Countries
South Africa
Malaysia, Mauritius, Puducherry, Singapore, Sri Lanka, Tamil Nadu
Total No. Of Countries
16
0
46
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National Language
South Africa
Singapore, Sri Lanka, Tamil Nadu
Second Language
Namibia, South Africa
Andaman and Nicobar Islands, kerala, Puducherry
Speaking Continents
Africa
Asia
Minority Language
Botswana, Lesotho, Malawi, Swaziland, Zambia, Zimbabwe
Canada, Malaysia, Mauritius, Reunion, Seychelles
Regulated By
Die Taalkommissie, National Languages Committee
Official language Commission of Government of Tamil Nadu, Thanjavur Tamil University
Interesting Facts
- Afrikaans Language is a mixture of English, Dutch, German, French and some South African language like Xhosa.
- Afrikaans Language lacks case and gender distinctions.
- 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.
Similar To
Dutch Language
Malayalam
Derived From
Dutch Language
-
Alphabets in
Alphabets
32247
18
247
👆🏻
Phonology
How Many Vowels
1512
0
32
👆🏻
How Many Consonants
1718
9
60
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Scripts
Latin
Tamil
Writing Direction
Left-To-Right, Horizontal
Left-To-Right, Horizontal
Hard to Learn
Language Levels
33
2
12
👆🏻
Time Taken to Learn
24 weeks44 weeks
3
88
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Hello
hallo
வணக்கம் (Vanakkam)
Thank You
Dankie
நன்றி (Naṉṟi)
How Are You?
Hoe gaan dit
நீங்கள் எப்படி இருக்கிறீர்கள்? (Nīṅkaḷ eppaṭi irukkiṟīrkaḷ?)
Good Night
goeie nag
நல்ல இரவு (Good night) / irravu vanakkam (Good night)
Good Evening
Goeienaand
நல்ல மாலை (Nalla mālai)/ மாலை (irravu vanakkam)
Good Afternoon
Goeie middag
பிற்பகல் வணக்கம் (perpagal vanakkam)
Good Morning
goeie more
காலை வணக்கம் (Kaalai Vanakkam)
Please
asseblief
தயவு (Tayavu)
Sorry
jammer
மன்னிக்கவும் (Maṉṉikkavum)
Bye
Totsiens
சென்று வருகிறேன் (Sendru Varukiren)
I Love You
Ek het jou lief
நான் உன்னை காதலிக்கிறேன் (Naan Unnai Kadalikiren)
Excuse Me
Verskoon my
என்னை மன்னியுங்கள் (Eṉṉai maṉṉiyuṅkaḷ)
Dialect 1
Kaapse Afrikaans
Kongu
Where They Speak
-
Kongu
How Many People Speak
7,700,000.0077,000,000.00
1.5
960000000
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Dialect 2
Oranjeriverafrikaans
Madurai Tamil
Where They Speak
-
Madurai, South Tamil Nadu
How Many People Speak
7,700,000.0077,000,000.00
700
274000000
👆🏻
Dialect 3
Baster Afrikaans
Tirunelveli Tamil
Where They Speak
Namibia
South Tamil Nadu, Thoothukudi, Tirunelveli
How Many People Speak
7.0077,000,000.00
2
230000000
👆🏻
Total No. Of Dialects
310
0
188
👆🏻
How Many People Speak?
19.00 million78.00 million
0
1200
👆🏻
Speaking Population
0.03 %1.06 %
0
89
👆🏻
Native Speakers
7.10 million70.00 million
0
873
👆🏻
Second Language Speakers
10.30 million8.00 million
0.01
400
👆🏻
Native Name
Afrikaans
தமிழ்
Alternative Names
Cape Dutch
Damulian, Tamal, Tamalsan, Tambul, Tamili
French Name
afrikaans
tamoul
German Name
Afrikaans
Tamil
Pronunciation
[ɐfriˈkɑːns]
[t̪ɐmɨɻ]
Ethnicity
Afrikaners
Tamil people or Tamilans
Origin
17th Century
300 BC
Language Family
Indo-European Family
Dravidian Family
Subgroup
Germanic
-
Branch
Western
-
Language Forms
Early Forms
Cape dutch or kitchen dutch
Old Tamil and Middle Tamil
Standard Forms
Standard Afrikaans
Modern Tamil
Language Position
2318
1
120
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Signed Forms
Signed Afrikaans (signs of SASL)
Signed Tamil
Scope
Individual
Individual
ISO 639 1
af
ta
ISO 639 2
ISO 639 2/T
afr
tam
ISO 639 2/B
afr
tam
ISO 639 3
afr
tam
ISO 639 6
afrs
tam
Glottocode
afri1274
tami1289, oldt1248
Linguasphere
52-ACB-ba
tami1289
Types of Language
Language Type
Living
Living
Language Linguistic Typology
Subject-Object-Verb
Subject-Object-Verb
Language Morphological Typology
Analytic
-