Countries
India
Malaysia, Mauritius, Puducherry, Singapore, Sri Lanka, Tamil Nadu
Total No. Of Countries
16
0
46
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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
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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
-
-
Alphabets in
Alphabets
51247
18
247
👆🏻
Phonology
How Many Vowels
1612
0
32
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How Many Consonants
3518
9
60
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Scripts
Kannada Script
Tamil
Writing Direction
-
Left-To-Right, Horizontal
Hard to Learn
Language Levels
53
2
12
👆🏻
Time Taken to Learn
44 weeks44 weeks
3
88
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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
How Many People Speak
2,000,000.0077,000,000.00
1.5
960000000
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Dialect 2
Jain
Madurai Tamil
Where They Speak
Tamil Nadu
Madurai, South Tamil Nadu
How Many People Speak
1,900,000.0077,000,000.00
700
274000000
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Dialect 3
Girijan
Tirunelveli Tamil
Where They Speak
Tamil Nadu
South Tamil Nadu, Thoothukudi, Tirunelveli
How Many People Speak
2.0077,000,000.00
2
230000000
👆🏻
Total No. Of Dialects
410
0
188
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How Many People Speak?
1.70 million78.00 million
0
1200
👆🏻
Speaking Population
0.01 %1.06 %
0
89
👆🏻
Native Speakers
1.70 million70.00 million
0
873
👆🏻
Second Language Speakers
2.00 million8.00 million
0.01
400
👆🏻
Native Name
Tulu
தமிழ்
Alternative Names
Tal, Tallu, Thalu, Thulu, Tilu, Tullu, Tuluva Bhasa
Damulian, Tamal, Tamalsan, Tambul, Tamili
French Name
-
tamoul
German Name
Tulu
Tamil
Pronunciation
[ˈtulu]
[t̪ɐmɨɻ]
Ethnicity
Tuluva
Tamil people or Tamilans
Origin
14
300 BC
Language Family
Dravidian Family
Dravidian Family
Subgroup
-
-
Branch
-
-
Language Forms
Early Forms
No early forms
Old Tamil and Middle Tamil
Standard Forms
Tulu
Modern Tamil
Language Position
2318
1
120
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Signed Forms
Signed Tulu
Signed Tamil
Scope
Individual
Individual
ISO 639 1
No data available
ta
ISO 639 2
ISO 639 2/T
tcy
tam
ISO 639 2/B
tul
tam
ISO 639 3
tcy
tam
ISO 639 6
tcy
tam
Glottocode
tulu1258
tami1289, oldt1248
Linguasphere
No data available
tami1289
Types of Language
Language Type
Living
Living
Language Linguistic Typology
-
Subject-Object-Verb
Language Morphological Typology
-
-