Countries
South Africa
Malaysia, Mauritius, Puducherry, Singapore, Sri Lanka, Tamil Nadu
National Language
South Africa
Singapore, Sri Lanka, Tamil Nadu
Second Language
Lesotho, South Africa
Andaman and Nicobar Islands, kerala, Puducherry
Speaking Continents
Africa
Asia
Minority Language
Botswana, Lesotho
Canada, Malaysia, Mauritius, Reunion, Seychelles
Regulated By
Not Available
Official language Commission of Government of Tamil Nadu, Thanjavur Tamil University
Interesting Facts
- Xhosa has 15 click sounds, borrowed from the khoi-khoi and san languages of the South Africa.
- The same sequence of consonants and vowels can have different meaning when said with different tones, so Xhosa is tonal.
- 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.
Similar To
Zulu, Swazi, and Ndebele
Malayalam
Derived From
Khoi-Khoi and San Languages
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Alphabets in
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Writing Direction
Not Available
Left-To-Right, Horizontal
Hello
Molo
வணக்கம் (Vanakkam)
Thank You
Ndiyabulela
நன்றி (Naṉṟi)
How Are You?
Unjani
நீங்கள் எப்படி இருக்கிறீர்கள்? (Nīṅkaḷ eppaṭi irukkiṟīrkaḷ?)
Good Night
Ulale kakuhle
நல்ல இரவு (Good night) / irravu vanakkam (Good night)
Good Evening
Ubusuku obuhle
நல்ல மாலை (Nalla mālai)/ மாலை (irravu vanakkam)
Good Afternoon
Uben' emva kwemini entle
பிற்பகல் வணக்கம் (perpagal vanakkam)
Good Morning
Molo
காலை வணக்கம் (Kaalai Vanakkam)
Please
Ndicela
தயவு (Tayavu)
Sorry
Ndicela uxolo
மன்னிக்கவும் (Maṉṉikkavum)
Bye
Uhambe/Usale kakuhle
சென்று வருகிறேன் (Sendru Varukiren)
I Love You
Ndiyakuthanda
நான் உன்னை காதலிக்கிறேன் (Naan Unnai Kadalikiren)
Excuse Me
Uxolo
என்னை மன்னியுங்கள் (Eṉṉai maṉṉiyuṅkaḷ)
Where They Speak
South Africa
Kongu
Dialect 2
Thembu
Madurai Tamil
Where They Speak
South Africa
Madurai, South Tamil Nadu
Dialect 3
Hlubi
Tirunelveli Tamil
Where They Speak
South Africa
South Tamil Nadu, Thoothukudi, Tirunelveli
Native Name
isiXhosa
தமிழ்
Alternative Names
“Cauzuh” (pej.), Isixhosa, Koosa, Xosa
Damulian, Tamal, Tamalsan, Tambul, Tamili
German Name
Xhosa-Sprache
Tamil
Pronunciation
Not Available
[t̪ɐmɨɻ]
Ethnicity
amaXhosa, amaBhaca
Tamil people or Tamilans
Origin
16th Century
300 BC
Language Family
Niger-Congo Family
Dravidian Family
Subgroup
Benue-Congo
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Branch
Bantu
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Early Forms
No early forms
Old Tamil and Middle Tamil
Standard Forms
isiXhosa
Modern Tamil
Language Position
Not Available
Signed Forms
Signed Xhosa
Signed Tamil
Scope
Individual
Individual
ISO 639 6
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tam
Glottocode
xhos1239
tami1289, oldt1248
Linguasphere
99-AUT-fa
tami1289
Language Type
Living
Living
Language Linguistic Typology
Subject-Verb-Object
Subject-Object-Verb
Language Morphological Typology
Not Available
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Xhosa and Tamil 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 Xhosa and Tamil greetings helps you to understand basic phrases in Xhosa and Tamil language. Xhosa word for "Hello" is Molo or Tamil word for "Thank You" is நன்றி (Naṉṟi). Find more of such common Xhosa Greetings and Tamil Greetings. These greetings will help you to be more confident when conversing with natives that speak these languages.
Xhosa vs Tamil Difficulty
The Xhosa vs Tamil difficulty level basically depends on the number of Xhosa Alphabets and Tamil 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 Xhosa and Tamil are the origin, speaking countries, language family, different greetings, speaking population of these languages. Want to know in Xhosa and Tamil, which language is harder to learn? Time required to learn Xhosa is 44 weeks while to learn Tamil time required is 44 weeks.