Countries
Malaysia, Mauritius, Puducherry, Singapore, Sri Lanka, Tamil Nadu
Fiji, 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, Oceania
Minority Language
Canada, Malaysia, Mauritius, Reunion, Seychelles
Not spoken in any of the countries
Regulated By
Official language Commission of Government of Tamil Nadu, Thanjavur Tamil University
Central Hindi Directorate
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.
- In Hindi language, nouns are followed by post positions.
- In Hindi, there are many familiar words in English which are in Hindi or of Hindi origin.
Similar To
Malayalam
Urdu
Derived From
Not Available
Sanskrit Language
Alphabets in
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Writing Direction
Left-To-Right, Horizontal
Left-To-Right, Horizontal
Hello
வணக்கம் (Vanakkam)
नमस्ते (Namastē)
Thank You
நன்றி (Naṉṟi)
धन्यवाद (Dhan'yavāda)
How Are You?
நீங்கள் எப்படி இருக்கிறீர்கள்? (Nīṅkaḷ eppaṭi irukkiṟīrkaḷ?)
तुम कैसे हो? (Tuma kaisē hō?)
Good Night
நல்ல இரவு (Good night) / irravu vanakkam (Good night)
शुभरात्रि (Śubharātri)
Good Evening
நல்ல மாலை (Nalla mālai)/ மாலை (irravu vanakkam)
शुभ सन्ध्या (shubh sandhya)
Good Afternoon
பிற்பகல் வணக்கம் (perpagal vanakkam)
दोपहर के बाद नमस्कार (dopahar ke bad namaskar)
Good Morning
காலை வணக்கம் (Kaalai Vanakkam)
सुप्रभात (Suprabhāta)
Please
தயவு (Tayavu)
कृपया (Kr̥payā)
Sorry
மன்னிக்கவும் (Maṉṉikkavum)
खेद (Khēda)
Bye
சென்று வருகிறேன் (Sendru Varukiren)
अलविदा (Alavidā)
I Love You
நான் உன்னை காதலிக்கிறேன் (Naan Unnai Kadalikiren)
मैं आपसे प्यार करता (Maiṁ āpasē pyāra karatā)
Excuse Me
என்னை மன்னியுங்கள் (Eṉṉai maṉṉiyuṅkaḷ)
मुझे माफ करें (Mujhē māpha karēṁ)
Dialect 1
Kongu
Khariboli
Where They Speak
Kongu
Delhi, Haryana, Western Uttar Pradesh
How Many People Speak
Not Available
Dialect 2
Madurai Tamil
Marwari
Where They Speak
Madurai, South Tamil Nadu
Gujarat, Haryana, Rajasthan, Sindh
How Many People Speak
Not Available
Dialect 3
Tirunelveli Tamil
Bundeli
Where They Speak
South Tamil Nadu, Thoothukudi, Tirunelveli
Bundelkhand
How Many People Speak
Not Available
Alternative Names
Damulian, Tamal, Tamalsan, Tambul, Tamili
Khadi Boli, Khari Boli
Pronunciation
[t̪ɐmɨɻ]
[ˈmaːnək ˈɦin̪d̪iː]
Ethnicity
Tamil people or Tamilans
Hindustani people
Origin
300 BC
7th Century
Language Family
Dravidian Family
Indo-European Family
Subgroup
Not Available
Indo-Iranian
Branch
Not Available
Indic
Early Forms
Old Tamil and Middle Tamil
No early forms
Standard Forms
Modern Tamil
Standard Hindi
Signed Forms
Signed Tamil
Indian Signing System
Scope
Individual
Individual
Glottocode
tami1289, oldt1248
hind1269
Linguasphere
tami1289
59-AAF-qf
Language Type
Living
Living
Language Linguistic Typology
Subject-Object-Verb
Not Available
Language Morphological Typology
Not Available
Fusional, Synthetic
Tamil and Hindi 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 Hindi greetings helps you to understand basic phrases in Tamil and Hindi language. Tamil word for "Hello" is வணக்கம் (Vanakkam) or Hindi word for "Thank You" is धन्यवाद (Dhan'yavāda). Find more of such common Tamil Greetings and Hindi Greetings. These greetings will help you to be more confident when conversing with natives that speak these languages.
Tamil vs Hindi Difficulty
The Tamil vs Hindi difficulty level basically depends on the number of Tamil Alphabets and Hindi 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 Hindi are the origin, speaking countries, language family, different greetings, speaking population of these languages. Want to know in Tamil and Hindi, which language is harder to learn? Time required to learn Tamil is 44 weeks while to learn Hindi time required is 44 weeks.