Countries
Federal Democratic Republic of Ethiopia.
Malaysia, Mauritius, Puducherry, Singapore, Sri Lanka, Tamil Nadu
Total No. Of Countries
16
0
46
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National Language
Ethiopia
Singapore, Sri Lanka, Tamil Nadu
Second Language
Not spoken in any of the countries
Andaman and Nicobar Islands, kerala, Puducherry
Speaking Continents
Africa
Asia
Minority Language
Not spoken in any of the countries
Canada, Malaysia, Mauritius, Reunion, Seychelles
Regulated By
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Official language Commission of Government of Tamil Nadu, Thanjavur Tamil University
Interesting Facts
- Amharic ranks as second most spoken Semitic language in the world.
- Amharic has its own writing system named “fidel” and it uses Amharic alphabets to write.
- 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
Tigrinya and Oromo Languages
Malayalam
Derived From
-
-
Alphabets in
Alphabets
33247
18
247
👆🏻
Phonology
How Many Vowels
712
0
32
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How Many Consonants
3118
9
60
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Scripts
Ethiopic
Tamil
Writing Direction
Left-To-Right, Horizontal
Left-To-Right, Horizontal
Hard to Learn
Language Levels
33
2
12
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Time Taken to Learn
44 weeks44 weeks
3
88
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Hello
Selam
வணக்கம் (Vanakkam)
Thank You
amesege'nallo'
நன்றி (Naṉṟi)
How Are You?
Dehina newot?
நீங்கள் எப்படி இருக்கிறீர்கள்? (Nīṅkaḷ eppaṭi irukkiṟīrkaḷ?)
Good Night
Dehna dur
நல்ல இரவு (Good night) / irravu vanakkam (Good night)
Good Evening
melkam meshe't
நல்ல மாலை (Nalla mālai)/ மாலை (irravu vanakkam)
Good Afternoon
i'ndemin walu
பிற்பகல் வணக்கம் (perpagal vanakkam)
Good Morning
i'ndemin adäru
காலை வணக்கம் (Kaalai Vanakkam)
Please
i'bakwon
தயவு (Tayavu)
Sorry
aznallehu
மன்னிக்கவும் (Maṉṉikkavum)
Bye
tschao
சென்று வருகிறேன் (Sendru Varukiren)
I Love You
afekirishalehu
நான் உன்னை காதலிக்கிறேன் (Naan Unnai Kadalikiren)
Excuse Me
yiqirta
என்னை மன்னியுங்கள் (Eṉṉai maṉṉiyuṅkaḷ)
Dialect 1
Gondar
Kongu
Where They Speak
Gondar
Kongu
How Many People Speak
22,000,000.0077,000,000.00
1.5
960000000
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Dialect 2
Gojjami
Madurai Tamil
Where They Speak
Ethiopia
Madurai, South Tamil Nadu
How Many People Speak
22,000,000.0077,000,000.00
700
274000000
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Dialect 3
Showa
Tirunelveli Tamil
Where They Speak
Ethiopia
South Tamil Nadu, Thoothukudi, Tirunelveli
How Many People Speak
22,000,000.0077,000,000.00
2
230000000
👆🏻
Total No. Of Dialects
510
0
188
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How Many People Speak?
18.70 million78.00 million
0
1200
👆🏻
Speaking Population
0.37 %1.06 %
0
89
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Native Speakers
25.00 million70.00 million
0
873
👆🏻
Second Language Speakers
10.00 million8.00 million
0.01
400
👆🏻
Native Name
አማርኛ
தமிழ்
Alternative Names
Abyssinian, Amarigna, Amarinya, Amhara, Ethiopian
Damulian, Tamal, Tamalsan, Tambul, Tamili
French Name
amharique
tamoul
German Name
Amharisch
Tamil
Pronunciation
[amarɨɲɲa]
[t̪ɐmɨɻ]
Ethnicity
Amharas
Tamil people or Tamilans
Origin
13th century
300 BC
Language Family
Afro-Asiatic Family
Dravidian Family
Subgroup
Semitic
-
Branch
Ethiopic
-
Language Forms
Early Forms
Ge'ez
Old Tamil and Middle Tamil
Standard Forms
Amharic
Modern Tamil
Language Position
5518
1
120
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Signed Forms
Signed Amharic
Signed Tamil
Scope
Individual
Individual
ISO 639 1
am
ta
ISO 639 2
ISO 639 2/T
amh
tam
ISO 639 2/B
amh
tam
ISO 639 3
amh
tam
ISO 639 6
amh
tam
Glottocode
amha1245
tami1289, oldt1248
Linguasphere
12-ACB-a
tami1289
Types of Language
Language Type
Living
Living
Language Linguistic Typology
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Subject-Object-Verb
Language Morphological Typology
Fusional
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