Countries
Nigeria
Malaysia, Mauritius, Puducherry, Singapore, Sri Lanka, Tamil Nadu
Total No. Of Countries
16
0
46
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National Language
Nigeria
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
Equatorial Guinea
Canada, Malaysia, Mauritius, Reunion, Seychelles
Regulated By
Society for Promoting Igbo Language and Culture
Official language Commission of Government of Tamil Nadu, Thanjavur Tamil University
Interesting Facts
- In Igbo, there is complicated system of high and low tones indicating differences in meaning and grammatical relationships.
- Igbo has inexhaustible and rich linguistic features like idioms, proverbs, aphorisms, anecdotes etc.
- 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 Hausa Languages
Malayalam
Derived From
-
-
Alphabets in
Alphabets
36247
18
247
👆🏻
Phonology
How Many Vowels
812
0
32
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How Many Consonants
2818
9
60
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Scripts
Latin
Tamil
Writing Direction
-
Left-To-Right, Horizontal
Hard to Learn
Language Levels
33
2
12
👆🏻
Time Taken to Learn
52 weeks44 weeks
3
88
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Hello
kedụ
வணக்கம் (Vanakkam)
Thank You
dalụ
நன்றி (Naṉṟi)
How Are You?
kedụ ka ịmere
நீங்கள் எப்படி இருக்கிறீர்கள்? (Nīṅkaḷ eppaṭi irukkiṟīrkaḷ?)
Good Night
ka chi fo
நல்ல இரவு (Good night) / irravu vanakkam (Good night)
Good Evening
mgbede ọma
நல்ல மாலை (Nalla mālai)/ மாலை (irravu vanakkam)
Good Afternoon
ehihie ọma
பிற்பகல் வணக்கம் (perpagal vanakkam)
Good Morning
ụtụtụ ọma
காலை வணக்கம் (Kaalai Vanakkam)
Please
Biko
தயவு (Tayavu)
Sorry
Ndo
மன்னிக்கவும் (Maṉṉikkavum)
Bye
Kachifo
சென்று வருகிறேன் (Sendru Varukiren)
I Love You
a hụrụ m gị n'anya
நான் உன்னை காதலிக்கிறேன் (Naan Unnai Kadalikiren)
Excuse Me
ngọpụ
என்னை மன்னியுங்கள் (Eṉṉai maṉṉiyuṅkaḷ)
Dialect 1
Enuani
Kongu
Where They Speak
Nigeria
Kongu
How Many People Speak
28,000,000.0077,000,000.00
1.5
960000000
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Dialect 2
Ngwa
Madurai Tamil
Where They Speak
Nigeria
Madurai, South Tamil Nadu
How Many People Speak
1,500,000.0077,000,000.00
700
274000000
👆🏻
Dialect 3
Not present
Tirunelveli Tamil
Where They Speak
-
South Tamil Nadu, Thoothukudi, Tirunelveli
How Many People Speak
24.0077,000,000.00
2
230000000
👆🏻
Total No. Of Dialects
2010
0
188
👆🏻
How Many People Speak?
25.00 million78.00 million
0
1200
👆🏻
Speaking Population
0.09 %1.06 %
0
89
👆🏻
Native Speakers
25.00 million70.00 million
0
873
👆🏻
Second Language Speakers
24.00 million8.00 million
0.01
400
👆🏻
Native Name
igbo
தமிழ்
Alternative Names
Ibo
Damulian, Tamal, Tamalsan, Tambul, Tamili
French Name
igbo
tamoul
German Name
Ibo-Sprache
Tamil
Pronunciation
[iɡ͡boː]
[t̪ɐmɨɻ]
Ethnicity
Igbo people
Tamil people or Tamilans
Origin
30th Century BC
300 BC
Language Family
Niger-Congo Family
Dravidian Family
Subgroup
Kwa
-
Branch
-
-
Language Forms
Early Forms
No early forms
Old Tamil and Middle Tamil
Standard Forms
Standard Igbo
Modern Tamil
Language Position
5718
1
120
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Signed Forms
Igbo Sign Language
Signed Tamil
Scope
Individual
Individual
ISO 639 1
ig
ta
ISO 639 2
ISO 639 2/T
ibo
tam
ISO 639 2/B
ibo
tam
ISO 639 3
ibo
tam
ISO 639 6
ibo
tam
Glottocode
nucl1417
tami1289, oldt1248
Linguasphere
No data available
tami1289
Types of Language
Language Type
Living
Living
Language Linguistic Typology
-
Subject-Object-Verb
Language Morphological Typology
Agglutinative
-