Countries
Malaysia, Mauritius, Puducherry, Singapore, Sri Lanka, Tamil Nadu
Armenian Highland
National Language
Singapore, Sri Lanka, Tamil Nadu
Armenia, Nagorno-Karabakh Republic
Second Language
Andaman and Nicobar Islands, kerala, Puducherry
Not spoken in any of the countries
Speaking Continents
Asia
Asia, Europe
Minority Language
Canada, Malaysia, Mauritius, Reunion, Seychelles
Cyprus, Hungary, Iraq, Poland, Romania, Ukraine
Regulated By
Official language Commission of Government of Tamil Nadu, Thanjavur Tamil University
Armenian National Academy of Sciences
Interesting Facts
- 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.
- The first language into which Bible was translated is Armenian.
- Christianity was recognized as a national religion in 301 by Armenia Country.
Similar To
Malayalam
Greek
Derived From
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Not Available
Alphabets in
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Scripts
Tamil
Armenian manuscript
Writing Direction
Left-To-Right, Horizontal
Left-To-Right, Horizontal
Hello
வணக்கம் (Vanakkam)
Բարեւ (Barev)
Thank You
நன்றி (Naṉṟi)
Շնորհակալություն (Shnorhakalut’yun)
How Are You?
நீங்கள் எப்படி இருக்கிறீர்கள்? (Nīṅkaḷ eppaṭi irukkiṟīrkaḷ?)
Ինչպես եք դուք? (Inch’pes yek’ duk’)
Good Night
நல்ல இரவு (Good night) / irravu vanakkam (Good night)
Բարի գիշեր (Bari gisher)
Good Evening
நல்ல மாலை (Nalla mālai)/ மாலை (irravu vanakkam)
Բարի երեկո (Bari yereko)
Good Afternoon
பிற்பகல் வணக்கம் (perpagal vanakkam)
Բարի օր (Bari or)
Good Morning
காலை வணக்கம் (Kaalai Vanakkam)
Բարի լույս (Bari luys)
Please
தயவு (Tayavu)
Խնդրում եմ (Khndrum yem)
Sorry
மன்னிக்கவும் (Maṉṉikkavum)
կներեք (knerek’)
Bye
சென்று வருகிறேன் (Sendru Varukiren)
Ց'տեսություն
I Love You
நான் உன்னை காதலிக்கிறேன் (Naan Unnai Kadalikiren)
Ես սիրում եմ քեզ (Yes sirum yem k’yez)
Excuse Me
என்னை மன்னியுங்கள் (Eṉṉai maṉṉiyuṅkaḷ)
Ներեցեք ինձ (Nerets’yek’ indz)
Dialect 1
Kongu
Eastern Armenian
Where They Speak
Kongu
Armenia, Armenian Highland, Georgia, Iran, Nagorno-Karabakh Republic, Turkey
Dialect 2
Madurai Tamil
Western Armenian
Where They Speak
Madurai, South Tamil Nadu
Armenian Highland, Cilicia, Lebanon, Syria, Turkey
Dialect 3
Tirunelveli Tamil
Not Applicable
Where They Speak
South Tamil Nadu, Thoothukudi, Tirunelveli
Not Applicable
Speaking Population
Not Available
Second Language Speakers
Not Available
Native Name
தமிழ்
Հայերէն (Hayeren)
Alternative Names
Damulian, Tamal, Tamalsan, Tambul, Tamili
Armjanski Yazyk, Ena, Ermeni Dili, Ermenice, Somkhuri
French Name
tamoul
arménien
German Name
Tamil
Armenisch
Pronunciation
[t̪ɐmɨɻ]
[hɑjɛˈɾɛn]
Ethnicity
Tamil people or Tamilans
Armenians
Origin
300 BC
late 5th century
Language Family
Dravidian Family
Indo-European Family
Subgroup
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Branch
Not Available
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Early Forms
Old Tamil and Middle Tamil
Proto-Armenian, Classical Armenian, Middle Armenian, Armenian
Standard Forms
Modern Tamil
Eastern Armenian, Western Armenian
Language Position
Not Available
Signed Forms
Signed Tamil
Not Available
Scope
Individual
Individual
ISO 639 6
tam
Not Available
Glottocode
tami1289, oldt1248
arme1241
Linguasphere
tami1289
57-AAA-a
Language Type
Living
Not Available
Language Linguistic Typology
Subject-Object-Verb
Subject-Object-Verb
Language Morphological Typology
Not Available
Agglutinative, Synthetic
Tamil and Armenian 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 Tamil and Armenian greetings helps you to understand basic phrases in Tamil and Armenian language. Tamil word for "Hello" is வணக்கம் (Vanakkam) or Armenian word for "Thank You" is Շնորհակալություն (Shnorhakalut’yun). Find more of such common Tamil Greetings and Armenian Greetings. These greetings will help you to be more confident when conversing with natives that speak these languages.
Tamil vs Armenian Difficulty
The Tamil vs Armenian difficulty level basically depends on the number of Tamil Alphabets and Armenian 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 Tamil and Armenian are the origin, speaking countries, language family, different greetings, speaking population of these languages. Want to know in Tamil and Armenian, which language is harder to learn? Time required to learn Tamil is 44 weeks while to learn Armenian time required is 44 weeks.