Countries
Malaysia, Mauritius, Puducherry, Singapore, Sri Lanka, Tamil Nadu
African Union, Democratic Republic of the Congo, East African Community, Kenya
National Language
Singapore, Sri Lanka, Tamil Nadu
Burundi, Kenya, Madagascar, Malawi, Mozambique, South Sudan, Tanzania
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
Not spoken in any of the countries
Regulated By
Official language Commission of Government of Tamil Nadu, Thanjavur Tamil University
Chama cha Kiswahili cha Taifa (Kenya)
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.
- Swahili language has borrowed many words from Arabic language.
- The oldest written scripts in swahili language were found in 18th century.
Similar To
Malayalam
Burundi, Rwanda, Malawi Languages
Derived From
Not Available
Arabic Language
Alphabets in
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Writing Direction
Left-To-Right, Horizontal
Not Available
Hello
வணக்கம் (Vanakkam)
Habari
Thank You
நன்றி (Naṉṟi)
Asante
How Are You?
நீங்கள் எப்படி இருக்கிறீர்கள்? (Nīṅkaḷ eppaṭi irukkiṟīrkaḷ?)
Habari gani?
Good Night
நல்ல இரவு (Good night) / irravu vanakkam (Good night)
Usiku mwema
Good Evening
நல்ல மாலை (Nalla mālai)/ மாலை (irravu vanakkam)
Habari za jioni
Good Afternoon
பிற்பகல் வணக்கம் (perpagal vanakkam)
nzuri Alasiri
Good Morning
காலை வணக்கம் (Kaalai Vanakkam)
Habari za asubuhi
Please
தயவு (Tayavu)
tafadhali
Sorry
மன்னிக்கவும் (Maṉṉikkavum)
pole
Bye
சென்று வருகிறேன் (Sendru Varukiren)
bye
I Love You
நான் உன்னை காதலிக்கிறேன் (Naan Unnai Kadalikiren)
nakupenda
Excuse Me
என்னை மன்னியுங்கள் (Eṉṉai maṉṉiyuṅkaḷ)
Samahani
Where They Speak
Kongu
Zanzibar island
Dialect 2
Madurai Tamil
Kimrima
Where They Speak
Madurai, South Tamil Nadu
Dar es Salaam
Dialect 3
Tirunelveli Tamil
Kimgao
Where They Speak
South Tamil Nadu, Thoothukudi, Tirunelveli
Kilwa
Speaking Population
Not Available
Second Language Speakers
Not Available
Native Name
தமிழ்
Not Available
Alternative Names
Damulian, Tamal, Tamalsan, Tambul, Tamili
Kisuaheli, Kiswahili
French Name
tamoul
swahili
German Name
Tamil
Swahili
Pronunciation
[t̪ɐmɨɻ]
Not Available
Ethnicity
Tamil people or Tamilans
Swahili people or Waswahili
Origin
300 BC
6th century
Language Family
Dravidian Family
Niger-Congo Family
Subgroup
Not Available
Benue-Congo
Branch
Not Available
Bantu
Early Forms
Old Tamil and Middle Tamil
No early forms
Standard Forms
Modern Tamil
Swahili
Language Position
Not Available
Signed Forms
Signed Tamil
Not Available
Scope
Individual
Individual, Macrolanguage
ISO 639 6
tam
Not Available
Glottocode
tami1289, oldt1248
swah1254
Linguasphere
tami1289
99-AUS-m
Language Type
Living
Living
Language Linguistic Typology
Subject-Object-Verb
Not Available
Language Morphological Typology
Not Available
Not Available
Tamil and Swahili Speaking population
Tamil and Swahili speaking population is one of the factors based on which Tamil and Swahili languages can be compared. The total count of Tamil and Swahili Speaking population in percentage is also given. The percentage of people speaking Tamil language is 1.06 % whereas the percentage of people speaking Swahili 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 Swahili on Tamil vs Swahili where you will get native speakers, speaking population in percentage and native names.
Tamil and Swahili Language Codes
Tamil and Swahili language codes are used in those applications where using language names are tedious. Tamil and Swahili Language Codes include all the international language codes, glottocodes and linguasphere.