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Yoruba and Tamil


Tamil and Yoruba


Countries

Countries
Benin, Nigeria   
Malaysia, Mauritius, Puducherry, Singapore, Sri Lanka, Tamil Nadu   

Total No. Of Countries
2   
13
6   
9

National Language
Nigeria   
Singapore, Sri Lanka, Tamil Nadu   

Second Language
Not spoken in any of the countries   
Andaman and Nicobar Islands, kerala, Puducherry   

Speaking Continents
Africa   
Asia   

Minority Language
Africa, Brazil, Togo, United Kingdom, United States of America   
Canada, Malaysia, Mauritius, Reunion, Seychelles   

Regulated By
Yoruba Academy   
Official language Commission of Government of Tamil Nadu, Thanjavur Tamil University   

Interesting Facts
  • 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.
  
  • 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.
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Similar To
Owo and Itsekiri languages   
Malayalam   

Derived From
Not Available   
Not Available   

Alphabets

Alphabets in
Yoruba-Alphabet.jpg#200   
Tamil-Alphabets.jpg#200   

Alphabets
29   
11
247   
99+

Phonology
  
  

How Many Vowels
12   
9
12   
9

How Many Consonants
17   
7
18   
8

Scripts
Latin   
Tamil   

Writing Direction
Not Available   
Left-To-Right, Horizontal   

Hard to Learn
  
  

Language Levels
3   
2
3   
2

Time Taken to Learn
30 weeks   
9
44 weeks   
11

Greetings

Hello
Ẹ n lẹ   
வணக்கம் (Vanakkam)   

Thank You
e dupe   
நன்றி (Naṉṟi)   

How Are You?
Bawo ni o se wa   
நீங்கள் எப்படி இருக்கிறீர்கள்? (Nīṅkaḷ eppaṭi irukkiṟīrkaḷ?)   

Good Night
Kasun layọ o   
நல்ல இரவு (Good night) / irravu vanakkam (Good night)   

Good Evening
ka a ale   
நல்ல மாலை (Nalla mālai)/ மாலை (irravu vanakkam)   

Good Afternoon
e kaasan   
பிற்பகல் வணக்கம் (perpagal vanakkam)   

Good Morning
e kaaro   
காலை வணக்கம் (Kaalai Vanakkam)   

Please
Jowo   
தயவு (Tayavu)   

Sorry
binu   
மன்னிக்கவும் (Maṉṉikkavum)   

Bye
bye   
சென்று வருகிறேன் (Sendru Varukiren)   

I Love You
mo nifẹ rẹ   
நான் உன்னை காதலிக்கிறேன் (Naan Unnai Kadalikiren)   

Excuse Me
mo tọrọ gafara   
என்னை மன்னியுங்கள் (Eṉṉai maṉṉiyuṅkaḷ)   

Dialects

Dialect 1
Itsekiri   
Kongu   

Where They Speak
Nigeria   
Kongu   

How Many People Speak
500,000.00   
34
Not Available   

Dialect 2
Ede   
Madurai Tamil   

Where They Speak
Benin, Togo   
Madurai, South Tamil Nadu   

How Many People Speak
800,000.00   
27
Not Available   

Dialect 3
Ulukwumi   
Tirunelveli Tamil   

Where They Speak
Nigeria   
South Tamil Nadu, Thoothukudi, Tirunelveli   

How Many People Speak
10,000.00   
34
Not Available   

Total No. Of Dialects
20   
18
10   
10

How Many People Speak

How Many People Speak?
30.00 million   
36
78.00 million   
21

Speaking Population
0.42 %   
32
1.06 %   
19

Native Speakers
28.00 million   
29
70.00 million   
15

Second Language Speakers
Not Available   
8.00 million   
24

Native Name
Yorùbá   
தமிழ்   

Alternative Names
Yariba, Yooba   
Damulian, Tamal, Tamalsan, Tambul, Tamili   

French Name
yoruba   
tamoul   

German Name
Yoruba-Sprache   
Tamil   

Pronunciation
Not Available   
[t̪ɐmɨɻ]   

Ethnicity
Yoruba people   
Tamil people or Tamilans   

History

Origin
4 BC   
300 BC   

Language Family
Niger-Congo Family   
Dravidian Family   

Subgroup
Western Sudanic   
Not Available   

Branch
Kwa   
Not Available   

Language Forms
  
  

Early Forms
No early forms   
Old Tamil and Middle Tamil   

Standard Forms
Yorùbá   
Modern Tamil   

Language Position
49   
36
18   
16

Signed Forms
Yoruba Sign Language   
Signed Tamil   

Scope
Individual   
Individual   

Code

ISO 639 1
yo   
ta   

ISO 639 2
  
  

ISO 639 2/T
yor   
tam   

ISO 639 2/B
yor   
tam   

ISO 639 3
yor   
tam   

ISO 639 6
Not Available   
tam   

Glottocode
yoru1245   
tami1289, oldt1248   

Linguasphere
No data available   
tami1289   

Types of Language
  
  

Language Type
Living   
Living   

Language Linguistic Typology
Subject-Verb-Object   
Subject-Object-Verb   

Language Morphological Typology
Analytic, Isolating   
Not Available   

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

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Yoruba and Tamil Speaking population

Yoruba and Tamil speaking population is one of the factors based on which Yoruba and Tamil languages can be compared. The total count of Yoruba and Tamil Speaking population in percentage is also given. The percentage of people speaking Yoruba language is 0.42 % whereas the percentage of people speaking Tamil language is 1.06 %. 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 Yoruba and Tamil on Yoruba vs Tamil where you will get native speakers, speaking population in percentage and native names.

Yoruba and Tamil Language Codes

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

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