Countries
India
Malaysia, Mauritius, Puducherry, Singapore, Sri Lanka, Tamil Nadu
National Language
India
Singapore, Sri Lanka, Tamil Nadu
Second Language
Not spoken in any of the countries
Andaman and Nicobar Islands, kerala, Puducherry
Speaking Continents
Asia
Asia
Minority Language
Not spoken in any of the countries
Canada, Malaysia, Mauritius, Reunion, Seychelles
Regulated By
Not Available
Official language Commission of Government of Tamil Nadu, Thanjavur Tamil University
Interesting Facts
- 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.
- 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.
Similar To
Kannada Language
Malayalam
Derived From
Not Available
Not Available
Alphabets in
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Scripts
Kannada Script
Tamil
Writing Direction
Not Available
Left-To-Right, Horizontal
Hello
Namaskara
வணக்கம் (Vanakkam)
Thank You
Mast Upakara.
நன்றி (Naṉṟi)
How Are You?
Yencha Ullar?
நீங்கள் எப்படி இருக்கிறீர்கள்? (Nīṅkaḷ eppaṭi irukkiṟīrkaḷ?)
Good Night
yedde rathre
நல்ல இரவு (Good night) / irravu vanakkam (Good night)
Good Evening
yedde baiyya
நல்ல மாலை (Nalla mālai)/ மாலை (irravu vanakkam)
Good Afternoon
yedde madhyana
பிற்பகல் வணக்கம் (perpagal vanakkam)
Good Morning
yedde kaande
காலை வணக்கம் (Kaalai Vanakkam)
Please
Daya maltadu
தயவு (Tayavu)
Sorry
Yenna thapu aandu
மன்னிக்கவும் (Maṉṉikkavum)
Bye
Barpe
சென்று வருகிறேன் (Sendru Varukiren)
I Love You
Yank ninade preeti Malpuye
நான் உன்னை காதலிக்கிறேன் (Naan Unnai Kadalikiren)
Excuse Me
Kshamisi
என்னை மன்னியுங்கள் (Eṉṉai maṉṉiyuṅkaḷ)
Dialect 1
Brahmin tulu
Kongu
Where They Speak
Tamil Nadu
Kongu
Dialect 2
Jain
Madurai Tamil
Where They Speak
Tamil Nadu
Madurai, South Tamil Nadu
Dialect 3
Girijan
Tirunelveli Tamil
Where They Speak
Tamil Nadu
South Tamil Nadu, Thoothukudi, Tirunelveli
Speaking Population
Not Available
Second Language Speakers
Not Available
Alternative Names
Tal, Tallu, Thalu, Thulu, Tilu, Tullu, Tuluva Bhasa
Damulian, Tamal, Tamalsan, Tambul, Tamili
French Name
Not Available
tamoul
German Name
Not Available
Tamil
Pronunciation
Not Available
[t̪ɐmɨɻ]
Ethnicity
Tuluva
Tamil people or Tamilans
Language Family
Dravidian Family
Dravidian Family
Subgroup
Not Available
Not Available
Branch
Not Available
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Early Forms
No early forms
Old Tamil and Middle Tamil
Standard Forms
Tulu
Modern Tamil
Language Position
Not Available
Signed Forms
Not Available
Signed Tamil
Scope
Individual
Individual
ISO 639 1
No data available
ta
ISO 639 2/T
Not Available
tam
ISO 639 2/B
Not Available
tam
ISO 639 6
Not Available
tam
Glottocode
tulu1258
tami1289, oldt1248
Linguasphere
No data available
tami1289
Language Type
Living
Living
Language Linguistic Typology
Not Available
Subject-Object-Verb
Language Morphological Typology
Not Available
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All Tulu and Tamil Dialects
Most languages have dialects where each dialect differ from other dialect with respect to grammar and vocabulary. Here you will get to know all Tulu and Tamil dialects. Various dialects of Tulu and Tamil language differ in their pronunciations and words. Dialects of Tulu are spoken in different Tulu Speaking Countries whereas Tamil Dialects are spoken in different Tamil speaking countries. Also the number of people speaking Tulu vs Tamil Dialects varies from few thousands to many millions. Some of the Tulu dialects include: Brahmin tulu, Jain. Tamil dialects include: Kongu , Madurai Tamil. Also learn about dialects in South American Languages and North American Languages.
Tulu and Tamil Speaking population
Tulu and Tamil speaking population is one of the factors based on which Tulu and Tamil languages can be compared. The total count of Tulu and Tamil Speaking population in percentage is also given. The percentage of people speaking Tulu language is Not Available whereas the percentage of people speaking Tamil language is 1.06 %. When we compare the speaking population of any two languages we get to know which of two languages is more popular. Find more details about how many people speak Tulu and Tamil on Tulu vs Tamil where you will get native speakers, speaking population in percentage and native names.
Tulu and Tamil Language Codes
Tulu and Tamil language codes are used in those applications where using language names are tedious. Tulu and Tamil Language Codes include all the international language codes, glottocodes and linguasphere.