Countries
India, Nepal
Malaysia, Mauritius, Puducherry, Singapore, Sri Lanka, Tamil Nadu
National Language
India, Nepal
Singapore, Sri Lanka, Tamil Nadu
Second Language
Nepal
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
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Official language Commission of Government of Tamil Nadu, Thanjavur Tamil University
Interesting Facts
- Earlier, Maithili language was considered as the dialect of Hindi and Bengali, however in the year 2003 Maithili achieved an independent language status in India.
- Maithili has rich literature.
- 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
Bhojpuri Language
Malayalam
Alphabets in
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Writing Direction
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Left-To-Right, Horizontal
Hello
pranam
வணக்கம் (Vanakkam)
Thank You
dhanyabad
நன்றி (Naṉṟi)
How Are You?
Aahan kehan chhi ?
நீங்கள் எப்படி இருக்கிறீர்கள்? (Nīṅkaḷ eppaṭi irukkiṟīrkaḷ?)
Good Night
Śubharātri
நல்ல இரவு (Good night) / irravu vanakkam (Good night)
Good Evening
shubh sandhya
நல்ல மாலை (Nalla mālai)/ மாலை (irravu vanakkam)
Good Afternoon
dopahar ke bad namaskar
பிற்பகல் வணக்கம் (perpagal vanakkam)
Good Morning
Suprabhaat
காலை வணக்கம் (Kaalai Vanakkam)
Please
kripaya
தயவு (Tayavu)
Sorry
maf karai
மன்னிக்கவும் (Maṉṉikkavum)
Bye
Alavidā
சென்று வருகிறேன் (Sendru Varukiren)
I Love You
hawm ahāṃ se prem karechi
நான் உன்னை காதலிக்கிறேன் (Naan Unnai Kadalikiren)
Excuse Me
kripaya
என்னை மன்னியுங்கள் (Eṉṉai maṉṉiyuṅkaḷ)
Where They Speak
Nepal
Kongu
Dialect 2
Madhubani
Madurai Tamil
Where They Speak
North India
Madurai, South Tamil Nadu
Dialect 3
Khortha
Tirunelveli Tamil
Where They Speak
Deoghar, France
South Tamil Nadu, Thoothukudi, Tirunelveli
Native Name
मैथिली (mɛtʰilī)
தமிழ்
Alternative Names
Apabhramsa, Bihari, Maitili, Maitli, Methli, Tirahutia, Tirhuti, Tirhutia
Damulian, Tamal, Tamalsan, Tambul, Tamili
French Name
maithili
tamoul
German Name
Maithili
Tamil
Pronunciation
[ˈmaitʰili]
[t̪ɐmɨɻ]
Ethnicity
Maithil
Tamil people or Tamilans
Origin
14th century
300 BC
Language Family
Indo-European Family
Dravidian Family
Early Forms
No early forms
Old Tamil and Middle Tamil
Standard Forms
Standard Maithili
Modern Tamil
Signed Forms
Maithili Sign Language
Signed Tamil
Scope
Individual
Individual
ISO 639 1
No data available
ta
Glottocode
mait1250
tami1289, oldt1248
Linguasphere
No data available
tami1289
Language Type
Living
Living
Language Linguistic Typology
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Subject-Object-Verb
Language Morphological Typology
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Maithili 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 Maithili and Tamil greetings helps you to understand basic phrases in Maithili and Tamil language. Maithili word for "Hello" is pranam or Tamil word for "Thank You" is நன்றி (Naṉṟi). Find more of such common Maithili Greetings and Tamil Greetings. These greetings will help you to be more confident when conversing with natives that speak these languages.
Maithili vs Tamil Difficulty
The Maithili vs Tamil difficulty level basically depends on the number of Maithili 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 Maithili and Tamil are the origin, speaking countries, language family, different greetings, speaking population of these languages. Want to know in Maithili and Tamil, which language is harder to learn? Time required to learn Maithili is 44 weeks while to learn Tamil time required is 44 weeks.