Countries
Malaysia, Mauritius, Puducherry, Singapore, Sri Lanka, Tamil Nadu
India
National Language
Singapore, Sri Lanka, Tamil Nadu
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
Great Britain, Kenya, Malawi, Oman, Pakistan, Tanzania, Uganda, United States of America, Zambia
Regulated By
Official language Commission of Government of Tamil Nadu, Thanjavur Tamil University
NA
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.
- Gujarati was the first language of Mohandas Karamchand Gandhi("Father of the Nation of India") and Vallabhbhai Patel ("Iron Man of India").
- Most of the words in Gujarati language are adopted from Sanskrit.
Similar To
Malayalam
Bengali Language
Derived From
Not Available
Sanskrit Language
Alphabets in
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Writing Direction
Left-To-Right, Horizontal
Left-To-Right, Horizontal
Language Levels
Not Available
Hello
வணக்கம் (Vanakkam)
નમસ્તે (namaste)
Thank You
நன்றி (Naṉṟi)
ધન્યવાદ (dhanvaad)
How Are You?
நீங்கள் எப்படி இருக்கிறீர்கள்? (Nīṅkaḷ eppaṭi irukkiṟīrkaḷ?)
કેમ છો (kem cho?)
Good Night
நல்ல இரவு (Good night) / irravu vanakkam (Good night)
શુભ રાત્રે (shub rātrē)
Good Evening
நல்ல மாலை (Nalla mālai)/ மாலை (irravu vanakkam)
સાંજે સારી (sān̄jē sārī)
Good Afternoon
பிற்பகல் வணக்கம் (perpagal vanakkam)
સારા બપોરે (sārā bapōrē)
Good Morning
காலை வணக்கம் (Kaalai Vanakkam)
સુ પ્રભાત (su prabhat)
Please
தயவு (Tayavu)
કૃપા કરીને(Kr̥pā karīnē)
Sorry
மன்னிக்கவும் (Maṉṉikkavum)
મન્ને મફ કરો (manne maaf karo)
Bye
சென்று வருகிறேன் (Sendru Varukiren)
બાય (Bāya)
I Love You
நான் உன்னை காதலிக்கிறேன் (Naan Unnai Kadalikiren)
હું તને પ્રેમ કરુ છું (hūṃ tane prem karū chūṃ)
Excuse Me
என்னை மன்னியுங்கள் (Eṉṉai maṉṉiyuṅkaḷ)
માફ કરશો (Māpha karaśō)
Dialect 1
Kongu
Kathiyawadi
Where They Speak
Kongu
India, Mauritius, Oman, Pakistan, Singapore, South Africa, Tanzania, United Kingdom, United States of America
Dialect 2
Madurai Tamil
Kharwa
Where They Speak
Madurai, South Tamil Nadu
India, Mauritius, Pakistan, Singapore, United Kingdom, United States of America
Dialect 3
Tirunelveli Tamil
Not Available
Where They Speak
South Tamil Nadu, Thoothukudi, Tirunelveli
Not Available
Second Language Speakers
Not Available
Native Name
தமிழ்
ગુજરાતી (gujarātī)
Alternative Names
Damulian, Tamal, Tamalsan, Tambul, Tamili
Gujerathi, Gujerati, Gujrathi
French Name
tamoul
goudjrati
German Name
Tamil
Gujarati-Sprache
Pronunciation
[t̪ɐmɨɻ]
[ɡudʒəˈɾɑːt̪i]
Ethnicity
Tamil people or Tamilans
Gujaratis
Language Family
Dravidian Family
Indo-European Family
Subgroup
Not Available
Indo-Iranian
Branch
Not Available
Indic
Early Forms
Old Tamil and Middle Tamil
Old Gujarati
Standard Forms
Modern Tamil
Modern Gujarati
Signed Forms
Signed Tamil
Not Available
Scope
Individual
Individual
ISO 639 6
tam
Not Available
Glottocode
tami1289, oldt1248
guja1252
Linguasphere
tami1289
No data available
Language Type
Living
Living
Language Linguistic Typology
Subject-Object-Verb
Subject-Object-Verb
Language Morphological Typology
Not Available
Not Available
Tamil and Gujarati 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 Gujarati greetings helps you to understand basic phrases in Tamil and Gujarati language. Tamil word for "Hello" is வணக்கம் (Vanakkam) or Gujarati word for "Thank You" is ધન્યવાદ (dhanvaad). Find more of such common Tamil Greetings and Gujarati Greetings. These greetings will help you to be more confident when conversing with natives that speak these languages.
Tamil vs Gujarati Difficulty
The Tamil vs Gujarati difficulty level basically depends on the number of Tamil Alphabets and Gujarati 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 Gujarati are the origin, speaking countries, language family, different greetings, speaking population of these languages. Want to know in Tamil and Gujarati, which language is harder to learn? Time required to learn Tamil is 44 weeks while to learn Gujarati time required is 18 weeks.