Countries
Malaysia, Mauritius, Puducherry, Singapore, Sri Lanka, Tamil Nadu
  
Benin, Nigeria
  
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 in
Tamil-Alphabets.jpg#200
  
Yoruba-Alphabet.jpg#200
  
Phonology
  
  
Scripts
Tamil
  
Latin
  
Writing Direction
Left-To-Right, Horizontal
  
Not Available
  
Hard to Learn
  
  
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
  
Dialect 1
Kongu
  
Itsekiri
  
Where They Speak
Kongu
  
Nigeria
  
How Many People Speak
Not Available
  
Dialect 2
Madurai Tamil
  
Ede
  
Where They Speak
Madurai, South Tamil Nadu
  
Benin, Togo
  
How Many People Speak
Not Available
  
Dialect 3
Tirunelveli Tamil
  
Ulukwumi
  
Where They Speak
South Tamil Nadu, Thoothukudi, Tirunelveli
  
Nigeria
  
How Many People Speak
Not Available
  
How Many People Speak?
78.00 million
  
21
30.00 million
  
36
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
  
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
  
Signed Forms
Signed Tamil
  
Yoruba Sign Language
  
Scope
Individual
  
Individual
  
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
  
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.