1 Countries
1.1 Countries
Benin, Nigeria
Malaysia, Mauritius, Puducherry, Singapore, Sri Lanka, Tamil Nadu
1.2 Total No. Of Countries
1.3 National Language
Nigeria
Singapore, Sri Lanka, Tamil Nadu
1.4 Second Language
Not spoken in any of the countries
Andaman and Nicobar Islands, kerala, Puducherry
1.5 Speaking Continents
1.6 Minority Language
Africa, Brazil, Togo, United Kingdom, United States of America
Canada, Malaysia, Mauritius, Reunion, Seychelles
1.7 Regulated By
Yoruba Academy
Official language Commission of Government of Tamil Nadu, Thanjavur Tamil University
1.8 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.
1.9 Similar To
Owo and Itsekiri languages
Malayalam
1.10 Derived From
Not Available
Not Available
2 Alphabets
2.1 Alphabets in
2.2 Alphabets
4.2 Phonology
4.2.1 How Many Vowels
4.4.3 How Many Consonants
4.6 Scripts
4.7 Writing Direction
Not Available
Left-To-Right, Horizontal
4.8 Hard to Learn
4.8.1 Language Levels
5.4.1 Time Taken to Learn
8 Greetings
8.1 Hello
Ẹ n lẹ
வணக்கம் (Vanakkam)
8.2 Thank You
8.3 How Are You?
Bawo ni o se wa
நீங்கள் எப்படி இருக்கிறீர்கள்? (Nīṅkaḷ eppaṭi irukkiṟīrkaḷ?)
8.4 Good Night
Kasun layọ o
நல்ல இரவு (Good night) / irravu vanakkam (Good night)
8.5 Good Evening
ka a ale
நல்ல மாலை (Nalla mālai)/ மாலை (irravu vanakkam)
8.6 Good Afternoon
e kaasan
பிற்பகல் வணக்கம் (perpagal vanakkam)
8.7 Good Morning
e kaaro
காலை வணக்கம் (Kaalai Vanakkam)
8.8 Please
8.9 Sorry
binu
மன்னிக்கவும் (Maṉṉikkavum)
8.10 Bye
bye
சென்று வருகிறேன் (Sendru Varukiren)
8.11 I Love You
mo nifẹ rẹ
நான் உன்னை காதலிக்கிறேன் (Naan Unnai Kadalikiren)
8.12 Excuse Me
mo tọrọ gafara
என்னை மன்னியுங்கள் (Eṉṉai maṉṉiyuṅkaḷ)
9 Dialects
9.1 Dialect 1
9.1.1 Where They Speak
9.1.2 How Many People Speak
500,000.00NA
1.5
960000000
9.3 Dialect 2
9.3.1 Where They Speak
Benin, Togo
Madurai, South Tamil Nadu
9.3.2 How Many People Speak
800,000.00NA
700
80000000
9.5 Dialect 3
Ulukwumi
Tirunelveli Tamil
9.5.1 Where They Speak
Nigeria
South Tamil Nadu, Thoothukudi, Tirunelveli
9.5.2 How Many People Speak
10,000.00NA
1400
96000000
9.6 Total No. Of Dialects
10 How Many People Speak
10.1 How Many People Speak?
30.00 million78.00 million
0.13
1200
11.4 Speaking Population
12.8 Native Speakers
28.00 million70.00 million
0.13
873
12.8.1 Second Language Speakers
12.8.2 Native Name
12.8.3 Alternative Names
Yariba, Yooba
Damulian, Tamal, Tamalsan, Tambul, Tamili
12.8.4 French Name
12.8.5 German Name
12.9 Pronunciation
12.10 Ethnicity
Yoruba people
Tamil people or Tamilans
13 History
13.1 Origin
13.2 Language Family
Niger-Congo Family
Dravidian Family
13.2.1 Subgroup
Western Sudanic
Not Available
13.2.2 Branch
13.3 Language Forms
13.3.1 Early Forms
No early forms
Old Tamil and Middle Tamil
13.3.2 Standard Forms
13.3.3 Language Position
13.3.4 Signed Forms
Yoruba Sign Language
Signed Tamil
13.4 Scope
14 Code
14.1 ISO 639 1
14.2 ISO 639 2
14.2.1 ISO 639 2/T
14.2.2 ISO 639 2/B
14.3 ISO 639 3
14.4 ISO 639 6
14.5 Glottocode
yoru1245
tami1289, oldt1248
14.6 Linguasphere
No data available
tami1289
14.7 Types of Language
14.7.1 Language Type
14.7.2 Language Linguistic Typology
Subject-Verb-Object
Subject-Object-Verb
14.7.3 Language Morphological Typology
Analytic, Isolating
Not Available