Countries
Nigeria
Malaysia, Mauritius, Puducherry, Singapore, Sri Lanka, Tamil Nadu
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
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Malayalam
Derived From
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Alphabets in
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Writing Direction
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Left-To-Right, Horizontal
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)
Where They Speak
Ghana
Kongu
Dialect 2
Kurhwayanci
Madurai Tamil
Where They Speak
Niger
Madurai, South Tamil Nadu
Dialect 3
Daragaram
Tirunelveli Tamil
Where They Speak
Niger
South Tamil Nadu, Thoothukudi, Tirunelveli
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
Not Available
[t̪ɐmɨɻ]
Ethnicity
Hausa–Fulani people
Tamil people or Tamilans
Language Family
Afro-Asiatic Family
Dravidian Family
Subgroup
Chadic
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Branch
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Early Forms
No early forms
Old Tamil and Middle Tamil
Standard Forms
Hausa
Modern Tamil
Signed Forms
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Signed Tamil
Scope
Individual
Individual
ISO 639 6
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tam
Glottocode
haus1257
tami1289, oldt1248
Linguasphere
19-HAA-b
tami1289
Language Type
Living
Living
Language Linguistic Typology
Subject-Verb-Object
Subject-Object-Verb
Language Morphological Typology
Fusional
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Hausa 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 Hausa and Tamil greetings helps you to understand basic phrases in Hausa and Tamil language. Hausa word for "Hello" is sannu or Tamil word for "Thank You" is நன்றி (Naṉṟi). Find more of such common Hausa Greetings and Tamil Greetings. These greetings will help you to be more confident when conversing with natives that speak these languages.
Hausa vs Tamil Difficulty
The Hausa vs Tamil difficulty level basically depends on the number of Hausa 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 Hausa and Tamil are the origin, speaking countries, language family, different greetings, speaking population of these languages. Want to know in Hausa and Tamil, which language is harder to learn? Time required to learn Hausa is 44 weeks while to learn Tamil time required is 44 weeks.