Countries
Federal Democratic Republic of Ethiopia.
Malaysia, Mauritius, Puducherry, Singapore, Sri Lanka, Tamil Nadu
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
Not Available
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
Not Available
Malayalam
Derived From
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Alphabets in
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Writing Direction
Left-To-Right, Horizontal
Left-To-Right, Horizontal
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)
Where They Speak
Gondar
Kongu
Dialect 2
Gojjami
Madurai Tamil
Where They Speak
Ethiopia
Madurai, South Tamil Nadu
Dialect 3
Showa
Tirunelveli Tamil
Where They Speak
Ethiopia
South Tamil Nadu, Thoothukudi, Tirunelveli
Native Name
Not Available
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
Not Available
Branch
Ethiopic
Not Available
Early Forms
Ge'ez
Old Tamil and Middle Tamil
Standard Forms
Amharic
Modern Tamil
Signed Forms
Signed Amharic
Signed Tamil
Scope
Individual
Individual
ISO 639 6
Not Available
tam
Glottocode
amha1245
tami1289, oldt1248
Linguasphere
12-ACB-a
tami1289
Language Type
Living
Living
Language Linguistic Typology
Not Available
Subject-Object-Verb
Language Morphological Typology
Fusional
Not Available
Amharic 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 Amharic and Tamil greetings helps you to understand basic phrases in Amharic and Tamil language. Amharic word for "Hello" is Selam or Tamil word for "Thank You" is நன்றி (Naṉṟi). Find more of such common Amharic Greetings and Tamil Greetings. These greetings will help you to be more confident when conversing with natives that speak these languages.
Amharic vs Tamil Difficulty
The Amharic vs Tamil difficulty level basically depends on the number of Amharic 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 Amharic and Tamil are the origin, speaking countries, language family, different greetings, speaking population of these languages. Want to know in Amharic and Tamil, which language is harder to learn? Time required to learn Amharic is 44 weeks while to learn Tamil time required is 44 weeks.