Countries
Malaysia, Mauritius, Puducherry, Singapore, Sri Lanka, Tamil Nadu
South Africa
National Language
Singapore, Sri Lanka, Tamil Nadu
South Africa
Second Language
Andaman and Nicobar Islands, kerala, Puducherry
Lesotho, South Africa
Speaking Continents
Asia
Africa
Minority Language
Canada, Malaysia, Mauritius, Reunion, Seychelles
Botswana, Lesotho
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.
- Xhosa has 15 click sounds, borrowed from the khoi-khoi and san languages of the South Africa.
- The same sequence of consonants and vowels can have different meaning when said with different tones, so Xhosa is tonal.
Similar To
Malayalam
Zulu, Swazi, and Ndebele
Derived From
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Khoi-Khoi and San Languages
Alphabets in
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Writing Direction
Left-To-Right, Horizontal
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Hello
வணக்கம் (Vanakkam)
Molo
Thank You
நன்றி (Naṉṟi)
Ndiyabulela
How Are You?
நீங்கள் எப்படி இருக்கிறீர்கள்? (Nīṅkaḷ eppaṭi irukkiṟīrkaḷ?)
Unjani
Good Night
நல்ல இரவு (Good night) / irravu vanakkam (Good night)
Ulale kakuhle
Good Evening
நல்ல மாலை (Nalla mālai)/ மாலை (irravu vanakkam)
Ubusuku obuhle
Good Afternoon
பிற்பகல் வணக்கம் (perpagal vanakkam)
Uben' emva kwemini entle
Good Morning
காலை வணக்கம் (Kaalai Vanakkam)
Molo
Please
தயவு (Tayavu)
Ndicela
Sorry
மன்னிக்கவும் (Maṉṉikkavum)
Ndicela uxolo
Bye
சென்று வருகிறேன் (Sendru Varukiren)
Uhambe/Usale kakuhle
I Love You
நான் உன்னை காதலிக்கிறேன் (Naan Unnai Kadalikiren)
Ndiyakuthanda
Excuse Me
என்னை மன்னியுங்கள் (Eṉṉai maṉṉiyuṅkaḷ)
Uxolo
Where They Speak
Kongu
South Africa
Dialect 2
Madurai Tamil
Thembu
Where They Speak
Madurai, South Tamil Nadu
South Africa
Dialect 3
Tirunelveli Tamil
Hlubi
Where They Speak
South Tamil Nadu, Thoothukudi, Tirunelveli
South Africa
Native Name
தமிழ்
isiXhosa
Alternative Names
Damulian, Tamal, Tamalsan, Tambul, Tamili
“Cauzuh” (pej.), Isixhosa, Koosa, Xosa
German Name
Tamil
Xhosa-Sprache
Pronunciation
[t̪ɐmɨɻ]
[ˈkǁʰɔ̀ːsa]
Ethnicity
Tamil people or Tamilans
amaXhosa, amaBhaca
Origin
300 BC
16th Century
Language Family
Dravidian Family
Niger-Congo Family
Early Forms
Old Tamil and Middle Tamil
No early forms
Standard Forms
Modern Tamil
isiXhosa
Signed Forms
Signed Tamil
Signed Xhosa
Scope
Individual
Individual
Glottocode
tami1289, oldt1248
xhos1239
Linguasphere
tami1289
99-AUT-fa
Language Type
Living
Living
Language Linguistic Typology
Subject-Object-Verb
Subject-Verb-Object
Language Morphological Typology
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Tamil and Xhosa 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 Xhosa greetings helps you to understand basic phrases in Tamil and Xhosa language. Tamil word for "Hello" is வணக்கம் (Vanakkam) or Xhosa word for "Thank You" is Ndiyabulela. Find more of such common Tamil Greetings and Xhosa Greetings. These greetings will help you to be more confident when conversing with natives that speak these languages.
Tamil vs Xhosa Difficulty
The Tamil vs Xhosa difficulty level basically depends on the number of Tamil Alphabets and Xhosa 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 Xhosa are the origin, speaking countries, language family, different greetings, speaking population of these languages. Want to know in Tamil and Xhosa, which language is harder to learn? Time required to learn Tamil is 44 weeks while to learn Xhosa time required is 44 weeks.