Countries
Vietnam
Malaysia, Mauritius, Puducherry, Singapore, Sri Lanka, Tamil Nadu
Total No. Of Countries
16
0
46
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National Language
Vietnam
Singapore, Sri Lanka, Tamil Nadu
Second Language
Australia, East Asia, North America, Southeast Asia, Western Europe
Andaman and Nicobar Islands, kerala, Puducherry
Speaking Continents
Asia
Asia
Minority Language
Czech Republic
Canada, Malaysia, Mauritius, Reunion, Seychelles
Regulated By
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Official language Commission of Government of Tamil Nadu, Thanjavur Tamil University
Interesting Facts
- The vocabulary of Vietnamese language is influenced by Chinese Language.
- The only language in East Asia that uses the Latin alphabet is Vietnamese.
- 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
Chinese Language
Malayalam
Derived From
Chinese Language
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Alphabets in
Alphabets
37247
18
247
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Phonology
How Many Vowels
1212
0
32
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How Many Consonants
2118
9
60
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Scripts
Latin
Tamil
Writing Direction
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Left-To-Right, Horizontal
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
Xin chào
வணக்கம் (Vanakkam)
Thank You
Cam on
நன்றி (Naṉṟi)
How Are You?
Bạn khỏe không?
நீங்கள் எப்படி இருக்கிறீர்கள்? (Nīṅkaḷ eppaṭi irukkiṟīrkaḷ?)
Good Night
Chúc ngủ ngon
நல்ல இரவு (Good night) / irravu vanakkam (Good night)
Good Evening
Chào buổi tối
நல்ல மாலை (Nalla mālai)/ மாலை (irravu vanakkam)
Good Afternoon
Chào buổi trưa
பிற்பகல் வணக்கம் (perpagal vanakkam)
Good Morning
Chào buổi sáng
காலை வணக்கம் (Kaalai Vanakkam)
Please
xin vui lòng
தயவு (Tayavu)
Sorry
Xin lỗi
மன்னிக்கவும் (Maṉṉikkavum)
Bye
Tạm biệt
சென்று வருகிறேன் (Sendru Varukiren)
I Love You
tôi yêu bạn
நான் உன்னை காதலிக்கிறேன் (Naan Unnai Kadalikiren)
Excuse Me
Xin loi
என்னை மன்னியுங்கள் (Eṉṉai maṉṉiyuṅkaḷ)
Dialect 1
Northern Vietnamese
Kongu
Where They Speak
Dong Bac, Haiphong, Hanoi, Red River Delta, Tay Bac
Kongu
How Many People Speak
76,000,000.0077,000,000.00
1.5
960000000
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Dialect 2
North-central Vietnamese
Madurai Tamil
Where They Speak
Ha Tinh, Nghe An, Thanh Hoa
Madurai, South Tamil Nadu
How Many People Speak
76,000,000.0077,000,000.00
700
274000000
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Dialect 3
Mid-Central Vietnamese
Tirunelveli Tamil
Where They Speak
Hue, Quang Tri, Thua Thien
South Tamil Nadu, Thoothukudi, Tirunelveli
How Many People Speak
76,000,000.0077,000,000.00
2
230000000
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Total No. Of Dialects
510
0
188
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How Many People Speak?
91.00 million78.00 million
0
1200
👆🏻
Speaking Population
1.14 %1.06 %
0
89
👆🏻
Native Speakers
75.00 million70.00 million
0
873
👆🏻
Second Language Speakers
16.00 million8.00 million
0.01
400
👆🏻
Native Name
tiếng việt (㗂越)
தமிழ்
Alternative Names
Annamese, Ching, Gin, Jing, Kinh, Viet
Damulian, Tamal, Tamalsan, Tambul, Tamili
French Name
vietnamien
tamoul
German Name
Vietnamesisch
Tamil
Pronunciation
[tĭəŋ vìəˀt] (Northern)
[tǐəŋ jìək] (Southern)
[t̪ɐmɨɻ]
Ethnicity
Vietnamese (Kinh) people
Tamil people or Tamilans
Origin
c. 1440
300 BC
Language Family
Austroasiatic Family
Dravidian Family
Subgroup
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-
Branch
-
-
Language Forms
Early Forms
Pre-Vietnamese, Proto-Vietnamese, Archaic Vietnamese, Ancient Vietnamese, Middle Vietnamese, Modern Vietnamese
Old Tamil and Middle Tamil
Standard Forms
Standard Vietnamese
Modern Tamil
Language Position
1418
1
120
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Signed Forms
Vietnamese sign languages
Signed Tamil
Scope
Individual
Individual
ISO 639 1
vi
ta
ISO 639 2
ISO 639 2/T
vie
tam
ISO 639 2/B
vie
tam
ISO 639 3
vie
tam
ISO 639 6
vie
tam
Glottocode
viet1252
tami1289, oldt1248
Linguasphere
46-EBA
tami1289
Types of Language
Language Type
Living
Living
Language Linguistic Typology
Subject-Verb-Object
Subject-Object-Verb
Language Morphological Typology
Analytic, Isolating
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