Countries
Malaysia, Mauritius, Puducherry, Singapore, Sri Lanka, Tamil Nadu
Zimbabwe
National Language
Singapore, Sri Lanka, Tamil Nadu
Botswana, Mozambique, Zimbabwe
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.
- Shona language is tonal language.
- The African people in Zimbabwe is made of 10 ethnic groups, each speaking a different languages, shona is spoken by 60 percent of population.
Similar To
Malayalam
Kalanga and Nambya Language
Alphabets in
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Writing Direction
Left-To-Right, Horizontal
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Hello
வணக்கம் (Vanakkam)
Mhoro
Thank You
நன்றி (Naṉṟi)
Waita zvako
How Are You?
நீங்கள் எப்படி இருக்கிறீர்கள்? (Nīṅkaḷ eppaṭi irukkiṟīrkaḷ?)
Wakadini zvako?
Good Night
நல்ல இரவு (Good night) / irravu vanakkam (Good night)
Urare zvakanaka
Good Evening
நல்ல மாலை (Nalla mālai)/ மாலை (irravu vanakkam)
Manheru
Good Afternoon
பிற்பகல் வணக்கம் (perpagal vanakkam)
Masikati
Good Morning
காலை வணக்கம் (Kaalai Vanakkam)
Mangwanani
Please
தயவு (Tayavu)
Ndinokumbirawo
Sorry
மன்னிக்கவும் (Maṉṉikkavum)
Ndineurombo
Bye
சென்று வருகிறேன் (Sendru Varukiren)
bye
I Love You
நான் உன்னை காதலிக்கிறேன் (Naan Unnai Kadalikiren)
Ndinokuda
Excuse Me
என்னை மன்னியுங்கள் (Eṉṉai maṉṉiyuṅkaḷ)
Pamusoro
Where They Speak
Kongu
Zimbabwe
Dialect 2
Madurai Tamil
Karanga
Where They Speak
Madurai, South Tamil Nadu
southern Zimbabwe
Dialect 3
Tirunelveli Tamil
Zezuru
Where They Speak
South Tamil Nadu, Thoothukudi, Tirunelveli
central Zimbabwe, Mashonaland
Native Name
தமிழ்
chiShona
Alternative Names
Damulian, Tamal, Tamalsan, Tambul, Tamili
Chishona, “Swina” (pej.), Zezuru
German Name
Tamil
Schona-Sprache
Pronunciation
[t̪ɐmɨɻ]
[ʃoːna]
Ethnicity
Tamil people or Tamilans
Shona people
Origin
300 BC
20th century
Language Family
Dravidian Family
Niger-Congo Family
Early Forms
Old Tamil and Middle Tamil
Old Shona and Middle Shona
Standard Forms
Modern Tamil
Standard Shona
Signed Forms
Signed Tamil
Signed Shona
Scope
Individual
Individual
Glottocode
tami1289, oldt1248
core1255
Linguasphere
tami1289
99-AUT-a
Language Type
Living
Living
Language Linguistic Typology
Subject-Object-Verb
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Language Morphological Typology
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Tamil and Shona 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 Shona greetings helps you to understand basic phrases in Tamil and Shona language. Tamil word for "Hello" is வணக்கம் (Vanakkam) or Shona word for "Thank You" is Waita zvako. Find more of such common Tamil Greetings and Shona Greetings. These greetings will help you to be more confident when conversing with natives that speak these languages.
Tamil vs Shona Difficulty
The Tamil vs Shona difficulty level basically depends on the number of Tamil Alphabets and Shona 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 Shona are the origin, speaking countries, language family, different greetings, speaking population of these languages. Want to know in Tamil and Shona, which language is harder to learn? Time required to learn Tamil is 44 weeks while to learn Shona time required is 30 weeks.