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Tamil and Hausa


Hausa and Tamil


Countries

Countries
Malaysia, Mauritius, Puducherry, Singapore, Sri Lanka, Tamil Nadu  
Nigeria  

Total No. Of Countries
6  
9
1  
14

National Language
Singapore, Sri Lanka, Tamil Nadu  
Gambia, Nigeria  

Second Language
Andaman and Nicobar Islands, kerala, Puducherry  
Nigeria  

Speaking Continents
Asia  
Africa  

Minority Language
Canada, Malaysia, Mauritius, Reunion, Seychelles  
Benin, Cameroon, Cote d'Ivoire, Ghana, Niger, Sudan, Togo  

Regulated By
Official language Commission of Government of Tamil Nadu, Thanjavur Tamil University  
-  

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.
    •   
  • Hausa language is the most important and the best known of the Chadic branch.
  • There are about one-fourth of Hausa words come from Arabic.
  

Similar To
Malayalam  
Yoruba and Igbo Languages  

Derived From
-  
-  

Alphabets

Alphabets in
Tamil-Alphabets.jpg#200  
Hausa-Alphabets.jpg#200  

Alphabets
247  
99+
44  
24

Phonology
  
  

How Many Vowels
12  
9
12  
9

How Many Consonants
18  
8
32  
22

Scripts
Tamil  
Latin  

Writing Direction
Left-To-Right, Horizontal  
-  

Hard to Learn
  
  

Language Levels
3  
2
5  
4

Time Taken to Learn
44 weeks  
17
44 weeks  
17

Greetings

Hello
வணக்கம் (Vanakkam)  
sannu  

Thank You
நன்றி (Naṉṟi)  
gode ku  

How Are You?
நீங்கள் எப்படி இருக்கிறீர்கள்? (Nīṅkaḷ eppaṭi irukkiṟīrkaḷ?)  
yaya dai  

Good Night
நல்ல இரவு (Good night) / irravu vanakkam (Good night)  
mai kyau dare  

Good Evening
நல்ல மாலை (Nalla mālai)/ மாலை (irravu vanakkam)  
barka da yamma  

Good Afternoon
பிற்பகல் வணக்கம் (perpagal vanakkam)  
barka da rana  

Good Morning
காலை வணக்கம் (Kaalai Vanakkam)  
mai kyau safe  

Please
தயவு (Tayavu)  
Don Allah  

Sorry
மன்னிக்கவும் (Maṉṉikkavum)  
yi hakuri  

Bye
சென்று வருகிறேன் (Sendru Varukiren)  
sai anjima  

I Love You
நான் உன்னை காதலிக்கிறேன் (Naan Unnai Kadalikiren)  
Ina son ku  

Excuse Me
என்னை மன்னியுங்கள் (Eṉṉai maṉṉiyuṅkaḷ)  
gafara dai  

Dialects

Dialect 1
Kongu  
Gaananci  

Where They Speak
Kongu  
Ghana  

How Many People Speak
77,000,000.00  
10
50,000,000.00  
14

Dialect 2
Madurai Tamil  
Kurhwayanci  

Where They Speak
Madurai, South Tamil Nadu  
Niger  

How Many People Speak
77,000,000.00  
8
150,000,000.00  
3

Dialect 3
Tirunelveli Tamil  
Daragaram  

Where They Speak
South Tamil Nadu, Thoothukudi, Tirunelveli  
Niger  

How Many People Speak
77,000,000.00  
7
50.00  
99+

Total No. Of Dialects
10  
10
20  
18

How Many People Speak

How Many People Speak?
78.00 million  
21
50.00 million  
28

Speaking Population
1.06 %  
20
0.52 %  
30

Native Speakers
70.00 million  
15
35.00 million  
27

Second Language Speakers
8.00 million  
99+
15.00 million  
34

Native Name
தமிழ்  
حَوْسَ (ḥawsa)  

Alternative Names
Damulian, Tamal, Tamalsan, Tambul, Tamili  
Abakwariga, Habe, Haoussa, Hausawa, Kado, Mgbakpa  

French Name
tamoul  
haoussa  

German Name
Tamil  
Haussa-Sprache  

Pronunciation
[t̪ɐmɨɻ]  
[hàʊsà]  

Ethnicity
Tamil people or Tamilans  
Hausa–Fulani people  

History

Origin
300 BC  
14  

Language Family
Dravidian Family  
Afro-Asiatic Family  

Subgroup
-  
Chadic  

Branch
-  
-  

Language Forms
  
  

Early Forms
Old Tamil and Middle Tamil  
No early forms  

Standard Forms
Modern Tamil  
Hausa  

Language Position
18  
16
34  
32

Signed Forms
Signed Tamil  
Signed Hausa  

Scope
Individual  
Individual  

Code

ISO 639 1
ta  
ha  

ISO 639 2
  
  

ISO 639 2/T
tam  
hau  

ISO 639 2/B
tam  
hau  

ISO 639 3
tam  
hau  

ISO 639 6
tam  
hau  

Glottocode
tami1289, oldt1248  
haus1257  

Linguasphere
tami1289  
19-HAA-b  

Types of Language
  
  

Language Type
Living  
Living  

Language Linguistic Typology
Subject-Object-Verb  
Subject-Verb-Object  

Language Morphological Typology
-  
Fusional  

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

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Tamil and Hausa Speaking population

Tamil and Hausa speaking population is one of the factors based on which Tamil and Hausa languages can be compared. The total count of Tamil and Hausa Speaking population in percentage is also given. The percentage of people speaking Tamil language is 1.06 % whereas the percentage of people speaking Hausa language is 0.52 %. 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 Hausa on Tamil vs Hausa where you will get native speakers, speaking population in percentage and native names.

Tamil and Hausa Language Codes

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

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