Countries
Malaysia, Mauritius, Puducherry, Singapore, Sri Lanka, Tamil Nadu
Nigeria
National Language
Singapore, Sri Lanka, Tamil Nadu
Nigeria
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
Equatorial Guinea
Regulated By
Official language Commission of Government of Tamil Nadu, Thanjavur Tamil University
Society for Promoting Igbo Language and Culture
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.
- In Igbo, there is complicated system of high and low tones indicating differences in meaning and grammatical relationships.
- Igbo has inexhaustible and rich linguistic features like idioms, proverbs, aphorisms, anecdotes etc.
Similar To
Malayalam
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Derived From
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Alphabets in
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Writing Direction
Left-To-Right, Horizontal
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Hello
வணக்கம் (Vanakkam)
kedụ
Thank You
நன்றி (Naṉṟi)
dalụ
How Are You?
நீங்கள் எப்படி இருக்கிறீர்கள்? (Nīṅkaḷ eppaṭi irukkiṟīrkaḷ?)
kedụ ka ịmere
Good Night
நல்ல இரவு (Good night) / irravu vanakkam (Good night)
ka chi fo
Good Evening
நல்ல மாலை (Nalla mālai)/ மாலை (irravu vanakkam)
mgbede ọma
Good Afternoon
பிற்பகல் வணக்கம் (perpagal vanakkam)
ehihie ọma
Good Morning
காலை வணக்கம் (Kaalai Vanakkam)
ụtụtụ ọma
Please
தயவு (Tayavu)
Biko
Sorry
மன்னிக்கவும் (Maṉṉikkavum)
Ndo
Bye
சென்று வருகிறேன் (Sendru Varukiren)
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I Love You
நான் உன்னை காதலிக்கிறேன் (Naan Unnai Kadalikiren)
a hụrụ m gị n'anya
Excuse Me
என்னை மன்னியுங்கள் (Eṉṉai maṉṉiyuṅkaḷ)
ngọpụ
Where They Speak
Kongu
Nigeria
Dialect 2
Madurai Tamil
Ngwa
Where They Speak
Madurai, South Tamil Nadu
Nigeria
How Many People Speak
Not Available
Dialect 3
Tirunelveli Tamil
Not present
Where They Speak
South Tamil Nadu, Thoothukudi, Tirunelveli
Not Available
Speaking Population
Not Available
Second Language Speakers
Not Available
Alternative Names
Damulian, Tamal, Tamalsan, Tambul, Tamili
Ibo
German Name
Tamil
Ibo-Sprache
Pronunciation
[t̪ɐmɨɻ]
[iɡ͡boː]
Ethnicity
Tamil people or Tamilans
Igbo people
Origin
300 BC
30th Century BC
Language Family
Dravidian Family
Niger-Congo Family
Subgroup
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Kwa
Branch
Not Available
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Early Forms
Old Tamil and Middle Tamil
No early forms
Standard Forms
Modern Tamil
Standard Igbo
Signed Forms
Signed Tamil
Not Available
Scope
Individual
Individual
ISO 639 6
tam
Not Available
Glottocode
tami1289, oldt1248
nucl1417
Linguasphere
tami1289
No data available
Language Type
Living
Living
Language Linguistic Typology
Subject-Object-Verb
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Language Morphological Typology
Not Available
Agglutinative
All Tamil and Igbo 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 Igbo dialects. Various dialects of Tamil and Igbo language differ in their pronunciations and words. Dialects of Tamil are spoken in different Tamil Speaking Countries whereas Igbo Dialects are spoken in different Igbo speaking countries. Also the number of people speaking Tamil vs Igbo Dialects varies from few thousands to many millions. Some of the Tamil dialects include: Kongu, Madurai Tamil. Igbo dialects include: Enuani , Ngwa. Also learn about dialects in South American Languages and North American Languages.
Tamil and Igbo Speaking population
Tamil and Igbo speaking population is one of the factors based on which Tamil and Igbo languages can be compared. The total count of Tamil and Igbo Speaking population in percentage is also given. The percentage of people speaking Tamil language is 1.06 % whereas the percentage of people speaking Igbo language is Not Available. 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 Igbo on Tamil vs Igbo where you will get native speakers, speaking population in percentage and native names.
Tamil and Igbo Language Codes
Tamil and Igbo language codes are used in those applications where using language names are tedious. Tamil and Igbo Language Codes include all the international language codes, glottocodes and linguasphere.