arabic, Persian and Turkish gave birth and richness to Urdu.
Similar To
Malayalam
Arabic and Hindi Languages
Derived From
-
Ghaznavid Persian Language
Alphabets in
Alphabets
24752
18
247
👆🏻
Phonology
How Many Vowels
1210
0
32
👆🏻
How Many Consonants
1840
9
60
👆🏻
Scripts
Tamil
Arabic
Writing Direction
Left-To-Right, Horizontal
Right-To-Left, Horizontal
Hard to Learn
Language Levels
34
2
12
👆🏻
Time Taken to Learn
44 weeks44 weeks
3
88
👆🏻
Hello
வணக்கம் (Vanakkam)
خوش آمديد
Thank You
நன்றி (Naṉṟi)
آپ کا شکریہ
How Are You?
நீங்கள் எப்படி இருக்கிறீர்கள்? (Nīṅkaḷ eppaṭi irukkiṟīrkaḷ?)
آپ کیسے ہیں؟
Good Night
நல்ல இரவு (Good night) / irravu vanakkam (Good night)
گڈ نائٹ
Good Evening
நல்ல மாலை (Nalla mālai)/ மாலை (irravu vanakkam)
سلام علیکم
Good Afternoon
பிற்பகல் வணக்கம் (perpagal vanakkam)
گڈ آفٹر نون
Good Morning
காலை வணக்கம் (Kaalai Vanakkam)
گڈ مارننگ
Please
தயவு (Tayavu)
براہ مہربانی
Sorry
மன்னிக்கவும் (Maṉṉikkavum)
معاف کرنا
Bye
சென்று வருகிறேன் (Sendru Varukiren)
الوداع
I Love You
நான் உன்னை காதலிக்கிறேன் (Naan Unnai Kadalikiren)
مجھے تم سے محبت
Excuse Me
என்னை மன்னியுங்கள் (Eṉṉai maṉṉiyuṅkaḷ)
معاف کیجئے گا
Dialect 1
Kongu
Dakhini
Where They Speak
Kongu
India
How Many People Speak
77,000,000.0011,000,000.00
1.5
960000000
👆🏻
Dialect 2
Madurai Tamil
Hyderabadi Urdu
Where They Speak
Madurai, South Tamil Nadu
India
How Many People Speak
77,000,000.0069,000,000.00
700
274000000
👆🏻
Dialect 3
Tirunelveli Tamil
Rekhta
Where They Speak
South Tamil Nadu, Thoothukudi, Tirunelveli
South Asia
How Many People Speak
77,000,000.0069,000,000.00
2
230000000
👆🏻
Total No. Of Dialects
103
0
188
👆🏻
How Many People Speak?
78.00 million104.00 million
0
1200
👆🏻
Speaking Population
1.06 %0.99 %
0
89
👆🏻
Native Speakers
70.00 million61.00 million
0
873
👆🏻
Second Language Speakers
8.00 million43.00 million
0.01
400
👆🏻
Native Name
தமிழ்
اُردُو
Alternative Names
Damulian, Tamal, Tamalsan, Tambul, Tamili
Bihari
French Name
tamoul
ourdou
German Name
Tamil
Urdu
Pronunciation
[t̪ɐmɨɻ]
[ˈʊrd̪u]
Ethnicity
Tamil people or Tamilans
Urdu-speaking people
Origin
300 BC
12th Century CE
Language Family
Dravidian Family
Indo-European Family
Subgroup
-
Indo-Iranian
Branch
-
Indic
Language Forms
Early Forms
Old Tamil and Middle Tamil
No early forms
Standard Forms
Modern Tamil
Modern Standard Urdu
Language Position
1820
1
120
👆🏻
Signed Forms
Signed Tamil
Signed Urdu
Scope
Individual
Individual
ISO 639 1
ta
ur
ISO 639 2
ISO 639 2/T
tam
urd
ISO 639 2/B
tam
urd
ISO 639 3
tam
urd
ISO 639 6
tam
urd
Glottocode
tami1289, oldt1248
urdu1245
Linguasphere
tami1289
59-AAF-q
Types of Language
Language Type
Living
Living
Language Linguistic Typology
Subject-Object-Verb
-
Language Morphological Typology
-
Fusional