Language

Tamil

Tamil is a language in the Dravidian family spoken in 31 countries.

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Scripture in Tamil

A complete Bible is reported in Tamil.

From the Every Language research atlas and its sources. “No known Scripture” means none is recorded in those sources, not that none exists.

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Where Tamil is spoken

  • Australia
  • Bahrain
  • Canada
  • Fiji
  • France
  • Germany
  • Guadeloupe
  • India
  • Ireland
  • Italy
  • Malaysia
  • Martinique
  • Mauritius
  • Myanmar
  • Netherlands
  • New Zealand
  • Oman
  • Pakistan
  • Qatar
  • Réunion
  • Saudi Arabia
  • Singapore
  • South Africa
  • Sri Lanka
  • Sweden
  • Switzerland
  • Thailand
  • United Arab Emirates
  • United Kingdom
  • United States
  • Vietnam

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About Tamil

Language family
Dravidian
ISO 639-3 code
tam
Glottocode
tami1289
Also known as
Tamil: Korava

Dialects and varieties 23

Each variety shows Scripture recorded for that exact variety; it may differ from Tamil as a whole.

  • Adi DravidaNo known Scripture
  • AiyangarNo known Scripture
  • AiyarNo known Scripture
  • AravaNo known Scripture
  • BurgandiNo known Scripture
  • BurmaNo known Scripture
  • HarijanNo known Scripture
  • HebbarNo known Scripture
  • KasuvaNo known Scripture
  • KongarNo known Scripture
  • KoravaNo known Scripture
  • KorchiNo known Scripture
  • MadrasiNo known Scripture
  • MaduraiNo known Scripture
  • MalayaNo known Scripture
  • Mandyam BrahminNo known Scripture
  • ParikalaNo known Scripture
  • SanketiNo known Scripture
  • Secunderabad BrahminNo known Scripture
  • South AfricaNo known Scripture
  • Sri LankaNo known Scripture
  • TamilNo known Scripture
  • TigaluNo known Scripture

Sources

  • DIALECTS source registryDIALECTS research collection · Each original source retains its own terms
  • GlottologHammarström, Forkel, Haspelmath & Bank, Glottolog 5.3 · CC BY 4.0
  • Data provided by Joshua ProjectData provided by Joshua Project · Noncommercial missions research and educational use
  • Every Language mapEvery Language and its attributed source providers · Owner-authorized publication; upstream terms retained

Atlas data as of 2026-09-05. Joshua Project data is used with permission for noncommercial ministry research and education. Glottolog data: CC BY 4.0.