Tamil language
Tamil (ISO 639-3 code tam) is a language of the Dravidian family spoken in India and Sri Lanka. It has about 85,000,000 speakers.
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Facts
| ISO 639-3 code | tam |
|---|---|
| Glottocode | tami1289 |
| Family | Dravidian |
| Area | Eurasia |
| Countries | India, Sri Lanka |
| Speakers (estimate) | 85,000,000 |
Related languages
Other Dravidian languages, nearest first.
- Telugu96,000,000 speakers
- Kannada60,000,000 speakers
- Malayalam38,000,000 speakers
- Kui (India)500,000 speakers
- Kuvi246,513 speakers
- Badaga134,000 speakers
- Sauria Paharia117,000 speakers
- Kodava97,011 speakers
- Duruwa51,200 speakers
- Kurichiya29,400 speakers
- Sholaga24,000 speakers
- Kumarbhag Paharia20,200 speakers
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Classification, area and countries: Glottolog (CC BY 4.0). Speaker numbers are estimates and differ between sources.