Countries
Malaysia, Mauritius, Puducherry, Singapore, Sri Lanka, Tamil Nadu
African Union, Democratic Republic of the Congo, East African Community, Kenya
Total No. Of Countries
64
0
46
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National Language
Singapore, Sri Lanka, Tamil Nadu
Burundi, Kenya, Madagascar, Malawi, Mozambique, South Sudan, Tanzania
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
Chama cha Kiswahili cha Taifa (Kenya)
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.
- Swahili language has borrowed many words from Arabic language.
- The oldest written scripts in swahili language were found in 18th century.
Similar To
Malayalam
Burundi, Rwanda, Malawi Languages
Derived From
-
Arabic Language
Alphabets in
Alphabets
24724
18
247
👆🏻
Phonology
How Many Vowels
125
0
32
👆🏻
How Many Consonants
1821
9
60
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Scripts
Tamil
Latin
Writing Direction
Left-To-Right, Horizontal
-
Hard to Learn
Language Levels
33
2
12
👆🏻
Time Taken to Learn
44 weeks36 weeks
3
88
👆🏻
Hello
வணக்கம் (Vanakkam)
Habari
Thank You
நன்றி (Naṉṟi)
Asante
How Are You?
நீங்கள் எப்படி இருக்கிறீர்கள்? (Nīṅkaḷ eppaṭi irukkiṟīrkaḷ?)
Habari gani?
Good Night
நல்ல இரவு (Good night) / irravu vanakkam (Good night)
Usiku mwema
Good Evening
நல்ல மாலை (Nalla mālai)/ மாலை (irravu vanakkam)
Habari za jioni
Good Afternoon
பிற்பகல் வணக்கம் (perpagal vanakkam)
nzuri Alasiri
Good Morning
காலை வணக்கம் (Kaalai Vanakkam)
Habari za asubuhi
Please
தயவு (Tayavu)
tafadhali
Sorry
மன்னிக்கவும் (Maṉṉikkavum)
pole
Bye
சென்று வருகிறேன் (Sendru Varukiren)
bye
I Love You
நான் உன்னை காதலிக்கிறேன் (Naan Unnai Kadalikiren)
nakupenda
Excuse Me
என்னை மன்னியுங்கள் (Eṉṉai maṉṉiyuṅkaḷ)
Samahani
Dialect 1
Kongu
Kiunguja
Where They Speak
Kongu
Zanzibar island
How Many People Speak
77,000,000.0075,000,000.00
1.5
960000000
👆🏻
Dialect 2
Madurai Tamil
Kimrima
Where They Speak
Madurai, South Tamil Nadu
Dar es Salaam
How Many People Speak
77,000,000.0075,000,000.00
700
274000000
👆🏻
Dialect 3
Tirunelveli Tamil
Kimgao
Where They Speak
South Tamil Nadu, Thoothukudi, Tirunelveli
Kilwa
How Many People Speak
77,000,000.0075,000,000.00
2
230000000
👆🏻
Total No. Of Dialects
1012
0
188
👆🏻
How Many People Speak?
78.00 million150.00 million
0
1200
👆🏻
Speaking Population
1.06 %0.42 %
0
89
👆🏻
Native Speakers
70.00 million15.00 million
0
873
👆🏻
Second Language Speakers
8.00 million75.00 million
0.01
400
👆🏻
Native Name
தமிழ்
Kiswahili
Alternative Names
Damulian, Tamal, Tamalsan, Tambul, Tamili
Kisuaheli, Kiswahili
French Name
tamoul
swahili
German Name
Tamil
Swahili
Pronunciation
[t̪ɐmɨɻ]
[swaˈhili]
Ethnicity
Tamil people or Tamilans
Swahili people or Waswahili
Origin
300 BC
6th century
Language Family
Dravidian Family
Niger-Congo Family
Subgroup
-
Benue-Congo
Branch
-
Bantu
Language Forms
Early Forms
Old Tamil and Middle Tamil
No early forms
Standard Forms
Modern Tamil
Swahili
Language Position
1821
1
120
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Signed Forms
Signed Tamil
Swahili Sign Language
Scope
Individual
Individual, Macrolanguage
ISO 639 1
ta
sw
ISO 639 2
ISO 639 2/T
tam
swa
ISO 639 2/B
tam
swa
ISO 639 3
tam
swa
ISO 639 6
tam
swa
Glottocode
tami1289, oldt1248
swah1254
Linguasphere
tami1289
99-AUS-m
Types of Language
Language Type
Living
Living
Language Linguistic Typology
Subject-Object-Verb
-
Language Morphological Typology
-
-