Countries
Malaysia, Mauritius, Puducherry, Singapore, Sri Lanka, Tamil Nadu
Bosnia and Herzegovina
National Language
Singapore, Sri Lanka, Tamil Nadu
Bosnia and Herzegovina
Second Language
Andaman and Nicobar Islands, kerala, Puducherry
Not spoken in any of the countries
Speaking Continents
Asia
Europe
Minority Language
Canada, Malaysia, Mauritius, Reunion, Seychelles
Croatia, Kosovo, Macedonia, Montenegro, Serbia
Regulated By
Official language Commission of Government of Tamil Nadu, Thanjavur Tamil University
University of Sarajevo
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.
- South Slavic language group developed Bosnian Language.
- The muslim Bosnians are referred as "Bosniaks", who are the primary speakers of Bosnian language.
Similar To
Malayalam
Serbian and Croatian
Derived From
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Alphabets in
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Scripts
Tamil
Cyrillic, Latin
Writing Direction
Left-To-Right, Horizontal
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Hello
வணக்கம் (Vanakkam)
Zdravo
Thank You
நன்றி (Naṉṟi)
Hvala
How Are You?
நீங்கள் எப்படி இருக்கிறீர்கள்? (Nīṅkaḷ eppaṭi irukkiṟīrkaḷ?)
Kako si?
Good Night
நல்ல இரவு (Good night) / irravu vanakkam (Good night)
Laku noc
Good Evening
நல்ல மாலை (Nalla mālai)/ மாலை (irravu vanakkam)
Dobro veće
Good Afternoon
பிற்பகல் வணக்கம் (perpagal vanakkam)
Dobar dan
Good Morning
காலை வணக்கம் (Kaalai Vanakkam)
Dobro jutro
Please
தயவு (Tayavu)
molim vas
Sorry
மன்னிக்கவும் (Maṉṉikkavum)
Oprostite
Bye
சென்று வருகிறேன் (Sendru Varukiren)
Zbogom
I Love You
நான் உன்னை காதலிக்கிறேன் (Naan Unnai Kadalikiren)
Volim te
Excuse Me
என்னை மன்னியுங்கள் (Eṉṉai maṉṉiyuṅkaḷ)
Oprostite
Dialect 1
Kongu
Shtokavian
Where They Speak
Kongu
Bosnia, Croatia, Herzegovina, Hungary, Montenegro, Romania, Serbia
How Many People Speak
Not Available
Dialect 2
Madurai Tamil
Chakavian
Where They Speak
Madurai, South Tamil Nadu
Croatia
How Many People Speak
Not Available
Dialect 3
Tirunelveli Tamil
Kajkavian
Where They Speak
South Tamil Nadu, Thoothukudi, Tirunelveli
Croatia
Speaking Population
Not Available
Second Language Speakers
Not Available
Native Name
தமிழ்
bosanski / босански / بۉسانسقى
Alternative Names
Damulian, Tamal, Tamalsan, Tambul, Tamili
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French Name
tamoul
bosniaque
German Name
Tamil
Bosnisch
Pronunciation
[t̪ɐmɨɻ]
[bɔ̌sanskiː]
Ethnicity
Tamil people or Tamilans
Bosniaks
Origin
300 BC
19th Century
Language Family
Dravidian Family
Indo-European Family
Subgroup
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Branch
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Early Forms
Old Tamil and Middle Tamil
No early forms
Standard Forms
Modern Tamil
Bosnian
Language Position
Not Available
Signed Forms
Signed Tamil
Not Available
Scope
Individual
Individual
Glottocode
tami1289, oldt1248
bosn1245
Linguasphere
tami1289
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Language Type
Living
Living
Language Linguistic Typology
Subject-Object-Verb
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Language Morphological Typology
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Tamil and Bosnian 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 Bosnian greetings helps you to understand basic phrases in Tamil and Bosnian language. Tamil word for "Hello" is வணக்கம் (Vanakkam) or Bosnian word for "Thank You" is Hvala. Find more of such common Tamil Greetings and Bosnian Greetings. These greetings will help you to be more confident when conversing with natives that speak these languages.
Tamil vs Bosnian Difficulty
The Tamil vs Bosnian difficulty level basically depends on the number of Tamil Alphabets and Bosnian 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 Bosnian are the origin, speaking countries, language family, different greetings, speaking population of these languages. Want to know in Tamil and Bosnian, which language is harder to learn? Time required to learn Tamil is 44 weeks while to learn Bosnian time required is 44 weeks.