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
Not Available
Alphabets in
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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
How Many People Speak
Not Available
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
Not Available
[t̪ɐmɨɻ]
Ethnicity
Gurkha, Khas people, Madhesi and Tharu
Tamil people or Tamilans
Language Family
Indo-European Family
Dravidian Family
Subgroup
Indo-Iranian
Not Available
Branch
Indic
Not Available
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
ISO 639 6
Not Available
tam
Glottocode
nepa1254
tami1289, oldt1248
Language Type
Living
Living
Language Linguistic Typology
Subject-Object-Verb
Subject-Object-Verb
Language Morphological Typology
Agglutinative
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Nepali 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 Nepali and Tamil greetings helps you to understand basic phrases in Nepali and Tamil language. Nepali word for "Hello" is नमस्ते (namaste) or Tamil word for "Thank You" is நன்றி (Naṉṟi). Find more of such common Nepali Greetings and Tamil Greetings. These greetings will help you to be more confident when conversing with natives that speak these languages.
Nepali vs Tamil Difficulty
The Nepali vs Tamil difficulty level basically depends on the number of Nepali 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 Nepali and Tamil are the origin, speaking countries, language family, different greetings, speaking population of these languages. Want to know in Nepali and Tamil, which language is harder to learn? Time required to learn Nepali is 44 weeks while to learn Tamil time required is 44 weeks.