Countries
Malaysia, Mauritius, Puducherry, Singapore, Sri Lanka, Tamil Nadu
Djibouti, Kenya, Somalia
National Language
Singapore, Sri Lanka, Tamil Nadu
Somalia
Second Language
Andaman and Nicobar Islands, kerala, Puducherry
Not spoken in any of the countries
Speaking Continents
Asia
Africa, Middle East
Minority Language
Canada, Malaysia, Mauritius, Reunion, Seychelles
Yemen
Regulated By
Official language Commission of Government of Tamil Nadu, Thanjavur Tamil University
National Languages Committee, Regional Somali Language 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.
- Somali language is one of the best documented Afro-Asiatic languages.
- One of the most widely spoken of the Cushitic languages is the Somali Language.
Similar To
Malayalam
Afar and Oromo Language
Derived From
Not Available
Arabic Language
Alphabets in
Tamil-Alphabets.jpg#200
Somali-Alphabets.jpg#200
Scripts
Tamil
Arabic, Latin, Osmanya
Writing Direction
Left-To-Right, Horizontal
Left-To-Right, Horizontal
Hello
வணக்கம் (Vanakkam)
Hello
Thank You
நன்றி (Naṉṟi)
Waad ku mahadsan tahay
How Are You?
நீங்கள் எப்படி இருக்கிறீர்கள்? (Nīṅkaḷ eppaṭi irukkiṟīrkaḷ?)
Sidee tahay ?
Good Night
நல்ல இரவு (Good night) / irravu vanakkam (Good night)
Habeenka Good
Good Evening
நல்ல மாலை (Nalla mālai)/ மாலை (irravu vanakkam)
Evening Good
Good Afternoon
பிற்பகல் வணக்கம் (perpagal vanakkam)
galab wanaagsan
Good Morning
காலை வணக்கம் (Kaalai Vanakkam)
Subax wanaagsan
Please
தயவு (Tayavu)
Fadlan
Sorry
மன்னிக்கவும் (Maṉṉikkavum)
sorry
Bye
சென்று வருகிறேன் (Sendru Varukiren)
caraysiiyo
I Love You
நான் உன்னை காதலிக்கிறேன் (Naan Unnai Kadalikiren)
Waan ku jeclahay
Excuse Me
என்னை மன்னியுங்கள் (Eṉṉai maṉṉiyuṅkaḷ)
iga raali ahow
Dialect 1
Kongu
Northern Somali
Where They Speak
Kongu
Gabon, Standard Somali
Dialect 2
Madurai Tamil
Benaadir
Where They Speak
Madurai, South Tamil Nadu
Georgia, The capital of Mogadishu
Dialect 3
Tirunelveli Tamil
Af-Ashraaf
Where They Speak
South Tamil Nadu, Thoothukudi, Tirunelveli
Standard Somali
Speaking Population
Not Available
Second Language Speakers
Not Available
Native Name
தமிழ்
af Soomaali
Alternative Names
Damulian, Tamal, Tamalsan, Tambul, Tamili
Af-Maxaad Tiri, Af-Soomaali, Common Somali, Soomaaliga
French Name
tamoul
somali
Pronunciation
[t̪ɐmɨɻ]
Not Available
Ethnicity
Tamil people or Tamilans
Somalis
Origin
300 BC
19th century
Language Family
Dravidian Family
Afro-Asiatic Family
Subgroup
Not Available
Cushitic
Branch
Not Available
Not Available
Early Forms
Old Tamil and Middle Tamil
No early forms
Standard Forms
Modern Tamil
Somali
Signed Forms
Signed Tamil
Somali Sign Language
Scope
Individual
Individual
ISO 639 6
tam
Not Available
Glottocode
tami1289, oldt1248
soma1255
Linguasphere
tami1289
No data available
Language Type
Living
Living
Language Linguistic Typology
Subject-Object-Verb
Subject-Object-Verb
Language Morphological Typology
Not Available
Not Available
Tamil and Somali 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 Somali greetings helps you to understand basic phrases in Tamil and Somali language. Tamil word for "Hello" is வணக்கம் (Vanakkam) or Somali word for "Thank You" is Waad ku mahadsan tahay. Find more of such common Tamil Greetings and Somali Greetings. These greetings will help you to be more confident when conversing with natives that speak these languages.
Tamil vs Somali Difficulty
The Tamil vs Somali difficulty level basically depends on the number of Tamil Alphabets and Somali 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 Somali are the origin, speaking countries, language family, different greetings, speaking population of these languages. Want to know in Tamil and Somali, which language is harder to learn? Time required to learn Tamil is 44 weeks while to learn Somali time required is 52 weeks.
