Countries
Indonesia
Malaysia, Mauritius, Puducherry, Singapore, Sri Lanka, Tamil Nadu
National Language
Indonesia
Singapore, Sri Lanka, Tamil Nadu
Second Language
East Timor, Indonesia
Andaman and Nicobar Islands, kerala, Puducherry
Speaking Continents
Asia
Asia
Minority Language
Denmark, East Timor, Netherlands
Canada, Malaysia, Mauritius, Reunion, Seychelles
Regulated By
Badan Pengembangan dan Pembinaan Bahasa
Official language Commission of Government of Tamil Nadu, Thanjavur Tamil University
Interesting Facts
- The modern Indonesian language uses many loan words from Persian, Chinese and Arabic.
- In Indonesian language, spelling is phonetically precise, so that words are spelled as they sound.
- 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
Malay language
Malayalam
Derived From
Malay and Dutch Languages
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Alphabets in
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Writing Direction
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Left-To-Right, Horizontal
Hello
Halo
வணக்கம் (Vanakkam)
Thank You
Terima kasih
நன்றி (Naṉṟi)
How Are You?
Apa kabar?
நீங்கள் எப்படி இருக்கிறீர்கள்? (Nīṅkaḷ eppaṭi irukkiṟīrkaḷ?)
Good Night
Selamat Malam
நல்ல இரவு (Good night) / irravu vanakkam (Good night)
Good Evening
Malam yang baik
நல்ல மாலை (Nalla mālai)/ மாலை (irravu vanakkam)
Good Afternoon
Selamat Sore
பிற்பகல் வணக்கம் (perpagal vanakkam)
Good Morning
Selamat Pagi
காலை வணக்கம் (Kaalai Vanakkam)
Please
mohon Untuk
தயவு (Tayavu)
Sorry
maaf
மன்னிக்கவும் (Maṉṉikkavum)
Bye
Selamat tinggal
சென்று வருகிறேன் (Sendru Varukiren)
I Love You
Aku cinta kamu
நான் உன்னை காதலிக்கிறேன் (Naan Unnai Kadalikiren)
Excuse Me
Permisi
என்னை மன்னியுங்கள் (Eṉṉai maṉṉiyuṅkaḷ)
Dialect 1
Sundanese
Kongu
Where They Speak
Indonesia
Kongu
Dialect 2
Balinese
Madurai Tamil
Where They Speak
Bali, Indonesia, Lombok and Java, Nusa Penida
Madurai, South Tamil Nadu
Dialect 3
Minangkabau
Tirunelveli Tamil
Where They Speak
Indonesia, Malaysia
South Tamil Nadu, Thoothukudi, Tirunelveli
Native Name
Bahasa Melayu
தமிழ்
Alternative Names
Bahasa Indonesia
Damulian, Tamal, Tamalsan, Tambul, Tamili
French Name
indonésien
tamoul
German Name
Bahasa Indonesia
Tamil
Pronunciation
[bahaˈsa indoneˈsia]
[t̪ɐmɨɻ]
Ethnicity
Indonesians
Tamil people or Tamilans
Origin
7th Century
300 BC
Language Family
Austronesian Family
Dravidian Family
Early Forms
Old Malay
Old Tamil and Middle Tamil
Standard Forms
Indonesian
Modern Tamil
Signed Forms
Sistem Isyarat Bahasa Indonesia (SIBI, "Signed Indonesian")
Signed Tamil
Scope
Individual
Individual
Glottocode
indo1316
tami1289, oldt1248
Linguasphere
No data available
tami1289
Language Type
Living
Living
Language Linguistic Typology
Subject-Verb-Object
Subject-Object-Verb
Language Morphological Typology
Agglutinative
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Indonesian 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 Indonesian and Tamil greetings helps you to understand basic phrases in Indonesian and Tamil language. Indonesian word for "Hello" is Halo or Tamil word for "Thank You" is நன்றி (Naṉṟi). Find more of such common Indonesian Greetings and Tamil Greetings. These greetings will help you to be more confident when conversing with natives that speak these languages.
Indonesian vs Tamil Difficulty
The Indonesian vs Tamil difficulty level basically depends on the number of Indonesian 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 Indonesian and Tamil are the origin, speaking countries, language family, different greetings, speaking population of these languages. Want to know in Indonesian and Tamil, which language is harder to learn? Time required to learn Indonesian is 36 weeks while to learn Tamil time required is 44 weeks.