Glottolog 5.2

Spoken L1 Language: Tamil

Classification

Comments on subclassification

Bijumon Varghese and Jose P. Mathew 2015: 15 Christer Norström 2003: 4

Endangerment

AES status:: not endangered
Source:: David M. Eberhard and Gary F. Simons and Charles D. Fennig 2025
Comment:: Tamil (tam-tam) = 1 (National). Statutory national language (1987, Constitution (amended), Articles 22(1), 24(1)), concentrated in North and East provinces; also in local administration and courts elsewhere.

Glottocode: tami1289
ISO 639-3: tam

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Alternative names

lexvo:: Bahasa Tamil [id]; Basa Tamil [jv]; Gjuha tamile [sq]; Idioma tamil [an]; Język tamilski [pl]; Kitamil [sw]; Lengua tamil [lij]; Limba tamilă [ro]; Lingua Tamulica [la]; Lingua tamil [gl]; Língua tâmil [pt]; Tamil [bcl]; Tamil bhasa [hif]; Tamil language [en]; Tamil nyelv [hu]; Tamil simi [qu]; Tamil-gí [nan]; Tamila lingvo [eo]; Tamilce [tr]; Tamileg [br]; Tamilek [kw]; Tamilera [eu]; Tamili keel [et]; Tamilikani chhib [rom]; Tamilsk [no]; Tamilski jezik [sh]; Tamilu valoda [lv]; Tamilština [cs]; Tamilų kalba [lt]; Tamoul [fr]; Tamílska [is]; Tamėlu kalba [lt]; Tinamil [war]; Tiếng Tamil [vi]; Tàmil [ca]; Zimanê tamîlî [ku]; tamoul [fr]; Èdè Tàmil [yo]; Тамилски език [bg]; Тамилски јазик [mk]; Тамилски језик [sr]; Тамильский язык [ru]; Тамільская мова [be]; Тамільська мова [uk]; טמילית [he]; تامل [pnb]; تامىل تىلى [ug]; زبان تامیل [fa]; لغة تاميلية [ar]; तमिल भाषा [hi]; तमिळ भाषा [mr]; तमिळ्‌ [sa]; তামিল ভাষা [bn]; தமிழ் [ta]; తమిళ భాష [te]; ತಮಿಳು [kn]; തമിഴ് [ml]; ภาษาทมิฬ [th]; ტამილური ენა [ka]; タミル語 [ja]; 泰米尔语 [zh]; 타밀어 [ko]
moseley & asher (1994):: Tamil
multitree:: Damulian; Tamal; Tamalsan; Tambul; Tamil; Tamil (Spoken); Tamili
ruhlen (1987):: Tamil
wals:: Tamil; Tamil (Spoken)

Countries

Spoken L1 Language: Tamil

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