Countries
Zimbabwe
Malaysia, Mauritius, Puducherry, Singapore, Sri Lanka, Tamil Nadu
Total No. Of Countries
16
0
46
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National Language
Botswana, Mozambique, Zimbabwe
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
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
- Shona language is tonal language.
- The African people in Zimbabwe is made of 10 ethnic groups, each speaking a different languages, shona is spoken by 60 percent of population.
- 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
Kalanga and Nambya Language
Malayalam
Derived From
-
-
Alphabets in
Alphabets
37247
18
247
👆🏻
Phonology
How Many Vowels
512
0
32
👆🏻
How Many Consonants
4618
9
60
👆🏻
Scripts
Latin
Tamil
Writing Direction
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Left-To-Right, Horizontal
Hard to Learn
Language Levels
43
2
12
👆🏻
Time Taken to Learn
30 weeks44 weeks
3
88
👆🏻
Hello
Mhoro
வணக்கம் (Vanakkam)
Thank You
Waita zvako
நன்றி (Naṉṟi)
How Are You?
Wakadini zvako?
நீங்கள் எப்படி இருக்கிறீர்கள்? (Nīṅkaḷ eppaṭi irukkiṟīrkaḷ?)
Good Night
Urare zvakanaka
நல்ல இரவு (Good night) / irravu vanakkam (Good night)
Good Evening
Manheru
நல்ல மாலை (Nalla mālai)/ மாலை (irravu vanakkam)
Good Afternoon
Masikati
பிற்பகல் வணக்கம் (perpagal vanakkam)
Good Morning
Mangwanani
காலை வணக்கம் (Kaalai Vanakkam)
Please
Ndinokumbirawo
தயவு (Tayavu)
Sorry
Ndineurombo
மன்னிக்கவும் (Maṉṉikkavum)
Bye
bye
சென்று வருகிறேன் (Sendru Varukiren)
I Love You
Ndinokuda
நான் உன்னை காதலிக்கிறேன் (Naan Unnai Kadalikiren)
Excuse Me
Pamusoro
என்னை மன்னியுங்கள் (Eṉṉai maṉṉiyuṅkaḷ)
Dialect 1
Hwesa
Kongu
Where They Speak
Zimbabwe
Kongu
How Many People Speak
11,000,000.0077,000,000.00
1.5
960000000
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Dialect 2
Karanga
Madurai Tamil
Where They Speak
southern Zimbabwe
Madurai, South Tamil Nadu
How Many People Speak
1,100,000.0077,000,000.00
700
274000000
👆🏻
Dialect 3
Zezuru
Tirunelveli Tamil
Where They Speak
central Zimbabwe, Mashonaland
South Tamil Nadu, Thoothukudi, Tirunelveli
How Many People Speak
16.0077,000,000.00
2
230000000
👆🏻
Total No. Of Dialects
410
0
188
👆🏻
How Many People Speak?
25.00 million78.00 million
0
1200
👆🏻
Speaking Population
0.13 %1.06 %
0
89
👆🏻
Native Speakers
8.30 million70.00 million
0
873
👆🏻
Second Language Speakers
16.00 million8.00 million
0.01
400
👆🏻
Native Name
chiShona
தமிழ்
Alternative Names
Chishona, “Swina” (pej.), Zezuru
Damulian, Tamal, Tamalsan, Tambul, Tamili
French Name
shona
tamoul
German Name
Schona-Sprache
Tamil
Pronunciation
[ʃoːna]
[t̪ɐmɨɻ]
Ethnicity
Shona people
Tamil people or Tamilans
Origin
20th century
300 BC
Language Family
Niger-Congo Family
Dravidian Family
Subgroup
Benue-Congo
-
Branch
Bantu
-
Language Forms
Early Forms
Old Shona and Middle Shona
Old Tamil and Middle Tamil
Standard Forms
Standard Shona
Modern Tamil
Language Position
10718
1
120
👆🏻
Signed Forms
Signed Shona
Signed Tamil
Scope
Individual
Individual
ISO 639 1
sn
ta
ISO 639 2
ISO 639 2/T
sna
tam
ISO 639 2/B
sna
tam
ISO 639 3
sna
tam
ISO 639 6
sna
tam
Glottocode
core1255
tami1289, oldt1248
Linguasphere
99-AUT-a
tami1289
Types of Language
Language Type
Living
Living
Language Linguistic Typology
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Subject-Object-Verb
Language Morphological Typology
-
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