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
  
Namibia, South Africa
  
Speaking Continents
Asia
  
Africa
  
Minority Language
Canada, Malaysia, Mauritius, Reunion, Seychelles
  
Botswana, Lesotho, Malawi, Swaziland, Zambia, Zimbabwe
  
Regulated By
Official language Commission of Government of Tamil Nadu, Thanjavur Tamil University
  
Die Taalkommissie, National Languages Committee
  
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.
- Afrikaans Language is a mixture of English, Dutch, German, French and some South African language like Xhosa.
- Afrikaans Language lacks case and gender distinctions.
  
Similar To
Malayalam
  
Dutch Language
  
Derived From
Not Available
  
Dutch Language
  
Alphabets in
Tamil-Alphabets.jpg#200
  
Afrikaans-Alphabets.jpg#200
  
Phonology
  
  
Scripts
Tamil
  
Latin
  
Writing Direction
Left-To-Right, Horizontal
  
Left-To-Right, Horizontal
  
Hard to Learn
  
  
Hello
வணக்கம் (Vanakkam)
  
hallo
  
Thank You
நன்றி (Naṉṟi)
  
Dankie
  
How Are You?
நீங்கள் எப்படி இருக்கிறீர்கள்? (Nīṅkaḷ eppaṭi irukkiṟīrkaḷ?)
  
Hoe gaan dit
  
Good Night
நல்ல இரவு (Good night) / irravu vanakkam (Good night)
  
goeie nag
  
Good Evening
நல்ல மாலை (Nalla mālai)/ மாலை (irravu vanakkam)
  
Goeienaand
  
Good Afternoon
பிற்பகல் வணக்கம் (perpagal vanakkam)
  
Goeie middag
  
Good Morning
காலை வணக்கம் (Kaalai Vanakkam)
  
goeie more
  
Please
தயவு (Tayavu)
  
asseblief
  
Sorry
மன்னிக்கவும் (Maṉṉikkavum)
  
jammer
  
Bye
சென்று வருகிறேன் (Sendru Varukiren)
  
Not Available
  
I Love You
நான் உன்னை காதலிக்கிறேன் (Naan Unnai Kadalikiren)
  
Ek het jou lief
  
Excuse Me
என்னை மன்னியுங்கள் (Eṉṉai maṉṉiyuṅkaḷ)
  
Verskoon my
  
Dialect 1
Kongu
  
Kaapse Afrikaans
  
Where They Speak
Kongu
  
Not Available
  
Dialect 2
Madurai Tamil
  
Oranjeriverafrikaans
  
Where They Speak
Madurai, South Tamil Nadu
  
Not Available
  
Dialect 3
Tirunelveli Tamil
  
Baster Afrikaans
  
Where They Speak
South Tamil Nadu, Thoothukudi, Tirunelveli
  
Namibia
  
How Many People Speak?
78.00 million
  
21
19.00 million
  
99+
Speaking Population
Not Available
  
Native Speakers
70.00 million
  
15
7.10 million
  
99+
Second Language Speakers
8.00 million
  
24
10.30 million
  
22
Native Name
தமிழ்
  
Afrikaans
  
Alternative Names
Damulian, Tamal, Tamalsan, Tambul, Tamili
  
Cape Dutch
  
French Name
tamoul
  
afrikaans
  
German Name
Tamil
  
Afrikaans
  
Pronunciation
[t̪ɐmɨɻ]
  
[ɐfriˈkɑːns]
  
Ethnicity
Tamil people or Tamilans
  
Afrikaners
  
Origin
300 BC
  
17th Century
  
Language Family
Dravidian Family
  
Indo-European Family
  
Subgroup
Not Available
  
Germanic
  
Branch
Not Available
  
Western
  
Language Forms
  
  
Early Forms
Old Tamil and Middle Tamil
  
Cape dutch or kitchen dutch
  
Standard Forms
Modern Tamil
  
Standard Afrikaans
  
Language Position
Not Available
  
Signed Forms
Signed Tamil
  
Signed Afrikaans (signs of SASL)
  
Scope
Individual
  
Individual
  
ISO 639 1
ta
  
af
  
ISO 639 2
  
  
ISO 639 2/T
tam
  
afr
  
ISO 639 2/B
tam
  
afr
  
ISO 639 3
tam
  
afr
  
ISO 639 6
tam
  
afrs
  
Glottocode
tami1289, oldt1248
  
afri1274
  
Linguasphere
tami1289
  
52-ACB-ba
  
Types of Language
  
  
Language Type
Living
  
Living
  
Language Linguistic Typology
Subject-Object-Verb
  
Subject-Object-Verb
  
Language Morphological Typology
Not Available
  
Analytic
  
Tamil and Afrikaans Greetings
People around the world use different languages to interact with each other. Even if we cannot communicate fluently in any language, it will always be beneficial to know about some of the common greetings or phrases from that language. This is where Tamil and Afrikaans greetings helps you to understand basic phrases in Tamil and Afrikaans language. Tamil word for "Hello" is வணக்கம் (Vanakkam) or Afrikaans word for "Thank You" is Dankie. Find more of such common Tamil Greetings and Afrikaans Greetings. These greetings will help you to be more confident when conversing with natives that speak these languages.
Tamil vs Afrikaans Difficulty
The Tamil vs Afrikaans difficulty level basically depends on the number of Tamil Alphabets and Afrikaans Alphabets. Also the number of vowels and consonants in the language plays an important role in deciding the difficulty level of that language. The important points to be considered when we compare Tamil and Afrikaans are the origin, speaking countries, language family, different greetings, speaking population of these languages. Want to know in Tamil and Afrikaans, which language is harder to learn? Time required to learn Tamil is 44 weeks while to learn Afrikaans time required is 24 weeks.