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1 Countries
1.1 Countries
Malaysia, Mauritius, Puducherry, Singapore, Sri Lanka, Tamil Nadu
South Africa
1.2 Total No. Of Countries
61
About Bhojpuri Language
0 46
1.3 National Language
Singapore, Sri Lanka, Tamil Nadu
South Africa
1.4 Second Language
Andaman and Nicobar Islands, kerala, Puducherry
Botswana, Lesotho, Malawi, Mozambique, Swaziland, Zimbabwe
1.5 Speaking Continents
Asia
Africa
1.6 Minority Language
Canada, Malaysia, Mauritius, Reunion, Seychelles
Not spoken in any of the countries
1.7 Regulated By
Official language Commission of Government of Tamil Nadu, Thanjavur Tamil University
Pan South African Language Board
1.8 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.
  • The meaning of word "Zulu" means "Sky"and Zulu was the name of the ancestor who founded the Zulu royal line in about 1670.
  • Zulu language has many loanwords borrowed from Afrikaans and English Languages.
1.9 Similar To
Malayalam
Xhosa Language
1.10 Derived From
Not Available
Not Available
2 Alphabets
2.1 Alphabets in
2.2 Alphabets
24757
About Irish Language
18 247
2.3 Phonology
2.3.1 How Many Vowels
127
About Hebrew Language
0 32
2.3.2 How Many Consonants
1850
About German Language
9 60
2.4 Scripts
Tamil
Latin
2.5 Writing Direction
Left-To-Right, Horizontal
Not Available
2.6 Hard to Learn
2.6.1 Language Levels
33
About Bengali Language
2 12
2.6.2 Time Taken to Learn
44 weeks44 weeks
About Cebuano Language
3 88
3 Greetings
3.1 Hello
வணக்கம் (Vanakkam)
Sawubona
3.2 Thank You
நன்றி (Naṉṟi)
Ngiyabonga
3.3 How Are You?
நீங்கள் எப்படி இருக்கிறீர்கள்? (Nīṅkaḷ eppaṭi irukkiṟīrkaḷ?)
unjani
3.4 Good Night
நல்ல இரவு (Good night) / irravu vanakkam (Good night)
okuhle ebusuku
3.5 Good Evening
நல்ல மாலை (Nalla mālai)/ மாலை (irravu vanakkam)
okuhle kusihlwa
3.6 Good Afternoon
பிற்பகல் வணக்கம் (perpagal vanakkam)
okuhle ntambama
3.7 Good Morning
காலை வணக்கம் (Kaalai Vanakkam)
okuhle ekuseni
3.8 Please
தயவு (Tayavu)
Ngiyacela
3.9 Sorry
மன்னிக்கவும் (Maṉṉikkavum)
Ngiyaxolisa
3.10 Bye
சென்று வருகிறேன் (Sendru Varukiren)
bye
3.11 I Love You
நான் உன்னை காதலிக்கிறேன் (Naan Unnai Kadalikiren)
Ngiyakuthanda wena
3.12 Excuse Me
என்னை மன்னியுங்கள் (Eṉṉai maṉṉiyuṅkaḷ)
Uxolo
4 Dialects
4.1 Dialect 1
Kongu
Qwabe
4.1.1 Where They Speak
Kongu
Gabon, South Africa
4.1.2 How Many People Speak
NANA
About Macedonian Language
1.5 960000000
4.2 Dialect 2
Madurai Tamil
central KwaZulu-Natal Zulu
4.2.1 Where They Speak
Madurai, South Tamil Nadu
Georgia, South Africa
4.2.2 How Many People Speak
NANA
About Dzongkha Language
700 80000000
4.3 Dialect 3
Tirunelveli Tamil
Ndebele
4.3.1 Where They Speak
South Tamil Nadu, Thoothukudi, Tirunelveli
Zimbabwe
4.3.2 How Many People Speak
NANA
About Romanian Language
1400 96000000
4.4 Total No. Of Dialects
104
About Sanskrit Language
0 188
5 How Many People Speak
5.1 How Many People Speak?
78.00 million30.00 million
About Abkhaz Language
0.13 1200
5.2 Speaking Population
1.06 %0.16 %
About Xhosa Language
0.11 89
5.3 Native Speakers
70.00 million12.00 million
About Abkhaz Language
0.13 873
5.3.1 Second Language Speakers
8.00 million16.00 million
About Finnish Language
0.01 400
5.3.2 Native Name
தமிழ்
isiZulu
5.3.3 Alternative Names
Damulian, Tamal, Tamalsan, Tambul, Tamili
Isizulu, Zunda
5.3.4 French Name
tamoul
zoulou
5.3.5 German Name
Tamil
Zulu-Sprache
5.4 Pronunciation
[t̪ɐmɨɻ]
Not Available
5.5 Ethnicity
Tamil people or Tamilans
Zulu people
6 History
6.1 Origin
300 BC
19
6.2 Language Family
Dravidian Family
Niger-Congo Family
6.2.1 Subgroup
Not Available
Benue-Congo
6.2.2 Branch
Not Available
Beatu
6.3 Language Forms
6.3.1 Early Forms
Old Tamil and Middle Tamil
urban Zulu
6.3.2 Standard Forms
Modern Tamil
Deep Zulu
6.3.3 Language Position
1887
About Chinese Language
1 120
6.3.4 Signed Forms
Signed Tamil
Not Available
6.4 Scope
Individual
Individual
7 Code
7.1 ISO 639 1
ta
zu
7.2 ISO 639 2
7.2.1 ISO 639 2/T
tam
zul
7.2.2 ISO 639 2/B
tam
zul
7.3 ISO 639 3
tam
zul
7.4 ISO 639 6
tam
Not Available
7.5 Glottocode
tami1289, oldt1248
zulu1248
7.6 Linguasphere
tami1289
99-AUT-fg
7.7 Types of Language
7.7.1 Language Type
Living
Living
7.7.2 Language Linguistic Typology
Subject-Object-Verb
Subject-Verb-Object
7.7.3 Language Morphological Typology
Not Available
Not Available

Tamil and Zulu Alphabets

Tamil and Zulu Alphabets provides you with alphabets, vowels and consonants in Tamil and Zulu. In Tamil Alphabets there are 247 letters while in Zulu Alphabets there are 57 letters. To learn Tamil and Zulu languages the very first thing is to understand and learn alphabets of Tamil and Zulu languages. The Tamil phonology consist Tamil vowels and Tamil consonants. After alphabets, words are to be learned and after words, phrases in that language. Take a look at Tamil greetings vs Zulu greetings, where you will find numerous useful phrases. Find whether Tamil and Zulu are Most Spoken Languages.

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

Tamil and Zulu Speaking population

Tamil and Zulu speaking population is one of the factors based on which Tamil and Zulu languages can be compared. The total count of Tamil and Zulu Speaking population in percentage is also given. The percentage of people speaking Tamil language is 1.06 % whereas the percentage of people speaking Zulu language is 0.16 %. 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 Zulu on Tamil vs Zulu where you will get native speakers, speaking population in percentage and native names.

Tamil and Zulu Language Codes

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