Countries
Malaysia, Mauritius, Puducherry, Singapore, Sri Lanka, Tamil Nadu
Federal Democratic Republic of Ethiopia.
National Language
Singapore, Sri Lanka, Tamil Nadu
Ethiopia
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
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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.
- Amharic ranks as second most spoken Semitic language in the world.
- Amharic has its own writing system named “fidel” and it uses Amharic alphabets to write.
Similar To
Malayalam
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Derived From
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Alphabets in
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Writing Direction
Left-To-Right, Horizontal
Left-To-Right, Horizontal
Hello
வணக்கம் (Vanakkam)
Selam
Thank You
நன்றி (Naṉṟi)
amesege'nallo'
How Are You?
நீங்கள் எப்படி இருக்கிறீர்கள்? (Nīṅkaḷ eppaṭi irukkiṟīrkaḷ?)
Dehina newot?
Good Night
நல்ல இரவு (Good night) / irravu vanakkam (Good night)
Dehna dur
Good Evening
நல்ல மாலை (Nalla mālai)/ மாலை (irravu vanakkam)
melkam meshe't
Good Afternoon
பிற்பகல் வணக்கம் (perpagal vanakkam)
i'ndemin walu
Good Morning
காலை வணக்கம் (Kaalai Vanakkam)
i'ndemin adäru
Please
தயவு (Tayavu)
i'bakwon
Sorry
மன்னிக்கவும் (Maṉṉikkavum)
aznallehu
Bye
சென்று வருகிறேன் (Sendru Varukiren)
tschao
I Love You
நான் உன்னை காதலிக்கிறேன் (Naan Unnai Kadalikiren)
afekirishalehu
Excuse Me
என்னை மன்னியுங்கள் (Eṉṉai maṉṉiyuṅkaḷ)
yiqirta
Where They Speak
Kongu
Gondar
Dialect 2
Madurai Tamil
Gojjami
Where They Speak
Madurai, South Tamil Nadu
Ethiopia
Dialect 3
Tirunelveli Tamil
Showa
Where They Speak
South Tamil Nadu, Thoothukudi, Tirunelveli
Ethiopia
Native Name
தமிழ்
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Alternative Names
Damulian, Tamal, Tamalsan, Tambul, Tamili
Abyssinian, Amarigna, Amarinya, Amhara, Ethiopian
French Name
tamoul
amharique
German Name
Tamil
Amharisch
Pronunciation
[t̪ɐmɨɻ]
[amarɨɲɲa]
Ethnicity
Tamil people or Tamilans
Amharas
Origin
300 BC
13th century
Language Family
Dravidian Family
Afro-Asiatic Family
Subgroup
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Semitic
Branch
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Ethiopic
Early Forms
Old Tamil and Middle Tamil
Ge'ez
Standard Forms
Modern Tamil
Amharic
Signed Forms
Signed Tamil
Signed Amharic
Scope
Individual
Individual
ISO 639 6
tam
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Glottocode
tami1289, oldt1248
amha1245
Linguasphere
tami1289
12-ACB-a
Language Type
Living
Living
Language Linguistic Typology
Subject-Object-Verb
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Language Morphological Typology
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Fusional
Tamil and Amharic 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 Amharic greetings helps you to understand basic phrases in Tamil and Amharic language. Tamil word for "Hello" is வணக்கம் (Vanakkam) or Amharic word for "Thank You" is amesege'nallo'. Find more of such common Tamil Greetings and Amharic Greetings. These greetings will help you to be more confident when conversing with natives that speak these languages.
Tamil vs Amharic Difficulty
The Tamil vs Amharic difficulty level basically depends on the number of Tamil Alphabets and Amharic 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 Amharic are the origin, speaking countries, language family, different greetings, speaking population of these languages. Want to know in Tamil and Amharic, which language is harder to learn? Time required to learn Tamil is 44 weeks while to learn Amharic time required is 44 weeks.