Countries
Malaysia, Mauritius, Puducherry, Singapore, Sri Lanka, Tamil Nadu
India, Pakistan
National Language
Singapore, Sri Lanka, Tamil Nadu
Jammu and Kashmir, India
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
Not Available
Regulated By
Official language Commission of Government of Tamil Nadu, Thanjavur Tamil University
Not Available
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.
- Dogri is derived from Sanskrit, but it has absorbed a large number of Arabic, Persian and English words.
- Dogri language has its own grammar and dictionary. The grammar of dogri has very strong sanskrit base.
Similar To
Malayalam
Hindi and Punjabi Languages
Derived From
Not Available
Sanskrit Language
Alphabets in
Tamil-Alphabets.jpg#200
Dogri-Alphabets.jpg#200
Scripts
Tamil
Devanagari, Gurmukhi, Perso-Arabic script
Writing Direction
Left-To-Right, Horizontal
Left-To-Right, Horizontal
Language Levels
Not Available
Time Taken to Learn
Not Available
Hello
வணக்கம் (Vanakkam)
Ke aal aee
Thank You
நன்றி (Naṉṟi)
dhanwaad
How Are You?
நீங்கள் எப்படி இருக்கிறீர்கள்? (Nīṅkaḷ eppaṭi irukkiṟīrkaḷ?)
kiyaan oo ji
Good Night
நல்ல இரவு (Good night) / irravu vanakkam (Good night)
shub ratri
Good Evening
நல்ல மாலை (Nalla mālai)/ மாலை (irravu vanakkam)
shub ratri
Good Afternoon
பிற்பகல் வணக்கம் (perpagal vanakkam)
Not Available
Good Morning
காலை வணக்கம் (Kaalai Vanakkam)
su prabat
Please
தயவு (Tayavu)
kripya
Sorry
மன்னிக்கவும் (Maṉṉikkavum)
mere kaulan galti ooyyii
Bye
சென்று வருகிறேன் (Sendru Varukiren)
changa ji pher
I Love You
நான் உன்னை காதலிக்கிறேன் (Naan Unnai Kadalikiren)
Minjo tere naal pyar hega
Excuse Me
என்னை மன்னியுங்கள் (Eṉṉai maṉṉiyuṅkaḷ)
gustakhi maaf
Where They Speak
Kongu
Himachal Pradesh, India
How Many People Speak
Not Available
Dialect 2
Madurai Tamil
Kullu
Where They Speak
Madurai, South Tamil Nadu
Georgia, Himachal Pradesh, India
How Many People Speak
Not Available
Dialect 3
Tirunelveli Tamil
Hinduri
Where They Speak
South Tamil Nadu, Thoothukudi, Tirunelveli
France, Himachal Pradesh, India
How Many People Speak
Not Available
Speaking Population
Not Available
Second Language Speakers
Not Available
Alternative Names
Damulian, Tamal, Tamalsan, Tambul, Tamili
Dhogaryali, Dogari, Dogri Jammu, Dogri Pahari, Dogri-Kangri, Dongari, Hindi Dogri, Tokkaru
Pronunciation
[t̪ɐmɨɻ]
Not Available
Ethnicity
Tamil people or Tamilans
Dogras
Language Family
Dravidian Family
Indo-European 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
Dogri
Language Position
Not Available
Signed Forms
Signed Tamil
Not Available
Scope
Individual
Individual, Macrolanguage
ISO 639 1
ta
Not Available
ISO 639 2/T
tam
Not Available
ISO 639 2/B
tam
Not Available
ISO 639 6
tam
Not Available
Glottocode
tami1289, oldt1248
indo1311
Linguasphere
tami1289
Not 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 Dogri 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 Dogri greetings helps you to understand basic phrases in Tamil and Dogri language. Tamil word for "Hello" is வணக்கம் (Vanakkam) or Dogri word for "Thank You" is dhanwaad. Find more of such common Tamil Greetings and Dogri Greetings. These greetings will help you to be more confident when conversing with natives that speak these languages.
Tamil vs Dogri Difficulty
The Tamil vs Dogri difficulty level basically depends on the number of Tamil Alphabets and Dogri 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 Dogri are the origin, speaking countries, language family, different greetings, speaking population of these languages. Want to know in Tamil and Dogri, which language is harder to learn? Time required to learn Tamil is 44 weeks while to learn Dogri time required is Not Available.