Countries
African Union, Democratic Republic of the Congo, East African Community, Kenya
Malaysia, Mauritius, Puducherry, Singapore, Sri Lanka, Tamil Nadu
Total No. Of Countries
46
0
46
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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
-
Alphabets in
Alphabets
24247
18
247
👆🏻
Phonology
How Many Vowels
512
0
32
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How Many Consonants
2118
9
60
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Scripts
Latin
Tamil
Writing Direction
-
Left-To-Right, Horizontal
Hard to Learn
Language Levels
33
2
12
👆🏻
Time Taken to Learn
36 weeks44 weeks
3
88
👆🏻
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)
Dialect 1
Kiunguja
Kongu
Where They Speak
Zanzibar island
Kongu
How Many People Speak
75,000,000.0077,000,000.00
1.5
960000000
👆🏻
Dialect 2
Kimrima
Madurai Tamil
Where They Speak
Dar es Salaam
Madurai, South Tamil Nadu
How Many People Speak
75,000,000.0077,000,000.00
700
274000000
👆🏻
Dialect 3
Kimgao
Tirunelveli Tamil
Where They Speak
Kilwa
South Tamil Nadu, Thoothukudi, Tirunelveli
How Many People Speak
75,000,000.0077,000,000.00
2
230000000
👆🏻
Total No. Of Dialects
1210
0
188
👆🏻
How Many People Speak?
150.00 million78.00 million
0
1200
👆🏻
Speaking Population
0.42 %1.06 %
0
89
👆🏻
Native Speakers
15.00 million70.00 million
0
873
👆🏻
Second Language Speakers
75.00 million8.00 million
0.01
400
👆🏻
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
Subgroup
Benue-Congo
-
Branch
Bantu
-
Language Forms
Early Forms
No early forms
Old Tamil and Middle Tamil
Standard Forms
Swahili
Modern Tamil
Language Position
2118
1
120
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Signed Forms
Swahili Sign Language
Signed Tamil
Scope
Individual, Macrolanguage
Individual
ISO 639 1
sw
ta
ISO 639 2
ISO 639 2/T
swa
tam
ISO 639 2/B
swa
tam
ISO 639 3
swa
tam
ISO 639 6
swa
tam
Glottocode
swah1254
tami1289, oldt1248
Linguasphere
99-AUS-m
tami1289
Types of Language
Language Type
Living
Living
Language Linguistic Typology
-
Subject-Object-Verb
Language Morphological Typology
-
-