List of Tirukkural translations by language
Tirukkural, also known as the Kural, is considered one of the most widely translated non-religious works in the world.[1] As of 2020, the work has been translated into about 41 world languages. As of 2014, English language alone had about 57 versions available, which is estimated to have crossed 100 by 2020.

A typical Tamil version of the Kural
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Table of available translations
S. No. | Language | Year of first translation | No. of translations available (as of 2020) | No. of complete translations available |
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1. | Arabic | 1976 | 4 | 3 |
2. | Bengali | 1939 | 4 | 4 |
3. | Chinese | 1967 | 2 | 2 |
4. | Czech | 1952 | 1 | 0 |
5. | Dutch | 1964 | 1 | 0 |
6. | English | 1794 | 58 | 31 |
7. | Fijian | 1964 | 2 | |
8. | Finnish | 1972 | 1 | 0 |
9. | French | 1767 | 18 | |
10. | German | 1803 | 8 | |
11. | Gujarati | 1931 | 3 | 1 |
12. | Hindi | 1924 | 19 | |
13. | Japanese | 1981 | 2 | |
14. | Kannada | 1940 | 8 | |
15. | Konkani | 2002 | 1 | 1 |
16. | Korean | 2 | 1 | |
17. | Latin | 1730 | 3 | 1 |
18. | Malay | 1964 | 3 | |
19. | Malayalam | 1595 | 21 | |
20. | Marathi | 1930 | 2 | 1 |
21. | Meitei | 2012 | 1 | 1 |
22. | Odia | 1978 | 5 | 4 |
23. | Polish | 1958 | 2 | |
24. | Punjabi | 1983 | 2 | |
25. | Rajasthani | 1982 | 1 | |
26. | Russian | 1963 | 4 | 2 |
27. | Sanskrit | 1922 | 5 | |
28. | Santali | 1 | 0 | |
29. | Saurashtra | 1980 | 1 | 1 |
30. | Sinhalese | 1961 | 2 | |
31. | Swedish | 1971 | 1 | |
32. | Telugu | 1877 | 14 | |
33. | Thai | 2019 | 1 | 1 |
34. | Urdu | 1965 | 2 | |
35. | Vaagri Booli | 1 |
Alphabetically
- Arabic: Tirukkural translations into Arabic
- Bengali: Tirukkural translations into Bengali
- Chinese: Tirukkural translations into Chinese
- Czech: Tirukkural translations into Czech
- Dutch: Tirukkural translations into Dutch
- English: Tirukkural translations into English
- Fijian: Tirukkural translations into Fijian
- Finnish: Tirukkural translations into Finnish
- French: Tirukkural translations into French
- German: Tirukkural translations into German
- Gujarati: Tirukkural translations into Gujarati
- Hindi: Tirukkural translations into Hindi
- Japanese: Tirukkural translations into Japanese
- Kannada: Tirukkural translations into Kannada
- Konkani language: Tirukkkural translations into Konkani
- Korean language: Tirukkural translations into Korean
- Latin: Tirukkural translations into Latin
- Malay: Tirukkural translations into Malay
- Malayalam: Tirukkural translations into Malayalam
- Marathi: Tirukkural translations into Marathi
- Meitei: Tirukkural translations into Meitei
- Odia: Tirukkural translations into Odia
- Polish: Tirukkural translations into Polish
- Punjabi: Tirukkural translations into Punjabi
- Rajasthani: Tirukkural translations into Rajasthani
- Russian: Tirukkural translations into Russian
- Sanskrit: Tirukkural translations into Sanskrit
- Saurashtra: Tirukkural translations into Saurashtra
- Sinhalese: Tirukkural translations into Sinhalese
- Swedish: Tirukkural translations into Swedish
- Telugu: Tirukkural translations into Telugu
- Urdu: Tirukkural translations into Urdu
See also
- Tirukkural translations
- Category:Tirukkural translators
References
- "Thirukkural translations in different languages of the world". www.oocities.org. Retrieved 10 January 2017.
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