Countries
Malaysia, Mauritius, Puducherry, Singapore, Sri Lanka, Tamil Nadu
South Africa
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
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Dutch Language
Alphabets in
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Afrikaans-Alphabets.jpg#200
Writing Direction
Left-To-Right, Horizontal
Left-To-Right, Horizontal
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
Dialect 2
Madurai Tamil
Oranjeriverafrikaans
Where They Speak
Madurai, South Tamil Nadu
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Dialect 3
Tirunelveli Tamil
Baster Afrikaans
Where They Speak
South Tamil Nadu, Thoothukudi, Tirunelveli
Namibia
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
Early Forms
Old Tamil and Middle Tamil
Cape dutch or kitchen dutch
Standard Forms
Modern Tamil
Standard Afrikaans
Signed Forms
Signed Tamil
Signed Afrikaans (signs of SASL)
Scope
Individual
Individual
Glottocode
tami1289, oldt1248
afri1274
Linguasphere
tami1289
52-ACB-ba
Language Type
Living
Living
Language Linguistic Typology
Subject-Object-Verb
Subject-Object-Verb
Language Morphological Typology
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Analytic
Tamil and Afrikaans Greetings
People around the world use different languages to interact with each other. Even if we cannot communicate fluently in any language, it will always be beneficial to know about some of the common greetings or phrases from that language. This is where Tamil and Afrikaans greetings helps you to understand basic phrases in Tamil and Afrikaans language. Tamil word for "Hello" is வணக்கம் (Vanakkam) or Afrikaans word for "Thank You" is Dankie. Find more of such common Tamil Greetings and Afrikaans Greetings. These greetings will help you to be more confident when conversing with natives that speak these languages.
Tamil vs Afrikaans Difficulty
The Tamil vs Afrikaans difficulty level basically depends on the number of Tamil Alphabets and Afrikaans Alphabets. Also the number of vowels and consonants in the language plays an important role in deciding the difficulty level of that language. The important points to be considered when we compare Tamil and Afrikaans are the origin, speaking countries, language family, different greetings, speaking population of these languages. Want to know in Tamil and Afrikaans, which language is harder to learn? Time required to learn Tamil is 44 weeks while to learn Afrikaans time required is 24 weeks.