Countries
Malaysia, Mauritius, Puducherry, Singapore, Sri Lanka, Tamil Nadu
Nigeria
National Language
Singapore, Sri Lanka, Tamil Nadu
Gambia, Nigeria
Second Language
Andaman and Nicobar Islands, kerala, Puducherry
Nigeria
Speaking Continents
Asia
Africa
Minority Language
Canada, Malaysia, Mauritius, Reunion, Seychelles
Benin, Cameroon, Cote d'Ivoire, Ghana, Niger, Sudan, Togo
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.
- Hausa language is the most important and the best known of the Chadic branch.
- There are about one-fourth of Hausa words come from Arabic.
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
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Hello
வணக்கம் (Vanakkam)
sannu
Thank You
நன்றி (Naṉṟi)
gode ku
How Are You?
நீங்கள் எப்படி இருக்கிறீர்கள்? (Nīṅkaḷ eppaṭi irukkiṟīrkaḷ?)
yaya dai
Good Night
நல்ல இரவு (Good night) / irravu vanakkam (Good night)
mai kyau dare
Good Evening
நல்ல மாலை (Nalla mālai)/ மாலை (irravu vanakkam)
barka da yamma
Good Afternoon
பிற்பகல் வணக்கம் (perpagal vanakkam)
barka da rana
Good Morning
காலை வணக்கம் (Kaalai Vanakkam)
mai kyau safe
Please
தயவு (Tayavu)
Don Allah
Sorry
மன்னிக்கவும் (Maṉṉikkavum)
yi hakuri
Bye
சென்று வருகிறேன் (Sendru Varukiren)
sai anjima
I Love You
நான் உன்னை காதலிக்கிறேன் (Naan Unnai Kadalikiren)
Ina son ku
Excuse Me
என்னை மன்னியுங்கள் (Eṉṉai maṉṉiyuṅkaḷ)
gafara dai
Where They Speak
Kongu
Ghana
Dialect 2
Madurai Tamil
Kurhwayanci
Where They Speak
Madurai, South Tamil Nadu
Niger
Dialect 3
Tirunelveli Tamil
Daragaram
Where They Speak
South Tamil Nadu, Thoothukudi, Tirunelveli
Niger
Native Name
தமிழ்
حَوْسَ (ḥawsa)
Alternative Names
Damulian, Tamal, Tamalsan, Tambul, Tamili
Abakwariga, Habe, Haoussa, Hausawa, Kado, Mgbakpa
French Name
tamoul
haoussa
German Name
Tamil
Haussa-Sprache
Pronunciation
[t̪ɐmɨɻ]
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Ethnicity
Tamil people or Tamilans
Hausa–Fulani people
Language Family
Dravidian Family
Afro-Asiatic Family
Subgroup
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Chadic
Branch
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Early Forms
Old Tamil and Middle Tamil
No early forms
Standard Forms
Modern Tamil
Hausa
Signed Forms
Signed Tamil
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Scope
Individual
Individual
ISO 639 6
tam
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Glottocode
tami1289, oldt1248
haus1257
Linguasphere
tami1289
19-HAA-b
Language Type
Living
Living
Language Linguistic Typology
Subject-Object-Verb
Subject-Verb-Object
Language Morphological Typology
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Fusional
Tamil and Hausa 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 Hausa greetings helps you to understand basic phrases in Tamil and Hausa language. Tamil word for "Hello" is வணக்கம் (Vanakkam) or Hausa word for "Thank You" is gode ku. Find more of such common Tamil Greetings and Hausa Greetings. These greetings will help you to be more confident when conversing with natives that speak these languages.
Tamil vs Hausa Difficulty
The Tamil vs Hausa difficulty level basically depends on the number of Tamil Alphabets and Hausa 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 Hausa are the origin, speaking countries, language family, different greetings, speaking population of these languages. Want to know in Tamil and Hausa, which language is harder to learn? Time required to learn Tamil is 44 weeks while to learn Hausa time required is 44 weeks.