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1 Countries
1.1 Countries
African Union, Democratic Republic of the Congo, East African Community, Kenya
Malaysia, Mauritius, Puducherry, Singapore, Sri Lanka, Tamil Nadu
1.2 Total No. Of Countries
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4
Rank: 11 (Overall)
6
Rank: 9 (Overall)
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1.3 National Language
Burundi, Kenya, Madagascar, Malawi, Mozambique, South Sudan, Tanzania
Singapore, Sri Lanka, Tamil Nadu
1.4 Second Language
Not spoken in any of the countries
Andaman and Nicobar Islands, kerala, Puducherry
1.5 Speaking Continents
Africa
Asia
1.6 Minority Language
Not spoken in any of the countries
Canada, Malaysia, Mauritius, Reunion, Seychelles
1.7 Regulated By
Chama cha Kiswahili cha Taifa (Kenya)
Official language Commission of Government of Tamil Nadu, Thanjavur Tamil University
1.8 Interesting Facts
  • Swahili language has borrowed many words from Arabic language.
  • The oldest written scripts in swahili language were found in 18th century.
    • Tamil is the oldest language in the world. Tamil was spoken in South India more than 5000 years ago.
    • The first legally recognized Classical Language of India is Tamil.
      1.9 Similar To
      Burundi, Rwanda, Malawi Languages
      Malayalam
      1.10 Derived From
      Arabic Language
      Not Available
      2 Alphabets
      2.1 Alphabets in
      2.2 Alphabets
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      24
      Rank: 6 (Overall)
      247
      Rank: 41 (Overall)
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      2.3 Phonology
      2.3.1 How Many Vowels
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      5
      Rank: 2 (Overall)
      12
      Rank: 9 (Overall)
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      2.3.2 How Many Consonants
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      21
      Rank: 11 (Overall)
      18
      Rank: 8 (Overall)
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      2.4 Scripts
      Latin
      Tamil
      2.5 Writing Direction
      Not Available
      Left-To-Right, Horizontal
      2.6 Hard to Learn
      2.6.1 Language Levels
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      3
      Rank: 2 (Overall)
      3
      Rank: 2 (Overall)
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      2.6.2 Time Taken to Learn
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      36 weeks
      Rank: 10 (Overall)
      44 weeks
      Rank: 11 (Overall)
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      3 Greetings
      3.1 Hello
      Habari
      வணக்கம் (Vanakkam)
      3.2 Thank You
      Asante
      நன்றி (Naṉṟi)
      3.3 How Are You?
      Habari gani?
      நீங்கள் எப்படி இருக்கிறீர்கள்? (Nīṅkaḷ eppaṭi irukkiṟīrkaḷ?)
      3.4 Good Night
      Usiku mwema
      நல்ல இரவு (Good night) / irravu vanakkam (Good night)
      3.5 Good Evening
      Habari za jioni
      நல்ல மாலை (Nalla mālai)/ மாலை (irravu vanakkam)
      3.6 Good Afternoon
      nzuri Alasiri
      பிற்பகல் வணக்கம் (perpagal vanakkam)
      3.7 Good Morning
      Habari za asubuhi
      காலை வணக்கம் (Kaalai Vanakkam)
      3.8 Please
      tafadhali
      தயவு (Tayavu)
      3.9 Sorry
      pole
      மன்னிக்கவும் (Maṉṉikkavum)
      3.10 Bye
      bye
      சென்று வருகிறேன் (Sendru Varukiren)
      3.11 I Love You
      nakupenda
      நான் உன்னை காதலிக்கிறேன் (Naan Unnai Kadalikiren)
      3.12 Excuse Me
      Samahani
      என்னை மன்னியுங்கள் (Eṉṉai maṉṉiyuṅkaḷ)
      4 Dialects
      4.1 Dialect 1
      Kiunguja
      Kongu
      4.1.1 Where They Speak
      Zanzibar island
      Kongu
      4.1.2 How Many People Speak
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      Rank: N/A (Overall)
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      Rank: N/A (Overall)
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      4.2 Dialect 2
      Kimrima
      Madurai Tamil
      4.2.1 Where They Speak
      Dar es Salaam
      Madurai, South Tamil Nadu
      4.2.2 How Many People Speak
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      Not Available
      Rank: N/A (Overall)
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      Rank: N/A (Overall)
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      4.3 Dialect 3
      Kimgao
      Tirunelveli Tamil
      4.3.1 Where They Speak
      Kilwa
      South Tamil Nadu, Thoothukudi, Tirunelveli
      4.3.2 How Many People Speak
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      Rank: N/A (Overall)
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      4.4 Total No. Of Dialects
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      12
      Rank: 12 (Overall)
      10
      Rank: 10 (Overall)
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      5 How Many People Speak
      5.1 How Many People Speak?
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      150.00 million
      Rank: 13 (Overall)
      78.00 million
      Rank: 21 (Overall)
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      5.2 Speaking Population
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      1.06 %
      Rank: 19 (Overall)
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      5.3 Native Speakers
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      15.00 million
      Rank: 40 (Overall)
      70.00 million
      Rank: 15 (Overall)
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      5.3.1 Second Language Speakers
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      Not Available
      Rank: N/A (Overall)
      8.00 million
      Rank: 24 (Overall)
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      5.3.2 Native Name
      Not Available
      தமிழ்
      5.3.3 Alternative Names
      Kisuaheli, Kiswahili
      Damulian, Tamal, Tamalsan, Tambul, Tamili
      5.3.4 French Name
      swahili
      tamoul
      5.3.5 German Name
      Swahili
      Tamil
      5.4 Pronunciation
      Not Available
      [t̪ɐmɨɻ]
      5.5 Ethnicity
      Swahili people or Waswahili
      Tamil people or Tamilans
      6 History
      6.1 Origin
      6th century
      300 BC
      6.2 Language Family
      Niger-Congo Family
      Dravidian Family
      6.2.1 Subgroup
      Benue-Congo
      Not Available
      6.2.2 Branch
      Bantu
      Not Available
      6.3 Language Forms
      6.3.1 Early Forms
      No early forms
      Old Tamil and Middle Tamil
      6.3.2 Standard Forms
      Swahili
      Modern Tamil
      6.3.3 Language Position
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      18
      Rank: 16 (Overall)
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      6.3.4 Signed Forms
      Not Available
      Signed Tamil
      6.4 Scope
      Individual, Macrolanguage
      Individual
      7 Code
      7.1 ISO 639 1
      sw
      ta
      7.2 ISO 639 2
      7.2.1 ISO 639 2/T
      swa
      tam
      7.2.2 ISO 639 2/B
      swa
      tam
      7.3 ISO 639 3
      swa
      tam
      7.4 ISO 639 6
      Not Available
      tam
      7.5 Glottocode
      swah1254
      tami1289, oldt1248
      7.6 Linguasphere
      99-AUS-m
      tami1289
      7.7 Types of Language
      7.7.1 Language Type
      Living
      Living
      7.7.2 Language Linguistic Typology
      Not Available
      Subject-Object-Verb
      7.7.3 Language Morphological Typology
      Not Available
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      Swahili and Tamil Alphabets

      Swahili and Tamil Alphabets provides you with alphabets, vowels and consonants in Swahili and Tamil. In Swahili Alphabets there are 24 letters while in Tamil Alphabets there are 247 letters. To learn Swahili and Tamil languages the very first thing is to understand and learn alphabets of Swahili and Tamil languages. The Swahili phonology consist Swahili vowels and Swahili consonants. After alphabets, words are to be learned and after words, phrases in that language. Take a look at Swahili greetings vs Tamil greetings, where you will find numerous useful phrases. Find whether Swahili and Tamil are Most Spoken Languages.

      All Swahili and Tamil Dialects

      Most languages have dialects where each dialect differ from other dialect with respect to grammar and vocabulary. Here you will get to know all Swahili and Tamil dialects. Various dialects of Swahili and Tamil language differ in their pronunciations and words. Dialects of Swahili are spoken in different Swahili Speaking Countries whereas Tamil Dialects are spoken in different Tamil speaking countries. Also the number of people speaking Swahili vs Tamil Dialects varies from few thousands to many millions. Some of the Swahili dialects include: Kiunguja, Kimrima. Tamil dialects include: Kongu , Madurai Tamil. Also learn about dialects in South American Languages and North American Languages.

      Swahili and Tamil Speaking population

      Swahili and Tamil speaking population is one of the factors based on which Swahili and Tamil languages can be compared. The total count of Swahili and Tamil Speaking population in percentage is also given. The percentage of people speaking Swahili language is Not Available whereas the percentage of people speaking Tamil language is 1.06 %. When we compare the speaking population of any two languages we get to know which of two languages is more popular. Find more details about how many people speak Swahili and Tamil on Swahili vs Tamil where you will get native speakers, speaking population in percentage and native names.

      Swahili and Tamil Language Codes

      Swahili and Tamil language codes are used in those applications where using language names are tedious. Swahili and Tamil Language Codes include all the international language codes, glottocodes and linguasphere.