1 Countries
1.1 Countries
Ghana, Ivory coast
Malaysia, Mauritius, Puducherry, Singapore, Sri Lanka, Tamil Nadu
1.2 Total No. Of Countries
1.3 National Language
Ghana
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
Benin, United States of America
Canada, Malaysia, Mauritius, Reunion, Seychelles
1.7 Regulated By
Akan Orthography Committee
Official language Commission of Government of Tamil Nadu, Thanjavur Tamil University
1.8 Interesting Facts
- Ghana has over 100 ethnic groups living, and Akan is one of the largest tribe.
- Akan language came in South America, notably Suriname and Jamaica through slave trade.
- 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
1.10 Derived From
Not Available
Not Available
2 Alphabets
2.1 Alphabets in
2.2 Alphabets
2.3 Phonology
2.3.1 How Many Vowels
2.3.2 How Many Consonants
2.4 Scripts
2.5 Writing Direction
Left-To-Right, Horizontal
Left-To-Right, Horizontal
2.6 Hard to Learn
2.6.1 Language Levels
2.6.2 Time Taken to Learn
3 Greetings
3.1 Hello
ete-sen
வணக்கம் (Vanakkam)
3.2 Thank You
3.3 How Are You?
wo ho te sɛn?
நீங்கள் எப்படி இருக்கிறீர்கள்? (Nīṅkaḷ eppaṭi irukkiṟīrkaḷ?)
3.4 Good Night
maadwo
நல்ல இரவு (Good night) / irravu vanakkam (Good night)
3.5 Good Evening
maadwo
நல்ல மாலை (Nalla mālai)/ மாலை (irravu vanakkam)
3.6 Good Afternoon
maaha
பிற்பகல் வணக்கம் (perpagal vanakkam)
3.7 Good Morning
maakye
காலை வணக்கம் (Kaalai Vanakkam)
3.8 Please
3.9 Sorry
Kafra
மன்னிக்கவும் (Maṉṉikkavum)
3.10 Bye
bye
சென்று வருகிறேன் (Sendru Varukiren)
3.11 I Love You
Me doכ wo
நான் உன்னை காதலிக்கிறேன் (Naan Unnai Kadalikiren)
3.12 Excuse Me
mepa wo kyɛw
என்னை மன்னியுங்கள் (Eṉṉai maṉṉiyuṅkaḷ)
4 Dialects
4.1 Dialect 1
4.1.1 Where They Speak
4.1.2 How Many People Speak
9,000,000.00NA
1.5
960000000
4.2 Dialect 2
4.2.1 Where They Speak
Ghana
Madurai, South Tamil Nadu
4.2.2 How Many People Speak
9,000,000.00NA
700
80000000
4.3 Dialect 3
4.3.1 Where They Speak
Ghana
South Tamil Nadu, Thoothukudi, Tirunelveli
4.3.2 How Many People Speak
1,900,000.00NA
1400
96000000
4.4 Total No. Of Dialects
5 How Many People Speak
5.1 How Many People Speak?
11.00 million78.00 million
0.13
1200
5.2 Speaking Population
5.3 Native Speakers
11.00 million70.00 million
0.13
873
5.3.1 Second Language Speakers
5.3.2 Native Name
5.3.3 Alternative Names
Not Available
Damulian, Tamal, Tamalsan, Tambul, Tamili
5.3.4 French Name
5.3.5 German Name
5.4 Pronunciation
5.5 Ethnicity
Akan people
Tamil people or Tamilans
6 History
6.1 Origin
6.2 Language Family
Niger-Congo Family
Dravidian Family
6.2.1 Subgroup
Not Available
Not Available
6.2.2 Branch
Not Available
Not Available
6.3 Language Forms
6.3.1 Early Forms
No early forms
Old Tamil and Middle Tamil
6.3.2 Standard Forms
6.3.3 Language Position
6.3.4 Signed Forms
Not Available
Signed Tamil
6.4 Scope
7 Code
7.1 ISO 639 1
7.2 ISO 639 2
7.2.1 ISO 639 2/T
7.2.2 ISO 639 2/B
7.3 ISO 639 3
7.4 ISO 639 6
7.5 Glottocode
akan1251
tami1289, oldt1248
7.6 Linguasphere
No data available
tami1289
7.7 Types of Language
7.7.1 Language Type
7.7.2 Language Linguistic Typology
Not Available
Subject-Object-Verb
7.7.3 Language Morphological Typology
Not Available
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