Countries
Malaysia, Mauritius, Puducherry, Singapore, Sri Lanka, Tamil Nadu
Benin, Nigeria
Total No. Of Countries
62
0
46
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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
Africa, Brazil, Togo, United Kingdom, United States of America
Regulated By
Official language Commission of Government of Tamil Nadu, Thanjavur Tamil University
Yoruba 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.
- One of the largest African ethnic groups is Yoruba in south of Sahara Desert.
- In Yoruba language, same combination of vowels and consonants have different meanings depending on the pitch of the vowels, so it is tonal language.
Similar To
Malayalam
Owo and Itsekiri languages
Derived From
-
-
Alphabets in
Alphabets
24729
18
247
👆🏻
Phonology
How Many Vowels
1212
0
32
👆🏻
How Many Consonants
1817
9
60
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Scripts
Tamil
Latin
Writing Direction
Left-To-Right, Horizontal
-
Hard to Learn
Language Levels
33
2
12
👆🏻
Time Taken to Learn
44 weeks30 weeks
3
88
👆🏻
Hello
வணக்கம் (Vanakkam)
Ẹ n lẹ
Thank You
நன்றி (Naṉṟi)
e dupe
How Are You?
நீங்கள் எப்படி இருக்கிறீர்கள்? (Nīṅkaḷ eppaṭi irukkiṟīrkaḷ?)
Bawo ni o se wa
Good Night
நல்ல இரவு (Good night) / irravu vanakkam (Good night)
Kasun layọ o
Good Evening
நல்ல மாலை (Nalla mālai)/ மாலை (irravu vanakkam)
ka a ale
Good Afternoon
பிற்பகல் வணக்கம் (perpagal vanakkam)
e kaasan
Good Morning
காலை வணக்கம் (Kaalai Vanakkam)
e kaaro
Please
தயவு (Tayavu)
Jowo
Sorry
மன்னிக்கவும் (Maṉṉikkavum)
binu
Bye
சென்று வருகிறேன் (Sendru Varukiren)
bye
I Love You
நான் உன்னை காதலிக்கிறேன் (Naan Unnai Kadalikiren)
mo nifẹ rẹ
Excuse Me
என்னை மன்னியுங்கள் (Eṉṉai maṉṉiyuṅkaḷ)
mo tọrọ gafara
Dialect 1
Kongu
Itsekiri
Where They Speak
Kongu
Nigeria
How Many People Speak
77,000,000.00500,000.00
1.5
960000000
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Dialect 2
Madurai Tamil
Ede
Where They Speak
Madurai, South Tamil Nadu
Benin, Togo
How Many People Speak
77,000,000.00800,000.00
700
274000000
👆🏻
Dialect 3
Tirunelveli Tamil
Ulukwumi
Where They Speak
South Tamil Nadu, Thoothukudi, Tirunelveli
Nigeria
How Many People Speak
77,000,000.0010,000.00
2
230000000
👆🏻
Total No. Of Dialects
1020
0
188
👆🏻
How Many People Speak?
78.00 million30.00 million
0
1200
👆🏻
Speaking Population
1.06 %0.42 %
0
89
👆🏻
Native Speakers
70.00 million28.00 million
0
873
👆🏻
Second Language Speakers
8.00 million30.00 million
0.01
400
👆🏻
Native Name
தமிழ்
Yorùbá
Alternative Names
Damulian, Tamal, Tamalsan, Tambul, Tamili
Yariba, Yooba
French Name
tamoul
yoruba
German Name
Tamil
Yoruba-Sprache
Pronunciation
[t̪ɐmɨɻ]
[jòɾùbá]
Ethnicity
Tamil people or Tamilans
Yoruba people
Origin
300 BC
4 BC
Language Family
Dravidian Family
Niger-Congo Family
Subgroup
-
Western Sudanic
Branch
-
Kwa
Language Forms
Early Forms
Old Tamil and Middle Tamil
No early forms
Standard Forms
Modern Tamil
Yorùbá
Language Position
1849
1
120
👆🏻
Signed Forms
Signed Tamil
Yoruba Sign Language
Scope
Individual
Individual
ISO 639 1
ta
yo
ISO 639 2
ISO 639 2/T
tam
yor
ISO 639 2/B
tam
yor
ISO 639 3
tam
yor
ISO 639 6
tam
yor
Glottocode
tami1289, oldt1248
yoru1245
Linguasphere
tami1289
No data available
Types of Language
Language Type
Living
Living
Language Linguistic Typology
Subject-Object-Verb
Subject-Verb-Object
Language Morphological Typology
-
Analytic, Isolating