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Malaysia, Mauritius, Puducherry, Singapore, Sri Lanka, Tamil Nadu
6
Singapore, Sri Lanka, Tamil Nadu
Andaman and Nicobar Islands, kerala, Puducherry
Asia
Canada, Malaysia, Mauritius, Reunion, Seychelles
Official language Commission of Government of Tamil Nadu, Thanjavur Tamil University
  • 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.
    Malayalam
    -
     
    Tamil-Alphabets.jpg#200
    247
    12
    18
    Tamil
    Left-To-Right, Horizontal
    3
    44 weeks
     
    வணக்கம் (Vanakkam)
    நன்றி (Naṉṟi)
    நீங்கள் எப்படி இருக்கிறீர்கள்? (Nīṅkaḷ eppaṭi irukkiṟīrkaḷ?)
    நல்ல இரவு (Good night) / irravu vanakkam (Good night)
    நல்ல மாலை (Nalla mālai)/ மாலை (irravu vanakkam)
    பிற்பகல் வணக்கம் (perpagal vanakkam)
    காலை வணக்கம் (Kaalai Vanakkam)
    தயவு (Tayavu)
    மன்னிக்கவும் (Maṉṉikkavum)
    சென்று வருகிறேன் (Sendru Varukiren)
    நான் உன்னை காதலிக்கிறேன் (Naan Unnai Kadalikiren)
    என்னை மன்னியுங்கள் (Eṉṉai maṉṉiyuṅkaḷ)
     
    Kongu
    Kongu
    77,000,000.00
    Madurai Tamil
    Madurai, South Tamil Nadu
    77,000,000.00
    Tirunelveli Tamil
    South Tamil Nadu, Thoothukudi, Tirunelveli
    77,000,000.00
    10
     
    78.00 million
    1.06 %
    70.00 million
    8.00 million
    தமிழ்
    Damulian, Tamal, Tamalsan, Tambul, Tamili
    tamoul
    Tamil
    [t̪ɐmɨɻ]
    Tamil people or Tamilans
     
    300 BC
    Dravidian Family
    -
    -
    Old Tamil and Middle Tamil
    Modern Tamil
    18
    Signed Tamil
    Individual
     
    ta
    tam
    tam
    tam
    tam
    tami1289, oldt1248
    tami1289
    Living
    Subject-Object-Verb
    -
     
    South Africa
    1
    South Africa
    Namibia, South Africa
    Africa
    Botswana, Lesotho, Malawi, Swaziland, Zambia, Zimbabwe
    Die Taalkommissie, National Languages Committee
    • Afrikaans Language is a mixture of English, Dutch, German, French and some South African language like Xhosa.
    • Afrikaans Language lacks case and gender distinctions.
    Dutch Language
    Dutch Language
     
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    32
    15
    17
    Latin
    Left-To-Right, Horizontal
    3
    24 weeks
     
    hallo
    Dankie
    Hoe gaan dit
    goeie nag
    Goeienaand
    Goeie middag
    goeie more
    asseblief
    jammer
    Totsiens
    Ek het jou lief
    Verskoon my
     
    Kaapse Afrikaans
    -
    7,700,000.00
    Oranjeriverafrikaans
    -
    7,700,000.00
    Baster Afrikaans
    Namibia
    7.00
    3
     
    19.00 million
    0.03 %
    7.10 million
    10.30 million
    Afrikaans
    Cape Dutch
    afrikaans
    Afrikaans
    [ɐfriˈkɑːns]
    Afrikaners
     
    17th Century
    Indo-European Family
    Germanic
    Western
    Cape dutch or kitchen dutch
    Standard Afrikaans
    23
    Signed Afrikaans (signs of SASL)
    Individual
     
    af
    afr
    afr
    afr
    afrs
    afri1274
    52-ACB-ba
    Living
    Subject-Object-Verb
    Analytic

    Tamil and Afrikaans Alphabets

    Tamil and Afrikaans Alphabets provides you with alphabets, vowels and consonants in Tamil and Afrikaans. In Tamil Alphabets there are letters while in Afrikaans Alphabets there are letters. To learn Tamil and Afrikaans languages the very first thing is to understand and learn alphabets of Tamil and Afrikaans languages. The Tamil phonology consist Tamil vowels and Tamil consonants. After alphabets, words are to be learned and after words, phrases in that language. Take a look at Tamil vs Afrikaans, where you will find numerous useful phrases. Find whether Tamil and Afrikaans are Most Spoken Languages.

    All Tamil and Afrikaans Dialects

    Most languages have dialects where each dialect differ from other dialect with respect to grammar and vocabulary. Here you will get to know all Tamil and Afrikaans dialects. Various dialects of Tamil and Afrikaans language differ in their pronunciations and words. Dialects of Tamil are spoken in different Tamil Speaking Countries whereas Afrikaans Dialects are spoken in different Afrikaans speaking countries. Also the number of people speaking Tamil vs Afrikaans varies from few thousands to many millions. Some of the Tamil dialects include: , . Afrikaans dialects include: , . Also learn about dialects in South American Languages and North American Languages.

    Tamil and Afrikaans Speaking population

    Tamil and Afrikaans speaking population is one of the factors based on which Tamil and Afrikaans languages can be compared. The total count of Tamil and Afrikaans Speaking population in percentage is also given. The percentage of people speaking Tamil language is whereas the percentage of people speaking Afrikaans language is . 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 Tamil and Afrikaans on Tamil vs Afrikaans where you will get native speakers, speaking population in percentage and native names.

    Tamil and Afrikaans Language Codes

    Tamil vs Afrikaans are used in those applications where using language names are tedious. Tamil and Afrikaans Language Codes include all the international language codes, glottocodes and linguasphere.