Countries
Burma
Malaysia, Mauritius, Puducherry, Singapore, Sri Lanka, Tamil Nadu
Total No. Of Countries
16
0
46
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National Language
Burundi, Gambia
Singapore, Sri Lanka, Tamil Nadu
Second Language
Not spoken in any of the countries
Andaman and Nicobar Islands, kerala, Puducherry
Speaking Continents
Africa, Asia
Asia
Minority Language
Not spoken in any of the countries
Canada, Malaysia, Mauritius, Reunion, Seychelles
Regulated By
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Official language Commission of Government of Tamil Nadu, Thanjavur Tamil University
Interesting Facts
- Kirundi language is tonal, since it has high and low essential tones.
- Kirundi Language is referred as a language where Meeussen's rule is active, this rule describes a certain pattern of tonal change in Bantu languages.
- 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
Kinyarwanda Language
Malayalam
Derived From
-
-
Alphabets in
Alphabets
21247
18
247
👆🏻
Phonology
How Many Vowels
512
0
32
👆🏻
How Many Consonants
1918
9
60
👆🏻
Scripts
Latin
Tamil
Writing Direction
-
Left-To-Right, Horizontal
Hard to Learn
Language Levels
63
2
12
👆🏻
Time Taken to Learn
36 weeks44 weeks
3
88
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Hello
Bwakeye
வணக்கம் (Vanakkam)
Thank You
Urakoze
நன்றி (Naṉṟi)
How Are You?
Urakomeye?
நீங்கள் எப்படி இருக்கிறீர்கள்? (Nīṅkaḷ eppaṭi irukkiṟīrkaḷ?)
Good Night
Ijoro ryiza
நல்ல இரவு (Good night) / irravu vanakkam (Good night)
Good Evening
Mwiriwe
நல்ல மாலை (Nalla mālai)/ மாலை (irravu vanakkam)
Good Afternoon
Mwiriwe
பிற்பகல் வணக்கம் (perpagal vanakkam)
Good Morning
Mwaramutse
காலை வணக்கம் (Kaalai Vanakkam)
Please
Ndagusavye
தயவு (Tayavu)
Sorry
Ndasubiza
மன்னிக்கவும் (Maṉṉikkavum)
Bye
N’agasaga
சென்று வருகிறேன் (Sendru Varukiren)
I Love You
Ndi waramutse
நான் உன்னை காதலிக்கிறேன் (Naan Unnai Kadalikiren)
Excuse Me
Ndasaba
என்னை மன்னியுங்கள் (Eṉṉai maṉṉiyuṅkaḷ)
Dialect 1
Rwanda-Rundi
Kongu
Where They Speak
Burundi, Rwanda, Tanzania, Uganda
Kongu
How Many People Speak
20,000,000.0077,000,000.00
1.5
960000000
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Dialect 2
Ha
Madurai Tamil
Where They Speak
Tanzania
Madurai, South Tamil Nadu
How Many People Speak
990,000.0077,000,000.00
700
274000000
👆🏻
Dialect 3
Shubi
Tirunelveli Tamil
Where They Speak
Tanzania
South Tamil Nadu, Thoothukudi, Tirunelveli
How Many People Speak
153,000.0077,000,000.00
2
230000000
👆🏻
Total No. Of Dialects
610
0
188
👆🏻
How Many People Speak?
8.80 million78.00 million
0
1200
👆🏻
Speaking Population
0.13 %1.06 %
0
89
👆🏻
Native Speakers
8.80 million70.00 million
0
873
👆🏻
Second Language Speakers
12.00 million8.00 million
0.01
400
👆🏻
Native Name
íkiRǔndi
தமிழ்
Alternative Names
Rundi, Urundi
Damulian, Tamal, Tamalsan, Tambul, Tamili
French Name
rundi
tamoul
German Name
Kirundi
Tamil
Pronunciation
[kɪˈrʊndi]
[t̪ɐmɨɻ]
Ethnicity
Hutu, Tutsi, and Twa
Tamil people or Tamilans
Origin
1500
300 BC
Language Family
Niger-Congo Family
Dravidian Family
Subgroup
-
-
Branch
-
-
Language Forms
Early Forms
No early forms
Old Tamil and Middle Tamil
Standard Forms
Kirundi
Modern Tamil
Language Position
8618
1
120
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Signed Forms
Kirundi Sign Language
Signed Tamil
Scope
-
Individual
ISO 639 1
rn
ta
ISO 639 2
ISO 639 2/T
run
tam
ISO 639 2/B
run
tam
ISO 639 3
run
tam
ISO 639 6
run
tam
Glottocode
rund1242
tami1289, oldt1248
Linguasphere
No data available
tami1289
Types of Language
Language Type
-
Living
Language Linguistic Typology
-
Subject-Object-Verb
Language Morphological Typology
-
-