Tamil
ta · தமிழ்
Tamil (ta) is written in the Tamil script and has an estimated 90.6M speakers. It is an official language in Sri Lanka and Singapore. CLDR has 5 locales for it.
Native nameதமிழ்
ScriptTamilTaml
Speakers90.6Mestimated
Countries8
Locales5
Plural forms2one, other
Overview
Where it is spoken
| Country | Status | Share of population |
|---|---|---|
| 🇱🇰 Sri Lanka | Official | 15% |
| 🇷🇪 Réunion | 15% | |
| 🇮🇳 India | Official (regional) | 5.9% |
| 🇲🇾 Malaysia | 4.2% | |
| 🇬🇧 United Kingdom | 3.2% | |
| 🇲🇺 Mauritius | 2.5% | |
| 🇸🇬 Singapore | Official | 2.1% |
| 🇨🇦 Canada | 0.65% |
Plural categories
| Category | Examples |
|---|---|
| one | 1 |
| other | 0, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, … |