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Tamil and Yoruba


Yoruba and Tamil


Countries

Countries
Malaysia, Mauritius, Puducherry, Singapore, Sri Lanka, Tamil Nadu   
Benin, Nigeria   

Total No. Of Countries
6   
9
2   
13

National Language
Singapore, Sri Lanka, Tamil Nadu   
Nigeria   

Second Language
Andaman and Nicobar Islands, kerala, Puducherry   
Not spoken in any of the countries   

Speaking Continents
Asia   
Africa   

Minority Language
Canada, Malaysia, Mauritius, Reunion, Seychelles   
Africa, Brazil, Togo, United Kingdom, United States of America   

Regulated By
Official language Commission of Government of Tamil Nadu, Thanjavur Tamil University   
Yoruba 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.
    •   
  • One of the largest African ethnic groups is Yoruba in south of Sahara Desert.
  • In Yoruba language, same combination of vowels and consonants have different meanings depending on the pitch of the vowels, so it is tonal language.
  

Similar To
Malayalam   
Owo and Itsekiri languages   

Derived From
Not Available   
Not Available   

Alphabets

Alphabets in
Tamil-Alphabets.jpg#200   
Yoruba-Alphabet.jpg#200   

Alphabets
247   
99+
29   
11

Phonology
  
  

How Many Vowels
12   
9
12   
9

How Many Consonants
18   
8
17   
7

Scripts
Tamil   
Latin   

Writing Direction
Left-To-Right, Horizontal   
Not Available   

Hard to Learn
  
  

Language Levels
3   
2
3   
2

Time Taken to Learn
44 weeks   
11
30 weeks   
9

Greetings

Hello
வணக்கம் (Vanakkam)   
Ẹ n lẹ   

Thank You
நன்றி (Naṉṟi)   
e dupe   

How Are You?
நீங்கள் எப்படி இருக்கிறீர்கள்? (Nīṅkaḷ eppaṭi irukkiṟīrkaḷ?)   
Bawo ni o se wa   

Good Night
நல்ல இரவு (Good night) / irravu vanakkam (Good night)   
Kasun layọ o   

Good Evening
நல்ல மாலை (Nalla mālai)/ மாலை (irravu vanakkam)   
ka a ale   

Good Afternoon
பிற்பகல் வணக்கம் (perpagal vanakkam)   
e kaasan   

Good Morning
காலை வணக்கம் (Kaalai Vanakkam)   
e kaaro   

Please
தயவு (Tayavu)   
Jowo   

Sorry
மன்னிக்கவும் (Maṉṉikkavum)   
binu   

Bye
சென்று வருகிறேன் (Sendru Varukiren)   
bye   

I Love You
நான் உன்னை காதலிக்கிறேன் (Naan Unnai Kadalikiren)   
mo nifẹ rẹ   

Excuse Me
என்னை மன்னியுங்கள் (Eṉṉai maṉṉiyuṅkaḷ)   
mo tọrọ gafara   

Dialects

Dialect 1
Kongu   
Itsekiri   

Where They Speak
Kongu   
Nigeria   

How Many People Speak
Not Available   
500,000.00   
34

Dialect 2
Madurai Tamil   
Ede   

Where They Speak
Madurai, South Tamil Nadu   
Benin, Togo   

How Many People Speak
Not Available   
800,000.00   
27

Dialect 3
Tirunelveli Tamil   
Ulukwumi   

Where They Speak
South Tamil Nadu, Thoothukudi, Tirunelveli   
Nigeria   

How Many People Speak
Not Available   
10,000.00   
34

Total No. Of Dialects
10   
10
20   
18

How Many People Speak

How Many People Speak?
78.00 million   
21
30.00 million   
36

Speaking Population
1.06 %   
19
0.42 %   
32

Native Speakers
70.00 million   
15
28.00 million   
29

Second Language Speakers
8.00 million   
24
Not Available   

Native Name
தமிழ்   
Yorùbá   

Alternative Names
Damulian, Tamal, Tamalsan, Tambul, Tamili   
Yariba, Yooba   

French Name
tamoul   
yoruba   

German Name
Tamil   
Yoruba-Sprache   

Pronunciation
[t̪ɐmɨɻ]   
Not Available   

Ethnicity
Tamil people or Tamilans   
Yoruba people   

History

Origin
300 BC   
4 BC   

Language Family
Dravidian Family   
Niger-Congo Family   

Subgroup
Not Available   
Western Sudanic   

Branch
Not Available   
Kwa   

Language Forms
  
  

Early Forms
Old Tamil and Middle Tamil   
No early forms   

Standard Forms
Modern Tamil   
Yorùbá   

Language Position
18   
16
49   
36

Signed Forms
Signed Tamil   
Yoruba Sign Language   

Scope
Individual   
Individual   

Code

ISO 639 1
ta   
yo   

ISO 639 2
  
  

ISO 639 2/T
tam   
yor   

ISO 639 2/B
tam   
yor   

ISO 639 3
tam   
yor   

ISO 639 6
tam   
Not Available   

Glottocode
tami1289, oldt1248   
yoru1245   

Linguasphere
tami1289   
No data available   

Types of Language
  
  

Language Type
Living   
Living   

Language Linguistic Typology
Subject-Object-Verb   
Subject-Verb-Object   

Language Morphological Typology
Not Available   
Analytic, Isolating   

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

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Tamil and Yoruba Speaking population

Tamil and Yoruba speaking population is one of the factors based on which Tamil and Yoruba languages can be compared. The total count of Tamil and Yoruba Speaking population in percentage is also given. The percentage of people speaking Tamil language is 1.06 % whereas the percentage of people speaking Yoruba language is 0.42 %. 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 Yoruba on Tamil vs Yoruba where you will get native speakers, speaking population in percentage and native names.

Tamil and Yoruba Language Codes

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

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