Countries
Nigeria
Malaysia, Mauritius, Puducherry, Singapore, Sri Lanka, Tamil Nadu
Total No. Of Countries
16
0
46
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National Language
Gambia, Nigeria
Singapore, Sri Lanka, Tamil Nadu
Second Language
Nigeria
Andaman and Nicobar Islands, kerala, Puducherry
Speaking Continents
Africa
Asia
Minority Language
Benin, Cameroon, Cote d'Ivoire, Ghana, Niger, Sudan, Togo
Canada, Malaysia, Mauritius, Reunion, Seychelles
Regulated By
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Official language Commission of Government of Tamil Nadu, Thanjavur Tamil University
Interesting Facts
- Hausa language is the most important and the best known of the Chadic branch.
- There are about one-fourth of Hausa words come from Arabic.
- 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
Yoruba and Igbo Languages
Malayalam
Derived From
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Alphabets in
Alphabets
44247
18
247
👆🏻
Phonology
How Many Vowels
1212
0
32
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How Many Consonants
3218
9
60
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Scripts
Latin
Tamil
Writing Direction
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Left-To-Right, Horizontal
Hard to Learn
Language Levels
53
2
12
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Time Taken to Learn
44 weeks44 weeks
3
88
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Hello
sannu
வணக்கம் (Vanakkam)
Thank You
gode ku
நன்றி (Naṉṟi)
How Are You?
yaya dai
நீங்கள் எப்படி இருக்கிறீர்கள்? (Nīṅkaḷ eppaṭi irukkiṟīrkaḷ?)
Good Night
mai kyau dare
நல்ல இரவு (Good night) / irravu vanakkam (Good night)
Good Evening
barka da yamma
நல்ல மாலை (Nalla mālai)/ மாலை (irravu vanakkam)
Good Afternoon
barka da rana
பிற்பகல் வணக்கம் (perpagal vanakkam)
Good Morning
mai kyau safe
காலை வணக்கம் (Kaalai Vanakkam)
Please
Don Allah
தயவு (Tayavu)
Sorry
yi hakuri
மன்னிக்கவும் (Maṉṉikkavum)
Bye
sai anjima
சென்று வருகிறேன் (Sendru Varukiren)
I Love You
Ina son ku
நான் உன்னை காதலிக்கிறேன் (Naan Unnai Kadalikiren)
Excuse Me
gafara dai
என்னை மன்னியுங்கள் (Eṉṉai maṉṉiyuṅkaḷ)
Dialect 1
Gaananci
Kongu
Where They Speak
Ghana
Kongu
How Many People Speak
50,000,000.0077,000,000.00
1.5
960000000
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Dialect 2
Kurhwayanci
Madurai Tamil
Where They Speak
Niger
Madurai, South Tamil Nadu
How Many People Speak
150,000,000.0077,000,000.00
700
274000000
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Dialect 3
Daragaram
Tirunelveli Tamil
Where They Speak
Niger
South Tamil Nadu, Thoothukudi, Tirunelveli
How Many People Speak
50.0077,000,000.00
2
230000000
👆🏻
Total No. Of Dialects
2010
0
188
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How Many People Speak?
50.00 million78.00 million
0
1200
👆🏻
Speaking Population
0.52 %1.06 %
0
89
👆🏻
Native Speakers
35.00 million70.00 million
0
873
👆🏻
Second Language Speakers
15.00 million8.00 million
0.01
400
👆🏻
Native Name
حَوْسَ (ḥawsa)
தமிழ்
Alternative Names
Abakwariga, Habe, Haoussa, Hausawa, Kado, Mgbakpa
Damulian, Tamal, Tamalsan, Tambul, Tamili
French Name
haoussa
tamoul
German Name
Haussa-Sprache
Tamil
Pronunciation
[hàʊsà]
[t̪ɐmɨɻ]
Ethnicity
Hausa–Fulani people
Tamil people or Tamilans
Origin
14
300 BC
Language Family
Afro-Asiatic Family
Dravidian Family
Subgroup
Chadic
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Branch
-
-
Language Forms
Early Forms
No early forms
Old Tamil and Middle Tamil
Standard Forms
Hausa
Modern Tamil
Language Position
3418
1
120
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Signed Forms
Signed Hausa
Signed Tamil
Scope
Individual
Individual
ISO 639 1
ha
ta
ISO 639 2
ISO 639 2/T
hau
tam
ISO 639 2/B
hau
tam
ISO 639 3
hau
tam
ISO 639 6
hau
tam
Glottocode
haus1257
tami1289, oldt1248
Linguasphere
19-HAA-b
tami1289
Types of Language
Language Type
Living
Living
Language Linguistic Typology
Subject-Verb-Object
Subject-Object-Verb
Language Morphological Typology
Fusional
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