Countries
Malaysia, Mauritius, Puducherry, Singapore, Sri Lanka, Tamil Nadu
Vietnam
Total No. Of Countries
61
0
46
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National Language
Singapore, Sri Lanka, Tamil Nadu
Vietnam
Second Language
Andaman and Nicobar Islands, kerala, Puducherry
Australia, East Asia, North America, Southeast Asia, Western Europe
Speaking Continents
Asia
Asia
Minority Language
Canada, Malaysia, Mauritius, Reunion, Seychelles
Czech Republic
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 vocabulary of Vietnamese language is influenced by Chinese Language.
- The only language in East Asia that uses the Latin alphabet is Vietnamese.
Similar To
Malayalam
Chinese Language
Derived From
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Chinese Language
Alphabets in
Alphabets
24737
18
247
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Phonology
How Many Vowels
1212
0
32
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How Many Consonants
1821
9
60
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Scripts
Tamil
Latin
Writing Direction
Left-To-Right, Horizontal
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Hard to Learn
Language Levels
33
2
12
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Time Taken to Learn
44 weeks44 weeks
3
88
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Hello
வணக்கம் (Vanakkam)
Xin chào
Thank You
நன்றி (Naṉṟi)
Cam on
How Are You?
நீங்கள் எப்படி இருக்கிறீர்கள்? (Nīṅkaḷ eppaṭi irukkiṟīrkaḷ?)
Bạn khỏe không?
Good Night
நல்ல இரவு (Good night) / irravu vanakkam (Good night)
Chúc ngủ ngon
Good Evening
நல்ல மாலை (Nalla mālai)/ மாலை (irravu vanakkam)
Chào buổi tối
Good Afternoon
பிற்பகல் வணக்கம் (perpagal vanakkam)
Chào buổi trưa
Good Morning
காலை வணக்கம் (Kaalai Vanakkam)
Chào buổi sáng
Please
தயவு (Tayavu)
xin vui lòng
Sorry
மன்னிக்கவும் (Maṉṉikkavum)
Xin lỗi
Bye
சென்று வருகிறேன் (Sendru Varukiren)
Tạm biệt
I Love You
நான் உன்னை காதலிக்கிறேன் (Naan Unnai Kadalikiren)
tôi yêu bạn
Excuse Me
என்னை மன்னியுங்கள் (Eṉṉai maṉṉiyuṅkaḷ)
Xin loi
Dialect 1
Kongu
Northern Vietnamese
Where They Speak
Kongu
Dong Bac, Haiphong, Hanoi, Red River Delta, Tay Bac
How Many People Speak
77,000,000.0076,000,000.00
1.5
960000000
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Dialect 2
Madurai Tamil
North-central Vietnamese
Where They Speak
Madurai, South Tamil Nadu
Ha Tinh, Nghe An, Thanh Hoa
How Many People Speak
77,000,000.0076,000,000.00
700
274000000
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Dialect 3
Tirunelveli Tamil
Mid-Central Vietnamese
Where They Speak
South Tamil Nadu, Thoothukudi, Tirunelveli
Hue, Quang Tri, Thua Thien
How Many People Speak
77,000,000.0076,000,000.00
2
230000000
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Total No. Of Dialects
105
0
188
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How Many People Speak?
78.00 million91.00 million
0
1200
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Speaking Population
1.06 %1.14 %
0
89
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Native Speakers
70.00 million75.00 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
tiếng việt (㗂越)
Alternative Names
Damulian, Tamal, Tamalsan, Tambul, Tamili
Annamese, Ching, Gin, Jing, Kinh, Viet
French Name
tamoul
vietnamien
German Name
Tamil
Vietnamesisch
Pronunciation
[t̪ɐmɨɻ]
[tĭəŋ vìəˀt] (Northern)
[tǐəŋ jìək] (Southern)
Ethnicity
Tamil people or Tamilans
Vietnamese (Kinh) people
Origin
300 BC
c. 1440
Language Family
Dravidian Family
Austroasiatic Family
Subgroup
-
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Branch
-
-
Language Forms
Early Forms
Old Tamil and Middle Tamil
Pre-Vietnamese, Proto-Vietnamese, Archaic Vietnamese, Ancient Vietnamese, Middle Vietnamese, Modern Vietnamese
Standard Forms
Modern Tamil
Standard Vietnamese
Language Position
1814
1
120
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Signed Forms
Signed Tamil
Vietnamese sign languages
Scope
Individual
Individual
ISO 639 1
ta
vi
ISO 639 2
ISO 639 2/T
tam
vie
ISO 639 2/B
tam
vie
ISO 639 3
tam
vie
ISO 639 6
tam
vie
Glottocode
tami1289, oldt1248
viet1252
Linguasphere
tami1289
46-EBA
Types of Language
Language Type
Living
Living
Language Linguistic Typology
Subject-Object-Verb
Subject-Verb-Object
Language Morphological Typology
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Analytic, Isolating