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Tamil and Oromo


Oromo and Tamil


Countries

Countries
Malaysia, Mauritius, Puducherry, Singapore, Sri Lanka, Tamil Nadu  
Ethiopia, Kenya  

Total No. Of Countries
6  
9
2  
13

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  
Somalia  

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.
    •   
  • Oromo language is the third most spoken language in Africa.
  • Oromo is most spoken language in Cushitic Family.
  

Similar To
Malayalam  
Somali Language  

Derived From
-  
-  

Alphabets

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

Alphabets
247  
99+
34  
16

Phonology
  
  

How Many Vowels
12  
9
10  
7

How Many Consonants
18  
8
24  
14

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)  
akkam  

Thank You
நன்றி (Naṉṟi)  
Galatoomi  

How Are You?
நீங்கள் எப்படி இருக்கிறீர்கள்? (Nīṅkaḷ eppaṭi irukkiṟīrkaḷ?)  
Attam jirta/jirtu?  

Good Night
நல்ல இரவு (Good night) / irravu vanakkam (Good night)  
Nagayattii buli  

Good Evening
நல்ல மாலை (Nalla mālai)/ மாலை (irravu vanakkam)  
Akkam waarite  

Good Afternoon
பிற்பகல் வணக்கம் (perpagal vanakkam)  
Attam oolte / ooltan  

Good Morning
காலை வணக்கம் (Kaalai Vanakkam)  
Attam bulte/bultan  

Please
தயவு (Tayavu)  
Maaloo  

Sorry
மன்னிக்கவும் (Maṉṉikkavum)  
naa dhiisi  

Bye
சென்று வருகிறேன் (Sendru Varukiren)  
Nagayattii!  

I Love You
நான் உன்னை காதலிக்கிறேன் (Naan Unnai Kadalikiren)  
Sin jaaladha  

Excuse Me
என்னை மன்னியுங்கள் (Eṉṉai maṉṉiyuṅkaḷ)  
Maaloo na dabarsi  

Dialects

Dialect 1
Kongu  
Borana  

Where They Speak
Kongu  
Ethiopia, Kenya  

How Many People Speak
77,000,000.00  
10
4,000,000.00  
99+

Dialect 2
Madurai Tamil  
Orma  

Where They Speak
Madurai, South Tamil Nadu  
Kenya  

How Many People Speak
77,000,000.00  
8
66,000.00  
99+

Dialect 3
Tirunelveli Tamil  
Wata  

Where They Speak
South Tamil Nadu, Thoothukudi, Tirunelveli  
Kenya  

How Many People Speak
77,000,000.00  
7
13,000.00  
99+

Total No. Of Dialects
10  
10
17  
16

How Many People Speak

How Many People Speak?
78.00 million  
21
25.00 million  
40

Speaking Population
1.06 %  
20
0.36 %  
38

Native Speakers
70.00 million  
15
24.00 million  
33

Second Language Speakers
8.00 million  
99+
35.00 million  
24

Native Name
தமிழ்  
Afaan Oromo  

Alternative Names
Damulian, Tamal, Tamalsan, Tambul, Tamili  
Afaan Oromoo  

French Name
tamoul  
galla  

German Name
Tamil  
Galla-Sprache  

Pronunciation
[t̪ɐmɨɻ]  
[ɔrɔmɔ]  

Ethnicity
Tamil people or Tamilans  
Oromos  

History

Origin
300 BC  
16  

Language Family
Dravidian Family  
Afro-Asiatic Family  

Subgroup
-  
Cushitic  

Branch
-  
-  

Language Forms
  
  

Early Forms
Old Tamil and Middle Tamil  
No early forms  

Standard Forms
Modern Tamil  
Afaan Oromo  

Language Position
18  
16
91  
99+

Signed Forms
Signed Tamil  
Oromo Sign Language  

Scope
Individual  
Macrolanguage  

Code

ISO 639 1
ta  
om  

ISO 639 2
  
  

ISO 639 2/T
tam  
orm  

ISO 639 2/B
tam  
orm  

ISO 639 3
tam  
orm  

ISO 639 6
tam  
orm  

Glottocode
tami1289, oldt1248  
nucl1736  

Linguasphere
tami1289  
No data available  

Types of Language
  
  

Language Type
Living  
Living  

Language Linguistic Typology
Subject-Object-Verb  
-  

Language Morphological Typology
-  
-  

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

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Tamil and Oromo Speaking population

Tamil and Oromo speaking population is one of the factors based on which Tamil and Oromo languages can be compared. The total count of Tamil and Oromo Speaking population in percentage is also given. The percentage of people speaking Tamil language is 1.06 % whereas the percentage of people speaking Oromo language is 0.36 %. 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 Oromo on Tamil vs Oromo where you will get native speakers, speaking population in percentage and native names.

Tamil and Oromo Language Codes

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

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