Countries
South Africa
Malaysia, Mauritius, Puducherry, Singapore, Sri Lanka, Tamil Nadu
Total No. Of Countries
16
0
46
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National Language
South Africa
Singapore, Sri Lanka, Tamil Nadu
Second Language
Lesotho, South Africa
Andaman and Nicobar Islands, kerala, Puducherry
Speaking Continents
Africa
Asia
Minority Language
Botswana, Lesotho
Canada, Malaysia, Mauritius, Reunion, Seychelles
Regulated By
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Official language Commission of Government of Tamil Nadu, Thanjavur Tamil University
Interesting Facts
- 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.
- 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.
Similar To
Zulu, Swazi, and Ndebele
Malayalam
Derived From
Khoi-Khoi and San Languages
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Alphabets in
Alphabets
53247
18
247
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Phonology
How Many Vowels
1012
0
32
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How Many Consonants
4318
9
60
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Scripts
Latin
Tamil
Writing Direction
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Left-To-Right, Horizontal
Hard to Learn
Language Levels
33
2
12
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Time Taken to Learn
44 weeks44 weeks
3
88
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Hello
Molo
வணக்கம் (Vanakkam)
Thank You
Ndiyabulela
நன்றி (Naṉṟi)
How Are You?
Unjani
நீங்கள் எப்படி இருக்கிறீர்கள்? (Nīṅkaḷ eppaṭi irukkiṟīrkaḷ?)
Good Night
Ulale kakuhle
நல்ல இரவு (Good night) / irravu vanakkam (Good night)
Good Evening
Ubusuku obuhle
நல்ல மாலை (Nalla mālai)/ மாலை (irravu vanakkam)
Good Afternoon
Uben' emva kwemini entle
பிற்பகல் வணக்கம் (perpagal vanakkam)
Good Morning
Molo
காலை வணக்கம் (Kaalai Vanakkam)
Please
Ndicela
தயவு (Tayavu)
Sorry
Ndicela uxolo
மன்னிக்கவும் (Maṉṉikkavum)
Bye
Uhambe/Usale kakuhle
சென்று வருகிறேன் (Sendru Varukiren)
I Love You
Ndiyakuthanda
நான் உன்னை காதலிக்கிறேன் (Naan Unnai Kadalikiren)
Excuse Me
Uxolo
என்னை மன்னியுங்கள் (Eṉṉai maṉṉiyuṅkaḷ)
Dialect 1
Gcaleka
Kongu
Where They Speak
South Africa
Kongu
How Many People Speak
19,000,000.0077,000,000.00
1.5
960000000
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Dialect 2
Thembu
Madurai Tamil
Where They Speak
South Africa
Madurai, South Tamil Nadu
How Many People Speak
19,000,000.0077,000,000.00
700
274000000
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Dialect 3
Hlubi
Tirunelveli Tamil
Where They Speak
South Africa
South Tamil Nadu, Thoothukudi, Tirunelveli
How Many People Speak
19.0077,000,000.00
2
230000000
👆🏻
Total No. Of Dialects
910
0
188
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How Many People Speak?
20.00 million78.00 million
0
1200
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Speaking Population
0.11 %1.06 %
0
89
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Native Speakers
8.20 million70.00 million
0
873
👆🏻
Second Language Speakers
11.00 million8.00 million
0.01
400
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Native Name
isiXhosa
தமிழ்
Alternative Names
“Cauzuh” (pej.), Isixhosa, Koosa, Xosa
Damulian, Tamal, Tamalsan, Tambul, Tamili
French Name
xhosa
tamoul
German Name
Xhosa-Sprache
Tamil
Pronunciation
[ˈkǁʰɔ̀ːsa]
[t̪ɐmɨɻ]
Ethnicity
amaXhosa, amaBhaca
Tamil people or Tamilans
Origin
16th Century
300 BC
Language Family
Niger-Congo Family
Dravidian Family
Subgroup
Benue-Congo
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Branch
Bantu
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Language Forms
Early Forms
No early forms
Old Tamil and Middle Tamil
Standard Forms
isiXhosa
Modern Tamil
Language Position
2118
1
120
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Signed Forms
Signed Xhosa
Signed Tamil
Scope
Individual
Individual
ISO 639 1
xh
ta
ISO 639 2
ISO 639 2/T
xho
tam
ISO 639 2/B
xho
tam
ISO 639 3
xho
tam
ISO 639 6
xho
tam
Glottocode
xhos1239
tami1289, oldt1248
Linguasphere
99-AUT-fa
tami1289
Types of Language
Language Type
Living
Living
Language Linguistic Typology
Subject-Verb-Object
Subject-Object-Verb
Language Morphological Typology
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