Locale Ta in

Reference data for the Tamil (India) locale — endonym தமிழ் (இந்தியா), written in the Tamil script, left-to-right (LTR).

Identifiers

• BCP 47 tag: ta-IN
• ISO 639-1: ta
• ISO 639-3: tam
• Script: Taml (Tamil)
• Region: IN (India)
• Text direction: ltr — left-to-right (LTR)

Speakers (approximate)

• L1 (native): 69,000,000
• L2 (additional): 6,000,000
• L1+L2 (total): 75,000,000

Base locale

This is a regional variant of Locale Ta 001 (Tamil), the base/macro locale for this language.

Pluralization

CLDR plural categories for this locale: one, other (2 forms).

• one — n = 1 (e.g. 1)
• other — everything else (e.g. 0, 2~16, 100, 1000, …)

See Unicode Messageformat for writing plural messages using these categories.

Translating into this locale

Apply Locale Ta 001 with the conventions of India (Tamil Nadu).

• Formats: rupee (₹), Indian grouping, dates DD/MM/YYYY; the Tamil calendar is used for Pongal and Tamil New Year.
• Context: Tamil is the official language of Tamil Nadu and Puducherry; the Tamil Nadu government publishes official terminology.
• Tone: polite and respectful; strong language pride, so avoid unnecessary English or Hindi where a Tamil term exists.

Common pitfalls

• Using Sri Lankan Tamil vocabulary for a Tamil Nadu audience without checking.
• Using Hindi characters or terms.
• The general pitfalls in Locale Ta 001 also apply.

Learn more

• Locale for BCP 47 identifiers, locale-sensitive formatting, pluralization, and text-direction concepts that apply across all locales.
• Unicode Messageformat for writing plural/selection messages correctly for this locale's grammar.
• Unicode CLDR locale data for number grouping, calendars, and currency (https://cldr.unicode.org)