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Countries

Countries

Malaysia, Mauritius, Puducherry, Singapore, Sri Lanka, Tamil Nadu
Federal Democratic Republic of Ethiopia.

Total No. Of Countries

61
0 46
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National Language

Singapore, Sri Lanka, Tamil Nadu
Ethiopia

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
Not spoken in any of the countries

Regulated By

Official language Commission of Government of Tamil Nadu, Thanjavur Tamil University
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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.
  • Amharic ranks as second most spoken Semitic language in the world.
  • Amharic has its own writing system named “fidel” and it uses Amharic alphabets to write.

Similar To

Malayalam
Tigrinya and Oromo Languages

Derived From

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Alphabets

Alphabets in

Alphabets

24733
18 247
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Phonology

How Many Vowels

127
0 32
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How Many Consonants

1831
9 60
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Scripts

Tamil
Ethiopic

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)
Selam

Thank You

நன்றி (Naṉṟi)
amesege'nallo'

How Are You?

நீங்கள் எப்படி இருக்கிறீர்கள்? (Nīṅkaḷ eppaṭi irukkiṟīrkaḷ?)
Dehina newot?

Good Night

நல்ல இரவு (Good night) / irravu vanakkam (Good night)
Dehna dur

Good Evening

நல்ல மாலை (Nalla mālai)/ மாலை (irravu vanakkam)
melkam meshe't

Good Afternoon

பிற்பகல் வணக்கம் (perpagal vanakkam)
i'ndemin walu

Good Morning

காலை வணக்கம் (Kaalai Vanakkam)
i'ndemin adäru

Please

தயவு (Tayavu)
i'bakwon

Sorry

மன்னிக்கவும் (Maṉṉikkavum)
aznallehu

Bye

சென்று வருகிறேன் (Sendru Varukiren)
tschao

I Love You

நான் உன்னை காதலிக்கிறேன் (Naan Unnai Kadalikiren)
afekirishalehu

Excuse Me

என்னை மன்னியுங்கள் (Eṉṉai maṉṉiyuṅkaḷ)
yiqirta

Dialects

Dialect 1

Kongu
Gondar

Where They Speak

Kongu
Gondar

How Many People Speak

77,000,000.0022,000,000.00
1.5 960000000
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Dialect 2

Madurai Tamil
Gojjami

Where They Speak

Madurai, South Tamil Nadu
Ethiopia

How Many People Speak

77,000,000.0022,000,000.00
700 274000000
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Dialect 3

Tirunelveli Tamil
Showa

Where They Speak

South Tamil Nadu, Thoothukudi, Tirunelveli
Ethiopia

How Many People Speak

77,000,000.0022,000,000.00
2 230000000
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Total No. Of Dialects

105
0 188
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How Many People Speak

How Many People Speak?

78.00 million18.70 million
0 1200
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Speaking Population

1.06 %0.37 %
0 89
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Native Speakers

70.00 million25.00 million
0 873
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Second Language Speakers

8.00 million10.00 million
0.01 400
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Native Name

தமிழ்
አማርኛ

Alternative Names

Damulian, Tamal, Tamalsan, Tambul, Tamili
Abyssinian, Amarigna, Amarinya, Amhara, Ethiopian

French Name

tamoul
amharique

German Name

Tamil
Amharisch

Pronunciation

[t̪ɐmɨɻ]
[amarɨɲɲa]

Ethnicity

Tamil people or Tamilans
Amharas

History

Origin

300 BC
13th century

Language Family

Dravidian Family
Afro-Asiatic Family

Subgroup

-
Semitic

Branch

-
Ethiopic

Language Forms

Early Forms

Old Tamil and Middle Tamil
Ge'ez

Standard Forms

Modern Tamil
Amharic

Language Position

1855
1 120
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Signed Forms

Signed Tamil
Signed Amharic

Scope

Individual
Individual

Code

ISO 639 1

ta
am

ISO 639 2

ISO 639 2/T

tam
amh

ISO 639 2/B

tam
amh

ISO 639 3

tam
amh

ISO 639 6

tam
amh

Glottocode

tami1289, oldt1248
amha1245

Linguasphere

tami1289
12-ACB-a

Types of Language

Language Type

Living
Living

Language Linguistic Typology

Subject-Object-Verb
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Language Morphological Typology

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Fusional

Tamil and Amharic Alphabets

Tamil and Amharic Alphabets provides you with alphabets, vowels and consonants in Tamil and Amharic. In Tamil Alphabets there are 247 letters while in Amharic Alphabets there are 33 letters. To learn Tamil and Amharic languages the very first thing is to understand and learn alphabets of Tamil and Amharic 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 Amharic greetings, where you will find numerous useful phrases. Find whether Tamil and Amharic are Most Spoken Languages.

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

Tamil and Amharic Speaking population

Tamil and Amharic speaking population is one of the factors based on which Tamil and Amharic languages can be compared. The total count of Tamil and Amharic Speaking population in percentage is also given. The percentage of people speaking Tamil language is 1.06 % whereas the percentage of people speaking Amharic language is 0.37 %. 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 Amharic on Tamil vs Amharic where you will get native speakers, speaking population in percentage and native names.

Tamil and Amharic Language Codes

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