Countries
Malaysia, Mauritius, Puducherry, Singapore, Sri Lanka, Tamil Nadu
  
Djibouti, Kenya, Somalia
  
National Language
Singapore, Sri Lanka, Tamil Nadu
  
Somalia
  
Second Language
Andaman and Nicobar Islands, kerala, Puducherry
  
Not spoken in any of the countries
  
Speaking Continents
Asia
  
Africa, Middle East
  
Minority Language
Canada, Malaysia, Mauritius, Reunion, Seychelles
  
Yemen
  
Regulated By
Official language Commission of Government of Tamil Nadu, Thanjavur Tamil University
  
National Languages Committee, Regional Somali Language Academy
  
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.
  
Similar To
Malayalam
  
Afar and Oromo Language
  
Derived From
Not Available
  
Arabic Language
  
Alphabets in
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Somali-Alphabets.jpg#200
  
Phonology
  
  
Scripts
Tamil
  
Arabic, Latin, Osmanya
  
Writing Direction
Left-To-Right, Horizontal
  
Left-To-Right, Horizontal
  
Hard to Learn
  
  
Hello
வணக்கம் (Vanakkam)
  
Hello
  
Thank You
நன்றி (Naṉṟi)
  
Waad ku mahadsan tahay
  
How Are You?
நீங்கள் எப்படி இருக்கிறீர்கள்? (Nīṅkaḷ eppaṭi irukkiṟīrkaḷ?)
  
Sidee tahay ?
  
Good Night
நல்ல இரவு (Good night) / irravu vanakkam (Good night)
  
Habeenka Good
  
Good Evening
நல்ல மாலை (Nalla mālai)/ மாலை (irravu vanakkam)
  
Evening Good
  
Good Afternoon
பிற்பகல் வணக்கம் (perpagal vanakkam)
  
galab wanaagsan
  
Good Morning
காலை வணக்கம் (Kaalai Vanakkam)
  
Subax wanaagsan
  
Please
தயவு (Tayavu)
  
Fadlan
  
Sorry
மன்னிக்கவும் (Maṉṉikkavum)
  
sorry
  
Bye
சென்று வருகிறேன் (Sendru Varukiren)
  
caraysiiyo
  
I Love You
நான் உன்னை காதலிக்கிறேன் (Naan Unnai Kadalikiren)
  
Waan ku jeclahay
  
Excuse Me
என்னை மன்னியுங்கள் (Eṉṉai maṉṉiyuṅkaḷ)
  
iga raali ahow
  
Dialect 1
Kongu
  
Northern Somali
  
Where They Speak
Kongu
  
Gabon, Standard Somali
  
Dialect 2
Madurai Tamil
  
Benaadir
  
Where They Speak
Madurai, South Tamil Nadu
  
Georgia, The capital of Mogadishu
  
Dialect 3
Tirunelveli Tamil
  
Af-Ashraaf
  
Where They Speak
South Tamil Nadu, Thoothukudi, Tirunelveli
  
Standard Somali
  
How Many People Speak?
78.00 million
  
21
13.00 million
  
99+
Speaking Population
Not Available
  
Native Speakers
70.00 million
  
15
8.00 million
  
99+
Second Language Speakers
8.00 million
  
24
Not Available
  
Native Name
தமிழ்
  
af Soomaali
  
Alternative Names
Damulian, Tamal, Tamalsan, Tambul, Tamili
  
Af-Maxaad Tiri, Af-Soomaali, Common Somali, Soomaaliga
  
French Name
tamoul
  
somali
  
German Name
Tamil
  
Somali
  
Pronunciation
[t̪ɐmɨɻ]
  
Not Available
  
Ethnicity
Tamil people or Tamilans
  
Somalis
  
Origin
300 BC
  
19th century
  
Language Family
Dravidian Family
  
Afro-Asiatic Family
  
Subgroup
Not Available
  
Cushitic
  
Branch
Not Available
  
Not Available
  
Language Forms
  
  
Early Forms
Old Tamil and Middle Tamil
  
No early forms
  
Standard Forms
Modern Tamil
  
Somali
  
Signed Forms
Signed Tamil
  
Somali Sign Language
  
Scope
Individual
  
Individual
  
ISO 639 1
ta
  
so
  
ISO 639 2
  
  
ISO 639 2/T
tam
  
som
  
ISO 639 2/B
tam
  
som
  
ISO 639 3
tam
  
som
  
ISO 639 6
tam
  
Not Available
  
Glottocode
tami1289, oldt1248
  
soma1255
  
Linguasphere
tami1289
  
No data available
  
Types of Language
  
  
Language Type
Living
  
Living
  
Language Linguistic Typology
Subject-Object-Verb
  
Subject-Object-Verb
  
Language Morphological Typology
Not Available
  
Not Available