1 Countries
1.1 Countries
Malaysia, Mauritius, Puducherry, Singapore, Sri Lanka, Tamil Nadu
Djibouti, Kenya, Somalia
1.2 Total No. Of Countries
1.3 National Language
Singapore, Sri Lanka, Tamil Nadu
Somalia
1.4 Second Language
Andaman and Nicobar Islands, kerala, Puducherry
Not spoken in any of the countries
1.5 Speaking Continents
1.6 Minority Language
Canada, Malaysia, Mauritius, Reunion, Seychelles
Yemen
1.7 Regulated By
Official language Commission of Government of Tamil Nadu, Thanjavur Tamil University
National Languages Committee, Regional Somali Language Academy
1.8 Interesting Facts
- 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.
- Somali language is one of the best documented Afro-Asiatic languages.
- One of the most widely spoken of the Cushitic languages is the Somali Language.
1.9 Similar To
Malayalam
Afar and Oromo Language
1.10 Derived From
Not Available
Arabic Language
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
Tamil
Arabic, Latin, Osmanya
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
3.2 Thank You
நன்றி (Naṉṟi)
Waad ku mahadsan tahay
3.3 How Are You?
நீங்கள் எப்படி இருக்கிறீர்கள்? (Nīṅkaḷ eppaṭi irukkiṟīrkaḷ?)
Sidee tahay ?
3.4 Good Night
நல்ல இரவு (Good night) / irravu vanakkam (Good night)
Habeenka Good
3.5 Good Evening
நல்ல மாலை (Nalla mālai)/ மாலை (irravu vanakkam)
Evening Good
3.6 Good Afternoon
பிற்பகல் வணக்கம் (perpagal vanakkam)
galab wanaagsan
3.7 Good Morning
காலை வணக்கம் (Kaalai Vanakkam)
Subax wanaagsan
3.8 Please
3.9 Sorry
மன்னிக்கவும் (Maṉṉikkavum)
sorry
3.10 Bye
சென்று வருகிறேன் (Sendru Varukiren)
caraysiiyo
3.11 I Love You
நான் உன்னை காதலிக்கிறேன் (Naan Unnai Kadalikiren)
Waan ku jeclahay
3.12 Excuse Me
என்னை மன்னியுங்கள் (Eṉṉai maṉṉiyuṅkaḷ)
iga raali ahow
4 Dialects
4.1 Dialect 1
4.1.1 Where They Speak
Kongu
Gabon, Standard Somali
4.1.2 How Many People Speak
4.2 Dialect 2
4.2.1 Where They Speak
Madurai, South Tamil Nadu
Georgia, The capital of Mogadishu
4.2.2 How Many People Speak
4.3 Dialect 3
Tirunelveli Tamil
Af-Ashraaf
4.3.1 Where They Speak
South Tamil Nadu, Thoothukudi, Tirunelveli
Standard Somali
4.3.2 How Many People Speak
4.4 Total No. Of Dialects
5 How Many People Speak
5.1 How Many People Speak?
78.00 million13.00 million
0.13
1200
5.2 Speaking Population
5.3 Native Speakers
70.00 million8.00 million
0.13
873
5.3.1 Second Language Speakers
5.3.2 Native Name
5.3.3 Alternative Names
Damulian, Tamal, Tamalsan, Tambul, Tamili
Af-Maxaad Tiri, Af-Soomaali, Common Somali, Soomaaliga
5.3.4 French Name
5.3.5 German Name
5.4 Pronunciation
5.5 Ethnicity
Tamil people or Tamilans
Somalis
6 History
6.1 Origin
6.2 Language Family
Dravidian Family
Afro-Asiatic Family
6.2.1 Subgroup
6.2.2 Branch
Not Available
Not Available
6.3 Language Forms
6.3.1 Early Forms
Old Tamil and Middle Tamil
No early forms
6.3.2 Standard Forms
6.3.3 Language Position
6.3.4 Signed Forms
Signed Tamil
Somali Sign Language
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
tami1289, oldt1248
soma1255
7.6 Linguasphere
tami1289
No data available
7.7 Types of Language
7.7.1 Language Type
7.7.2 Language Linguistic Typology
Subject-Object-Verb
Subject-Object-Verb
7.7.3 Language Morphological Typology
Not Available
Not Available