Countries
Malaysia, Mauritius, Puducherry, Singapore, Sri Lanka, Tamil Nadu
Hong Kong, Macau
National Language
Singapore, Sri Lanka, Tamil Nadu
China, Guangdong
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
Hawaii
Regulated By
Official language Commission of Government of Tamil Nadu, Thanjavur Tamil University
Civil Service Bureau, Government of Hong Kong, Official Language Division
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.
- Cantonese have lot of slangs, many of them include words that do not make sense at all and some also have English in them.
- Even though Cantonese and Mandarin are dialects of Chinese, Cantonese has 8 tones instead of Mandarin's 4.
Similar To
Malayalam
Chinese Language
Derived From
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Alphabets in
Tamil-Alphabets.jpg#200
Cantonese-Alphabets.jpg#200
Scripts
Tamil
Chinese Characters and derivatives
Writing Direction
Left-To-Right, Horizontal
Left-To-Right, Horizontal, Top-To-Bottom
Hello
வணக்கம் (Vanakkam)
您好
Thank You
நன்றி (Naṉṟi)
谢谢
How Are You?
நீங்கள் எப்படி இருக்கிறீர்கள்? (Nīṅkaḷ eppaṭi irukkiṟīrkaḷ?)
你好吗？
Good Night
நல்ல இரவு (Good night) / irravu vanakkam (Good night)
晚安
Good Evening
நல்ல மாலை (Nalla mālai)/ மாலை (irravu vanakkam)
晚上好
Good Afternoon
பிற்பகல் வணக்கம் (perpagal vanakkam)
下午好
Good Morning
காலை வணக்கம் (Kaalai Vanakkam)
早上好
Sorry
மன்னிக்கவும் (Maṉṉikkavum)
遗憾
Bye
சென்று வருகிறேன் (Sendru Varukiren)
再见
I Love You
நான் உன்னை காதலிக்கிறேன் (Naan Unnai Kadalikiren)
我爱你
Excuse Me
என்னை மன்னியுங்கள் (Eṉṉai maṉṉiyuṅkaḷ)
原谅我
Dialect 1
Kongu
Guangzhou
Where They Speak
Kongu
outside mainland China
Dialect 2
Madurai Tamil
Xiguan
Where They Speak
Madurai, South Tamil Nadu
Hong Kong
Dialect 3
Tirunelveli Tamil
Hong Kong
Where They Speak
South Tamil Nadu, Thoothukudi, Tirunelveli
Hong Kong
Second Language Speakers
Not Available
Native Name
தமிழ்
Kwang Tung Wa
Alternative Names
Damulian, Tamal, Tamalsan, Tambul, Tamili
Guangfu, Metropolitan Cantonese
French Name
tamoul
Not Available
German Name
Tamil
Not Available
Pronunciation
[t̪ɐmɨɻ]
Not Available
Ethnicity
Tamil people or Tamilans
Not Available
Origin
300 BC
17th century
Language Family
Dravidian Family
Sino-Tibetan Family
Subgroup
Not Available
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Branch
Not Available
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Early Forms
Old Tamil and Middle Tamil
No early forms
Standard Forms
Modern Tamil
Standard Cantonese
Language Position
Not Available
Signed Forms
Signed Tamil
Not Available
Scope
Individual
Not Available
ISO 639 1
ta
No data available
ISO 639 2/T
tam
Not Available
ISO 639 2/B
tam
Not Available
ISO 639 3
tam
No data available
ISO 639 6
tam
Not Available
Glottocode
tami1289, oldt1248
cant1236
Linguasphere
tami1289
No data available
Language Type
Living
Not Available
Language Linguistic Typology
Subject-Object-Verb
Not Available
Language Morphological Typology
Not Available
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Tamil and Cantonese 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 Cantonese greetings helps you to understand basic phrases in Tamil and Cantonese language. Tamil word for "Hello" is வணக்கம் (Vanakkam) or Cantonese word for "Thank You" is 谢谢. Find more of such common Tamil Greetings and Cantonese Greetings. These greetings will help you to be more confident when conversing with natives that speak these languages.
Tamil vs Cantonese Difficulty
The Tamil vs Cantonese difficulty level basically depends on the number of Tamil Alphabets and Cantonese 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 Cantonese are the origin, speaking countries, language family, different greetings, speaking population of these languages. Want to know in Tamil and Cantonese, which language is harder to learn? Time required to learn Tamil is 44 weeks while to learn Cantonese time required is 88 weeks.