Countries
Malaysia, Mauritius, Puducherry, Singapore, Sri Lanka, Tamil Nadu
Indonesia
National Language
Singapore, Sri Lanka, Tamil Nadu
Indonesia
Second Language
Andaman and Nicobar Islands, kerala, Puducherry
East Timor, Indonesia
Speaking Continents
Asia
Asia
Minority Language
Canada, Malaysia, Mauritius, Reunion, Seychelles
Denmark, East Timor, Netherlands
Regulated By
Official language Commission of Government of Tamil Nadu, Thanjavur Tamil University
Badan Pengembangan dan Pembinaan Bahasa
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.
- The modern Indonesian language uses many loan words from Persian, Chinese and Arabic.
- In Indonesian language, spelling is phonetically precise, so that words are spelled as they sound.
Similar To
Malayalam
Malay language
Derived From
Not Available
Malay and Dutch Languages
Alphabets in
Tamil-Alphabets.jpg#200
Indonesian-Alphabets.jpg#200
Writing Direction
Left-To-Right, Horizontal
Not Available
Hello
வணக்கம் (Vanakkam)
Halo
Thank You
நன்றி (Naṉṟi)
Terima kasih
How Are You?
நீங்கள் எப்படி இருக்கிறீர்கள்? (Nīṅkaḷ eppaṭi irukkiṟīrkaḷ?)
Apa kabar?
Good Night
நல்ல இரவு (Good night) / irravu vanakkam (Good night)
Selamat Malam
Good Evening
நல்ல மாலை (Nalla mālai)/ மாலை (irravu vanakkam)
Malam yang baik
Good Afternoon
பிற்பகல் வணக்கம் (perpagal vanakkam)
Selamat Sore
Good Morning
காலை வணக்கம் (Kaalai Vanakkam)
Selamat Pagi
Please
தயவு (Tayavu)
mohon Untuk
Sorry
மன்னிக்கவும் (Maṉṉikkavum)
maaf
Bye
சென்று வருகிறேன் (Sendru Varukiren)
Selamat tinggal
I Love You
நான் உன்னை காதலிக்கிறேன் (Naan Unnai Kadalikiren)
Aku cinta kamu
Excuse Me
என்னை மன்னியுங்கள் (Eṉṉai maṉṉiyuṅkaḷ)
Permisi
Dialect 1
Kongu
Sundanese
Where They Speak
Kongu
Indonesia
How Many People Speak
Not Available
Dialect 2
Madurai Tamil
Balinese
Where They Speak
Madurai, South Tamil Nadu
Bali, Indonesia, Lombok and Java, Nusa Penida
How Many People Speak
Not Available
Dialect 3
Tirunelveli Tamil
Minangkabau
Where They Speak
South Tamil Nadu, Thoothukudi, Tirunelveli
Indonesia, Malaysia
How Many People Speak
Not Available
Native Name
தமிழ்
Bahasa Melayu
Alternative Names
Damulian, Tamal, Tamalsan, Tambul, Tamili
Bahasa Indonesia
French Name
tamoul
indonésien
German Name
Tamil
Bahasa Indonesia
Pronunciation
[t̪ɐmɨɻ]
Not Available
Ethnicity
Tamil people or Tamilans
Indonesians
Origin
300 BC
7th Century
Language Family
Dravidian Family
Austronesian Family
Subgroup
Not Available
Indonesian
Branch
Not Available
Not Available
Early Forms
Old Tamil and Middle Tamil
Old Malay
Standard Forms
Modern Tamil
Indonesian
Signed Forms
Signed Tamil
Sistem Isyarat Bahasa Indonesia (SIBI, "Signed Indonesian")
Scope
Individual
Individual
ISO 639 6
tam
Not Available
Glottocode
tami1289, oldt1248
indo1316
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 Indonesian 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 Indonesian greetings helps you to understand basic phrases in Tamil and Indonesian language. Tamil word for "Hello" is வணக்கம் (Vanakkam) or Indonesian word for "Thank You" is Terima kasih. Find more of such common Tamil Greetings and Indonesian Greetings. These greetings will help you to be more confident when conversing with natives that speak these languages.
Tamil vs Indonesian Difficulty
The Tamil vs Indonesian difficulty level basically depends on the number of Tamil Alphabets and Indonesian 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 Indonesian are the origin, speaking countries, language family, different greetings, speaking population of these languages. Want to know in Tamil and Indonesian, which language is harder to learn? Time required to learn Tamil is 44 weeks while to learn Indonesian time required is 36 weeks.