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Amharic and Tamil


Tamil and Amharic


Countries

Countries
Federal Democratic Republic of Ethiopia.  
Malaysia, Mauritius, Puducherry, Singapore, Sri Lanka, Tamil Nadu  

Total No. Of Countries
1  
14
6  
9

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
-  
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.
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Similar To
Tigrinya and Oromo Languages  
Malayalam  

Derived From
-  
-  

Alphabets

Alphabets in
Amharic-1.jpg#200  
Tamil-Alphabets.jpg#200  

Alphabets
33  
15
247  
99+

Phonology
  
  

How Many Vowels
7  
4
12  
9

How Many Consonants
31  
21
18  
8

Scripts
Ethiopic  
Tamil  

Writing Direction
Left-To-Right, Horizontal  
Left-To-Right, Horizontal  

Hard to Learn
  
  

Language Levels
3  
2
3  
2

Time Taken to Learn
44 weeks  
17
44 weeks  
17

Greetings

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)  

Dialects

Dialect 1
Gondar  
Kongu  

Where They Speak
Gondar  
Kongu  

How Many People Speak
22,000,000.00  
27
77,000,000.00  
10

Dialect 2
Gojjami  
Madurai Tamil  

Where They Speak
Ethiopia  
Madurai, South Tamil Nadu  

How Many People Speak
22,000,000.00  
24
77,000,000.00  
8

Dialect 3
Showa  
Tirunelveli Tamil  

Where They Speak
Ethiopia  
South Tamil Nadu, Thoothukudi, Tirunelveli  

How Many People Speak
22,000,000.00  
22
77,000,000.00  
7

Total No. Of Dialects
5  
5
10  
10

How Many People Speak

How Many People Speak?
18.70 million  
99+
78.00 million  
21

Speaking Population
0.37 %  
37
1.06 %  
20

Native Speakers
25.00 million  
32
70.00 million  
15

Second Language Speakers
10.00 million  
99+
8.00 million  
99+

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  

History

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
55  
99+
18  
16

Signed Forms
Signed Amharic  
Signed Tamil  

Scope
Individual  
Individual  

Code

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
-  
Subject-Object-Verb  

Language Morphological Typology
Fusional  
-  

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All Amharic 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 Amharic and Tamil dialects. Various dialects of Amharic and Tamil language differ in their pronunciations and words. Dialects of Amharic are spoken in different Amharic Speaking Countries whereas Tamil Dialects are spoken in different Tamil speaking countries. Also the number of people speaking Amharic vs Tamil Dialects varies from few thousands to many millions. Some of the Amharic dialects include: Gondar, Gojjami. Tamil dialects include: Kongu , Madurai Tamil. Also learn about dialects in South American Languages and North American Languages.

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Amharic and Tamil Speaking population

Amharic and Tamil speaking population is one of the factors based on which Amharic and Tamil languages can be compared. The total count of Amharic and Tamil Speaking population in percentage is also given. The percentage of people speaking Amharic language is 0.37 % 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 Amharic and Tamil on Amharic vs Tamil where you will get native speakers, speaking population in percentage and native names.

Amharic and Tamil Language Codes

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

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