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Tamil and Igbo


Countries

Countries
Nigeria   
Malaysia, Mauritius, Puducherry, Singapore, Sri Lanka, Tamil Nadu   

Total No. Of Countries
1   
14
6   
9

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
Equatorial Guinea   
Canada, Malaysia, Mauritius, Reunion, Seychelles   

Regulated By
Society for Promoting Igbo Language and Culture   
Official language Commission of Government of Tamil Nadu, Thanjavur Tamil University   

Interesting Facts
  • In Igbo, there is complicated system of high and low tones indicating differences in meaning and grammatical relationships.
  • Igbo has inexhaustible and rich linguistic features like idioms, proverbs, aphorisms, anecdotes etc.
  
  • 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.
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Similar To
Not Available   
Malayalam   

Derived From
Not Available   
Not Available   

Alphabets

Alphabets in
Igbo-Alphabets.jpg#200   
Tamil-Alphabets.jpg#200   

Alphabets
36   
18
247   
99+

Phonology
  
  

How Many Vowels
8   
5
12   
9

How Many Consonants
28   
18
18   
8

Scripts
Latin   
Tamil   

Writing Direction
Not Available   
Left-To-Right, Horizontal   

Hard to Learn
  
  

Language Levels
3   
2
3   
2

Time Taken to Learn
52 weeks   
12
44 weeks   
11

Greetings

Hello
kedụ   
வணக்கம் (Vanakkam)   

Thank You
dalụ   
நன்றி (Naṉṟi)   

How Are You?
kedụ ka ịmere   
நீங்கள் எப்படி இருக்கிறீர்கள்? (Nīṅkaḷ eppaṭi irukkiṟīrkaḷ?)   

Good Night
ka chi fo   
நல்ல இரவு (Good night) / irravu vanakkam (Good night)   

Good Evening
mgbede ọma   
நல்ல மாலை (Nalla mālai)/ மாலை (irravu vanakkam)   

Good Afternoon
ehihie ọma   
பிற்பகல் வணக்கம் (perpagal vanakkam)   

Good Morning
ụtụtụ ọma   
காலை வணக்கம் (Kaalai Vanakkam)   

Please
Biko   
தயவு (Tayavu)   

Sorry
Ndo   
மன்னிக்கவும் (Maṉṉikkavum)   

Bye
Not Available   
சென்று வருகிறேன் (Sendru Varukiren)   

I Love You
a hụrụ m gị n'anya   
நான் உன்னை காதலிக்கிறேன் (Naan Unnai Kadalikiren)   

Excuse Me
ngọpụ   
என்னை மன்னியுங்கள் (Eṉṉai maṉṉiyuṅkaḷ)   

Dialects

Dialect 1
Enuani   
Kongu   

Where They Speak
Nigeria   
Kongu   

Dialect 2
Ngwa   
Madurai Tamil   

Where They Speak
Nigeria   
Madurai, South Tamil Nadu   

How Many People Speak
1,500,000.00   
22
Not Available   

Dialect 3
Not present   
Tirunelveli Tamil   

Where They Speak
Not Available   
South Tamil Nadu, Thoothukudi, Tirunelveli   

Total No. Of Dialects
20   
18
10   
10

How Many People Speak

How Many People Speak?
25.00 million   
40
78.00 million   
21

Speaking Population
Not Available   
1.06 %   
19

Native Speakers
25.00 million   
32
70.00 million   
15

Second Language Speakers
Not Available   
8.00 million   
24

Native Name
igbo   
தமிழ்   

Alternative Names
Ibo   
Damulian, Tamal, Tamalsan, Tambul, Tamili   

French Name
igbo   
tamoul   

German Name
Ibo-Sprache   
Tamil   

Pronunciation
[iɡ͡boː]   
[t̪ɐmɨɻ]   

Ethnicity
Igbo people   
Tamil people or Tamilans   

History

Origin
30th Century BC   
300 BC   

Language Family
Niger-Congo Family   
Dravidian Family   

Subgroup
Kwa   
Not Available   

Branch
Not Available   
Not Available   

Language Forms
  
  

Early Forms
No early forms   
Old Tamil and Middle Tamil   

Standard Forms
Standard Igbo   
Modern Tamil   

Language Position
57   
99+
18   
16

Signed Forms
Not Available   
Signed Tamil   

Scope
Individual   
Individual   

Code

ISO 639 1
ig   
ta   

ISO 639 2
  
  

ISO 639 2/T
ibo   
tam   

ISO 639 2/B
ibo   
tam   

ISO 639 3
ibo   
tam   

ISO 639 6
Not Available   
tam   

Glottocode
nucl1417   
tami1289, oldt1248   

Linguasphere
No data available   
tami1289   

Types of Language
  
  

Language Type
Living   
Living   

Language Linguistic Typology
Not Available   
Subject-Object-Verb   

Language Morphological Typology
Agglutinative   
Not Available   

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All Igbo and Tamil Dialects

Most languages have dialects where each dialect differ from other dialect with respect to grammar and vocabulary. Here you will get to know all Igbo and Tamil dialects. Various dialects of Igbo and Tamil language differ in their pronunciations and words. Dialects of Igbo are spoken in different Igbo Speaking Countries whereas Tamil Dialects are spoken in different Tamil speaking countries. Also the number of people speaking Igbo vs Tamil Dialects varies from few thousands to many millions. Some of the Igbo dialects include: Enuani, Ngwa. Tamil dialects include: Kongu , Madurai Tamil. Also learn about dialects in South American Languages and North American Languages.

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Igbo and Tamil Speaking population

Igbo and Tamil speaking population is one of the factors based on which Igbo and Tamil languages can be compared. The total count of Igbo and Tamil Speaking population in percentage is also given. The percentage of people speaking Igbo language is Not Available whereas the percentage of people speaking Tamil language is 1.06 %. When we compare the speaking population of any two languages we get to know which of two languages is more popular. Find more details about how many people speak Igbo and Tamil on Igbo vs Tamil where you will get native speakers, speaking population in percentage and native names.

Igbo and Tamil Language Codes

Igbo and Tamil language codes are used in those applications where using language names are tedious. Igbo and Tamil Language Codes include all the international language codes, glottocodes and linguasphere.

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