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
Not Available
Alphabets in
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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
Not Available
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
Not Available
Kongu
Dialect 2
Oranjeriverafrikaans
Madurai Tamil
Where They Speak
Not Available
Madurai, South Tamil Nadu
Dialect 3
Baster Afrikaans
Tirunelveli Tamil
Where They Speak
Namibia
South Tamil Nadu, Thoothukudi, Tirunelveli
Speaking Population
Not Available
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
Not Available
Branch
Western
Not Available
Early Forms
Cape dutch or kitchen dutch
Old Tamil and Middle Tamil
Standard Forms
Standard Afrikaans
Modern Tamil
Language Position
Not Available
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
Not Available
Afrikaans and Tamil Greetings
People around the world use different languages to interact with each other. Even if we cannot communicate fluently in any language, it will always be beneficial to know about some of the common greetings or phrases from that language. This is where Afrikaans and Tamil greetings helps you to understand basic phrases in Afrikaans and Tamil language. Afrikaans word for "Hello" is hallo or Tamil word for "Thank You" is நன்றி (Naṉṟi). Find more of such common Afrikaans Greetings and Tamil Greetings. These greetings will help you to be more confident when conversing with natives that speak these languages.
Afrikaans vs Tamil Difficulty
The Afrikaans vs Tamil difficulty level basically depends on the number of Afrikaans Alphabets and Tamil Alphabets. Also the number of vowels and consonants in the language plays an important role in deciding the difficulty level of that language. The important points to be considered when we compare Afrikaans and Tamil are the origin, speaking countries, language family, different greetings, speaking population of these languages. Want to know in Afrikaans and Tamil, which language is harder to learn? Time required to learn Afrikaans is 24 weeks while to learn Tamil time required is 44 weeks.