Countries
India, Nepal
Malaysia, Mauritius, Puducherry, Singapore, Sri Lanka, Tamil Nadu
National Language
Nepal
Singapore, Sri Lanka, Tamil Nadu
Second Language
Republic of Brazil
Andaman and Nicobar Islands, kerala, Puducherry
Speaking Continents
Asia
Asia
Minority Language
People's Republic of China
Canada, Malaysia, Mauritius, Reunion, Seychelles
Regulated By
Language Academy of Nepal
Official language Commission of Government of Tamil Nadu, Thanjavur Tamil University
Interesting Facts
- Before the term "Nepali" was coined, historically the language was first called the Khas language, Gorkhali or Gukhali.
- Nepali has borrowed many loanwords from neighboring Tibeto-Burmese 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.
Similar To
Hindi
Malayalam
Derived From
Sanskrit Language
-
Alphabets in
Nepali-Alphabets.jpg#200
Tamil-Alphabets.jpg#200
Writing Direction
Left-To-Right, Horizontal
Left-To-Right, Horizontal
Hello
नमस्ते (namaste)
வணக்கம் (Vanakkam)
Thank You
धन्यवाद (dhanyabad)
நன்றி (Naṉṟi)
How Are You?
तिमीलाई कस्तो छ? (timi lai kasto cha?)
நீங்கள் எப்படி இருக்கிறீர்கள்? (Nīṅkaḷ eppaṭi irukkiṟīrkaḷ?)
Good Night
शुभ रात्री (subha ratri)
நல்ல இரவு (Good night) / irravu vanakkam (Good night)
Good Evening
शुभ सन्ध्या (subha sandhya)
நல்ல மாலை (Nalla mālai)/ மாலை (irravu vanakkam)
Good Afternoon
Good afternoon
பிற்பகல் வணக்கம் (perpagal vanakkam)
Good Morning
शुभ प्रभात (subha prabhat)
காலை வணக்கம் (Kaalai Vanakkam)
Please
कृपया
தயவு (Tayavu)
Sorry
माफ गनुस् (maapha ganus)
மன்னிக்கவும் (Maṉṉikkavum)
Bye
नमस्ते (namaste)
சென்று வருகிறேன் (Sendru Varukiren)
I Love You
म तपाइलाइ माया गर्छु। (ma tapainlai maya garchu)
நான் உன்னை காதலிக்கிறேன் (Naan Unnai Kadalikiren)
Excuse Me
माफ गनुस् (maapha ganus)
என்னை மன்னியுங்கள் (Eṉṉai maṉṉiyuṅkaḷ)
Where They Speak
Nepal
Kongu
Dialect 2
Bajhangi
Madurai Tamil
Where They Speak
India, Nepal
Madurai, South Tamil Nadu
Dialect 3
Baitadeli
Tirunelveli Tamil
Where They Speak
Nepal
South Tamil Nadu, Thoothukudi, Tirunelveli
Native Name
नेपाली (nēpālī)
தமிழ்
Alternative Names
Eastern Pahadi, Gorkhali, Gurkhali, Khaskura, Nepalese, Parbate
Damulian, Tamal, Tamalsan, Tambul, Tamili
French Name
népalais
tamoul
Pronunciation
[neˈpali]
[t̪ɐmɨɻ]
Ethnicity
Gurkha, Khas people, Madhesi and Tharu
Tamil people or Tamilans
Language Family
Indo-European Family
Dravidian Family
Early Forms
Khas language, Gurkhali, Parbatiya, Dzongkha Lhotshammikha
Old Tamil and Middle Tamil
Standard Forms
Nepali
Modern Tamil
Signed Forms
Signed Nepali
Signed Tamil
Scope
Individual, Macrolanguage
Individual
Glottocode
nepa1254
tami1289, oldt1248
Language Type
Living
Living
Language Linguistic Typology
Subject-Object-Verb
Subject-Object-Verb
Language Morphological Typology
Agglutinative
-
Nepali and Tamil Speaking population
Nepali and Tamil speaking population is one of the factors based on which Nepali and Tamil languages can be compared. The total count of Nepali and Tamil Speaking population in percentage is also given. The percentage of people speaking Nepali language is 0.25 % whereas the percentage of people speaking Tamil language is 1.06 %. When we compare the speaking population of any two languages we get to know which of two languages is more popular. Find more details about how many people speak Nepali and Tamil on Nepali vs Tamil where you will get native speakers, speaking population in percentage and native names.
Nepali and Tamil Language Codes
Nepali and Tamil language codes are used in those applications where using language names are tedious. Nepali and Tamil Language Codes include all the international language codes, glottocodes and linguasphere.