Countries
Malaysia, Mauritius, Puducherry, Singapore, Sri Lanka, Tamil Nadu
Afganistan, Iran, Oman, Pakistan
National Language
Singapore, Sri Lanka, Tamil Nadu
Iran
Second Language
Andaman and Nicobar Islands, kerala, Puducherry
Not spoken in any of the countries
Speaking Continents
Asia
Asia
Minority Language
Canada, Malaysia, Mauritius, Reunion, Seychelles
India, Tajikistan, Turkmenistan, United Arab Emirates
Regulated By
Official language Commission of Government of Tamil Nadu, Thanjavur Tamil University
Balochi Academy, National Languages Committee
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.
- Balochi language had no written form before the early 19th century. The official language used until that time was Persian.
- Balochi has borrowed words from Persian, Arabic, Sindhi, and other languages.
Similar To
Malayalam
Kurdish and Persian
Derived From
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Ancient Indo-Iranian Language
Alphabets in
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Scripts
Tamil
Perso-Arabic script
Writing Direction
Left-To-Right, Horizontal
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Hello
வணக்கம் (Vanakkam)
Salam
Thank You
நன்றி (Naṉṟi)
mana bebahgsh
How Are You?
நீங்கள் எப்படி இருக்கிறீர்கள்? (Nīṅkaḷ eppaṭi irukkiṟīrkaḷ?)
chone tao?
Good Night
நல்ல இரவு (Good night) / irravu vanakkam (Good night)
jawáin shap
Good Evening
நல்ல மாலை (Nalla mālai)/ மாலை (irravu vanakkam)
jawáin begáh
Good Afternoon
பிற்பகல் வணக்கம் (perpagal vanakkam)
سلام علیکم
Good Morning
காலை வணக்கம் (Kaalai Vanakkam)
jawáin sawáh
Please
தயவு (Tayavu)
Mihrabani kan
Sorry
மன்னிக்கவும் (Maṉṉikkavum)
bebaksh / bebagsh
Bye
சென்று வருகிறேன் (Sendru Varukiren)
bye
I Love You
நான் உன்னை காதலிக்கிறேன் (Naan Unnai Kadalikiren)
Tu mana doost biyeh
Excuse Me
என்னை மன்னியுங்கள் (Eṉṉai maṉṉiyuṅkaḷ)
mana bebahgsh
Dialect 1
Kongu
Eastern Balochi
Where They Speak
Kongu
Pakistan
Dialect 2
Madurai Tamil
Western Balochi
Where They Speak
Madurai, South Tamil Nadu
Afganistan, Iran, Tajikistan, Turkmenistan
Dialect 3
Tirunelveli Tamil
Southern Balochi
Where They Speak
South Tamil Nadu, Thoothukudi, Tirunelveli
Iran, Oman, Pakistan, United Arab Emirates
Alternative Names
Damulian, Tamal, Tamalsan, Tambul, Tamili
Baluchi
French Name
tamoul
baloutchi
German Name
Tamil
Belutschisch
Pronunciation
[t̪ɐmɨɻ]
[bəˈloʧi]
Ethnicity
Tamil people or Tamilans
Predominantly Baloch, some Brahui
Origin
300 BC
19th Century
Language Family
Dravidian Family
Indo-European Family
Early Forms
Old Tamil and Middle Tamil
No early forms
Standard Forms
Modern Tamil
Balochi
Signed Forms
Signed Tamil
Balochi Sign Language
Scope
Individual
Individual
ISO 639 1
ta
No data available
Glottocode
tami1289, oldt1248
balo1260
Linguasphere
tami1289
58-AAB-a
Language Type
Living
Living
Language Linguistic Typology
Subject-Object-Verb
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Language Morphological Typology
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Tamil and Balochi 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 Balochi greetings helps you to understand basic phrases in Tamil and Balochi language. Tamil word for "Hello" is வணக்கம் (Vanakkam) or Balochi word for "Thank You" is mana bebahgsh. Find more of such common Tamil Greetings and Balochi Greetings. These greetings will help you to be more confident when conversing with natives that speak these languages.
Tamil vs Balochi Difficulty
The Tamil vs Balochi difficulty level basically depends on the number of Tamil Alphabets and Balochi 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 Balochi are the origin, speaking countries, language family, different greetings, speaking population of these languages. Want to know in Tamil and Balochi, which language is harder to learn? Time required to learn Tamil is 44 weeks while to learn Balochi time required is 44 weeks.