Countries
Benin, Nigeria
Malaysia, Mauritius, Puducherry, Singapore, Sri Lanka, Tamil Nadu
Total No. Of Countries
26
0
46
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National Language
Nigeria
Singapore, Sri Lanka, Tamil Nadu
Second Language
Not spoken in any of the countries
Andaman and Nicobar Islands, kerala, Puducherry
Speaking Continents
Africa
Asia
Minority Language
Africa, Brazil, Togo, United Kingdom, United States of America
Canada, Malaysia, Mauritius, Reunion, Seychelles
Regulated By
Yoruba Academy
Official language Commission of Government of Tamil Nadu, Thanjavur Tamil University
Interesting Facts
- One of the largest African ethnic groups is Yoruba in south of Sahara Desert.
- In Yoruba language, same combination of vowels and consonants have different meanings depending on the pitch of the vowels, so it is tonal language.
- 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
Owo and Itsekiri languages
Malayalam
Derived From
-
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Alphabets in
Alphabets
29247
18
247
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Phonology
How Many Vowels
1212
0
32
👆🏻
How Many Consonants
1718
9
60
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Scripts
Latin
Tamil
Writing Direction
-
Left-To-Right, Horizontal
Hard to Learn
Language Levels
33
2
12
👆🏻
Time Taken to Learn
30 weeks44 weeks
3
88
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Hello
Ẹ n lẹ
வணக்கம் (Vanakkam)
Thank You
e dupe
நன்றி (Naṉṟi)
How Are You?
Bawo ni o se wa
நீங்கள் எப்படி இருக்கிறீர்கள்? (Nīṅkaḷ eppaṭi irukkiṟīrkaḷ?)
Good Night
Kasun layọ o
நல்ல இரவு (Good night) / irravu vanakkam (Good night)
Good Evening
ka a ale
நல்ல மாலை (Nalla mālai)/ மாலை (irravu vanakkam)
Good Afternoon
e kaasan
பிற்பகல் வணக்கம் (perpagal vanakkam)
Good Morning
e kaaro
காலை வணக்கம் (Kaalai Vanakkam)
Please
Jowo
தயவு (Tayavu)
Sorry
binu
மன்னிக்கவும் (Maṉṉikkavum)
Bye
bye
சென்று வருகிறேன் (Sendru Varukiren)
I Love You
mo nifẹ rẹ
நான் உன்னை காதலிக்கிறேன் (Naan Unnai Kadalikiren)
Excuse Me
mo tọrọ gafara
என்னை மன்னியுங்கள் (Eṉṉai maṉṉiyuṅkaḷ)
Dialect 1
Itsekiri
Kongu
Where They Speak
Nigeria
Kongu
How Many People Speak
500,000.0077,000,000.00
1.5
960000000
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Dialect 2
Ede
Madurai Tamil
Where They Speak
Benin, Togo
Madurai, South Tamil Nadu
How Many People Speak
800,000.0077,000,000.00
700
274000000
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Dialect 3
Ulukwumi
Tirunelveli Tamil
Where They Speak
Nigeria
South Tamil Nadu, Thoothukudi, Tirunelveli
How Many People Speak
10,000.0077,000,000.00
2
230000000
👆🏻
Total No. Of Dialects
2010
0
188
👆🏻
How Many People Speak?
30.00 million78.00 million
0
1200
👆🏻
Speaking Population
0.42 %1.06 %
0
89
👆🏻
Native Speakers
28.00 million70.00 million
0
873
👆🏻
Second Language Speakers
30.00 million8.00 million
0.01
400
👆🏻
Native Name
Yorùbá
தமிழ்
Alternative Names
Yariba, Yooba
Damulian, Tamal, Tamalsan, Tambul, Tamili
French Name
yoruba
tamoul
German Name
Yoruba-Sprache
Tamil
Pronunciation
[jòɾùbá]
[t̪ɐmɨɻ]
Ethnicity
Yoruba people
Tamil people or Tamilans
Origin
4 BC
300 BC
Language Family
Niger-Congo Family
Dravidian Family
Subgroup
Western Sudanic
-
Branch
Kwa
-
Language Forms
Early Forms
No early forms
Old Tamil and Middle Tamil
Standard Forms
Yorùbá
Modern Tamil
Language Position
4918
1
120
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Signed Forms
Yoruba Sign Language
Signed Tamil
Scope
Individual
Individual
ISO 639 1
yo
ta
ISO 639 2
ISO 639 2/T
yor
tam
ISO 639 2/B
yor
tam
ISO 639 3
yor
tam
ISO 639 6
yor
tam
Glottocode
yoru1245
tami1289, oldt1248
Linguasphere
No data available
tami1289
Types of Language
Language Type
Living
Living
Language Linguistic Typology
Subject-Verb-Object
Subject-Object-Verb
Language Morphological Typology
Analytic, Isolating
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