Countries
Malaysia, Mauritius, Puducherry, Singapore, Sri Lanka, Tamil Nadu
Nigeria
National Language
Singapore, Sri Lanka, Tamil Nadu
Nigeria
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
Equatorial Guinea
Regulated By
Official language Commission of Government of Tamil Nadu, Thanjavur Tamil University
Society for Promoting Igbo Language and Culture
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.
- In Igbo, there is complicated system of high and low tones indicating differences in meaning and grammatical relationships.
- Igbo has inexhaustible and rich linguistic features like idioms, proverbs, aphorisms, anecdotes etc.
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)
kedụ
Thank You
நன்றி (Naṉṟi)
dalụ
How Are You?
நீங்கள் எப்படி இருக்கிறீர்கள்? (Nīṅkaḷ eppaṭi irukkiṟīrkaḷ?)
kedụ ka ịmere
Good Night
நல்ல இரவு (Good night) / irravu vanakkam (Good night)
ka chi fo
Good Evening
நல்ல மாலை (Nalla mālai)/ மாலை (irravu vanakkam)
mgbede ọma
Good Afternoon
பிற்பகல் வணக்கம் (perpagal vanakkam)
ehihie ọma
Good Morning
காலை வணக்கம் (Kaalai Vanakkam)
ụtụtụ ọma
Please
தயவு (Tayavu)
Biko
Sorry
மன்னிக்கவும் (Maṉṉikkavum)
Ndo
Bye
சென்று வருகிறேன் (Sendru Varukiren)
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I Love You
நான் உன்னை காதலிக்கிறேன் (Naan Unnai Kadalikiren)
a hụrụ m gị n'anya
Excuse Me
என்னை மன்னியுங்கள் (Eṉṉai maṉṉiyuṅkaḷ)
ngọpụ
Where They Speak
Kongu
Nigeria
Dialect 2
Madurai Tamil
Ngwa
Where They Speak
Madurai, South Tamil Nadu
Nigeria
How Many People Speak
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Dialect 3
Tirunelveli Tamil
Not present
Where They Speak
South Tamil Nadu, Thoothukudi, Tirunelveli
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Speaking Population
Not Available
Second Language Speakers
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Alternative Names
Damulian, Tamal, Tamalsan, Tambul, Tamili
Ibo
German Name
Tamil
Ibo-Sprache
Pronunciation
[t̪ɐmɨɻ]
[iɡ͡boː]
Ethnicity
Tamil people or Tamilans
Igbo people
Origin
300 BC
30th Century BC
Language Family
Dravidian Family
Niger-Congo Family
Subgroup
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Kwa
Branch
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Early Forms
Old Tamil and Middle Tamil
No early forms
Standard Forms
Modern Tamil
Standard Igbo
Signed Forms
Signed Tamil
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Scope
Individual
Individual
ISO 639 6
tam
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Glottocode
tami1289, oldt1248
nucl1417
Linguasphere
tami1289
No data available
Language Type
Living
Living
Language Linguistic Typology
Subject-Object-Verb
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Language Morphological Typology
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Agglutinative
Tamil and Igbo 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 Igbo greetings helps you to understand basic phrases in Tamil and Igbo language. Tamil word for "Hello" is வணக்கம் (Vanakkam) or Igbo word for "Thank You" is dalụ. Find more of such common Tamil Greetings and Igbo Greetings. These greetings will help you to be more confident when conversing with natives that speak these languages.
Tamil vs Igbo Difficulty
The Tamil vs Igbo difficulty level basically depends on the number of Tamil Alphabets and Igbo 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 Igbo are the origin, speaking countries, language family, different greetings, speaking population of these languages. Want to know in Tamil and Igbo, which language is harder to learn? Time required to learn Tamil is 44 weeks while to learn Igbo time required is 52 weeks.