Countries
Malaysia, Mauritius, Puducherry, Singapore, Sri Lanka, Tamil Nadu
South Africa
Total No. Of Countries
61
0
46
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National Language
Singapore, Sri Lanka, Tamil Nadu
South Africa
Second Language
Andaman and Nicobar Islands, kerala, Puducherry
Botswana, Lesotho, Malawi, Mozambique, Swaziland, Zimbabwe
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
Pan South African Language Board
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.
- The meaning of word "Zulu" means "Sky"and Zulu was the name of the ancestor who founded the Zulu royal line in about 1670.
- Zulu language has many loanwords borrowed from Afrikaans and English Languages.
Similar To
Malayalam
Xhosa Language
Derived From
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-
Alphabets in
Alphabets
24757
18
247
👆🏻
Phonology
How Many Vowels
127
0
32
👆🏻
How Many Consonants
1850
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 weeks44 weeks
3
88
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Hello
வணக்கம் (Vanakkam)
Sawubona
Thank You
நன்றி (Naṉṟi)
Ngiyabonga
How Are You?
நீங்கள் எப்படி இருக்கிறீர்கள்? (Nīṅkaḷ eppaṭi irukkiṟīrkaḷ?)
unjani
Good Night
நல்ல இரவு (Good night) / irravu vanakkam (Good night)
okuhle ebusuku
Good Evening
நல்ல மாலை (Nalla mālai)/ மாலை (irravu vanakkam)
okuhle kusihlwa
Good Afternoon
பிற்பகல் வணக்கம் (perpagal vanakkam)
okuhle ntambama
Good Morning
காலை வணக்கம் (Kaalai Vanakkam)
okuhle ekuseni
Please
தயவு (Tayavu)
Ngiyacela
Sorry
மன்னிக்கவும் (Maṉṉikkavum)
Ngiyaxolisa
Bye
சென்று வருகிறேன் (Sendru Varukiren)
bye
I Love You
நான் உன்னை காதலிக்கிறேன் (Naan Unnai Kadalikiren)
Ngiyakuthanda wena
Excuse Me
என்னை மன்னியுங்கள் (Eṉṉai maṉṉiyuṅkaḷ)
Uxolo
Dialect 1
Kongu
Qwabe
Where They Speak
Kongu
Gabon, South Africa
How Many People Speak
77,000,000.0028,000,000.00
1.5
960000000
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Dialect 2
Madurai Tamil
central KwaZulu-Natal Zulu
Where They Speak
Madurai, South Tamil Nadu
Georgia, South Africa
How Many People Speak
77,000,000.0028,000,000.00
700
274000000
👆🏻
Dialect 3
Tirunelveli Tamil
Ndebele
Where They Speak
South Tamil Nadu, Thoothukudi, Tirunelveli
Zimbabwe
How Many People Speak
77,000,000.0028,000,000.00
2
230000000
👆🏻
Total No. Of Dialects
104
0
188
👆🏻
How Many People Speak?
78.00 million30.00 million
0
1200
👆🏻
Speaking Population
1.06 %0.16 %
0
89
👆🏻
Native Speakers
70.00 million12.00 million
0
873
👆🏻
Second Language Speakers
8.00 million16.00 million
0.01
400
👆🏻
Native Name
தமிழ்
isiZulu
Alternative Names
Damulian, Tamal, Tamalsan, Tambul, Tamili
Isizulu, Zunda
French Name
tamoul
zoulou
German Name
Tamil
Zulu-Sprache
Pronunciation
[t̪ɐmɨɻ]
[zuːlu]
Ethnicity
Tamil people or Tamilans
Zulu people
Origin
300 BC
19
Language Family
Dravidian Family
Niger-Congo Family
Subgroup
-
Benue-Congo
Branch
-
Beatu
Language Forms
Early Forms
Old Tamil and Middle Tamil
urban Zulu
Standard Forms
Modern Tamil
Deep Zulu
Language Position
1887
1
120
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Signed Forms
Signed Tamil
Zulu Sign Language
Scope
Individual
Individual
ISO 639 1
ta
zu
ISO 639 2
ISO 639 2/T
tam
zul
ISO 639 2/B
tam
zul
ISO 639 3
tam
zul
ISO 639 6
tam
zul
Glottocode
tami1289, oldt1248
zulu1248
Linguasphere
tami1289
99-AUT-fg
Types of Language
Language Type
Living
Living
Language Linguistic Typology
Subject-Object-Verb
Subject-Verb-Object
Language Morphological Typology
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