Countries
India, Pakistan
Malaysia, Mauritius, Puducherry, Singapore, Sri Lanka, Tamil Nadu
Total No. Of Countries
26
0
46
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National Language
Pakistan
Singapore, Sri Lanka, Tamil Nadu
Second Language
Pakistan
Andaman and Nicobar Islands, kerala, Puducherry
Speaking Continents
Asia, Oceania
Asia
Minority Language
India
Canada, Malaysia, Mauritius, Reunion, Seychelles
Regulated By
National Council for Promotion of Urdu Language, India, National Language Authority, Pakistan
Official language Commission of Government of Tamil Nadu, Thanjavur Tamil University
Interesting Facts
- 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.
- 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
Arabic and Hindi Languages
Malayalam
Derived From
Ghaznavid Persian Language
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Alphabets in
Alphabets
52247
18
247
👆🏻
Phonology
How Many Vowels
1012
0
32
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How Many Consonants
4018
9
60
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Scripts
Arabic
Tamil
Writing Direction
Right-To-Left, Horizontal
Left-To-Right, Horizontal
Hard to Learn
Language Levels
43
2
12
👆🏻
Time Taken to Learn
44 weeks44 weeks
3
88
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Hello
خوش آمديد
வணக்கம் (Vanakkam)
Thank You
آپ کا شکریہ
நன்றி (Naṉṟi)
How Are You?
آپ کیسے ہیں؟
நீங்கள் எப்படி இருக்கிறீர்கள்? (Nīṅkaḷ eppaṭi irukkiṟīrkaḷ?)
Good Night
گڈ نائٹ
நல்ல இரவு (Good night) / irravu vanakkam (Good night)
Good Evening
سلام علیکم
நல்ல மாலை (Nalla mālai)/ மாலை (irravu vanakkam)
Good Afternoon
گڈ آفٹر نون
பிற்பகல் வணக்கம் (perpagal vanakkam)
Good Morning
گڈ مارننگ
காலை வணக்கம் (Kaalai Vanakkam)
Please
براہ مہربانی
தயவு (Tayavu)
Sorry
معاف کرنا
மன்னிக்கவும் (Maṉṉikkavum)
Bye
الوداع
சென்று வருகிறேன் (Sendru Varukiren)
I Love You
مجھے تم سے محبت
நான் உன்னை காதலிக்கிறேன் (Naan Unnai Kadalikiren)
Excuse Me
معاف کیجئے گا
என்னை மன்னியுங்கள் (Eṉṉai maṉṉiyuṅkaḷ)
Dialect 1
Dakhini
Kongu
Where They Speak
India
Kongu
How Many People Speak
11,000,000.0077,000,000.00
1.5
960000000
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Dialect 2
Hyderabadi Urdu
Madurai Tamil
Where They Speak
India
Madurai, South Tamil Nadu
How Many People Speak
69,000,000.0077,000,000.00
700
274000000
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Dialect 3
Rekhta
Tirunelveli Tamil
Where They Speak
South Asia
South Tamil Nadu, Thoothukudi, Tirunelveli
How Many People Speak
69,000,000.0077,000,000.00
2
230000000
👆🏻
Total No. Of Dialects
310
0
188
👆🏻
How Many People Speak?
104.00 million78.00 million
0
1200
👆🏻
Speaking Population
0.99 %1.06 %
0
89
👆🏻
Native Speakers
61.00 million70.00 million
0
873
👆🏻
Second Language Speakers
43.00 million8.00 million
0.01
400
👆🏻
Native Name
اُردُو
தமிழ்
Alternative Names
Bihari
Damulian, Tamal, Tamalsan, Tambul, Tamili
French Name
ourdou
tamoul
German Name
Urdu
Tamil
Pronunciation
[ˈʊrd̪u]
[t̪ɐmɨɻ]
Ethnicity
Urdu-speaking people
Tamil people or Tamilans
Origin
12th Century CE
300 BC
Language Family
Indo-European Family
Dravidian Family
Subgroup
Indo-Iranian
-
Branch
Indic
-
Language Forms
Early Forms
No early forms
Old Tamil and Middle Tamil
Standard Forms
Modern Standard Urdu
Modern Tamil
Language Position
2018
1
120
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Signed Forms
Signed Urdu
Signed Tamil
Scope
Individual
Individual
ISO 639 1
ur
ta
ISO 639 2
ISO 639 2/T
urd
tam
ISO 639 2/B
urd
tam
ISO 639 3
urd
tam
ISO 639 6
urd
tam
Glottocode
urdu1245
tami1289, oldt1248
Linguasphere
59-AAF-q
tami1289
Types of Language
Language Type
Living
Living
Language Linguistic Typology
-
Subject-Object-Verb
Language Morphological Typology
Fusional
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