Countries
Malaysia, Mauritius, Puducherry, Singapore, Sri Lanka, Tamil Nadu
Djibouti, Kenya, Somalia
Total No. Of Countries
63
0
46
👆🏻
National Language
Singapore, Sri Lanka, Tamil Nadu
Somalia
Second Language
Andaman and Nicobar Islands, kerala, Puducherry
Not spoken in any of the countries
Speaking Continents
Asia
Africa, Middle East
Minority Language
Canada, Malaysia, Mauritius, Reunion, Seychelles
Yemen
Regulated By
Official language Commission of Government of Tamil Nadu, Thanjavur Tamil University
National Languages Committee, Regional Somali Language Academy
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.
- Somali language is one of the best documented Afro-Asiatic languages.
- One of the most widely spoken of the Cushitic languages is the Somali Language.
Similar To
Malayalam
Afar and Oromo Language
Derived From
-
Arabic Language
Alphabets in
Alphabets
24726
18
247
👆🏻
Phonology
How Many Vowels
125
0
32
👆🏻
How Many Consonants
1821
9
60
👆🏻
Scripts
Tamil
Arabic, Latin, Osmanya
Writing Direction
Left-To-Right, Horizontal
Left-To-Right, Horizontal
Hard to Learn
Language Levels
35
2
12
👆🏻
Time Taken to Learn
44 weeks52 weeks
3
88
👆🏻
Hello
வணக்கம் (Vanakkam)
Hello
Thank You
நன்றி (Naṉṟi)
Waad ku mahadsan tahay
How Are You?
நீங்கள் எப்படி இருக்கிறீர்கள்? (Nīṅkaḷ eppaṭi irukkiṟīrkaḷ?)
Sidee tahay ?
Good Night
நல்ல இரவு (Good night) / irravu vanakkam (Good night)
Habeenka Good
Good Evening
நல்ல மாலை (Nalla mālai)/ மாலை (irravu vanakkam)
Evening Good
Good Afternoon
பிற்பகல் வணக்கம் (perpagal vanakkam)
galab wanaagsan
Good Morning
காலை வணக்கம் (Kaalai Vanakkam)
Subax wanaagsan
Please
தயவு (Tayavu)
Fadlan
Sorry
மன்னிக்கவும் (Maṉṉikkavum)
sorry
Bye
சென்று வருகிறேன் (Sendru Varukiren)
caraysiiyo
I Love You
நான் உன்னை காதலிக்கிறேன் (Naan Unnai Kadalikiren)
Waan ku jeclahay
Excuse Me
என்னை மன்னியுங்கள் (Eṉṉai maṉṉiyuṅkaḷ)
iga raali ahow
Dialect 1
Kongu
Northern Somali
Where They Speak
Kongu
Gabon, Standard Somali
How Many People Speak
77,000,000.0016,000,000.00
1.5
960000000
👆🏻
Dialect 2
Madurai Tamil
Benaadir
Where They Speak
Madurai, South Tamil Nadu
Georgia, The capital of Mogadishu
How Many People Speak
77,000,000.0016,000,000.00
700
274000000
👆🏻
Dialect 3
Tirunelveli Tamil
Af-Ashraaf
Where They Speak
South Tamil Nadu, Thoothukudi, Tirunelveli
Standard Somali
How Many People Speak
77,000,000.0021.00
2
230000000
👆🏻
Total No. Of Dialects
103
0
188
👆🏻
How Many People Speak?
78.00 million13.00 million
0
1200
👆🏻
Speaking Population
1.06 %0.07 %
0
89
👆🏻
Native Speakers
70.00 million8.00 million
0
873
👆🏻
Second Language Speakers
8.00 million21.00 million
0.01
400
👆🏻
Native Name
தமிழ்
af Soomaali
Alternative Names
Damulian, Tamal, Tamalsan, Tambul, Tamili
Af-Maxaad Tiri, Af-Soomaali, Common Somali, Soomaaliga
French Name
tamoul
somali
German Name
Tamil
Somali
Pronunciation
[t̪ɐmɨɻ]
[afsoomaali]
Ethnicity
Tamil people or Tamilans
Somalis
Origin
300 BC
19th century
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
Somali
Language Position
1883
1
120
👆🏻
Signed Forms
Signed Tamil
Somali Sign Language
Scope
Individual
Individual
ISO 639 1
ta
so
ISO 639 2
ISO 639 2/T
tam
som
ISO 639 2/B
tam
som
ISO 639 3
tam
som
ISO 639 6
tam
som
Glottocode
tami1289, oldt1248
soma1255
Linguasphere
tami1289
No data available
Types of Language
Language Type
Living
Living
Language Linguistic Typology
Subject-Object-Verb
Subject-Object-Verb
Language Morphological Typology
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-