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
Botswana, Lesotho, Malawi, Mozambique, Swaziland, Zimbabwe
Andaman and Nicobar Islands, kerala, Puducherry
Speaking Continents
Africa
Asia
Minority Language
Not spoken in any of the countries
Canada, Malaysia, Mauritius, Reunion, Seychelles
Regulated By
Pan South African Language Board
Official language Commission of Government of Tamil Nadu, Thanjavur Tamil University
Interesting Facts
- 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.
- 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
Xhosa Language
Malayalam
Derived From
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Alphabets in
Alphabets
57247
18
247
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Phonology
How Many Vowels
712
0
32
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How Many Consonants
5018
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
44 weeks44 weeks
3
88
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Hello
Sawubona
வணக்கம் (Vanakkam)
Thank You
Ngiyabonga
நன்றி (Naṉṟi)
How Are You?
unjani
நீங்கள் எப்படி இருக்கிறீர்கள்? (Nīṅkaḷ eppaṭi irukkiṟīrkaḷ?)
Good Night
okuhle ebusuku
நல்ல இரவு (Good night) / irravu vanakkam (Good night)
Good Evening
okuhle kusihlwa
நல்ல மாலை (Nalla mālai)/ மாலை (irravu vanakkam)
Good Afternoon
okuhle ntambama
பிற்பகல் வணக்கம் (perpagal vanakkam)
Good Morning
okuhle ekuseni
காலை வணக்கம் (Kaalai Vanakkam)
Please
Ngiyacela
தயவு (Tayavu)
Sorry
Ngiyaxolisa
மன்னிக்கவும் (Maṉṉikkavum)
Bye
bye
சென்று வருகிறேன் (Sendru Varukiren)
I Love You
Ngiyakuthanda wena
நான் உன்னை காதலிக்கிறேன் (Naan Unnai Kadalikiren)
Excuse Me
Uxolo
என்னை மன்னியுங்கள் (Eṉṉai maṉṉiyuṅkaḷ)
Dialect 1
Qwabe
Kongu
Where They Speak
Gabon, South Africa
Kongu
How Many People Speak
28,000,000.0077,000,000.00
1.5
960000000
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Dialect 2
central KwaZulu-Natal Zulu
Madurai Tamil
Where They Speak
Georgia, South Africa
Madurai, South Tamil Nadu
How Many People Speak
28,000,000.0077,000,000.00
700
274000000
👆🏻
Dialect 3
Ndebele
Tirunelveli Tamil
Where They Speak
Zimbabwe
South Tamil Nadu, Thoothukudi, Tirunelveli
How Many People Speak
28,000,000.0077,000,000.00
2
230000000
👆🏻
Total No. Of Dialects
410
0
188
👆🏻
How Many People Speak?
30.00 million78.00 million
0
1200
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Speaking Population
0.16 %1.06 %
0
89
👆🏻
Native Speakers
12.00 million70.00 million
0
873
👆🏻
Second Language Speakers
16.00 million8.00 million
0.01
400
👆🏻
Native Name
isiZulu
தமிழ்
Alternative Names
Isizulu, Zunda
Damulian, Tamal, Tamalsan, Tambul, Tamili
French Name
zoulou
tamoul
German Name
Zulu-Sprache
Tamil
Pronunciation
[zuːlu]
[t̪ɐmɨɻ]
Ethnicity
Zulu people
Tamil people or Tamilans
Origin
19
300 BC
Language Family
Niger-Congo Family
Dravidian Family
Subgroup
Benue-Congo
-
Branch
Beatu
-
Language Forms
Early Forms
urban Zulu
Old Tamil and Middle Tamil
Standard Forms
Deep Zulu
Modern Tamil
Language Position
8718
1
120
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Signed Forms
Zulu Sign Language
Signed Tamil
Scope
Individual
Individual
ISO 639 1
zu
ta
ISO 639 2
ISO 639 2/T
zul
tam
ISO 639 2/B
zul
tam
ISO 639 3
zul
tam
ISO 639 6
zul
tam
Glottocode
zulu1248
tami1289, oldt1248
Linguasphere
99-AUT-fg
tami1289
Types of Language
Language Type
Living
Living
Language Linguistic Typology
Subject-Verb-Object
Subject-Object-Verb
Language Morphological Typology
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