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
Not Available
Alphabets in
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Writing Direction
Not Available
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
Speaking Population
Not Available
Second Language Speakers
Not Available
Native Name
Not Available
தமிழ்
Alternative Names
Kisuaheli, Kiswahili
Damulian, Tamal, Tamalsan, Tambul, Tamili
French Name
swahili
tamoul
German Name
Swahili
Tamil
Pronunciation
Not Available
[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
Not Available
Branch
Bantu
Not Available
Early Forms
No early forms
Old Tamil and Middle Tamil
Standard Forms
Swahili
Modern Tamil
Language Position
Not Available
Signed Forms
Not Available
Signed Tamil
Scope
Individual, Macrolanguage
Individual
ISO 639 6
Not Available
tam
Glottocode
swah1254
tami1289, oldt1248
Linguasphere
99-AUS-m
tami1289
Language Type
Living
Living
Language Linguistic Typology
Not Available
Subject-Object-Verb
Language Morphological Typology
Not Available
Not Available
Swahili and Tamil Greetings
People around the world use different languages to interact with each other. Even if we cannot communicate fluently in any language, it will always be beneficial to know about some of the common greetings or phrases from that language. This is where Swahili and Tamil greetings helps you to understand basic phrases in Swahili and Tamil language. Swahili word for "Hello" is Habari or Tamil word for "Thank You" is நன்றி (Naṉṟi). Find more of such common Swahili Greetings and Tamil Greetings. These greetings will help you to be more confident when conversing with natives that speak these languages.
Swahili vs Tamil Difficulty
The Swahili vs Tamil difficulty level basically depends on the number of Swahili Alphabets and Tamil Alphabets. Also the number of vowels and consonants in the language plays an important role in deciding the difficulty level of that language. The important points to be considered when we compare Swahili and Tamil are the origin, speaking countries, language family, different greetings, speaking population of these languages. Want to know in Swahili and Tamil, which language is harder to learn? Time required to learn Swahili is 36 weeks while to learn Tamil time required is 44 weeks.