Countries
Malaysia, Mauritius, Puducherry, Singapore, Sri Lanka, Tamil Nadu
Wales
Total No. Of Countries
61
0
46
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National Language
Singapore, Sri Lanka, Tamil Nadu
Wales
Second Language
Andaman and Nicobar Islands, kerala, Puducherry
Not spoken in any of the countries
Speaking Continents
Asia
Europe
Minority Language
Canada, Malaysia, Mauritius, Reunion, Seychelles
Argentina, United Kingdom
Regulated By
Official language Commission of Government of Tamil Nadu, Thanjavur Tamil University
Welsh Language Commissioner
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.
- One of the Celtic language still spoken with great numbers of speakers is Welsh language.
- Welsh was evolved from British , which was spoken by ancient Britons.
Similar To
Malayalam
English Language
Derived From
-
British Language
Alphabets in
Alphabets
24729
18
247
👆🏻
Phonology
How Many Vowels
127
0
32
👆🏻
How Many Consonants
1821
9
60
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Scripts
Tamil
Latin
Writing Direction
Left-To-Right, Horizontal
-
Hard to Learn
Language Levels
34
2
12
👆🏻
Time Taken to Learn
44 weeks30 weeks
3
88
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Hello
வணக்கம் (Vanakkam)
Helô
Thank You
நன்றி (Naṉṟi)
Diolch
How Are You?
நீங்கள் எப்படி இருக்கிறீர்கள்? (Nīṅkaḷ eppaṭi irukkiṟīrkaḷ?)
Sut ydych chi?
Good Night
நல்ல இரவு (Good night) / irravu vanakkam (Good night)
Nos da
Good Evening
நல்ல மாலை (Nalla mālai)/ மாலை (irravu vanakkam)
Noswaith dda
Good Afternoon
பிற்பகல் வணக்கம் (perpagal vanakkam)
P'nawn da
Good Morning
காலை வணக்கம் (Kaalai Vanakkam)
Bore da
Please
தயவு (Tayavu)
os gwelwch yn dda
Sorry
மன்னிக்கவும் (Maṉṉikkavum)
Mae'n ddrwg gennym
Bye
சென்று வருகிறேன் (Sendru Varukiren)
Hwyl
I Love You
நான் உன்னை காதலிக்கிறேன் (Naan Unnai Kadalikiren)
Dw i'n dy garu di
Excuse Me
என்னை மன்னியுங்கள் (Eṉṉai maṉṉiyuṅkaḷ)
Esgusodwch fi
Dialect 1
Kongu
Patagonian Welsh
Where They Speak
Kongu
Argentina
How Many People Speak
77,000,000.0038,000.00
1.5
960000000
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Dialect 2
Madurai Tamil
Y Wyndodeg
Where They Speak
Madurai, South Tamil Nadu
Gwynedd
How Many People Speak
77,000,000.00700,000.00
700
274000000
👆🏻
Dialect 3
Tirunelveli Tamil
Y Bowyseg
Where They Speak
South Tamil Nadu, Thoothukudi, Tirunelveli
Powys
How Many People Speak
77,000,000.00700,000.00
2
230000000
👆🏻
Total No. Of Dialects
108
0
188
👆🏻
How Many People Speak?
78.00 million7.40 million
0
1200
👆🏻
Speaking Population
1.06 %0.24 %
0
89
👆🏻
Native Speakers
70.00 million7.40 million
0
873
👆🏻
Second Language Speakers
8.00 million0.70 million
0.01
400
👆🏻
Native Name
தமிழ்
Cymraeg / Y Gymraeg
Alternative Names
Damulian, Tamal, Tamalsan, Tambul, Tamili
Cymraeg
French Name
tamoul
gallois
German Name
Tamil
Kymrisch
Pronunciation
[t̪ɐmɨɻ]
[kəmˈrɑːɨɡ]
Ethnicity
Tamil people or Tamilans
Welsh people
Origin
300 BC
9th Century
Language Family
Dravidian Family
Indo-European Family
Subgroup
-
Celtic
Branch
-
Brythonic
Language Forms
Early Forms
Old Tamil and Middle Tamil
Common Brittonic, Old Welsh, Middle Welsh
Standard Forms
Modern Tamil
Welsh
Language Position
1831
1
120
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Signed Forms
Signed Tamil
Welsh Sign Language
Scope
Individual
Individual
ISO 639 1
ta
cy
ISO 639 2
ISO 639 2/T
tam
cym
ISO 639 2/B
tam
wel
ISO 639 3
tam
cym
ISO 639 6
tam
cym
Glottocode
tami1289, oldt1248
wels1247
Linguasphere
tami1289
50-ABA
Types of Language
Language Type
Living
Historical
Language Linguistic Typology
Subject-Object-Verb
Verb-Subject-Object
Language Morphological Typology
-
Fusional