Countries
Benin, Nigeria
Malaysia, Mauritius, Puducherry, Singapore, Sri Lanka, Tamil Nadu
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.
Similar To
Owo and Itsekiri languages
Malayalam
Derived From
Not Available
Not Available
Alphabets in
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Writing Direction
Not Available
Left-To-Right, Horizontal
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)
Where They Speak
Nigeria
Kongu
How Many People Speak
Not Available
Dialect 2
Ede
Madurai Tamil
Where They Speak
Benin, Togo
Madurai, South Tamil Nadu
How Many People Speak
Not Available
Dialect 3
Ulukwumi
Tirunelveli Tamil
Where They Speak
Nigeria
South Tamil Nadu, Thoothukudi, Tirunelveli
How Many People Speak
Not Available
Second Language Speakers
Not Available
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
Language Family
Niger-Congo Family
Dravidian Family
Subgroup
Western Sudanic
Not Available
Early Forms
No early forms
Old Tamil and Middle Tamil
Standard Forms
Yorùbá
Modern Tamil
Signed Forms
Yoruba Sign Language
Signed Tamil
Scope
Individual
Individual
ISO 639 6
Not Available
tam
Glottocode
yoru1245
tami1289, oldt1248
Linguasphere
No data available
tami1289
Language Type
Living
Living
Language Linguistic Typology
Subject-Verb-Object
Subject-Object-Verb
Language Morphological Typology
Analytic, Isolating
Not Available
Yoruba 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 Yoruba and Tamil greetings helps you to understand basic phrases in Yoruba and Tamil language. Yoruba word for "Hello" is Ẹ n lẹ or Tamil word for "Thank You" is நன்றி (Naṉṟi). Find more of such common Yoruba Greetings and Tamil Greetings. These greetings will help you to be more confident when conversing with natives that speak these languages.
Yoruba vs Tamil Difficulty
The Yoruba vs Tamil difficulty level basically depends on the number of Yoruba 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 Yoruba and Tamil are the origin, speaking countries, language family, different greetings, speaking population of these languages. Want to know in Yoruba and Tamil, which language is harder to learn? Time required to learn Yoruba is 30 weeks while to learn Tamil time required is 44 weeks.