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Tamil and Somali


Somali and Tamil


Countries

Countries
Malaysia, Mauritius, Puducherry, Singapore, Sri Lanka, Tamil Nadu   
Djibouti, Kenya, Somalia   

Total No. Of Countries
6   
9
3   
12

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

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

Alphabets
247   
99+
26   
8

Phonology
  
  

How Many Vowels
12   
9
5   
2

How Many Consonants
18   
8
21   
11

Scripts
Tamil   
Arabic, Latin, Osmanya   

Writing Direction
Left-To-Right, Horizontal   
Left-To-Right, Horizontal   

Hard to Learn
  
  

Language Levels
3   
2
5   
4

Time Taken to Learn
44 weeks   
11
52 weeks   
12

Greetings

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   

Dialects

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   

Total No. Of Dialects
10   
10
3   
3

How Many People Speak

How Many People Speak?
78.00 million   
21
13.00 million   
99+

Speaking Population
1.06 %   
19
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   

History

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   

Language Position
18   
16
83   
99+

Signed Forms
Signed Tamil   
Somali Sign Language   

Scope
Individual   
Individual   

Code

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   

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All Tamil and Somali 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 Tamil and Somali dialects. Various dialects of Tamil and Somali language differ in their pronunciations and words. Dialects of Tamil are spoken in different Tamil Speaking Countries whereas Somali Dialects are spoken in different Somali speaking countries. Also the number of people speaking Tamil vs Somali Dialects varies from few thousands to many millions. Some of the Tamil dialects include: Kongu, Madurai Tamil. Somali dialects include: Northern Somali , Benaadir. Also learn about dialects in South American Languages and North American Languages.

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Tamil and Somali Speaking population

Tamil and Somali speaking population is one of the factors based on which Tamil and Somali languages can be compared. The total count of Tamil and Somali Speaking population in percentage is also given. The percentage of people speaking Tamil language is 1.06 % whereas the percentage of people speaking Somali language is Not Available. 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 Tamil and Somali on Tamil vs Somali where you will get native speakers, speaking population in percentage and native names.

Tamil and Somali Language Codes

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

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