Countries
Zimbabwe
  
Malaysia, Mauritius, Puducherry, Singapore, Sri Lanka, Tamil Nadu
  
National Language
Botswana, Mozambique, Zimbabwe
  
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
Not spoken in any of the countries
  
Canada, Malaysia, Mauritius, Reunion, Seychelles
  
Regulated By
Not Available
  
Official language Commission of Government of Tamil Nadu, Thanjavur Tamil University
  
Interesting Facts
- Shona language is tonal language.
- The African people in Zimbabwe is made of 10 ethnic groups, each speaking a different languages, shona is spoken by 60 percent of population.
  
- 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
Kalanga and Nambya Language
  
Malayalam
  
Derived From
Not Available
  
Not Available
  
Alphabets in
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Tamil-Alphabets.jpg#200
  
Alphabets
Not Available
  
Phonology
  
  
Scripts
Latin
  
Tamil
  
Writing Direction
Not Available
  
Left-To-Right, Horizontal
  
Hard to Learn
  
  
Time Taken to Learn
Not Available
  
Hello
Mhoro
  
வணக்கம் (Vanakkam)
  
Thank You
Waita zvako
  
நன்றி (Naṉṟi)
  
How Are You?
Wakadini zvako?
  
நீங்கள் எப்படி இருக்கிறீர்கள்? (Nīṅkaḷ eppaṭi irukkiṟīrkaḷ?)
  
Good Night
Urare zvakanaka
  
நல்ல இரவு (Good night) / irravu vanakkam (Good night)
  
Good Evening
Manheru
  
நல்ல மாலை (Nalla mālai)/ மாலை (irravu vanakkam)
  
Good Afternoon
Masikati
  
பிற்பகல் வணக்கம் (perpagal vanakkam)
  
Good Morning
Mangwanani
  
காலை வணக்கம் (Kaalai Vanakkam)
  
Please
Ndinokumbirawo
  
தயவு (Tayavu)
  
Sorry
Ndineurombo
  
மன்னிக்கவும் (Maṉṉikkavum)
  
Bye
bye
  
சென்று வருகிறேன் (Sendru Varukiren)
  
I Love You
Ndinokuda
  
நான் உன்னை காதலிக்கிறேன் (Naan Unnai Kadalikiren)
  
Excuse Me
Pamusoro
  
என்னை மன்னியுங்கள் (Eṉṉai maṉṉiyuṅkaḷ)
  
Dialect 1
Hwesa
  
Kongu
  
Where They Speak
Zimbabwe
  
Kongu
  
Dialect 2
Karanga
  
Madurai Tamil
  
Where They Speak
southern Zimbabwe
  
Madurai, South Tamil Nadu
  
Dialect 3
Zezuru
  
Tirunelveli Tamil
  
Where They Speak
central Zimbabwe, Mashonaland
  
South Tamil Nadu, Thoothukudi, Tirunelveli
  
How Many People Speak?
25.00 million
  
40
78.00 million
  
21
Native Speakers
8.30 million
  
99+
70.00 million
  
15
Second Language Speakers
Not Available
  
8.00 million
  
24
Native Name
Not Available
  
தமிழ்
  
Alternative Names
Chishona, “Swina” (pej.), Zezuru
  
Damulian, Tamal, Tamalsan, Tambul, Tamili
  
French Name
shona
  
tamoul
  
German Name
Schona-Sprache
  
Tamil
  
Pronunciation
Not Available
  
[t̪ɐmɨɻ]
  
Ethnicity
Not Available
  
Tamil people or Tamilans
  
Origin
20th century
  
300 BC
  
Language Family
Niger-Congo Family
  
Dravidian Family
  
Subgroup
Benue-Congo
  
Not Available
  
Branch
Bantu
  
Not Available
  
Language Forms
  
  
Early Forms
Not Available
  
Old Tamil and Middle Tamil
  
Standard Forms
Not Available
  
Modern Tamil
  
Signed Forms
Not Available
  
Signed Tamil
  
Scope
Individual
  
Individual
  
ISO 639 1
sn
  
ta
  
ISO 639 2
  
  
ISO 639 2/T
sna
  
tam
  
ISO 639 2/B
sna
  
tam
  
ISO 639 3
sna
  
tam
  
ISO 639 6
Not Available
  
tam
  
Glottocode
core1255
  
tami1289, oldt1248
  
Linguasphere
99-AUT-a
  
tami1289
  
Types of Language
  
  
Language Type
Living
  
Living
  
Language Linguistic Typology
Not Available
  
Subject-Object-Verb
  
Language Morphological Typology
Not Available
  
Not Available
  
Shona 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 Shona and Tamil greetings helps you to understand basic phrases in Shona and Tamil language. Shona word for "Hello" is Mhoro or Tamil word for "Thank You" is நன்றி (Naṉṟi). Find more of such common Shona Greetings and Tamil Greetings. These greetings will help you to be more confident when conversing with natives that speak these languages.
Shona vs Tamil Difficulty
The Shona vs Tamil difficulty level basically depends on the number of Shona 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 Shona and Tamil are the origin, speaking countries, language family, different greetings, speaking population of these languages. Want to know in Shona and Tamil, which language is harder to learn? Time required to learn Shona is Not Available while to learn Tamil time required is 44 weeks.