1 Countries
1.1 Countries
South Africa
Malaysia, Mauritius, Puducherry, Singapore, Sri Lanka, Tamil Nadu
1.2 Total No. Of Countries
1.3 National Language
South Africa
Singapore, Sri Lanka, Tamil Nadu
1.4 Second Language
Botswana, Lesotho, Malawi, Mozambique, Swaziland, Zimbabwe
Andaman and Nicobar Islands, kerala, Puducherry
1.5 Speaking Continents
1.6 Minority Language
Not spoken in any of the countries
Canada, Malaysia, Mauritius, Reunion, Seychelles
1.7 Regulated By
Pan South African Language Board
Official language Commission of Government of Tamil Nadu, Thanjavur Tamil University
1.8 Interesting Facts
- The meaning of word "Zulu" means "Sky"and Zulu was the name of the ancestor who founded the Zulu royal line in about 1670.
- Zulu language has many loanwords borrowed from Afrikaans and English Languages.
- 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.
1.9 Similar To
1.10 Derived From
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2 Alphabets
2.1 Alphabets in
2.2 Alphabets
2.3 Phonology
2.3.1 How Many Vowels
2.3.2 How Many Consonants
2.4 Scripts
2.5 Writing Direction
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Left-To-Right, Horizontal
2.6 Hard to Learn
2.6.1 Language Levels
2.6.2 Time Taken to Learn
3 Greetings
3.1 Hello
Sawubona
வணக்கம் (Vanakkam)
3.2 Thank You
3.3 How Are You?
unjani
நீங்கள் எப்படி இருக்கிறீர்கள்? (Nīṅkaḷ eppaṭi irukkiṟīrkaḷ?)
3.4 Good Night
okuhle ebusuku
நல்ல இரவு (Good night) / irravu vanakkam (Good night)
3.5 Good Evening
okuhle kusihlwa
நல்ல மாலை (Nalla mālai)/ மாலை (irravu vanakkam)
3.6 Good Afternoon
okuhle ntambama
பிற்பகல் வணக்கம் (perpagal vanakkam)
3.7 Good Morning
okuhle ekuseni
காலை வணக்கம் (Kaalai Vanakkam)
3.8 Please
3.9 Sorry
Ngiyaxolisa
மன்னிக்கவும் (Maṉṉikkavum)
3.10 Bye
bye
சென்று வருகிறேன் (Sendru Varukiren)
3.11 I Love You
Ngiyakuthanda wena
நான் உன்னை காதலிக்கிறேன் (Naan Unnai Kadalikiren)
3.12 Excuse Me
Uxolo
என்னை மன்னியுங்கள் (Eṉṉai maṉṉiyuṅkaḷ)
4 Dialects
4.1 Dialect 1
4.1.1 Where They Speak
Gabon, South Africa
Kongu
4.1.2 How Many People Speak
4.2 Dialect 2
central KwaZulu-Natal Zulu
Madurai Tamil
4.2.1 Where They Speak
Georgia, South Africa
Madurai, South Tamil Nadu
4.2.2 How Many People Speak
4.3 Dialect 3
Ndebele
Tirunelveli Tamil
4.3.1 Where They Speak
Zimbabwe
South Tamil Nadu, Thoothukudi, Tirunelveli
4.3.2 How Many People Speak
4.4 Total No. Of Dialects
5 How Many People Speak
5.1 How Many People Speak?
30.00 million78.00 million
0.13
1200
5.2 Speaking Population
5.3 Native Speakers
12.00 million70.00 million
0.13
873
5.3.1 Second Language Speakers
16.00 million8.00 million
0.01
400
5.3.2 Native Name
5.3.3 Alternative Names
Isizulu, Zunda
Damulian, Tamal, Tamalsan, Tambul, Tamili
5.3.4 French Name
5.3.5 German Name
5.4 Pronunciation
5.5 Ethnicity
Zulu people
Tamil people or Tamilans
6 History
6.1 Origin
6.2 Language Family
Niger-Congo Family
Dravidian Family
6.2.1 Subgroup
Benue-Congo
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6.2.2 Branch
6.3 Language Forms
6.3.1 Early Forms
urban Zulu
Old Tamil and Middle Tamil
6.3.2 Standard Forms
6.3.3 Language Position
6.3.4 Signed Forms
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Signed Tamil
6.4 Scope
7 Code
7.1 ISO 639 1
7.2 ISO 639 2
7.2.1 ISO 639 2/T
7.2.2 ISO 639 2/B
7.3 ISO 639 3
7.4 ISO 639 6
7.5 Glottocode
zulu1248
tami1289, oldt1248
7.6 Linguasphere
7.7 Types of Language
7.7.1 Language Type
7.7.2 Language Linguistic Typology
Subject-Verb-Object
Subject-Object-Verb
7.7.3 Language Morphological Typology
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