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
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Alphabets in
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Yoruba-Alphabet.jpg#200
Writing Direction
Left-To-Right, Horizontal
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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
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
Second Language Speakers
Not Available
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
Language Family
Dravidian Family
Niger-Congo Family
Subgroup
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Western Sudanic
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 6
tam
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Glottocode
tami1289, oldt1248
yoru1245
Linguasphere
tami1289
No data available
Language Type
Living
Living
Language Linguistic Typology
Subject-Object-Verb
Subject-Verb-Object
Language Morphological Typology
Not Available
Analytic, Isolating
Tamil and Yoruba 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 Yoruba greetings helps you to understand basic phrases in Tamil and Yoruba language. Tamil word for "Hello" is வணக்கம் (Vanakkam) or Yoruba word for "Thank You" is e dupe. Find more of such common Tamil Greetings and Yoruba Greetings. These greetings will help you to be more confident when conversing with natives that speak these languages.
Tamil vs Yoruba Difficulty
The Tamil vs Yoruba difficulty level basically depends on the number of Tamil Alphabets and Yoruba 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 Yoruba are the origin, speaking countries, language family, different greetings, speaking population of these languages. Want to know in Tamil and Yoruba, which language is harder to learn? Time required to learn Tamil is 44 weeks while to learn Yoruba time required is 30 weeks.