Countries
Malaysia, Mauritius, Puducherry, Singapore, Sri Lanka, Tamil Nadu
Japan
National Language
Singapore, Sri Lanka, Tamil Nadu
Japan
Second Language
Andaman and Nicobar Islands, kerala, Puducherry
Not spoken in any of the countries
Speaking Continents
Asia
Asia, Pacific
Minority Language
Canada, Malaysia, Mauritius, Reunion, Seychelles
Palau
Regulated By
Official language Commission of Government of Tamil Nadu, Thanjavur Tamil University
Agency for Cultural Affairs (文化庁) at the Ministry of Education
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 Japanese Language, there are 4 different ways to address people: kun, chan, san and sama.
- There are many words in Japanese language which end with vowel letter, which determines the structure and rhythm of Japanese.
Similar To
Malayalam
Korean Language
Derived From
Not Available
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Alphabets in
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Writing Direction
Left-To-Right, Horizontal
Left-To-Right, Horizontal, Top-To-Bottom
Hello
வணக்கம் (Vanakkam)
こんにちは (Kon'nichiwa)
Thank You
நன்றி (Naṉṟi)
ありがとう (Arigatō)
How Are You?
நீங்கள் எப்படி இருக்கிறீர்கள்? (Nīṅkaḷ eppaṭi irukkiṟīrkaḷ?)
お元気ですか (O genki desu ka?)
Good Night
நல்ல இரவு (Good night) / irravu vanakkam (Good night)
おやすみなさい (Oyasuminasai)
Good Evening
நல்ல மாலை (Nalla mālai)/ மாலை (irravu vanakkam)
こんばんは (Konbanwa)
Good Afternoon
பிற்பகல் வணக்கம் (perpagal vanakkam)
こんにちは (Konnichiwa!)
Good Morning
காலை வணக்கம் (Kaalai Vanakkam)
おはよう (Ohayō)
Please
தயவு (Tayavu)
お願いします (Onegaishimasu)
Sorry
மன்னிக்கவும் (Maṉṉikkavum)
ごめんなさい (Gomen'nasai)
Bye
சென்று வருகிறேன் (Sendru Varukiren)
さようなら (Sayōnara)
I Love You
நான் உன்னை காதலிக்கிறேன் (Naan Unnai Kadalikiren)
愛しています (Aishiteimasu)
Excuse Me
என்னை மன்னியுங்கள் (Eṉṉai maṉṉiyuṅkaḷ)
すみません (Sumimasen)
Where They Speak
Kongu
Kagawa
How Many People Speak
Not Available
Dialect 2
Madurai Tamil
Hakata
Where They Speak
Madurai, South Tamil Nadu
Fukuoka
Dialect 3
Tirunelveli Tamil
Kansai
Where They Speak
South Tamil Nadu, Thoothukudi, Tirunelveli
kansai
Second Language Speakers
Not Available
Alternative Names
Damulian, Tamal, Tamalsan, Tambul, Tamili
Not Available
French Name
tamoul
japonais
German Name
Tamil
Japanisch
Pronunciation
[t̪ɐmɨɻ]
/nihoɴɡo/: [nihõŋɡo], [nihõŋŋo]
Ethnicity
Tamil people or Tamilans
Japanese (Yamato)
Language Family
Dravidian Family
Japonic Family
Subgroup
Not Available
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Branch
Not Available
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Early Forms
Old Tamil and Middle Tamil
Old Japanese, Early Middle Japanese, Late Middle Japanese and Early Modern Japanese
Standard Forms
Modern Tamil
Japanese
Signed Forms
Signed Tamil
Signed Japanese
Scope
Individual
Individual
ISO 639 6
tam
Not Available
Glottocode
tami1289, oldt1248
nucl1643
Linguasphere
tami1289
45-CAA-a
Language Type
Living
Living
Language Linguistic Typology
Subject-Object-Verb
Subject-Object-Verb
Language Morphological Typology
Not Available
Agglutinative, Synthetic
Tamil and Japanese 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 Japanese greetings helps you to understand basic phrases in Tamil and Japanese language. Tamil word for "Hello" is வணக்கம் (Vanakkam) or Japanese word for "Thank You" is ありがとう (Arigatō). Find more of such common Tamil Greetings and Japanese Greetings. These greetings will help you to be more confident when conversing with natives that speak these languages.
Tamil vs Japanese Difficulty
The Tamil vs Japanese difficulty level basically depends on the number of Tamil Alphabets and Japanese 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 Japanese are the origin, speaking countries, language family, different greetings, speaking population of these languages. Want to know in Tamil and Japanese, which language is harder to learn? Time required to learn Tamil is 44 weeks while to learn Japanese time required is 88 weeks.