Countries
Malaysia, Mauritius, Puducherry, Singapore, Sri Lanka, Tamil Nadu
Ghana, Ivory coast
Total No. Of Countries
62
0
46
👆🏻
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 in
Alphabets
24721
18
247
👆🏻
Phonology
How Many Vowels
1210
0
32
👆🏻
How Many Consonants
1816
9
60
👆🏻
Scripts
Tamil
Latin
Writing Direction
Left-To-Right, Horizontal
Left-To-Right, Horizontal
Hard to Learn
Language Levels
33
2
12
👆🏻
Time Taken to Learn
44 weeks44 weeks
3
88
👆🏻
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
Dialect 1
Kongu
Asante
Where They Speak
Kongu
Ghana
How Many People Speak
77,000,000.009,000,000.00
1.5
960000000
👆🏻
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
👆🏻
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
👆🏻
Total No. Of Dialects
103
0
188
👆🏻
How Many People Speak?
78.00 million11.00 million
0
1200
👆🏻
Speaking Population
1.06 %0.17 %
0
89
👆🏻
Native Speakers
70.00 million11.00 million
0
873
👆🏻
Second Language Speakers
8.00 million21.00 million
0.01
400
👆🏻
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
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
👆🏻
Signed Forms
Signed Tamil
Akan Sign Language
Scope
Individual
Macrolanguage
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
No data available
Types of Language
Language Type
Living
Living
Language Linguistic Typology
Subject-Object-Verb
-
Language Morphological Typology
-
-