Countries
South Africa
Malaysia, Mauritius, Puducherry, Singapore, Sri Lanka, Tamil Nadu
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
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Alphabets in
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Tamil-Alphabets.jpg#200
Writing Direction
Left-To-Right, Horizontal
Left-To-Right, Horizontal
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
Dialect 2
Oranjeriverafrikaans
Madurai Tamil
Where They Speak
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Madurai, South Tamil Nadu
Dialect 3
Baster Afrikaans
Tirunelveli Tamil
Where They Speak
Namibia
South Tamil Nadu, Thoothukudi, Tirunelveli
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
Early Forms
Cape dutch or kitchen dutch
Old Tamil and Middle Tamil
Standard Forms
Standard Afrikaans
Modern Tamil
Signed Forms
Signed Afrikaans (signs of SASL)
Signed Tamil
Scope
Individual
Individual
Glottocode
afri1274
tami1289, oldt1248
Linguasphere
52-ACB-ba
tami1289
Language Type
Living
Living
Language Linguistic Typology
Subject-Object-Verb
Subject-Object-Verb
Language Morphological Typology
Analytic
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Afrikaans and Tamil Speaking population
Afrikaans and Tamil speaking population is one of the factors based on which Afrikaans and Tamil languages can be compared. The total count of Afrikaans and Tamil Speaking population in percentage is also given. The percentage of people speaking Afrikaans language is 0.03 % 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 Afrikaans and Tamil on Afrikaans vs Tamil where you will get native speakers, speaking population in percentage and native names.
Afrikaans and Tamil Language Codes
Afrikaans and Tamil language codes are used in those applications where using language names are tedious. Afrikaans and Tamil Language Codes include all the international language codes, glottocodes and linguasphere.