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
Not spoken in any of the countries
Speaking Continents
Asia
Asia
Minority Language
Canada, Malaysia, Mauritius, Reunion, Seychelles
Malaysia, Netherlands, Singapore, Suriname
Regulated By
Official language Commission of Government of Tamil Nadu, Thanjavur Tamil University
Not Available
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 Javanese group is the largest ethnic group in Indonesian.
- The earliest writing in Javanese dates from the 4th Century AD, at that time Javanese was written with the Pallava alphabet.
Similar To
Malayalam
Madurese, Sundanese and Balinese Languages
Derived From
Not Available
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Alphabets in
Tamil-Alphabets.jpg#200
Javanese-Alphabets.jpg#200
Scripts
Tamil
Arabic, Javanese, Latin
Writing Direction
Left-To-Right, Horizontal
Left-To-Right, Horizontal
Hello
வணக்கம் (Vanakkam)
Halo
Thank You
நன்றி (Naṉṟi)
matur nuwun
How Are You?
நீங்கள் எப்படி இருக்கிறீர்கள்? (Nīṅkaḷ eppaṭi irukkiṟīrkaḷ?)
piye kabare?
Good Night
நல்ல இரவு (Good night) / irravu vanakkam (Good night)
wengi sing apik
Good Evening
நல்ல மாலை (Nalla mālai)/ மாலை (irravu vanakkam)
Sugeng sọnten
Good Afternoon
பிற்பகல் வணக்கம் (perpagal vanakkam)
Sugeng siang
Good Morning
காலை வணக்கம் (Kaalai Vanakkam)
Sugeng énjing
Please
தயவு (Tayavu)
Not Available
Sorry
மன்னிக்கவும் (Maṉṉikkavum)
Nyuwun pangapunten
Bye
சென்று வருகிறேன் (Sendru Varukiren)
Kepanggih malih benjang
I Love You
நான் உன்னை காதலிக்கிறேன் (Naan Unnai Kadalikiren)
Kula tresna panjengan
Excuse Me
என்னை மன்னியுங்கள் (Eṉṉai maṉṉiyuṅkaḷ)
Nuwun séwu
Dialect 1
Kongu
Pekalongan
Where They Speak
Kongu
Indonesia
Dialect 2
Madurai Tamil
Cirebon
Where They Speak
Madurai, South Tamil Nadu
Indonesia
Dialect 3
Tirunelveli Tamil
Arekan
Where They Speak
South Tamil Nadu, Thoothukudi, Tirunelveli
Indonesia
Second Language Speakers
Not Available
Native Name
தமிழ்
basa Jawa
Alternative Names
Damulian, Tamal, Tamalsan, Tambul, Tamili
Djawa, Jawa
French Name
tamoul
javanais
German Name
Tamil
Javanisch
Pronunciation
[t̪ɐmɨɻ]
Not Available
Ethnicity
Tamil people or Tamilans
Javanese (Mataram, Osing, Tenggerese, Boyanese, Samin, Cirebonese, Banyumasan, etc)
Language Family
Dravidian Family
Austronesian Family
Subgroup
Not Available
Indonesian
Branch
Not Available
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Early Forms
Old Tamil and Middle Tamil
No early forms
Standard Forms
Modern Tamil
Javanese
Signed Forms
Signed Tamil
Not Available
Scope
Individual
Individual
ISO 639 6
tam
Not Available
Glottocode
tami1289, oldt1248
java1253
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 Javanese 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 Javanese greetings helps you to understand basic phrases in Tamil and Javanese language. Tamil word for "Hello" is வணக்கம் (Vanakkam) or Javanese word for "Thank You" is matur nuwun. Find more of such common Tamil Greetings and Javanese Greetings. These greetings will help you to be more confident when conversing with natives that speak these languages.
Tamil vs Javanese Difficulty
The Tamil vs Javanese difficulty level basically depends on the number of Tamil Alphabets and Javanese 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 Javanese are the origin, speaking countries, language family, different greetings, speaking population of these languages. Want to know in Tamil and Javanese, which language is harder to learn? Time required to learn Tamil is 44 weeks while to learn Javanese time required is 36 weeks.