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
Botswana, Lesotho, Malawi, Mozambique, Swaziland, Zimbabwe
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
Pan South African Language Board
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.
- The meaning of word "Zulu" means "Sky"and Zulu was the name of the ancestor who founded the Zulu royal line in about 1670.
- Zulu language has many loanwords borrowed from Afrikaans and English Languages.
Similar To
Malayalam
Xhosa Language
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)
Sawubona
Thank You
நன்றி (Naṉṟi)
Ngiyabonga
How Are You?
நீங்கள் எப்படி இருக்கிறீர்கள்? (Nīṅkaḷ eppaṭi irukkiṟīrkaḷ?)
unjani
Good Night
நல்ல இரவு (Good night) / irravu vanakkam (Good night)
okuhle ebusuku
Good Evening
நல்ல மாலை (Nalla mālai)/ மாலை (irravu vanakkam)
okuhle kusihlwa
Good Afternoon
பிற்பகல் வணக்கம் (perpagal vanakkam)
okuhle ntambama
Good Morning
காலை வணக்கம் (Kaalai Vanakkam)
okuhle ekuseni
Please
தயவு (Tayavu)
Ngiyacela
Sorry
மன்னிக்கவும் (Maṉṉikkavum)
Ngiyaxolisa
Bye
சென்று வருகிறேன் (Sendru Varukiren)
bye
I Love You
நான் உன்னை காதலிக்கிறேன் (Naan Unnai Kadalikiren)
Ngiyakuthanda wena
Excuse Me
என்னை மன்னியுங்கள் (Eṉṉai maṉṉiyuṅkaḷ)
Uxolo
Where They Speak
Kongu
Gabon, South Africa
Dialect 2
Madurai Tamil
central KwaZulu-Natal Zulu
Where They Speak
Madurai, South Tamil Nadu
Georgia, South Africa
Dialect 3
Tirunelveli Tamil
Ndebele
Where They Speak
South Tamil Nadu, Thoothukudi, Tirunelveli
Zimbabwe
Native Name
தமிழ்
isiZulu
Alternative Names
Damulian, Tamal, Tamalsan, Tambul, Tamili
Isizulu, Zunda
French Name
tamoul
zoulou
German Name
Tamil
Zulu-Sprache
Pronunciation
[t̪ɐmɨɻ]
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Ethnicity
Tamil people or Tamilans
Zulu people
Language Family
Dravidian Family
Niger-Congo Family
Subgroup
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Benue-Congo
Branch
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Beatu
Early Forms
Old Tamil and Middle Tamil
urban Zulu
Standard Forms
Modern Tamil
Deep Zulu
Signed Forms
Signed Tamil
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Scope
Individual
Individual
ISO 639 6
tam
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Glottocode
tami1289, oldt1248
zulu1248
Linguasphere
tami1289
99-AUT-fg
Language Type
Living
Living
Language Linguistic Typology
Subject-Object-Verb
Subject-Verb-Object
Language Morphological Typology
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Tamil and Zulu 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 Zulu greetings helps you to understand basic phrases in Tamil and Zulu language. Tamil word for "Hello" is வணக்கம் (Vanakkam) or Zulu word for "Thank You" is Ngiyabonga. Find more of such common Tamil Greetings and Zulu Greetings. These greetings will help you to be more confident when conversing with natives that speak these languages.
Tamil vs Zulu Difficulty
The Tamil vs Zulu difficulty level basically depends on the number of Tamil Alphabets and Zulu 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 Zulu are the origin, speaking countries, language family, different greetings, speaking population of these languages. Want to know in Tamil and Zulu, which language is harder to learn? Time required to learn Tamil is 44 weeks while to learn Zulu time required is 44 weeks.