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Countries

Countries

Malaysia, Mauritius, Puducherry, Singapore, Sri Lanka, Tamil Nadu
Ghana, Ivory coast

Total No. Of Countries

62
0 46
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National Language

Singapore, Sri Lanka, Tamil Nadu
Ghana

Second Language

Andaman and Nicobar Islands, kerala, Puducherry
Not spoken in any of the countries

Speaking Continents

Asia
Africa

Minority Language

Canada, Malaysia, Mauritius, Reunion, Seychelles
Benin, United States of America

Regulated By

Official language Commission of Government of Tamil Nadu, Thanjavur Tamil University
Akan Orthography Committee

Interesting Facts

  • 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.
  • Ghana has over 100 ethnic groups living, and Akan is one of the largest tribe.
  • Akan language came in South America, notably Suriname and Jamaica through slave trade.

Similar To

Malayalam
Ewe and Ga-Dangme Languages

Derived From

-
-

Alphabets

Alphabets in

Alphabets

24721
18 247
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Phonology

How Many Vowels

1210
0 32
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How Many Consonants

1816
9 60
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Scripts

Tamil
Latin

Writing Direction

Left-To-Right, Horizontal
Left-To-Right, Horizontal

Hard to Learn

Language Levels

33
2 12
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Time Taken to Learn

44 weeks44 weeks
3 88
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Greetings

Hello

வணக்கம் (Vanakkam)
ete-sen

Thank You

நன்றி (Naṉṟi)
meda ase

How Are You?

நீங்கள் எப்படி இருக்கிறீர்கள்? (Nīṅkaḷ eppaṭi irukkiṟīrkaḷ?)
wo ho te sɛn?

Good Night

நல்ல இரவு (Good night) / irravu vanakkam (Good night)
maadwo

Good Evening

நல்ல மாலை (Nalla mālai)/ மாலை (irravu vanakkam)
maadwo

Good Afternoon

பிற்பகல் வணக்கம் (perpagal vanakkam)
maaha

Good Morning

காலை வணக்கம் (Kaalai Vanakkam)
maakye

Please

தயவு (Tayavu)
wae

Sorry

மன்னிக்கவும் (Maṉṉikkavum)
Kafra

Bye

சென்று வருகிறேன் (Sendru Varukiren)
bye

I Love You

நான் உன்னை காதலிக்கிறேன் (Naan Unnai Kadalikiren)
Me doכ wo

Excuse Me

என்னை மன்னியுங்கள் (Eṉṉai maṉṉiyuṅkaḷ)
mepa wo kyɛw

Dialects

Dialect 1

Kongu
Asante

Where They Speak

Kongu
Ghana

How Many People Speak

77,000,000.009,000,000.00
1.5 960000000
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Dialect 2

Madurai Tamil
Akuapem

Where They Speak

Madurai, South Tamil Nadu
Ghana

How Many People Speak

77,000,000.009,000,000.00
700 274000000
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Dialect 3

Tirunelveli Tamil
Fante

Where They Speak

South Tamil Nadu, Thoothukudi, Tirunelveli
Ghana

How Many People Speak

77,000,000.001,900,000.00
2 230000000
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Total No. Of Dialects

103
0 188
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How Many People Speak

How Many People Speak?

78.00 million11.00 million
0 1200
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Speaking Population

1.06 %0.17 %
0 89
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Native Speakers

70.00 million11.00 million
0 873
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Second Language Speakers

8.00 million21.00 million
0.01 400
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Native Name

தமிழ்
Akan

Alternative Names

Damulian, Tamal, Tamalsan, Tambul, Tamili
Twi, Fante

French Name

tamoul
akan

German Name

Tamil
Akan-Sprache

Pronunciation

[t̪ɐmɨɻ]
[ˈaːkã]

Ethnicity

Tamil people or Tamilans
Akan people

History

Origin

300 BC
15

Language Family

Dravidian Family
Niger-Congo Family

Subgroup

-
-

Branch

-
-

Language Forms

Early Forms

Old Tamil and Middle Tamil
No early forms

Standard Forms

Modern Tamil
Akan

Language Position

18104
1 120
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Signed Forms

Signed Tamil
Akan Sign Language

Scope

Individual
Macrolanguage

Code

ISO 639 1

ta
ak

ISO 639 2

ISO 639 2/T

tam
aka

ISO 639 2/B

tam
aka

ISO 639 3

tam
aka

ISO 639 6

tam
aka

Glottocode

tami1289, oldt1248
akan1251

Linguasphere

tami1289
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Types of Language

Language Type

Living
Living

Language Linguistic Typology

Subject-Object-Verb
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Language Morphological Typology

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Tamil and Akan Alphabets

Tamil and Akan Alphabets provides you with alphabets, vowels and consonants in Tamil and Akan. In Tamil Alphabets there are 247 letters while in Akan Alphabets there are 21 letters. To learn Tamil and Akan languages the very first thing is to understand and learn alphabets of Tamil and Akan 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 greetings vs Akan greetings, where you will find numerous useful phrases. Find whether Tamil and Akan are Most Spoken Languages.

All Tamil and Akan 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 Akan dialects. Various dialects of Tamil and Akan language differ in their pronunciations and words. Dialects of Tamil are spoken in different Tamil Speaking Countries whereas Akan Dialects are spoken in different Akan speaking countries. Also the number of people speaking Tamil vs Akan Dialects varies from few thousands to many millions. Some of the Tamil dialects include: Kongu, Madurai Tamil. Akan dialects include: Asante , Akuapem. Also learn about dialects in South American Languages and North American Languages.

Tamil and Akan Speaking population

Tamil and Akan speaking population is one of the factors based on which Tamil and Akan languages can be compared. The total count of Tamil and Akan Speaking population in percentage is also given. The percentage of people speaking Tamil language is 1.06 % whereas the percentage of people speaking Akan language is 0.17 %. 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 Akan on Tamil vs Akan where you will get native speakers, speaking population in percentage and native names.

Tamil and Akan Language Codes

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