Countries
Malaysia, Mauritius, Puducherry, Singapore, Sri Lanka, Tamil Nadu
India, Karnataka, India
National Language
Singapore, Sri Lanka, Tamil Nadu
Karnataka, India
Second Language
Andaman and Nicobar Islands, kerala, Puducherry
Goa
Speaking Continents
Asia
Asia
Minority Language
Canada, Malaysia, Mauritius, Reunion, Seychelles
Andra Pradesh, Goa, kerala, Maharashtra, Tamil Nadu, Telangana
Regulated By
Official language Commission of Government of Tamil Nadu, Thanjavur Tamil University
Various academies and the Government of Karnataka
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.
- Kannada is the third oldest language after Sanskrit and Tamil of India
- Kannada language is only Indian language which got maximum i.e. 8 GyanaPeetha Awards.
Similar To
Malayalam
Telugu
Derived From
Not Available
Sanskrit Language
Alphabets in
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Scripts
Tamil
Kannada Script
Writing Direction
Left-To-Right, Horizontal
Left-To-Right, Horizontal
Hello
வணக்கம் (Vanakkam)
ಹಲೋ (Halō)
Thank You
நன்றி (Naṉṟi)
ಧನ್ಯವಾದಗಳು (Dhan'yavādagaḷu)
How Are You?
நீங்கள் எப்படி இருக்கிறீர்கள்? (Nīṅkaḷ eppaṭi irukkiṟīrkaḷ?)
ನೀವು ಹೇಗಿದ್ದೀರಿ? (Nīvu hēgiddīri?)
Good Night
நல்ல இரவு (Good night) / irravu vanakkam (Good night)
ಶುಭ ರಾತ್ರಿ (Śubha rātri)
Good Evening
நல்ல மாலை (Nalla mālai)/ மாலை (irravu vanakkam)
ಶುಭ ಸಂಜೆ (Śubha san̄je)
Good Afternoon
பிற்பகல் வணக்கம் (perpagal vanakkam)
ಉತ್ತಮ ಮಧ್ಯಾಹ್ನ (Uttama madhyāhna)
Good Morning
காலை வணக்கம் (Kaalai Vanakkam)
ಶುಭೋದಯ (Śubhōdaya)
Please
தயவு (Tayavu)
ದಯವಿಟ್ಟು (Dayaviṭṭu)
Sorry
மன்னிக்கவும் (Maṉṉikkavum)
ಕ್ಷಮಿಸಿ (Kṣamisi)
Bye
சென்று வருகிறேன் (Sendru Varukiren)
ಬೈ (Bai)
I Love You
நான் உன்னை காதலிக்கிறேன் (Naan Unnai Kadalikiren)
ನಾನು ನಿನ್ನ ಪ್ರೀತಿಸುತ್ತೇನೆ (Nānu ninna prītisuttēne)
Excuse Me
என்னை மன்னியுங்கள் (Eṉṉai maṉṉiyuṅkaḷ)
ಕ್ಷಮಿಸಿ (kshamisi)
Where They Speak
Kongu
Tamil Nadu, The Nilgiris
How Many People Speak
Not Available
Dialect 2
Madurai Tamil
Urali
Where They Speak
Madurai, South Tamil Nadu
kerala
How Many People Speak
Not Available
Dialect 3
Tirunelveli Tamil
Kurumba
Where They Speak
South Tamil Nadu, Thoothukudi, Tirunelveli
Andra Pradesh, Karnataka, Tamil Nadu
How Many People Speak
Not Available
Native Name
தமிழ்
ಕನ್ನಡ (kannaḍa)
Alternative Names
Damulian, Tamal, Tamalsan, Tambul, Tamili
Banglori, Canarese, Havyaka, Kanarese, Madrassi
French Name
tamoul
kannada
German Name
Tamil
Kannada
Pronunciation
[t̪ɐmɨɻ]
[ˈkʌnnəɖɑː]
Ethnicity
Tamil people or Tamilans
Kannadiga
Language Family
Dravidian Family
Dravidian Family
Subgroup
Not Available
Not Available
Branch
Not Available
Not Available
Early Forms
Old Tamil and Middle Tamil
Old Kannada, Kannada
Standard Forms
Modern Tamil
Modern Kannada
Signed Forms
Signed Tamil
Indian Signing System (ISS)
Scope
Individual
Individual
ISO 639 6
tam
Not Available
Glottocode
tami1289, oldt1248
nucl1305
Linguasphere
tami1289
No data available
Language Type
Living
Living
Language Linguistic Typology
Subject-Object-Verb
Not Available
Language Morphological Typology
Not Available
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Tamil and Kannada 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 Kannada greetings helps you to understand basic phrases in Tamil and Kannada language. Tamil word for "Hello" is வணக்கம் (Vanakkam) or Kannada word for "Thank You" is ಧನ್ಯವಾದಗಳು (Dhan'yavādagaḷu). Find more of such common Tamil Greetings and Kannada Greetings. These greetings will help you to be more confident when conversing with natives that speak these languages.
Tamil vs Kannada Difficulty
The Tamil vs Kannada difficulty level basically depends on the number of Tamil Alphabets and Kannada 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 Kannada are the origin, speaking countries, language family, different greetings, speaking population of these languages. Want to know in Tamil and Kannada, which language is harder to learn? Time required to learn Tamil is 44 weeks while to learn Kannada time required is 44 weeks.