Countries
Malaysia, Mauritius, Puducherry, Singapore, Sri Lanka, Tamil Nadu
China, Kazakhstan, Russia
National Language
Singapore, Sri Lanka, Tamil Nadu
Gambia, Kazakhstan
Second Language
Andaman and Nicobar Islands, kerala, Puducherry
Not spoken in any of the countries, Republic of Brazil
Speaking Continents
Asia
Asia, Europe
Minority Language
Canada, Malaysia, Mauritius, Reunion, Seychelles
Afganistan, Iran, Kyrgyzstan, Mongolia, People's Republic of China, Tajikistan, Turkey, Turkmenistan, Ukraine, Uzbekistan
Regulated By
Official language Commission of Government of Tamil Nadu, Thanjavur Tamil University
Kazakh language agency
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 Kazakh language can be written using a variety of scripts.
- Kazakh Language contains many words from Russian, Arabic, Mongol, Persian and other Turkic languages.
Similar To
Malayalam
Turkish and Uzbek Languages
Derived From
Not Available
Not Available
Alphabets in
Tamil-Alphabets.jpg#200
Kazakh-Alphabets.jpg#200
Scripts
Tamil
Arabic, Cyrillic
Writing Direction
Left-To-Right, Horizontal
Right-To-Left, Horizontal
Hello
வணக்கம் (Vanakkam)
Сәлеметсіз бе (Sälemetsiz be)
Thank You
நன்றி (Naṉṟi)
Рақмет сізге (Raqmet sizge)
How Are You?
நீங்கள் எப்படி இருக்கிறீர்கள்? (Nīṅkaḷ eppaṭi irukkiṟīrkaḷ?)
Қалыңыз қалай? (Qalıñız qalay?)
Good Night
நல்ல இரவு (Good night) / irravu vanakkam (Good night)
қайырлы түн (qayırlı tün)
Good Evening
நல்ல மாலை (Nalla mālai)/ மாலை (irravu vanakkam)
қайырлы кеш (qayırlı keş)
Good Afternoon
பிற்பகல் வணக்கம் (perpagal vanakkam)
қайырлы күн (qayırlı kün)
Good Morning
காலை வணக்கம் (Kaalai Vanakkam)
қайырлы таң (qayırlı tañ)
Please
தயவு (Tayavu)
өтінемін (ötinemin)
Sorry
மன்னிக்கவும் (Maṉṉikkavum)
кешіріңіз (keşiriñiz)
Bye
சென்று வருகிறேன் (Sendru Varukiren)
bye
I Love You
நான் உன்னை காதலிக்கிறேன் (Naan Unnai Kadalikiren)
Мен сені жақсы көремін (Men seni jaqsı köremin)
Excuse Me
என்னை மன்னியுங்கள் (Eṉṉai maṉṉiyuṅkaḷ)
Кешіріңіз! (Keşiriñiz!)
Dialect 1
Kongu
Northeastern Kazakh
Where They Speak
Kongu
Kazakhstan
Dialect 2
Madurai Tamil
Southern Kazakh
Where They Speak
Madurai, South Tamil Nadu
Kazakhstan
Dialect 3
Tirunelveli Tamil
Western Kazakh
Where They Speak
South Tamil Nadu, Thoothukudi, Tirunelveli
Kazakhstan
Second Language Speakers
Not Available
Native Name
தமிழ்
Қазақ тілі / Qazaq tili / قازاق ٴتىلى
Alternative Names
Damulian, Tamal, Tamalsan, Tambul, Tamili
Kaisak, Kazak, Kosach, Qazaq
French Name
tamoul
kazakh
German Name
Tamil
Kasachisch
Pronunciation
[t̪ɐmɨɻ]
[qɑˈzɑq tɘˈlɘ]
Ethnicity
Tamil people or Tamilans
Kazahks
Origin
300 BC
17th Century
Language Family
Dravidian Family
Turkic Family
Subgroup
Not Available
Turkic
Branch
Not Available
Northwestern (Kipchak)
Early Forms
Old Tamil and Middle Tamil
No early forms
Standard Forms
Modern Tamil
Kazakh
Signed Forms
Signed Tamil
Not Available
Scope
Individual
Individual
ISO 639 6
tam
Not Available
Glottocode
tami1289, oldt1248
kaza1248
Linguasphere
tami1289
No data available
Language Type
Living
Living
Language Linguistic Typology
Subject-Object-Verb
Not Available
Language Morphological Typology
Not Available
Agglutinative
Tamil and Kazakh 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 Kazakh greetings helps you to understand basic phrases in Tamil and Kazakh language. Tamil word for "Hello" is வணக்கம் (Vanakkam) or Kazakh word for "Thank You" is Рақмет сізге (Raqmet sizge). Find more of such common Tamil Greetings and Kazakh Greetings. These greetings will help you to be more confident when conversing with natives that speak these languages.
Tamil vs Kazakh Difficulty
The Tamil vs Kazakh difficulty level basically depends on the number of Tamil Alphabets and Kazakh 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 Kazakh are the origin, speaking countries, language family, different greetings, speaking population of these languages. Want to know in Tamil and Kazakh, which language is harder to learn? Time required to learn Tamil is 44 weeks while to learn Kazakh time required is 44 weeks.