Countries
Armenian Highland
Malaysia, Mauritius, Puducherry, Singapore, Sri Lanka, Tamil Nadu
National Language
Armenia, Nagorno-Karabakh Republic
Singapore, Sri Lanka, Tamil Nadu
Second Language
Not spoken in any of the countries
Andaman and Nicobar Islands, kerala, Puducherry
Speaking Continents
Asia, Europe
Asia
Minority Language
Cyprus, Hungary, Iraq, Poland, Romania, Ukraine
Canada, Malaysia, Mauritius, Reunion, Seychelles
Regulated By
Armenian National Academy of Sciences
Official language Commission of Government of Tamil Nadu, Thanjavur Tamil University
Interesting Facts
- The first language into which Bible was translated is Armenian.
- Christianity was recognized as a national religion in 301 by Armenia Country.
- 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
Greek
Malayalam
Derived From
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Alphabets in
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Scripts
Armenian manuscript
Tamil
Writing Direction
Left-To-Right, Horizontal
Left-To-Right, Horizontal
Hello
Բարեւ (Barev)
வணக்கம் (Vanakkam)
Thank You
Շնորհակալություն (Shnorhakalut’yun)
நன்றி (Naṉṟi)
How Are You?
Ինչպես եք դուք? (Inch’pes yek’ duk’)
நீங்கள் எப்படி இருக்கிறீர்கள்? (Nīṅkaḷ eppaṭi irukkiṟīrkaḷ?)
Good Night
Բարի գիշեր (Bari gisher)
நல்ல இரவு (Good night) / irravu vanakkam (Good night)
Good Evening
Բարի երեկո (Bari yereko)
நல்ல மாலை (Nalla mālai)/ மாலை (irravu vanakkam)
Good Afternoon
Բարի օր (Bari or)
பிற்பகல் வணக்கம் (perpagal vanakkam)
Good Morning
Բարի լույս (Bari luys)
காலை வணக்கம் (Kaalai Vanakkam)
Please
Խնդրում եմ (Khndrum yem)
தயவு (Tayavu)
Sorry
կներեք (knerek’)
மன்னிக்கவும் (Maṉṉikkavum)
Bye
Ց'տեսություն
சென்று வருகிறேன் (Sendru Varukiren)
I Love You
Ես սիրում եմ քեզ (Yes sirum yem k’yez)
நான் உன்னை காதலிக்கிறேன் (Naan Unnai Kadalikiren)
Excuse Me
Ներեցեք ինձ (Nerets’yek’ indz)
என்னை மன்னியுங்கள் (Eṉṉai maṉṉiyuṅkaḷ)
Dialect 1
Eastern Armenian
Kongu
Where They Speak
Armenia, Armenian Highland, Georgia, Iran, Nagorno-Karabakh Republic, Turkey
Kongu
Dialect 2
Western Armenian
Madurai Tamil
Where They Speak
Armenian Highland, Cilicia, Lebanon, Syria, Turkey
Madurai, South Tamil Nadu
Dialect 3
Not Applicable
Tirunelveli Tamil
Where They Speak
Not Applicable
South Tamil Nadu, Thoothukudi, Tirunelveli
Speaking Population
Not Available
Second Language Speakers
Not Available
Native Name
Հայերէն (Hayeren)
தமிழ்
Alternative Names
Armjanski Yazyk, Ena, Ermeni Dili, Ermenice, Somkhuri
Damulian, Tamal, Tamalsan, Tambul, Tamili
French Name
arménien
tamoul
German Name
Armenisch
Tamil
Pronunciation
[hɑjɛˈɾɛn]
[t̪ɐmɨɻ]
Ethnicity
Armenians
Tamil people or Tamilans
Origin
late 5th century
300 BC
Language Family
Indo-European Family
Dravidian Family
Subgroup
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Branch
Not Available
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Early Forms
Proto-Armenian, Classical Armenian, Middle Armenian, Armenian
Old Tamil and Middle Tamil
Standard Forms
Eastern Armenian, Western Armenian
Modern Tamil
Language Position
Not Available
Signed Forms
Not Available
Signed Tamil
Scope
Individual
Individual
ISO 639 6
Not Available
tam
Glottocode
arme1241
tami1289, oldt1248
Linguasphere
57-AAA-a
tami1289
Language Type
Not Available
Living
Language Linguistic Typology
Subject-Object-Verb
Subject-Object-Verb
Language Morphological Typology
Agglutinative, Synthetic
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Armenian 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 Armenian and Tamil greetings helps you to understand basic phrases in Armenian and Tamil language. Armenian word for "Hello" is Բարեւ (Barev) or Tamil word for "Thank You" is நன்றி (Naṉṟi). Find more of such common Armenian Greetings and Tamil Greetings. These greetings will help you to be more confident when conversing with natives that speak these languages.
Armenian vs Tamil Difficulty
The Armenian vs Tamil difficulty level basically depends on the number of Armenian 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 Armenian and Tamil are the origin, speaking countries, language family, different greetings, speaking population of these languages. Want to know in Armenian and Tamil, which language is harder to learn? Time required to learn Armenian is 44 weeks while to learn Tamil time required is 44 weeks.