Countries
Ethiopia, Kenya
Malaysia, Mauritius, Puducherry, Singapore, Sri Lanka, Tamil Nadu
Total No. Of Countries
26
0
46
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National Language
Ethiopia
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
Somalia
Canada, Malaysia, Mauritius, Reunion, Seychelles
Regulated By
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Official language Commission of Government of Tamil Nadu, Thanjavur Tamil University
Interesting Facts
- Oromo language is the third most spoken language in Africa.
- Oromo is most spoken language in Cushitic Family.
- 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
Somali Language
Malayalam
Derived From
-
-
Alphabets in
Alphabets
34247
18
247
👆🏻
Phonology
How Many Vowels
1012
0
32
👆🏻
How Many Consonants
2418
9
60
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Scripts
Latin
Tamil
Writing Direction
-
Left-To-Right, Horizontal
Hard to Learn
Language Levels
53
2
12
👆🏻
Time Taken to Learn
44 weeks44 weeks
3
88
👆🏻
Hello
akkam
வணக்கம் (Vanakkam)
Thank You
Galatoomi
நன்றி (Naṉṟi)
How Are You?
Attam jirta/jirtu?
நீங்கள் எப்படி இருக்கிறீர்கள்? (Nīṅkaḷ eppaṭi irukkiṟīrkaḷ?)
Good Night
Nagayattii buli
நல்ல இரவு (Good night) / irravu vanakkam (Good night)
Good Evening
Akkam waarite
நல்ல மாலை (Nalla mālai)/ மாலை (irravu vanakkam)
Good Afternoon
Attam oolte / ooltan
பிற்பகல் வணக்கம் (perpagal vanakkam)
Good Morning
Attam bulte/bultan
காலை வணக்கம் (Kaalai Vanakkam)
Please
Maaloo
தயவு (Tayavu)
Sorry
naa dhiisi
மன்னிக்கவும் (Maṉṉikkavum)
Bye
Nagayattii!
சென்று வருகிறேன் (Sendru Varukiren)
I Love You
Sin jaaladha
நான் உன்னை காதலிக்கிறேன் (Naan Unnai Kadalikiren)
Excuse Me
Maaloo na dabarsi
என்னை மன்னியுங்கள் (Eṉṉai maṉṉiyuṅkaḷ)
Dialect 1
Borana
Kongu
Where They Speak
Ethiopia, Kenya
Kongu
How Many People Speak
4,000,000.0077,000,000.00
1.5
960000000
👆🏻
Dialect 2
Orma
Madurai Tamil
Where They Speak
Kenya
Madurai, South Tamil Nadu
How Many People Speak
66,000.0077,000,000.00
700
274000000
👆🏻
Dialect 3
Wata
Tirunelveli Tamil
Where They Speak
Kenya
South Tamil Nadu, Thoothukudi, Tirunelveli
How Many People Speak
13,000.0077,000,000.00
2
230000000
👆🏻
Total No. Of Dialects
1710
0
188
👆🏻
How Many People Speak?
25.00 million78.00 million
0
1200
👆🏻
Speaking Population
0.36 %1.06 %
0
89
👆🏻
Native Speakers
24.00 million70.00 million
0
873
👆🏻
Second Language Speakers
35.00 million8.00 million
0.01
400
👆🏻
Native Name
Afaan Oromo
தமிழ்
Alternative Names
Afaan Oromoo
Damulian, Tamal, Tamalsan, Tambul, Tamili
French Name
galla
tamoul
German Name
Galla-Sprache
Tamil
Pronunciation
[ɔrɔmɔ]
[t̪ɐmɨɻ]
Ethnicity
Oromos
Tamil people or Tamilans
Origin
16
300 BC
Language Family
Afro-Asiatic Family
Dravidian Family
Subgroup
Cushitic
-
Branch
-
-
Language Forms
Early Forms
No early forms
Old Tamil and Middle Tamil
Standard Forms
Afaan Oromo
Modern Tamil
Language Position
9118
1
120
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Signed Forms
Oromo Sign Language
Signed Tamil
Scope
Macrolanguage
Individual
ISO 639 1
om
ta
ISO 639 2
ISO 639 2/T
orm
tam
ISO 639 2/B
orm
tam
ISO 639 3
orm
tam
ISO 639 6
orm
tam
Glottocode
nucl1736
tami1289, oldt1248
Linguasphere
No data available
tami1289
Types of Language
Language Type
Living
Living
Language Linguistic Typology
-
Subject-Object-Verb
Language Morphological Typology
-
-