Countries
Malawi, Zimbabwe
Malaysia, Mauritius, Puducherry, Singapore, Sri Lanka, Tamil Nadu
Total No. Of Countries
26
0
46
👆🏻
National Language
Malawi, Mozambique, Zambia, Zimbabwe
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
Zambia
Canada, Malaysia, Mauritius, Reunion, Seychelles
Regulated By
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Official language Commission of Government of Tamil Nadu, Thanjavur Tamil University
Interesting Facts
- Chewa is one of the 55 languages featured on the Voyager spacecraft.
- Most widely known language of Malawi is Chewa.
- 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
Zulu language
Malayalam
Derived From
-
-
Alphabets in
Alphabets
31247
18
247
👆🏻
Phonology
How Many Vowels
512
0
32
👆🏻
How Many Consonants
1818
9
60
👆🏻
Scripts
Latin
Tamil
Writing Direction
-
Left-To-Right, Horizontal
Hard to Learn
Language Levels
53
2
12
👆🏻
Time Taken to Learn
32 weeks44 weeks
3
88
👆🏻
Hello
Moni
வணக்கம் (Vanakkam)
Thank You
Zikomo
நன்றி (Naṉṟi)
How Are You?
Muli bwanji?
நீங்கள் எப்படி இருக்கிறீர்கள்? (Nīṅkaḷ eppaṭi irukkiṟīrkaḷ?)
Good Night
Usiku wabwino
நல்ல இரவு (Good night) / irravu vanakkam (Good night)
Good Evening
Madzulo abwino
நல்ல மாலை (Nalla mālai)/ மாலை (irravu vanakkam)
Good Afternoon
Masana abwino
பிற்பகல் வணக்கம் (perpagal vanakkam)
Good Morning
M'mawa wabwino
காலை வணக்கம் (Kaalai Vanakkam)
Please
Chonde
தயவு (Tayavu)
Sorry
pepani
மன்னிக்கவும் (Maṉṉikkavum)
Bye
anatsanzikana
சென்று வருகிறேன் (Sendru Varukiren)
I Love You
Ndimakukondani
நான் உன்னை காதலிக்கிறேன் (Naan Unnai Kadalikiren)
Excuse Me
Pepani
என்னை மன்னியுங்கள் (Eṉṉai maṉṉiyuṅkaḷ)
Dialect 1
Kasungu
Kongu
Where They Speak
Malawi, Zambia
Kongu
How Many People Speak
12,000,000.0077,000,000.00
1.5
960000000
👆🏻
Dialect 2
Kikamtunda
Madurai Tamil
Where They Speak
Malawi, Zambia
Madurai, South Tamil Nadu
How Many People Speak
10,000,000.0077,000,000.00
700
274000000
👆🏻
Dialect 3
Kimaravi
Tirunelveli Tamil
Where They Speak
Malawi, Zambia
South Tamil Nadu, Thoothukudi, Tirunelveli
How Many People Speak
1,200,000.0077,000,000.00
2
230000000
👆🏻
Total No. Of Dialects
510
0
188
👆🏻
How Many People Speak?
12.00 million78.00 million
0
1200
👆🏻
Speaking Population
0.17 %1.06 %
0
89
👆🏻
Native Speakers
12.00 million70.00 million
0
873
👆🏻
Second Language Speakers
1.50 million8.00 million
0.01
400
👆🏻
Native Name
Nyanja
தமிழ்
Alternative Names
Chichewa, Chinyanja, Nyanja, Nyanja-Chewa
Damulian, Tamal, Tamalsan, Tambul, Tamili
French Name
chichewa; chewa; nyanja
tamoul
German Name
Nyanja-Sprache
Tamil
Pronunciation
[ˈtʃewa]
[t̪ɐmɨɻ]
Ethnicity
Chewa people
Tamil people or Tamilans
Origin
15th Century
300 BC
Language Family
Niger-Congo Family
Dravidian Family
Subgroup
Benue-Congo
-
Branch
Bantu
-
Language Forms
Early Forms
No early forms
Old Tamil and Middle Tamil
Standard Forms
Chewa
Modern Tamil
Language Position
2718
1
120
👆🏻
Signed Forms
Chewa Sign Language
Signed Tamil
Scope
Individual
Individual
ISO 639 1
ny
ta
ISO 639 2
ISO 639 2/T
nya
tam
ISO 639 2/B
nya
tam
ISO 639 3
nya
tam
ISO 639 6
nya
tam
Glottocode
nyan1308
tami1289, oldt1248
Linguasphere
99-AUS-xaa – xag
tami1289
Types of Language
Language Type
Living
Living
Language Linguistic Typology
-
Subject-Object-Verb
Language Morphological Typology
-
-