Countries
India
Malaysia, Mauritius, Puducherry, Singapore, Sri Lanka, Tamil Nadu
National Language
India
Singapore, Sri Lanka, Tamil Nadu
Second Language
Not spoken in any of the countries
Andaman and Nicobar Islands, kerala, Puducherry
Speaking Continents
Asia
Asia
Minority Language
Not spoken in any of the countries
Canada, Malaysia, Mauritius, Reunion, Seychelles
Regulated By
Govenment of Goa
Official language Commission of Government of Tamil Nadu, Thanjavur Tamil University
Interesting Facts
- Fr. Thomas Stevan wrote the first book in Konkani in 1651.
- Sahitya Academy recognized konkani as a language in year 1976.
- 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
Marathi
Malayalam
Derived From
Sanskrit Language
Not Available
Alphabets in
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Writing Direction
Left-To-Right, Horizontal
Left-To-Right, Horizontal
Hello
Namaskar
வணக்கம் (Vanakkam)
Thank You
Dev Borem Korum
நன்றி (Naṉṟi)
How Are You?
kaso assa?
நீங்கள் எப்படி இருக்கிறீர்கள்? (Nīṅkaḷ eppaṭi irukkiṟīrkaḷ?)
Good Night
Rati Boren Zavonn
நல்ல இரவு (Good night) / irravu vanakkam (Good night)
Good Evening
Sanj Borem Zavonn
நல்ல மாலை (Nalla mālai)/ மாலை (irravu vanakkam)
Good Afternoon
Not Available
பிற்பகல் வணக்கம் (perpagal vanakkam)
Good Morning
Dis Borem Zavonn
காலை வணக்கம் (Kaalai Vanakkam)
Please
Chike
தயவு (Tayavu)
Sorry
Maf kor
மன்னிக்கவும் (Maṉṉikkavum)
Bye
Adeus
சென்று வருகிறேன் (Sendru Varukiren)
I Love You
hav tujo mog korta.
நான் உன்னை காதலிக்கிறேன் (Naan Unnai Kadalikiren)
Excuse Me
upkar korxi
என்னை மன்னியுங்கள் (Eṉṉai maṉṉiyuṅkaḷ)
Where They Speak
Goa
Kongu
Dialect 2
Not present
Madurai Tamil
Where They Speak
Not Available
Madurai, South Tamil Nadu
Dialect 3
Not present
Tirunelveli Tamil
Where They Speak
Not Available
South Tamil Nadu, Thoothukudi, Tirunelveli
Second Language Speakers
Not Available
Native Name
Kōṅkaṇī
தமிழ்
Alternative Names
Konkan standard, Bankoti, Kunabi, North Konkan, Central Konkan, Concorinum, Cugani, Konkanese
Damulian, Tamal, Tamalsan, Tambul, Tamili
French Name
konkani
tamoul
German Name
Konkani
Tamil
Pronunciation
kõkɳi
[t̪ɐmɨɻ]
Ethnicity
Konkanis
Tamil people or Tamilans
Language Family
Indo-European Family
Dravidian Family
Subgroup
Not Available
Not Available
Branch
Not Available
Not Available
Early Forms
No early forms
Old Tamil and Middle Tamil
Standard Forms
Kokani
Modern Tamil
Language Position
Not Available
Signed Forms
Indian Signing System (ISS)
Signed Tamil
Scope
Individual, Macrolanguage
Individual
ISO 639 1
No data available
ta
ISO 639 6
Not Available
tam
Glottocode
goan1235
tami1289, oldt1248
Linguasphere
No data available
tami1289
Language Type
Living
Living
Language Linguistic Typology
Subject-Object-Verb
Subject-Object-Verb
Language Morphological Typology
Not Available
Not Available
Konkani 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 Konkani and Tamil greetings helps you to understand basic phrases in Konkani and Tamil language. Konkani word for "Hello" is Namaskar or Tamil word for "Thank You" is நன்றி (Naṉṟi). Find more of such common Konkani Greetings and Tamil Greetings. These greetings will help you to be more confident when conversing with natives that speak these languages.
Konkani vs Tamil Difficulty
The Konkani vs Tamil difficulty level basically depends on the number of Konkani 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 Konkani and Tamil are the origin, speaking countries, language family, different greetings, speaking population of these languages. Want to know in Konkani and Tamil, which language is harder to learn? Time required to learn Konkani is 4 weeks while to learn Tamil time required is 44 weeks.