Countries
Nigeria
Malaysia, Mauritius, Puducherry, Singapore, Sri Lanka, Tamil Nadu
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
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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
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
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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)
Where They Speak
Nigeria
Kongu
Dialect 2
Ngwa
Madurai Tamil
Where They Speak
Nigeria
Madurai, South Tamil Nadu
How Many People Speak
Not Available
Dialect 3
Not present
Tirunelveli Tamil
Where They Speak
Not Available
South Tamil Nadu, Thoothukudi, Tirunelveli
Speaking Population
Not Available
Second Language Speakers
Not Available
Alternative Names
Ibo
Damulian, Tamal, Tamalsan, Tambul, Tamili
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
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Branch
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Early Forms
No early forms
Old Tamil and Middle Tamil
Standard Forms
Standard Igbo
Modern Tamil
Signed Forms
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Signed Tamil
Scope
Individual
Individual
ISO 639 6
Not Available
tam
Glottocode
nucl1417
tami1289, oldt1248
Linguasphere
No data available
tami1289
Language Type
Living
Living
Language Linguistic Typology
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Subject-Object-Verb
Language Morphological Typology
Agglutinative
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Igbo 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 Igbo and Tamil greetings helps you to understand basic phrases in Igbo and Tamil language. Igbo word for "Hello" is kedụ or Tamil word for "Thank You" is நன்றி (Naṉṟi). Find more of such common Igbo Greetings and Tamil Greetings. These greetings will help you to be more confident when conversing with natives that speak these languages.
Igbo vs Tamil Difficulty
The Igbo vs Tamil difficulty level basically depends on the number of Igbo 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 Igbo and Tamil are the origin, speaking countries, language family, different greetings, speaking population of these languages. Want to know in Igbo and Tamil, which language is harder to learn? Time required to learn Igbo is 52 weeks while to learn Tamil time required is 44 weeks.