Countries
Nigeria
  
Malaysia, Mauritius, Puducherry, Singapore, Sri Lanka, Tamil Nadu
  
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.
Similar To
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Malayalam
  
Derived From
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Alphabets in
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Phonology
  
  
Scripts
Latin
  
Tamil
  
Writing Direction
Not Available
  
Left-To-Right, Horizontal
  
Hard to Learn
  
  
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)
  
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
  
How Many People Speak?
25.00 million
  
40
78.00 million
  
21
Speaking Population
Not Available
  
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
  
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
  
Signed Forms
Not Available
  
Signed Tamil
  
Scope
Individual
  
Individual
  
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
  
Igbo and Tamil Greetings
People around the world use different languages to interact with each other. Even if we cannot communicate fluently in any language, it will always be beneficial to know about some of the common greetings or phrases from that language. This is where Igbo and Tamil greetings helps you to understand basic phrases in Igbo and Tamil language. Igbo word for "Hello" is kedụ or Tamil word for "Thank You" is நன்றி (Naṉṟi). Find more of such common Igbo Greetings and Tamil Greetings. These greetings will help you to be more confident when conversing with natives that speak these languages.
Igbo vs Tamil Difficulty
The Igbo vs Tamil difficulty level basically depends on the number of Igbo Alphabets and Tamil Alphabets. Also the number of vowels and consonants in the language plays an important role in deciding the difficulty level of that language. The important points to be considered when we compare Igbo and Tamil are the origin, speaking countries, language family, different greetings, speaking population of these languages. Want to know in Igbo and Tamil, which language is harder to learn? Time required to learn Igbo is 52 weeks while to learn Tamil time required is 44 weeks.