Countries
African Union, Democratic Republic of the Congo, East African Community, Kenya
Malaysia, Mauritius, Puducherry, Singapore, Sri Lanka, Tamil Nadu
National Language
Burundi, Kenya, Madagascar, Malawi, Mozambique, South Sudan, Tanzania
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
Chama cha Kiswahili cha Taifa (Kenya)
Official language Commission of Government of Tamil Nadu, Thanjavur Tamil University
Interesting Facts
- Swahili language has borrowed many words from Arabic language.
- The oldest written scripts in swahili language were found in 18th century.
- 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
Burundi, Rwanda, Malawi Languages
Malayalam
Derived From
Arabic Language
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Alphabets in
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Writing Direction
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Left-To-Right, Horizontal
Hello
Habari
வணக்கம் (Vanakkam)
Thank You
Asante
நன்றி (Naṉṟi)
How Are You?
Habari gani?
நீங்கள் எப்படி இருக்கிறீர்கள்? (Nīṅkaḷ eppaṭi irukkiṟīrkaḷ?)
Good Night
Usiku mwema
நல்ல இரவு (Good night) / irravu vanakkam (Good night)
Good Evening
Habari za jioni
நல்ல மாலை (Nalla mālai)/ மாலை (irravu vanakkam)
Good Afternoon
nzuri Alasiri
பிற்பகல் வணக்கம் (perpagal vanakkam)
Good Morning
Habari za asubuhi
காலை வணக்கம் (Kaalai Vanakkam)
Please
tafadhali
தயவு (Tayavu)
Sorry
pole
மன்னிக்கவும் (Maṉṉikkavum)
Bye
bye
சென்று வருகிறேன் (Sendru Varukiren)
I Love You
nakupenda
நான் உன்னை காதலிக்கிறேன் (Naan Unnai Kadalikiren)
Excuse Me
Samahani
என்னை மன்னியுங்கள் (Eṉṉai maṉṉiyuṅkaḷ)
Where They Speak
Zanzibar island
Kongu
Dialect 2
Kimrima
Madurai Tamil
Where They Speak
Dar es Salaam
Madurai, South Tamil Nadu
Dialect 3
Kimgao
Tirunelveli Tamil
Where They Speak
Kilwa
South Tamil Nadu, Thoothukudi, Tirunelveli
Native Name
Kiswahili
தமிழ்
Alternative Names
Kisuaheli, Kiswahili
Damulian, Tamal, Tamalsan, Tambul, Tamili
French Name
swahili
tamoul
German Name
Swahili
Tamil
Pronunciation
[swaˈhili]
[t̪ɐmɨɻ]
Ethnicity
Swahili people or Waswahili
Tamil people or Tamilans
Origin
6th century
300 BC
Language Family
Niger-Congo Family
Dravidian Family
Early Forms
No early forms
Old Tamil and Middle Tamil
Standard Forms
Swahili
Modern Tamil
Signed Forms
Swahili Sign Language
Signed Tamil
Scope
Individual, Macrolanguage
Individual
Glottocode
swah1254
tami1289, oldt1248
Linguasphere
99-AUS-m
tami1289
Language Type
Living
Living
Language Linguistic Typology
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Subject-Object-Verb
Language Morphological Typology
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Swahili and Tamil Speaking population
Swahili and Tamil speaking population is one of the factors based on which Swahili and Tamil languages can be compared. The total count of Swahili and Tamil Speaking population in percentage is also given. The percentage of people speaking Swahili language is 0.42 % whereas the percentage of people speaking Tamil language is 1.06 %. When we compare the speaking population of any two languages we get to know which of two languages is more popular. Find more details about how many people speak Swahili and Tamil on Swahili vs Tamil where you will get native speakers, speaking population in percentage and native names.
Swahili and Tamil Language Codes
Swahili and Tamil language codes are used in those applications where using language names are tedious. Swahili and Tamil Language Codes include all the international language codes, glottocodes and linguasphere.