Countries
Malaysia, Mauritius, Puducherry, Singapore, Sri Lanka, Tamil Nadu
South Africa
Total No. Of Countries
61
0
46
👆🏻
National Language
Singapore, Sri Lanka, Tamil Nadu
South Africa
Second Language
Andaman and Nicobar Islands, kerala, Puducherry
Namibia, South Africa
Speaking Continents
Asia
Africa
Minority Language
Canada, Malaysia, Mauritius, Reunion, Seychelles
Botswana, Lesotho, Malawi, Swaziland, Zambia, Zimbabwe
Regulated By
Official language Commission of Government of Tamil Nadu, Thanjavur Tamil University
Die Taalkommissie, National Languages Committee
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.
- Afrikaans Language is a mixture of English, Dutch, German, French and some South African language like Xhosa.
- Afrikaans Language lacks case and gender distinctions.
Similar To
Malayalam
Dutch Language
Derived From
-
Dutch Language
Alphabets in
Alphabets
24732
18
247
👆🏻
Phonology
How Many Vowels
1215
0
32
👆🏻
How Many Consonants
1817
9
60
👆🏻
Scripts
Tamil
Latin
Writing Direction
Left-To-Right, Horizontal
Left-To-Right, Horizontal
Hard to Learn
Language Levels
33
2
12
👆🏻
Time Taken to Learn
44 weeks24 weeks
3
88
👆🏻
Hello
வணக்கம் (Vanakkam)
hallo
Thank You
நன்றி (Naṉṟi)
Dankie
How Are You?
நீங்கள் எப்படி இருக்கிறீர்கள்? (Nīṅkaḷ eppaṭi irukkiṟīrkaḷ?)
Hoe gaan dit
Good Night
நல்ல இரவு (Good night) / irravu vanakkam (Good night)
goeie nag
Good Evening
நல்ல மாலை (Nalla mālai)/ மாலை (irravu vanakkam)
Goeienaand
Good Afternoon
பிற்பகல் வணக்கம் (perpagal vanakkam)
Goeie middag
Good Morning
காலை வணக்கம் (Kaalai Vanakkam)
goeie more
Please
தயவு (Tayavu)
asseblief
Sorry
மன்னிக்கவும் (Maṉṉikkavum)
jammer
Bye
சென்று வருகிறேன் (Sendru Varukiren)
Totsiens
I Love You
நான் உன்னை காதலிக்கிறேன் (Naan Unnai Kadalikiren)
Ek het jou lief
Excuse Me
என்னை மன்னியுங்கள் (Eṉṉai maṉṉiyuṅkaḷ)
Verskoon my
Dialect 1
Kongu
Kaapse Afrikaans
Where They Speak
Kongu
-
How Many People Speak
77,000,000.007,700,000.00
1.5
960000000
👆🏻
Dialect 2
Madurai Tamil
Oranjeriverafrikaans
Where They Speak
Madurai, South Tamil Nadu
-
How Many People Speak
77,000,000.007,700,000.00
700
274000000
👆🏻
Dialect 3
Tirunelveli Tamil
Baster Afrikaans
Where They Speak
South Tamil Nadu, Thoothukudi, Tirunelveli
Namibia
How Many People Speak
77,000,000.007.00
2
230000000
👆🏻
Total No. Of Dialects
103
0
188
👆🏻
How Many People Speak?
78.00 million19.00 million
0
1200
👆🏻
Speaking Population
1.06 %0.03 %
0
89
👆🏻
Native Speakers
70.00 million7.10 million
0
873
👆🏻
Second Language Speakers
8.00 million10.30 million
0.01
400
👆🏻
Native Name
தமிழ்
Afrikaans
Alternative Names
Damulian, Tamal, Tamalsan, Tambul, Tamili
Cape Dutch
French Name
tamoul
afrikaans
German Name
Tamil
Afrikaans
Pronunciation
[t̪ɐmɨɻ]
[ɐfriˈkɑːns]
Ethnicity
Tamil people or Tamilans
Afrikaners
Origin
300 BC
17th Century
Language Family
Dravidian Family
Indo-European Family
Subgroup
-
Germanic
Branch
-
Western
Language Forms
Early Forms
Old Tamil and Middle Tamil
Cape dutch or kitchen dutch
Standard Forms
Modern Tamil
Standard Afrikaans
Language Position
1823
1
120
👆🏻
Signed Forms
Signed Tamil
Signed Afrikaans (signs of SASL)
Scope
Individual
Individual
ISO 639 1
ta
af
ISO 639 2
ISO 639 2/T
tam
afr
ISO 639 2/B
tam
afr
ISO 639 3
tam
afr
ISO 639 6
tam
afrs
Glottocode
tami1289, oldt1248
afri1274
Linguasphere
tami1289
52-ACB-ba
Types of Language
Language Type
Living
Living
Language Linguistic Typology
Subject-Object-Verb
Subject-Object-Verb
Language Morphological Typology
-
Analytic