Countries
Malaysia, Mauritius, Puducherry, Singapore, Sri Lanka, Tamil Nadu
Macedonia
National Language
Singapore, Sri Lanka, Tamil Nadu
Albania, Bulgaria, Greece, Macedonia, Romania, Serbia
Second Language
Andaman and Nicobar Islands, kerala, Puducherry
Not spoken in any of the countries
Speaking Continents
Asia
Europe
Minority Language
Canada, Malaysia, Mauritius, Reunion, Seychelles
Albania, Romania, Serbia
Regulated By
Official language Commission of Government of Tamil Nadu, Thanjavur Tamil University
Macedonian Language Institute "Krste Misirkov"
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.
- There are plenty of loan words in Macedonian language from the Serbian, Bulgarian and Russian languages.
- The only Indo-European language that make use of the narrative mood is Macedonian language.
Similar To
Malayalam
Bulgarian, Polish, Russian and Serbian Languages
Derived From
Not Available
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Alphabets in
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Scripts
Tamil
Cyrillic, Macedonian Braille
Writing Direction
Left-To-Right, Horizontal
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Hello
வணக்கம் (Vanakkam)
Здраво (Zdravo)
Thank You
நன்றி (Naṉṟi)
Благодарам (Blagodaram)
How Are You?
நீங்கள் எப்படி இருக்கிறீர்கள்? (Nīṅkaḷ eppaṭi irukkiṟīrkaḷ?)
Како си? (Kako si?)
Good Night
நல்ல இரவு (Good night) / irravu vanakkam (Good night)
Добра ноќ (Dobra nok)
Good Evening
நல்ல மாலை (Nalla mālai)/ மாலை (irravu vanakkam)
Добра вечер (Dobra večer)
Good Afternoon
பிற்பகல் வணக்கம் (perpagal vanakkam)
Добар ден (Dobar den)
Good Morning
காலை வணக்கம் (Kaalai Vanakkam)
Добро утро (Dobro utro)
Please
தயவு (Tayavu)
Ве молиме (Ve molime)
Sorry
மன்னிக்கவும் (Maṉṉikkavum)
жал (žal)
Bye
சென்று வருகிறேன் (Sendru Varukiren)
Чао (Čao)
I Love You
நான் உன்னை காதலிக்கிறேன் (Naan Unnai Kadalikiren)
Те сакам (Te sakam)
Excuse Me
என்னை மன்னியுங்கள் (Eṉṉai maṉṉiyuṅkaḷ)
Извинете ме (Izvinete me)
Dialect 1
Kongu
Torlakian
Where They Speak
Kongu
Bulgaria, Kosovo, Macedonia, Romania, Serbia
How Many People Speak
Not Available
Dialect 2
Madurai Tamil
Debar
Where They Speak
Madurai, South Tamil Nadu
Macedonia
Dialect 3
Tirunelveli Tamil
Galičnik
Where They Speak
South Tamil Nadu, Thoothukudi, Tirunelveli
Macedonia
Speaking Population
Not Available
Second Language Speakers
Not Available
Native Name
தமிழ்
македонски (Makedonski) македонски јазик (makedonski jazik)
Alternative Names
Damulian, Tamal, Tamalsan, Tambul, Tamili
Macedonian Slavic, Makedonski, Slavic
French Name
tamoul
macédonien
German Name
Tamil
Makedonisch
Pronunciation
[t̪ɐmɨɻ]
[maˈkɛdɔnski ˈjazik]
Ethnicity
Tamil people or Tamilans
Macedonians
Language Family
Dravidian Family
Indo-European Family
Subgroup
Not Available
Slavic
Branch
Not Available
Southern
Early Forms
Old Tamil and Middle Tamil
No early forms
Standard Forms
Modern Tamil
Macedonian
Language Position
Not Available
Signed Forms
Signed Tamil
Macedonian Sign Language
Scope
Individual
Individual
ISO 639 6
tam
Not Available
Glottocode
tami1289, oldt1248
mace1250
Linguasphere
tami1289
53-AAA-ha
Language Type
Living
Living
Language Linguistic Typology
Subject-Object-Verb
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Language Morphological Typology
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Analytic
Tamil and Macedonian 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 Macedonian greetings helps you to understand basic phrases in Tamil and Macedonian language. Tamil word for "Hello" is வணக்கம் (Vanakkam) or Macedonian word for "Thank You" is Благодарам (Blagodaram). Find more of such common Tamil Greetings and Macedonian Greetings. These greetings will help you to be more confident when conversing with natives that speak these languages.
Tamil vs Macedonian Difficulty
The Tamil vs Macedonian difficulty level basically depends on the number of Tamil Alphabets and Macedonian 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 Macedonian are the origin, speaking countries, language family, different greetings, speaking population of these languages. Want to know in Tamil and Macedonian, which language is harder to learn? Time required to learn Tamil is 44 weeks while to learn Macedonian time required is 44 weeks.