Countries
Malaysia, Mauritius, Puducherry, Singapore, Sri Lanka, Tamil Nadu
Estonia, European Union
National Language
Singapore, Sri Lanka, Tamil Nadu
Estonia, Gambia
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
Denmark, Russia, Sweden
Regulated By
Official language Commission of Government of Tamil Nadu, Thanjavur Tamil University
Institute of the Estonian Language
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.
- Estonian language is considered to be powerful symbol of Estonian identity and culture.
- Estonian language has adopted many words with Finnish language.
Similar To
Malayalam
Finnish
Derived From
Not Available
Not Available
Alphabets in
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Writing Direction
Left-To-Right, Horizontal
Left-To-Right, Horizontal
Hello
வணக்கம் (Vanakkam)
Tere
Thank You
நன்றி (Naṉṟi)
aitäh
How Are You?
நீங்கள் எப்படி இருக்கிறீர்கள்? (Nīṅkaḷ eppaṭi irukkiṟīrkaḷ?)
kuidas sul läheb
Good Night
நல்ல இரவு (Good night) / irravu vanakkam (Good night)
Head ööd
Good Evening
நல்ல மாலை (Nalla mālai)/ மாலை (irravu vanakkam)
Tere õhtust
Good Afternoon
பிற்பகல் வணக்கம் (perpagal vanakkam)
Tere päevast
Good Morning
காலை வணக்கம் (Kaalai Vanakkam)
Tere hommikust
Please
தயவு (Tayavu)
Palun
Sorry
மன்னிக்கவும் (Maṉṉikkavum)
Vabandust
Bye
சென்று வருகிறேன் (Sendru Varukiren)
Head aega
I Love You
நான் உன்னை காதலிக்கிறேன் (Naan Unnai Kadalikiren)
ma armastan sind
Excuse Me
என்னை மன்னியுங்கள் (Eṉṉai maṉṉiyuṅkaḷ)
Vabandage
Dialect 1
Kongu
Keskmurre
Where They Speak
Kongu
Gabon, Northeastern coast of Estonia
Dialect 2
Madurai Tamil
Tartu
Where They Speak
Madurai, South Tamil Nadu
Georgia, South Estonia
Dialect 3
Tirunelveli Tamil
Idamurre
Where They Speak
South Tamil Nadu, Thoothukudi, Tirunelveli
France, Northwestern shore of Lake Peipsi.
Speaking Population
Not Available
Second Language Speakers
Not Available
Native Name
தமிழ்
eesti keel
Alternative Names
Damulian, Tamal, Tamalsan, Tambul, Tamili
Eesti keel
French Name
tamoul
estonien
German Name
Tamil
Estnisch
Pronunciation
[t̪ɐmɨɻ]
Not Available
Ethnicity
Tamil people or Tamilans
Estonians
Origin
300 BC
13th century
Language Family
Dravidian Family
Uralic Family
Subgroup
Not Available
Finno-Ugric
Branch
Not Available
Finnic
Early Forms
Old Tamil and Middle Tamil
No early forms
Standard Forms
Modern Tamil
Estonian
Language Position
Not Available
Signed Forms
Signed Tamil
Estonian Sign Language
Scope
Individual
Macrolanguage
ISO 639 6
tam
Not Available
Glottocode
tami1289, oldt1248
esto1258
Linguasphere
tami1289
No data available
Language Type
Living
Living
Language Linguistic Typology
Subject-Object-Verb
Subject-Verb-Object
Language Morphological Typology
Not Available
Agglutinative
Tamil and Estonian 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 Estonian greetings helps you to understand basic phrases in Tamil and Estonian language. Tamil word for "Hello" is வணக்கம் (Vanakkam) or Estonian word for "Thank You" is aitäh. Find more of such common Tamil Greetings and Estonian Greetings. These greetings will help you to be more confident when conversing with natives that speak these languages.
Tamil vs Estonian Difficulty
The Tamil vs Estonian difficulty level basically depends on the number of Tamil Alphabets and Estonian 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 Estonian are the origin, speaking countries, language family, different greetings, speaking population of these languages. Want to know in Tamil and Estonian, which language is harder to learn? Time required to learn Tamil is 44 weeks while to learn Estonian time required is 44 weeks.