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Tamil and Amharic


Amharic and Tamil


Countries

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

Total No. Of Countries
6  
9
1  
14

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
-  
-  

Alphabets

Alphabets in
Tamil-Alphabets.jpg#200  
Amharic-1.jpg#200  

Alphabets
247  
99+
33  
15

Phonology
  
  

How Many Vowels
12  
9
7  
4

How Many Consonants
18  
8
31  
21

Scripts
Tamil  
Ethiopic  

Writing Direction
Left-To-Right, Horizontal  
Left-To-Right, Horizontal  

Hard to Learn
  
  

Language Levels
3  
2
3  
2

Time Taken to Learn
44 weeks  
17
44 weeks  
17

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
77,000,000.00  
10
22,000,000.00  
27

Dialect 2
Madurai Tamil  
Gojjami  

Where They Speak
Madurai, South Tamil Nadu  
Ethiopia  

How Many People Speak
77,000,000.00  
8
22,000,000.00  
24

Dialect 3
Tirunelveli Tamil  
Showa  

Where They Speak
South Tamil Nadu, Thoothukudi, Tirunelveli  
Ethiopia  

How Many People Speak
77,000,000.00  
7
22,000,000.00  
22

Total No. Of Dialects
10  
10
5  
5

How Many People Speak

How Many People Speak?
78.00 million  
21
18.70 million  
99+

Speaking Population
1.06 %  
20
0.37 %  
37

Native Speakers
70.00 million  
15
25.00 million  
32

Second Language Speakers
8.00 million  
99+
10.00 million  
99+

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
18  
16
55  
99+

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  
-  

Language Morphological Typology
-  
Fusional  

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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.

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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.

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