Countries
Malaysia, Mauritius, Puducherry, Singapore, Sri Lanka, Tamil Nadu
African Union, Democratic Republic of the Congo, East African Community, Kenya
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
Not Available
Arabic Language
Alphabets in
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Writing Direction
Left-To-Right, Horizontal
Not Available
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
Where They Speak
Kongu
Zanzibar island
Dialect 2
Madurai Tamil
Kimrima
Where They Speak
Madurai, South Tamil Nadu
Dar es Salaam
Dialect 3
Tirunelveli Tamil
Kimgao
Where They Speak
South Tamil Nadu, Thoothukudi, Tirunelveli
Kilwa
Speaking Population
Not Available
Second Language Speakers
Not Available
Native Name
தமிழ்
Not Available
Alternative Names
Damulian, Tamal, Tamalsan, Tambul, Tamili
Kisuaheli, Kiswahili
French Name
tamoul
swahili
German Name
Tamil
Swahili
Pronunciation
[t̪ɐmɨɻ]
Not Available
Ethnicity
Tamil people or Tamilans
Swahili people or Waswahili
Origin
300 BC
6th century
Language Family
Dravidian Family
Niger-Congo Family
Subgroup
Not Available
Benue-Congo
Branch
Not Available
Bantu
Early Forms
Old Tamil and Middle Tamil
No early forms
Standard Forms
Modern Tamil
Swahili
Language Position
Not Available
Signed Forms
Signed Tamil
Not Available
Scope
Individual
Individual, Macrolanguage
ISO 639 6
tam
Not Available
Glottocode
tami1289, oldt1248
swah1254
Linguasphere
tami1289
99-AUS-m
Language Type
Living
Living
Language Linguistic Typology
Subject-Object-Verb
Not Available
Language Morphological Typology
Not Available
Not Available
Tamil and Swahili 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 Swahili greetings helps you to understand basic phrases in Tamil and Swahili language. Tamil word for "Hello" is வணக்கம் (Vanakkam) or Swahili word for "Thank You" is Asante. Find more of such common Tamil Greetings and Swahili Greetings. These greetings will help you to be more confident when conversing with natives that speak these languages.
Tamil vs Swahili Difficulty
The Tamil vs Swahili difficulty level basically depends on the number of Tamil Alphabets and Swahili 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 Swahili are the origin, speaking countries, language family, different greetings, speaking population of these languages. Want to know in Tamil and Swahili, which language is harder to learn? Time required to learn Tamil is 44 weeks while to learn Swahili time required is 36 weeks.