Countries
Malaysia, Mauritius, Puducherry, Singapore, Sri Lanka, Tamil Nadu
India
National Language
Singapore, Sri Lanka, Tamil Nadu
India
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
Not spoken in any of the countries
Regulated By
Official language Commission of Government of Tamil Nadu, Thanjavur Tamil University
Govenment of Goa
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.
- Fr. Thomas Stevan wrote the first book in Konkani in 1651.
- Sahitya Academy recognized konkani as a language in year 1976.
Similar To
Malayalam
Marathi
Derived From
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Sanskrit Language
Alphabets in
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Kokani-Alphabets.jpg#200
Writing Direction
Left-To-Right, Horizontal
Left-To-Right, Horizontal
Hello
வணக்கம் (Vanakkam)
Namaskar
Thank You
நன்றி (Naṉṟi)
Dev Borem Korum
How Are You?
நீங்கள் எப்படி இருக்கிறீர்கள்? (Nīṅkaḷ eppaṭi irukkiṟīrkaḷ?)
kaso assa?
Good Night
நல்ல இரவு (Good night) / irravu vanakkam (Good night)
Rati Boren Zavonn
Good Evening
நல்ல மாலை (Nalla mālai)/ மாலை (irravu vanakkam)
Sanj Borem Zavonn
Good Afternoon
பிற்பகல் வணக்கம் (perpagal vanakkam)
संध्याकाळ शुभेच्छा
Good Morning
காலை வணக்கம் (Kaalai Vanakkam)
Dis Borem Zavonn
Please
தயவு (Tayavu)
Chike
Sorry
மன்னிக்கவும் (Maṉṉikkavum)
Maf kor
Bye
சென்று வருகிறேன் (Sendru Varukiren)
Adeus
I Love You
நான் உன்னை காதலிக்கிறேன் (Naan Unnai Kadalikiren)
hav tujo mog korta.
Excuse Me
என்னை மன்னியுங்கள் (Eṉṉai maṉṉiyuṅkaḷ)
upkar korxi
Where They Speak
Kongu
Goa
Dialect 2
Madurai Tamil
Not present
Where They Speak
Madurai, South Tamil Nadu
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Dialect 3
Tirunelveli Tamil
Not present
Where They Speak
South Tamil Nadu, Thoothukudi, Tirunelveli
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Native Name
தமிழ்
Kōṅkaṇī
Alternative Names
Damulian, Tamal, Tamalsan, Tambul, Tamili
Konkan standard, Bankoti, Kunabi, North Konkan, Central Konkan, Concorinum, Cugani, Konkanese
French Name
tamoul
konkani
German Name
Tamil
Konkani
Pronunciation
[t̪ɐmɨɻ]
kõkɳi
Ethnicity
Tamil people or Tamilans
Konkanis
Language Family
Dravidian Family
Indo-European Family
Early Forms
Old Tamil and Middle Tamil
No early forms
Standard Forms
Modern Tamil
Kokani
Signed Forms
Signed Tamil
Indian Signing System (ISS)
Scope
Individual
Individual, Macrolanguage
ISO 639 1
ta
No data available
Glottocode
tami1289, oldt1248
goan1235
Linguasphere
tami1289
No data available
Language Type
Living
Living
Language Linguistic Typology
Subject-Object-Verb
Subject-Object-Verb
Language Morphological Typology
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Tamil and Konkani 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 Konkani greetings helps you to understand basic phrases in Tamil and Konkani language. Tamil word for "Hello" is வணக்கம் (Vanakkam) or Konkani word for "Thank You" is Dev Borem Korum. Find more of such common Tamil Greetings and Konkani Greetings. These greetings will help you to be more confident when conversing with natives that speak these languages.
Tamil vs Konkani Difficulty
The Tamil vs Konkani difficulty level basically depends on the number of Tamil Alphabets and Konkani 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 Konkani are the origin, speaking countries, language family, different greetings, speaking population of these languages. Want to know in Tamil and Konkani, which language is harder to learn? Time required to learn Tamil is 44 weeks while to learn Konkani time required is 4 weeks.