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Countries

Countries

Malaysia, Mauritius, Puducherry, Singapore, Sri Lanka, Tamil Nadu
Burma

Total No. Of Countries

61
0 46
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National Language

Singapore, Sri Lanka, Tamil Nadu
Burundi, Gambia

Second Language

Andaman and Nicobar Islands, kerala, Puducherry
Not spoken in any of the countries

Speaking Continents

Asia
Africa, Asia

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.
  • Kirundi language is tonal, since it has high and low essential tones.
  • Kirundi Language is referred as a language where Meeussen's rule is active, this rule describes a certain pattern of tonal change in Bantu languages.

Similar To

Malayalam
Kinyarwanda Language

Derived From

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Alphabets

Alphabets in

Alphabets

24721
18 247
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Phonology

How Many Vowels

125
0 32
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How Many Consonants

1819
9 60
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Scripts

Tamil
Latin

Writing Direction

Left-To-Right, Horizontal
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Hard to Learn

Language Levels

36
2 12
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Time Taken to Learn

44 weeks36 weeks
3 88
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Greetings

Hello

வணக்கம் (Vanakkam)
Bwakeye

Thank You

நன்றி (Naṉṟi)
Urakoze

How Are You?

நீங்கள் எப்படி இருக்கிறீர்கள்? (Nīṅkaḷ eppaṭi irukkiṟīrkaḷ?)
Urakomeye?

Good Night

நல்ல இரவு (Good night) / irravu vanakkam (Good night)
Ijoro ryiza

Good Evening

நல்ல மாலை (Nalla mālai)/ மாலை (irravu vanakkam)
Mwiriwe

Good Afternoon

பிற்பகல் வணக்கம் (perpagal vanakkam)
Mwiriwe

Good Morning

காலை வணக்கம் (Kaalai Vanakkam)
Mwaramutse

Please

தயவு (Tayavu)
Ndagusavye

Sorry

மன்னிக்கவும் (Maṉṉikkavum)
Ndasubiza

Bye

சென்று வருகிறேன் (Sendru Varukiren)
N’agasaga

I Love You

நான் உன்னை காதலிக்கிறேன் (Naan Unnai Kadalikiren)
Ndi waramutse

Excuse Me

என்னை மன்னியுங்கள் (Eṉṉai maṉṉiyuṅkaḷ)
Ndasaba

Dialects

Dialect 1

Kongu
Rwanda-Rundi

Where They Speak

Kongu
Burundi, Rwanda, Tanzania, Uganda

How Many People Speak

77,000,000.0020,000,000.00
1.5 960000000
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Dialect 2

Madurai Tamil
Ha

Where They Speak

Madurai, South Tamil Nadu
Tanzania

How Many People Speak

77,000,000.00990,000.00
700 274000000
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Dialect 3

Tirunelveli Tamil
Shubi

Where They Speak

South Tamil Nadu, Thoothukudi, Tirunelveli
Tanzania

How Many People Speak

77,000,000.00153,000.00
2 230000000
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Total No. Of Dialects

106
0 188
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How Many People Speak

How Many People Speak?

78.00 million8.80 million
0 1200
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Speaking Population

1.06 %0.13 %
0 89
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Native Speakers

70.00 million8.80 million
0 873
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Second Language Speakers

8.00 million12.00 million
0.01 400
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Native Name

தமிழ்
íkiRǔndi

Alternative Names

Damulian, Tamal, Tamalsan, Tambul, Tamili
Rundi, Urundi

French Name

tamoul
rundi

German Name

Tamil
Kirundi

Pronunciation

[t̪ɐmɨɻ]
[kɪˈrʊndi]

Ethnicity

Tamil people or Tamilans
Hutu, Tutsi, and Twa

History

Origin

300 BC
1500

Language Family

Dravidian Family
Niger-Congo Family

Subgroup

-
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Branch

-
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Language Forms

Early Forms

Old Tamil and Middle Tamil
No early forms

Standard Forms

Modern Tamil
Kirundi

Language Position

1886
1 120
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Signed Forms

Signed Tamil
Kirundi Sign Language

Scope

Individual
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Code

ISO 639 1

ta
rn

ISO 639 2

ISO 639 2/T

tam
run

ISO 639 2/B

tam
run

ISO 639 3

tam
run

ISO 639 6

tam
run

Glottocode

tami1289, oldt1248
rund1242

Linguasphere

tami1289
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Types of Language

Language Type

Living
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Language Linguistic Typology

Subject-Object-Verb
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Language Morphological Typology

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Tamil and Kirundi Alphabets

Tamil and Kirundi Alphabets provides you with alphabets, vowels and consonants in Tamil and Kirundi. In Tamil Alphabets there are 247 letters while in Kirundi Alphabets there are 21 letters. To learn Tamil and Kirundi languages the very first thing is to understand and learn alphabets of Tamil and Kirundi 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 Kirundi greetings, where you will find numerous useful phrases. Find whether Tamil and Kirundi are Most Spoken Languages.

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

Tamil and Kirundi Speaking population

Tamil and Kirundi speaking population is one of the factors based on which Tamil and Kirundi languages can be compared. The total count of Tamil and Kirundi Speaking population in percentage is also given. The percentage of people speaking Tamil language is 1.06 % whereas the percentage of people speaking Kirundi language is 0.13 %. 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 Kirundi on Tamil vs Kirundi where you will get native speakers, speaking population in percentage and native names.

Tamil and Kirundi Language Codes

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