Countries
Malaysia, Mauritius, Puducherry, Singapore, Sri Lanka, Tamil Nadu
South Africa
National Language
Singapore, Sri Lanka, Tamil Nadu
South Africa
Second Language
Andaman and Nicobar Islands, kerala, Puducherry
Lesotho, South Africa
Speaking Continents
Asia
Africa
Minority Language
Canada, Malaysia, Mauritius, Reunion, Seychelles
Botswana, Lesotho
Regulated By
Official language Commission of Government of Tamil Nadu, Thanjavur Tamil University
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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.
- Xhosa has 15 click sounds, borrowed from the khoi-khoi and san languages of the South Africa.
- The same sequence of consonants and vowels can have different meaning when said with different tones, so Xhosa is tonal.
Similar To
Malayalam
Zulu, Swazi, and Ndebele
Derived From
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Khoi-Khoi and San Languages
Alphabets in
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Writing Direction
Left-To-Right, Horizontal
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Hello
வணக்கம் (Vanakkam)
Molo
Thank You
நன்றி (Naṉṟi)
Ndiyabulela
How Are You?
நீங்கள் எப்படி இருக்கிறீர்கள்? (Nīṅkaḷ eppaṭi irukkiṟīrkaḷ?)
Unjani
Good Night
நல்ல இரவு (Good night) / irravu vanakkam (Good night)
Ulale kakuhle
Good Evening
நல்ல மாலை (Nalla mālai)/ மாலை (irravu vanakkam)
Ubusuku obuhle
Good Afternoon
பிற்பகல் வணக்கம் (perpagal vanakkam)
Uben' emva kwemini entle
Good Morning
காலை வணக்கம் (Kaalai Vanakkam)
Molo
Please
தயவு (Tayavu)
Ndicela
Sorry
மன்னிக்கவும் (Maṉṉikkavum)
Ndicela uxolo
Bye
சென்று வருகிறேன் (Sendru Varukiren)
Uhambe/Usale kakuhle
I Love You
நான் உன்னை காதலிக்கிறேன் (Naan Unnai Kadalikiren)
Ndiyakuthanda
Excuse Me
என்னை மன்னியுங்கள் (Eṉṉai maṉṉiyuṅkaḷ)
Uxolo
Where They Speak
Kongu
South Africa
Dialect 2
Madurai Tamil
Thembu
Where They Speak
Madurai, South Tamil Nadu
South Africa
Dialect 3
Tirunelveli Tamil
Hlubi
Where They Speak
South Tamil Nadu, Thoothukudi, Tirunelveli
South Africa
Native Name
தமிழ்
isiXhosa
Alternative Names
Damulian, Tamal, Tamalsan, Tambul, Tamili
“Cauzuh” (pej.), Isixhosa, Koosa, Xosa
German Name
Tamil
Xhosa-Sprache
Pronunciation
[t̪ɐmɨɻ]
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Ethnicity
Tamil people or Tamilans
amaXhosa, amaBhaca
Origin
300 BC
16th Century
Language Family
Dravidian Family
Niger-Congo Family
Subgroup
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Benue-Congo
Branch
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Bantu
Early Forms
Old Tamil and Middle Tamil
No early forms
Standard Forms
Modern Tamil
isiXhosa
Language Position
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Signed Forms
Signed Tamil
Signed Xhosa
Scope
Individual
Individual
ISO 639 6
tam
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Glottocode
tami1289, oldt1248
xhos1239
Linguasphere
tami1289
99-AUT-fa
Language Type
Living
Living
Language Linguistic Typology
Subject-Object-Verb
Subject-Verb-Object
Language Morphological Typology
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All Tamil and Xhosa 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 Xhosa dialects. Various dialects of Tamil and Xhosa language differ in their pronunciations and words. Dialects of Tamil are spoken in different Tamil Speaking Countries whereas Xhosa Dialects are spoken in different Xhosa speaking countries. Also the number of people speaking Tamil vs Xhosa Dialects varies from few thousands to many millions. Some of the Tamil dialects include: Kongu, Madurai Tamil. Xhosa dialects include: Gcaleka , Thembu. Also learn about dialects in South American Languages and North American Languages.
Tamil and Xhosa Speaking population
Tamil and Xhosa speaking population is one of the factors based on which Tamil and Xhosa languages can be compared. The total count of Tamil and Xhosa Speaking population in percentage is also given. The percentage of people speaking Tamil language is 1.06 % whereas the percentage of people speaking Xhosa language is 0.11 %. 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 Xhosa on Tamil vs Xhosa where you will get native speakers, speaking population in percentage and native names.
Tamil and Xhosa Language Codes
Tamil and Xhosa language codes are used in those applications where using language names are tedious. Tamil and Xhosa Language Codes include all the international language codes, glottocodes and linguasphere.